Curricular Reform and Music Survey I
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The ASBDA completed the Curriculum Reform document in June 2009. This document states the organization's position regarding music programs and current trends in curriculum reform. We are now gathering information to use in a series of guides for dealing with issues presently facing band programs and reform movements across the United States. This survey is our first to collect information pertaining to scheduling and graduation requirements.

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1. What is your current teaching assignment (check all that apply)?

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2. What is your level of teaching experience?

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3. What is your current school type?

4. What type of scheduling model is your school using?

5. Is your school utilizing a Block schedule?

6. If your school is using a block schedule, what type?

7. What type of calendar is your school using?

8. My school system/state has initiated discussion of curricular reforms during the past 2 years.

9. I am aware of current curricular reforms in the United States.

10. I am a member of

11. I have been made aware of issues concerning curriculum and music education/band programs through the following organizations

12. Within the past year reforms in education have impacted my band program

13. Education reforms have had an effect on the following areas in my band program

14. How have you dealt with issues involving scheduling in your school pertaining to band?

15. How have you dealt with graduation requirement changes and the effect on your band program?

16. Are students in your school able to take band for all of their years in that school and every semester/term?

17. Do students in your school have to choose between band and other courses that are "singleton" (one time offering) classes?

18. My school system requires students to take a music/fine arts class

19. Are students in your school required to take band/music as a part of their overall graduation requirements?

20. My school allows marching band to substitute for all or part of a Physical Education requirement.

21. My school offers students the chance to participate in dual enrollment classes either online or at a local college.

22. I have worked with my guidance and counseling offices on scheduling students in my band.

23. I have discussed scheduling concerns and my curriculum with my administration.

24. The biggest obstacle to scheduling students in band at my school is

25. My school/system/state is part of the reforms initiated by the American Diploma Project.

26. I have spoken to my parents/booster organization about the current reforms in education and their effect on my program.

27. Please list any ways in which you have made scheduling work for your program.

28. Please describe any ways that you have worked with graduation requirements in regards to your program.

29. Please comment on any other aspects of scheduling and/or graduation requirements in regards to your band program.

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30. Please make the following information available to us for follow up purposes and verification only.