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Parents, teachers and students tell board cuts to elementary and middle music programs are harming instruction
Summary
Public testimony at the Sept. 2 meeting blamed past restructuring and staffing patterns for the loss or reduction of elementary and middle school music programs and urged the board to listen to teachers and restore programs where possible.
At the Sept. 2 Fairbanks North Star Borough School District board meeting, several public speakers urged the board to revisit music‑education staffing and program decisions, arguing that prior restructurings and current itinerant staffing patterns have eliminated or reduced classes at multiple schools.
Erin Janoso told the board she returned to finish remarks about music education. Janoso described the 2022 restructuring that cut elementary band and orchestra positions and said the district later created district itinerant positions intended…
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