History
1991 - 1995 - 2000 - 2005 - 2011
| Co-Founders Eldon Mayer and Edmund Schroeder start ETM. | |
| ETM pilots its innovative program at a school slated for closure. | |
| Pilot partner school wins the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award from the U.S. Department of Education | |
| ETM expands to partner with multiple New York City schools | |
| ETM begins to advise schools in other communities. The first such school is located in St. Louis | |
| A public partner school wins the New York State School of Excellence Award | |
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| ETM provides professional development seminars to school principals at the Mississippi Arts Commission's statewide "Whole Schools Institute" |
| In addition to expanding and strengthening its NYC partner school program, ETM begins consulting on projects in Philadelphia and New Haven. | |
| ETM presents on professional development model at the Kennedy Center Partners in Education Annual Meeting | |
| ETM begins overseeing implementation of its model in seven schools in the California Bay Area | |
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| ETM receives funding from the Ford Foundation to begin an external evaluation of its programs. |
| U.S. Department of Education awards ETM a multi-year grant under its "Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grants Program " - ETM is one of only 14 recipients nationwide | |
| ETM celebrates 15 years of working with NY schools. | |
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| ETM-LA, Inc. is founded as ETM's first licensed affiliate organization, to partner with schools in Los Angeles using ETM's model. |
| ETM begins consulting with the Stamford (CT) Symphony to create materials and train musicians for the symphony's education programming. | |
| 2007 | ETM provides professional development services to music teachers across the Stamford (CT) public school system. |
| 2008 | ETM's co-founder and longtime Chairman of the Board Edmund R. Schroeder steps up to Chairman Emeritus. |
| ETM-Bay Area, Inc. is founded as ETM's second licensed affiliate, and begins a partnership with a public school in Richmond, CA. | |
| 2009 | LS Associates releases the report from its 2005-08 external evaluation of ETM's New York City programs, as part of the conclusion of a multi-year US Department of Education grant. |
| 2010 | ETM selected by Fox's Glee and American Express to beneift from charity event. |
| 2011 | ETM celebrates 20th Anniversary! |
| ETM partners with 25 schools to serve 13,000 children in New York City. |
Who We Serve
During 2011-12, ETM's model serves:
- 13,000 children in New York City, through ETM's partnerships with 25 schools.
- 8,000 children in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, through the work of ETM-LA and ETM-Bay Area, two organizations which we have licensed to replicate our model.
Quotes
"ETM is the best thing that has happened to PS 76. All schools should have this great opportunity." -Parent, P.S. 76
