A group of dedicated Joy of Music School supporters has been hard at work behind the scenes on a special project. The team consists of a dozen board members and Executive Director Frank Graffeo, and is led by JoMS Board Member Tim Purcell, Director of Merchandising for Knoxville-based Pilot Flying J.

Their goal: a “Vision, Mission & Values” statement for the School.

This is a vital project for the School because it “sets a direction for the long-term,” Purcell explains. “It starts to make you decide what’s important and, most importantly, what is not.”

Right now the School’s Mission Statement reads,“To provide a quality music education for financially disadvantaged, at-risk youth.”

The committee has been interviewing major donors, staff members, students and student parents for input. Those sessions should be complete by summer, Tim says. By fall, he expects the committee will have a new recommended “Vision, Mission & Values” statement it can present to the board.

 

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