The CFO's Fine Arts Consultant
Jeremy L. Earnhart, Ed.D.
Helping districts see the arts as infrastructure—not overhead.
Leadership & Advocacy
WFAA News 8 Daybreak Irving Fine Arts Interview (2013)
Arlington ISD Board Presentation
Fine Arts: The Why, the Mission, and the Data
A 2015 update to the Board of Trustees through the lens of the 2014 Bond, connecting the district’s investment in fine arts facilities and resources to mission, participation, access, and student impact.
WFAA News 8 Daybreak
Irving ISD Live from Victory Park during a 5:00 AM Irving ISD community event, a 2013 Interview discussing the benefits of strong fine arts programs and policies that ensure equal access to participation for every student.
2020 Music for All Live Pledge Event
Recorded at the Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis as the closing “Thank You” on the evening that would have been the Bands of America Grand National Championships Finals.
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Featured Research
The flagship report behind
School Music Consulting.
Reframing music education as a strategic educational and financial investment. Discover how music participation influences staffing, scheduling, enrollment, and school finance.
The Cost of Not Playing: How Music Participation Shapes the Financial Health of a School District
Arts education is not an elective expense.
Arts education is strategic infrastructure.
Every 100 students in music ≈ $225,000 in annual staffing value.
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Indiana State Board of Education • September 2024
Public Comment on Diploma Redesign
"Fine arts is workforce development. Workforce development is fine arts."
Indiana State Board of Education (2024) Why Music Education Is Strategic Infrastructure
In under two minutes, learn why arts education belongs at the center of workforce development and diploma redesign.
Supporting Analysis
From Analysis to Action
Turning research into results for the campus and district.
Images used by the Arlington ISD Superintendent of Schools demonstrating the programmatic impact for students of the 2014 Bond Program.
Strategic investment in access drove sustained enrollment growth. School-owned instruments and universal sixth-grade music increased secondary fine arts participation across Irving ISD by 40%, with minimal staffing implications.
Music for All/Bands of America 2025 "50 for 50" — L.D. Bell High School
Dallas Cowboys Art Collection — Arlington ISD — Led by longtime Visual Arts Administrator Linh Nguyen, Arlington ISD student artists showcase their work through a unique collaboration with the Dallas Cowboys, extending student creativity beyond the classroom and into the community.
Summer Symposium Clinic
Improving Performance Through Design, Coordination, and Instruction
Arlington ISD Dean Corey Marching Extravaganza
A 2015 time-lapse capturing the extraordinary scale of music education in Arlington ISD: 1 out of every 32 students in the entire district participated in this event.
2013 Irving ISD Administration Fine Arts Showcase — Celebrating the breadth of fine arts education across Irving ISD, with student performances representing the journey from elementary through high school.
Selected Peer-Reviewed and Professional Publications
By Dr. Jeremy Earnhart
Dr. Jermey Earnhart Trumpet
Performance
Midwest International Band & Orchestra Clinic
Prayer of St. Gregory, Hovahnes (1999)
Soul Tsunami and the Hurricane Horns
Funk, Soul, R&B (2026)