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MUSIC MATTERS: A discussion with
school administrators for whom music is not just
entertainment
A panel discussion including
Richard Rose, Kathy Dougherty,
and William Crankshaw
Additional panelists may be added
The discussion will be open to comments,
questions, and answers from attendees, but all three
administrators will voice their philosophies of what
motivates them to support music in the public school
setting. Advice and suggestions will be made for helping
teachers to make communities and schools think of music as
an "essential" discipline, and not just a "special" or
planning period.
Richard Rose, Superintendent at
Canajoharie CSD, was recognized by the New York State
Alliance for Arts Education (NYSAAE) with its annual award
for “outstanding support for, and commitment to,
high-quality sequential arts education programs in his
schools.”
Kathy Dougherty, Superintendent at
Northville CSD, is a new administrator and former music
teacher. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Music Education
from Syracuse University, and her Master's Degree in
Educational Administration from University at Albany. After
many years as a teacher, including serving as Music
Department Chair in the Greater Johnstown School district,
and as an officer of the Fulton County Music Educators
Association, Kathy became an elementary principal in
Johnstown, with oversight for the district's
Arts-In-Education Program. She was appointed superintendent
of Northville schools in July, 2007, and named to CASDA's
Executive Committee this fall.
"I continue to believe that music (and ALL
arts education) are integral to a quality education for all
students, and that it is our responsibility as
administrators to support the rights of all children to
high-quality arts experiences. The arts have been, for me, a
source of incredible aesthetic pleasure and satisfaction,
and have allowed me to gain a greater perspective on the
human experience. I can only hope to be one conduit through
which current and future generations of students will have
the same experiences."
William Crankshaw, Principal in the
Greater Johnstown School District, is a former music teacher
and recently received the inaugural Yale School of Music
National Distinguished Music Educator Award.
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