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- EIN 41-6047295
- (763) 566-1460
- Po Box 43956 Brooklyn Park MN 55443-0956 USA
- www.mmea.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Professional Societies & Associations
Mission: Mmea seeks to ensure high-quality music education for every student in minnesota through professional development for school music educators, festivals & honors programs for music students in minnesota, & advocacy for school music.
Programs: Students making music: served 6,050 students through music making & learning, including historical & cultural context, technical facility, & social skills or expectations in a group setting. Students reported increased knowledge & skills, & stated they would return or recommend the experience to a peer.
professional development for educators: minnesotas k-12 teachers received job enhancing professional development over 5,000 times. Offerings ranged from working with master educators, observing teaching artists, continuing education training & a professional journal. Feedback indicated teachers learned skills or methods they could immediately apply in their teaching setting.
advocacy: provided research-based facts to school board members, parents of music students, & the community to ensure the continued presence of music education in k-12 schools. Provided information on minnesota & federal education law & regulation to educators & the community. Engaged with decison-making bodies to advocate for school music for students, & needed changes to support the music educators, administrators & others in schools.