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Beachwood City Schools Named Top Music Education Community

2012 is 5th consecutive year BCS has earned designation

was named one of the top communities for music education by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation.

The award is designated to communities where music is a priority, as determined by a survey about the music program's funding, facilities and music class participation, among other things.

The award speaks to the support for the arts by both the community and the schools, noted Superintendent Rich Markwardt at Monday's Board of Education meeting.

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176 schools earned the designation this year by coming in the top 80th percentile in survey results.


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