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Band boosters tell College Station ISD board late budget cuts strained families and staff
Summary
Betsy Pickett, president of the CSHS band boosters, told trustees that central office cuts to band funding and the removal of a promised stipend were communicated late and could force higher fees for families; she said the district revised a food budget after booster pushback.
Betsy Pickett, president of the College Station High School band boosters, used public comment time Oct. 21 to urge clearer, timelier communication about budget changes affecting fine‑arts programs.
Pickett told the board that the CSHS band received a significant budget reduction tied to state funding changes and that the cut to a food budget for an upcoming state marching…
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