Forsyth Schools Opens Public Review of Proposed K-5 Music Resources

Catherine Keyser, Fine Arts Specialist for Forsyth County Schools, is overseeing a short public review that will shape which K–5 music curriculum is recommended across the district’s 23 elementary schools and its 54,000+ student system. The district posted the review notice on April 6, 2026, and the Fine Arts office has set a strict inspection window from April 13, 2026 through May 1, 2026 for parents, teachers, and community members to examine materials.

The Board of Education office, 1120 Dahlonega Highway, Cumming, GA 30040, is the physical location for the review; visitors are asked to check in at the front desk during normal business hours. The Fine Arts page lists three specific K–5 options available for inspection: Quaver Music (QuaverEd), GAMEPLAN from KiD sounds by Jeff Kriske and Randy DeLelles, and Purposeful Pathways from Music Is Elementary by Roger Sams and BethAnn Hepburn. The district will provide parents a username and password to preview Quaver’s digital PreK–8 lessons on personal devices.

Forsyth’s announcement, authored by Holly Gay on April 6, 2026, explains that district curriculum specialists and music-instruction leaders are managing the review and will compile stakeholder feedback for staff recommendation. The district’s internal process for core materials, including the JRB-E(1) Request for Review form, supports formal inspections and objections; after the May 1 deadline, curriculum staff will summarize comments and forward recommendations to district leaders and the Forsyth County Board of Education.

Practical implications are concrete: a final adoption will affect licensing budgets for a fully digital platform versus one-time purchases of published curricula, teacher professional learning needs, and consistency of scope-and-sequence across elementary classrooms. Forsyth’s Instructional Services and Fine Arts offices flag the role of adopted resources in shaping rhythm, notation, singing, and performance materials used at school concerts and festivals across 42 schools in the district.

As of April 12, 2026, the posting and mirrored notices on individual elementary school sites are the only public communications found about this specific review; there are no prominent local media stories or published statements from PTA councils or county music-teacher groups linked to the K–5 music review. Parents and staff with questions are directed to contact Catherine Keyser via the Fine Arts office, and district Board Briefs and the Board meeting schedule will reflect any staff recommendations or formal adoption actions after the review closes on May 1, 2026.