Shaker Heights Schools Among Best In Nation For Music Education

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH — The Shaker Heights City Schools have been named recipients of a 2021 Best Communities for Music Education Award.

Shaker Heights is one of only 686 school districts nationwide to receive the designation this year. The award honors districts for their commitment to music education and providing access to music for all students.

“Even in the face of the pandemic, our music educators continued to provide the top-flight instruction our students deserved. In periods of quarantine and isolation, music provided much needed respite from many of the daily challenges our community faced," said Scott Stephens, a spokesperson for the Shaker Heights Schools.

To qualify for the award, Shaker Heights Schools provided comprehensive information about its music program funding, graduation requirement, music class participation, music instructional time, facilities, support for music programs and community music-making programs. Reviewers also assess the quality of the district's music faculty and budgetary commitment to music education.

The award is given by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation.