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RSU 05 board hears parent complaint about music inequities and updates on concerts, coding and mobile bio lab
Summary
At the April 9 RSU 05 board meeting, a Durham resident urged the board to investigate disparities in music and arts programs between Durham and Freeport schools. District staff reported upcoming concerts, a summer coding program for high-school girls and a weeklong visit from the Maine Mobile Bio Lab supporting hands-on science units.
A Durham resident told the RSU 05 board of directors on Wednesday that he is concerned about differences in music instruction and resources between Durham Community School and Freeport schools and asked the board to look into the disparity. School leaders also briefed the board on recent concerts, a summer coding program for ninth- through eleventh-grade girls, and a visit by the Maine Mobile Bio Lab.
Andrew Reagan, introduced himself as “a resident here at Durham,” and during the public-comment period said parents see “inequities of the music program, and arts in general, between Durham and the Freeport schools.” He said the gap shows up in time spent and instruction quality and asked the board to “look at this a little further.” Reagan also recounted a past classroom…
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