Michael Slattery, Superintendent June 13, 2013 Dawn Werkheiser, Principal 565 White Township Consolidated School Route 519 Belvidere, NJ 07823 RE: The Creation of a Schoolwide Instrumental Music Program Dear Superintendent Slattery and Principal Werkheiser: As you likely know, school instrumental music programs have immeasurable value. Some statitics for your review can be found at www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-music-education#. We would like for our children’s school to offer such a program during the school day as part of the curriculum. After researching nearby schools, it was revealed that many feeding into Belvidere High already have such programs. We feel that if they are capable of having an instrumental music program we should be able to offer a similar one. It is our understanding that our music teacher is qualified to run an such a program. In addition, there are facilities that rent musical instruments to students. We are reaching out to you to let you know of parental interest in the creation of a WTCS instrumental music program. We look forward to exploring options as a school family under your guidance and hope to be able to meet with you soon. Thank you,