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Board directs $50,000 to begin district band and strings instrument program for seventh graders
Summary
The board agreed to allocate the remaining $50,000 in this year's budget to begin purchasing classroom instruments for seventh-grade band and strings, and directed staff to develop a cleaning/insurance fee and a multi-year procurement plan.
The Henderson County Board of Public Education voted Sept. 8 to allocate $50,000 remaining in this year's budget to start purchasing band and string instruments for seventh-grade students across middle schools.
District administrators told the board the intent is to build classroom sets so students are not required to share instruments and so price barriers are reduced. Staff presented an estimated four-year program cost for seventh- through eighth-grade band and strings at roughly…
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