 
OMANETWORK.ORG and Friends of OMA Campaign launched!
THANK YOU to the 120+ folks who were able to make it to the Fine Arts/
OMA support rally on Tuesday, March 3rd. You may download the handouts from the rally below to help out our cause. Contact information for our public policy officials. (please share your ideas and opinions about education and the arts with them) Fact sheet about the OMA program. Please use the information on the fact sheet as you talk to your neighbors and friends about the great asset we have in our school arts programs. Energized by the final count on the recent override election (fewer than 2,000 votes short of passing), an enthused group of Opening Minds through the Arts (OMA) supporters gathered recently at the Ward 6 Midtown Council office to launch Friends of OMA and the OMA Network. OMA Foundation President Carolyn Kemmeries told the group that this was the natural next step in building on the support of more than 85,000 voters in support of the override, which would have expanded the OMA Program in Tucson schools. "Our task now is to connect with those 85,000 voters and provide another means for them to support kids, education and arts in our schools," Kemmeries said. The Friends of OMA campaign seeks to raise $350,000 to keep the program at its current strength, and to raise $2.7 million over the next three years to reach more children with the program, fund research and develop a Tucson-base national arts integration center.
"We know the people of this town support student achievement and school improvement," said Kemmeries. "And we need their help now — we need people to go online and sign up for the OMA Network." Folks can sign up at OMANETWORK.ORG and will get weekly news about what is happening with the OMA Program in classrooms across the city.
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 OMA is a nationally recognized research-based program that integrates the arts into teaching reading, writing, math and science in public elementary and middle schools. Currently, over 19,000 students and 700 teachers in 44 schools in the Tucson Unified School District are participating in the OMA program working with 53 Teaching Artists. OMA staff is available for consultation with other school districts as well. OMA works!
Spotlight in the NEWS OMA Foundation Selected As Recipient of 92.9 The Mountain's Studio C Volume 4 CD Sales! Join 92.9 at La Encantada Center Courtyard (northwest corner of Skyline & Campbell) this Friday, December 4th from 5:00 - 7:00 pm for their Studio C CD Volume 4 Release Party featuring a live Studio C performance from Parachute! This event is FREE and open to all ages. This Studio C CD features some amazing Studio C performances by Sarah McLachian, Augustana, Ingrid Michaelson, Meiko, Michael Franti, Calexico and Tucson's own Ryanhood! CD's are only $5.00 - this special pricing offer is only happening at the release party! Buy CDs for all your friends and family! The Release Party begins at 5:00 pm with an introduction and presentation by the Opening Minds through the Arts (OMA) Foundation, followed by a performance by Tracy Shedd, "Enchanted Snowfalls" at 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm, and a Studio C performance by Parachute at 6:15 pm. Join us for music, snow, and hot chocolate served by Williams-Sonoma and Bluepoint! Thursday, January 21 and Friday, January 22, 2010 Practice Arts Integration with the culture and science of the renowned Mission of San Xavier del Bac in Tucson
School Teams: Classroom Teachers, Teaching Artists, Arts Integration Specialists, Principals
Registration: $100 (no charge for principals with teams of four or more) Fee includes Lunch on Thursday and Friday OMA FEATURED IN TUCSON WEEKLY Click here to read full article OMA Featured in February 2009 issue of Edutopia!
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...and build collaboration strategies with the author of The Disney Way and the upcoming Innovate the Pixar Way (Featuring OMA), Bill Capodagli 
 
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