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expectations of/responses to the program will be available at the start and end of the <br /> Workshop. Each Workshop series will be preceded by a Community Enrichment Seminar,a one- <br /> hour lecture-demonstration on the power of culturally relevant music education,led by Dr. <br /> Bledsoe. <br /> Instruction will be provided by Joy Harrell and Timothy Jackson.Joy Harrell is a NC Certified K- <br /> 12 Music Educator with experience in teaching,performing,and choral/choir direction. Ms. <br /> Harrell Joy specializes in General music, Musical Theater, Dance, Classical Voice,Art Song,and <br /> music and video editing.Timothy Jackson has 12 years of experience as an instructor of <br /> saxophone,clarinet,flute and piano. Mr.Jackson has interest in composing,arranging,and <br /> teaching the fundamentals of music theory. Instructors will be assisted by a group of college <br /> interns that will support the instruction as well as serve as mentors to the students. All <br /> elements of the program will be under the direction of Georgiary Bledsoe, Executive Director of <br /> BUMP. Dr. Bledsoe has a Ph.D. in Musicology and a Non-Profit Management Certificate. She <br /> has experience as a music professor,choral director, K-12 music teacher, private piano <br /> instructor,and program manager. <br /> The proposed program sites are: McDougle Elementary and Northside Elementary. BUMP and <br /> site staff are actively collaborating to ensure seamless implementation of the program. There is <br /> no student fee for the program. The schools will provide fee-free program space and handle <br /> distribution of information. BUMP will handle registration.The program is open to all students, <br /> grades 2-5,enrolled at the respective school. School principals will target underserved minority <br /> students by sending flyers home,seeking referrals from faculty,especially arts teachers, by <br /> hosting the Community Enrichment Seminar,and providing transportation home. <br /> Last school year,43%of the McDougle student body was non-white and 14%of the student <br /> population was African American. Northside,with a walking population,is located in the heart <br /> of the predominately African American section of Chapel Hill and is the former home of the all <br /> African-American Orange County Training School. Based on current knowledge we anticipate an <br /> average of 16%white,32%Latino and 52%youth of African descent. <br /> The BUMP curriculum is aligned with the NC Essential Standards for music.School principals <br /> state the program supports two of their"Student Six"strategies for closing the achievement <br /> gap:Connection to Students' Lives—making linkages between classroom and student <br /> experiences;and Engaging Students' Lives—incorporating positive elements of students' <br /> culture.The CHCCS Director of Student Equity states the program supports the district's focus <br /> on strengthening positive racial identity, and that research indicates that cultural arts is the <br /> best way to do so.The CHCCS Arts Coordinator states that the program supports the district's <br /> goal of increasing the enrollment of minority students in Middle and High school music classes. <br /> The school music teachers are in support of the program. <br /> 3 <br />