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Students and music educators call for transparency and collaboration on planned music reorganization
Summary
Several students, music teachers and the teachers association urged the board to consult music educators before implementing the district’s proposed reorganization of music staffing and to preserve access to band, orchestra and choir.
Multiple students, music teachers and union leaders used the public‑comment period on March 18 to urge Jefferson County Public Schools and the board to involve classroom music educators in planning any reorganization of music programming.
Key voices and concerns: Jordan Thomas, a senior who has participated in JCPS orchestras for nine years, asked the board to hear music directors directly and warned that moving directors away from their students without consultation would harm programs. "You are making the choice to make decisions…
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