2030 Strategic Plan
Mission
Awaken and nurture the joy of learning, playing, and listening to music and create a welcoming musical community for all ages, abilities, and interests.
Our 2030 Vision
BMS will be a preeminent community music school in the Greater Boston area.
Strategy
BMS will excel at attracting and retaining students of all ages, abilities, and ambitions through:
- The creation and implementation of a dynamic and compelling music curriculum that includes comprehensive classical and jazz curricula for all instruments
- The expansion of the ensemble program to include more chamber and jazz ensembles as well as larger ensembles such as orchestra
- The fostering of a faculty that attracts and develops high-achieving students
The creation and/or acquisition of facilities that support and inspire high levels of
performance
Strategic Objectives
Elevate
- Upgrade the Curriculum to ensure that every student is guided by thorough, compelling, and ambitious training
- Expand performance opportunities, that challenge students to advance their artistry and technique and enhance the learning experience
Grow
- Grow enrollment in key Program areas
- Expand ensemble opportunities across all Programs, and build an Orchestra program
- Develop faculty capabilities and size to support more ambitious Curriculum and Programming through competitive salary and benefits and professional development
- Develop Fundraising capabilities to enable greater investment in Programming and lessen reliance on tuition to support school operations
- Expand our Physical facilities to support higher enrollment and enhance the student experience
Focus
- Invest in Programs that achieve BMS’s vision and improve student demand, retention, and sustainability.