Oakland Youth Chorus

(Program Offered in Schools)

Program Name: Music Education

Program Description: OYC provides percussion and choral classes for elementary and middle school students in school and in after school programs.

Target Populations:

Elementary (K-2)

Elementary (grades 3-5)

Middle

Male

Female

Disabled

LGBTQ

Program Type:

Art- Music

Lead Agency (coordinator and manager of comprehensive multi-organization afterschool program)

Describe Weekend, Evening, Summer Services and Transportation Arrangements (if applicable):

Schools where program is currently offered: EnCompass Acorn Ascend Franklin Garfield Fruitvale Think College Now Sequoia East Bay Community Charter Chabot Crocker Kaiser Glenview

Geographic Areas Served (current):

Citywide

Geographic Areas for Expanded Service:

Citywide

Interested in providing services to additional elementary and middle schools in Oakland.

Capacity to Deliver Services: Staffing depends on the needs of the school. Currently, we are interested in providing classes in percussion and chorus either in school or after school. Staffing includes a music teacher on site, plus support staff in central OYC office. We are not interested in being a lead agency for additional comprehensive programs.

Days per week: 5 Hours per day: 2-5

Student/Instructor Ratio: 1:15

Total number students (per school site): varies by school

Teachers should be present for a minimum of 2 hours per day. They can serve 2 classes during this time.

Contract Fee Schedule: Varies depending on needs of the school, but classes average $100 per hour plus supplies. For example, if an instructor teaches 2 percussion classes per day, 3 days per week, for 30 weeks, the cost would be approximately $18,000 for the school year.

Instructor Cost/hour: $70