This Federal Aid is vital to the recovery of education due to the ravages of the Covid 19 pandemic. You can get info and then scroll down through the tracker to see how many billions of dollars for education have been allocated for New York Stat. This link explains and codifies all the various money that has been allotted to education, including special funding for music and all the arts ( visual art, dance, theater etc.) The amount of money available through the Tiers is increased almost 8 fold through the many Covid relief bills passed by Congress. National Conference of State Legislatures There is a quick link below this main website listing to the NCLS Elementary and Secondary School emergency Relief Fund Tracker The National Conference of State Legislatures website is an important site for PTA members who want to understand more about what actually goes in our own state government and in the legislatures around the country. NAfME Music Education Advocacy Resource Center A wealth of information about music education is available for PTA members, including the quick link to the Advocacy Resource Center listed below this main website listing NYSSMA is an affiliate of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). We thank all the PTA members who help to support music in our schools.Įxplore our entire website: Click here to find out more about us: As Government Relations Chairman it is my privilege, along with my wife, NYSSMA State Choral Curriculum Chair Judith Leopold, to be at this year’s convention again to welcome all PTA participants to the NYSSMA information booth. For all our years in existence we have worked hand in hand with the NYS PTA and are one of the 3 longest standing exhibitors at this convention. Of special interest on our website Homepage is the GRC/Advocacy link as well as the 3 special links under the Covid 19 Resources red banner. We urge you to explore the links below to learn more about NYSSMA. Music in our Schools Month, now in its 49 th year, was originally established by NYSSMA and is now celebrated during the month of March in all 50 states and at all the US Military Base schools in Europe. Participation in the NYSSMA All State ensembles is the highest honor a New York State school music student can receive. We also encourage the finest ensemble performances at all grade levels in Chorus, Band, Orchestra, Instrumental Jazz and Vocal Jazz by sponsoring statewide Area All State festivals and All County festivals leading students to strive to become members of our incomparable All State ensembles, considered by many to be the finest in the nation. In 2020 we adjudicated over 100,000 students across our state. Our solo festivals help students focus on individual performance in voice, piano and all wind, string and percussion instruments. We are the largest affiliate of the National Association for Music Education in the US. For the past 66 years we have been at the forefront of helping the school districts, parents, music educators and, above all, the music students of New York State have meaningful experiences in all areas of music education and performance. Alan Orloff, NYSSMA Government Relations Chairman: was chartered by New York State on September 23, 1955.