The NAMM Foundation’s Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) is a signature program of The NAMM Foundation that recognizes and celebrates school districts and schools for their support and commitment to music education and efforts to assure access to music for all students as part of a well-rounded education.
The BCME award is for a district to be acknowledged that serves students across grade levels and multiple schools.
The SupportMusic Merit (SMMA) award is for an individual school to be acknowledged. It is a “school-only” distinction and can be a charter, private and parochial school seeking the designation.
Congratulations to these Pennsylvania school districts designated as 2019 Best Communities for Music Education!
- Abington Heights School District – Clarks Summit, PA
- Abington School District – Abington, PA
- Armstrong School District – Kittanning, PA
- Avonworth School District – Pittsburgh, PA
- Bald Eagle Area School District – Wingate, PA
- Baldwin-Whitehall School District – Pittsburgh, PA
- Bangor Area School District – Bangor, PA
- Berlin Brothersvalley School District – Berlin, PA
- Bermudian Springs School District – York Springs, PA
- Big Spring School District – Newville, PA
- Boyertown Area School District – Boyertown, PA
- Burrell School District – Lower Burrell, PA
- Central Bucks School District – Doylestown, PA
- Central Valley School District – Monaca, PA
- Central York School District – York, PA
- Chartiers Valley School District – Pittsburgh, PA
- Clairton City School District – Clairton, PA
- Cornwall-Lebanon School District – Lebanon, PA
- Council Rock School District – Newtown, PA
- Cumberland Valley School District – Mechanicsburg, PA
- Delaware Valley School District – Milford, PA
- Derry Township School District – Hershey, PA
- Downingtown Area School District – Downingtown, PA
- DuBois Area School District – DuBois, PA
- East Allegheny School District – North Versailles, PA
- East Stroudsburg Area School District – East Stroudsburg, PA
- Ephrata Area School District – Ephrata, PA
- Exeter Township School District – Reading, PA
- Fox Chapel Area School District – Pittsburgh, PA
- Franklin Regional School District – Murrysville, PA
- Freeport Area School District – Freeport, PA
- Gettysburg Area School District – Gettysburg, PA
- Governor Mifflin School District – Shillington, PA
- Greater Latrobe School District – Latrobe, PA
- Greensburg Salem School District – Greensburg, PA
- The School District of Haverford Township – Havertown, PA
- Hollidaysburg Area School District – Hollidaysburg, PA
- Kiski Area School District – Vandergrift, PA
- Kutztown Area School District – Kutztown, PA
- Lewisburg Area School District – Lewisburg, PA
- Lower Merion School District – Ardmore, PA
- Lower Moreland Township School District – Huntingdon Valley, PA
- Loyalsock Township School District – Williamsport. PA
- Marple Newtown School District – Newtown Square. PA
- Methacton School District – Eagleville, PA
- Mifflin County School District – Lewistown, PA
- Montoursville Area School District – Montoursville, PA
- Moon Area School District – Moon Township, PA
- Moshannon Valley School District – Houtzdale, PA
- Mt. Lebanon School District – Pittsburgh, PA
- Nazareth Area School District – Nazareth, PA
- Neshaminy School District – Langhorne, PA
- New Hope-Solebury School District – New Hope, PA
- Norristown Area School District – Norristown, PA
- North Allegheny School District – Pittsburgh, PA
- North Hills School District – Pittsburgh, PA
- North Penn School District – Lansdale, PA
- Northeastern School District – Manchester, PA
- Norwin School District – North Huntingdon, PA
- Oley Valley School District – Oley, PA
- Parkland School District – Allentown, PA
- Pennridge School District – Perkasie, PA
- Pennsbury School District – Fallsington, PA
- Perkiomen Valley School District – Collegeville, PA
- Phoenixville Area School District – Phoenixville, PA
- Pocono Mountain School District – Swiftwater, PA
- Pottstown School District – Pottstown, PA
- Quaker Valley School District – Leetsdale, PA
- Red Lion Area School District – Red Lion, PA
- School District of Lancaster – Lancaster, PA
- School District of Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA
- School District of Springfield Township – Oreland, PA
- Shaler Area School District – Glenshaw, PA
- Souderton Area School District – Souderton, PA
- Southern Lehigh School District – Center Valley, PA
- Spring Grove Area School District – Spring Grove, PA
- Springfield School District – Springfield, PA
- Spring-Ford Area School District – Royersford, PA
- State College Area School District – State College, PA
- Stroudsburg Area School District – Stroudsburg, PA
- The School District of Upper Dublin – Maple Glen, PA
- Trinity Area School District – Washington, PA
- Upper Moreland Township School District – Willow Grove, PA
- Upper St. Clair School District – Upper St. Clair, PA
- Wallingford-Swarthmore School District – Wallingford, PA
- Warwick School District – Lititz, PA
- Wayne Highlands School District – Honesdale, PA
- Waynesboro Area School District – Waynesboro, PA
- West Allegheny School District – Imperial, PA
- West Chester Area School District – Exton, PA
- Williamsport Area School District – Williamsport, PA
- Wyomissing Area School District – Wyomissing, PA
Congratulations to these Pennsylvania schools designated as 2019 Support Music Merit Award designees!
- Central Dauphin High School – Harrisburg, PA
- Eden Hall Upper Elementary School – Gibsonia, PA
- Keith Valley Middle School – Horsham, PA
- Propel East K-8 – Turtle Creek, PA
- Woodrow Wilson Middle School – Erie, PA