- Date
- 2014-02
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationartsmusic
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 2014 Beaver Beacon reports that Beaver Island Community School expanded its fine-arts offerings by adding an art teacher and shifting programming. Vocal music and art became available during the regular school day for elementary students, art instruction extended to grades 7–12, and strings options continued after school with instruments and funding.
Evidence limits
The source describes a programming decision and intended offerings, not later enrollment or instructional outcomes.
Sources
- Parent and community discussion said the strings program was being moved out of regular school hours into an after-school program, reported approximately 30 participating students, and described Crooked Tree funding plus a stated school cost of $56 per week. These are participant accounts and a dispute about process; the February Beaver Beacon is stronger evidence for the implemented programming change and does not independently verify the parent-reported enrollment or cost figures.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007125
- Beaver Beacon, February 2014, "Strings Shunted."Reports that adding an art teacher and shifting programming made vocal music and art available during the regular day for elementary students, art available for grades 7–12, and strings instruction available after school with instruments and funding retained. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2014-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held February issue scan confirms the school-program report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2014-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community School expands regular-day arts instruction”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-community-school-fine-arts-expansion-2014/, accessed [date], citing Pam Moxham, Sheri Timsak, and Kaylyn Jones, "the day the music died...," Beaver Island Forum, January 15, 2014. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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