Applies for a $73,000 Save The Music Foundation grant for instruments at two schools

The board is approving the district's application to the Save The Music Foundation for $73,000 to buy new musical instruments and equipment for the media arts classroom at Madison Park Academy-Upper and Elmhurst United Middle School. This approves the application only; the text does not say the grant has been awarded. The grant period is July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.

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Vendor / partner: Save The Music Foundation · New York, NY
Action: Grant or funding in
Category: Classroom & academic programs
Term: Jul 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027
This vote: $73,000
Schools: Madison Park Academy-Upper, Elmhurst United Middle School
Presented by: Chief Academic Officer
File: 26-1622 · agenda R.-24
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Aug 12, 2026

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of District's J. Dilla Music Technology Grant Application to the Save The Music Foundation, New York, New York, seeking $73,000.00 to acquire new musical instruments and equipment for use in the media arts classroom, as described in the J. Dilla Music Technology Grant Application's Program Section 47, incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, at Madison Park Academy-Upper and Elmhurst United Middle School, for the period of July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.

History

Aug 12, 2026 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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