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Stretching Your Music Classroom Budget

The West Music catalog is chock full of products for every classroom and budget, but there’s so much more! Take a look at the Learning Center, with information from how to stretch your budget to professional development opportunities for music teachers like you.

Outfitting a music classroom is no small feat. Unlike classrooms that can draw most of their lesson material from textbooks and online resources, music teachers use a diverse supply of musical instruments on hand and in multiple quantities, along with musical accessories and teaching tools. And this is just for starters!

To make things a bit easier, we’ve created a list of funding resources, grants, and online purchasing sites that make filling your music classroom as affordable and easy as possible. West Music has experience working with all of these resources, so feel free to contact our National Consultants if you have questions, need assistance, or would like us to create a custom classroom package for you.

AdoptAClassroom.org

A teacher and parent favorite, this site connects teachers with parents and others who want to support classrooms. Create your classroom fundraising page and share it with others. After donations come in, you can use your funds immediately to purchase what you need, when you need it. And yes, the service is 100% free for teachers. No fees are deducted, so all donations go straight to your classroom.

 

 

BuyBoard.com

There is power in numbers! Buy Board cooperative purchasing combines the purchasing power of school districts to give you better pricing on the products, equipment, and services you use in your classroom. This helps you get more for your money while simplifying the purchasing process.

 

 

ChoicePartners.org

Need help wading through government purchasing requirements when stocking your classroom? Choice Partners offers quality legal bid contract solutions for facility planning, supplies, repairs, services, and technology.

 

 

ClassWallet.com

ClassWallet is a nimble way to request and purchase classroom goods and services. It eliminates paperwork and manual to-dos, like filing paper receipts and tracking/reconciling classroom supplies. You can either shop online with your ClassWallet or shop on your own and upload purchase receipts for later reimbursement. Requests, pre-approvals, and receipts are all managed online. School administrators have an online dashboard to review your order requests, receipts, and ACH direct deposit information.

 

 

Every Student Succeeds Act

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides funding to help you create and provide supplemental educational programs, activities, and training that improve student academic achievement in the following areas: 1) well-rounded education, 2) safe and healthy students, and 3) effective use of technology.

 

 

West Music Edufund

Quickly find music education funding resources in one convenient place: West Music’s Edufund website.  Our researchers continuously research and update this site for the latest opportunities and resources, funding articles, and more.

 

 

ESSER Funds

Did you know about the BILLIONS (yes, with a B) of dollars available to support music education in your school? With the third round of Elementary and Secondary Education Relief Funding (ESSER) released in early March 2021, there is an unprecedented amount of money available for music education. West Music can help you get your share. ESSER funds can be used in a variety of ways to improve your music room:

  • Musical instruments to avoid student sharing
  • Bell covers, masks, and PPE
  • Teacher training
  • Cleaning and sanitation supplies
  • Technology and software for virtual learning
  • Materials that enable social distancing (carts, microphones, projectors, etc.)

“How can I advance my teaching career over my lunch hour?”

“Where can I find classroom funding?”

“How can I make my classroom a more creative space?”

It’s ALL in the West Music Classroom Catalog! The pages are filled with funding ideas, teaching plans, professional development opportunities, innovative learning ideas, and so much more.