Marple Newtown School District Receives Music Eduation Award

Marple Newtown School District was recently recognized for its music education.

The NAMM Foundation named the district with a Best Communities for Music Education designation, joining 307 districts nationally that received this year's honor.

The NAMM Foundation is a non-profit organization advancing active participation in music.

The Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) is awarded to districts that, "demonstrated exceptional efforts toward maintaining music education as part of the schools’ core curriculum," according to a BCME press release.

The announcement comes as the district begins to finalize its budget and Loomis Elementary School parents petition to save their music teacher as the arts program may soon see some changes.

The Marple Newtown School District will hold a special presentation at the Tiger Foundation Gala of the Arts on May 18 in honor of the BCME award.