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SFUSD board commends San Francisco Symphony for 20 years of AIM arts education
Summary
The San Francisco Unified School District board formally commended the San Francisco Symphony and its AIM (Adventures in Music) partnership for two decades of arts instruction in district classrooms, citing evaluation data showing large teacher and principal support for the program.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education voted to commend the San Francisco Symphony for its 20‑year partnership delivering the Adventures in Music (AIM) program to the district’s elementary schools.
During a brief ceremony, trustees cited a 2003 evaluation that the board said showed strong classroom impact: "87% of teachers and 85% of principals agreed that their students are more interested in music and the arts because of AIM," the resolution read. The resolution also recounted findings that AIM increased students’ interest in learning and teachers’ instructional practice.
Rob Daniels, supervisor of the district’s visual and performing arts, told the board he had spent 14 years with AIM and described students’ enthusiasm ‘‘to be at the symphony’’ and the value of bringing teachers to Symphony Hall for collaboration. Ron Gollman, accepting the board’s commendation for the Symphony, thanked teachers and administrators and said, "None of this would be possible ... without the terrific teachers, principals and administrators of the San Francisco Unified School District."
Board members praised AIM as a national model of orchestra‑led community music education and noted the program’s partnerships with local cultural institutions. The board moved and seconded the resolution and recorded a roll call in which the measure passed with the ayes announced by the clerk.
The commendation notes the district’s intention to continue supporting partnerships that bring sustained, in‑class music instruction and free concert experiences to elementary students.
