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Former music educator urges board not to cut Fowler sixth‑grade band and choir
Summary
A former Fowler Middle School band director and state music‑education leader told the board proposed sixth‑grade music cuts would harm students and could raise costs elsewhere, urging the district to preserve sequential K‑12 music offerings.
Jeremy Zander, a Beaverton‑area music educator and past president of the Oregon Music Education Association, urged the Tigard‑Tualatin School District board during public comment not to eliminate proposed sixth‑grade band and choir offerings at Fowler Middle School.
Zander told the board he supported the district’s bond measure and then focused his remarks on program cuts. He…
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