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Hartford J1 School District moves to overhaul band and orchestra instrument program, adds scholarship rental option
Summary
The board approved changes to how district instruments are managed, including keeping a small district inventory of spares, selling or disposing of unusable instruments, partnering with White House of Music for rentals, and a district scholarship option reducing rental fees to $120 for families not served by the foundation.
The Hartford J1 School District board approved changes to its band and orchestra instrument program after administrators and music staff outlined a plan to make the program more sustainable and to increase access for students.
Presenters said the district’s current inventory includes dozens of instruments that are beyond economical repair and that maintaining a large pool of district-owned instruments is no longer sustainable. “We are committed to a quality program,” the presenter said, describing the plan to retain a small set of district spares for emergencies while offering families additional options for instrument rental and purchase.
As presented, staff proposed keeping roughly two to four of…
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