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Parents, students and choir boosters urge board to keep two choir directors and preserve immersion program
Summary
Dozens of parents, students and alumni told the Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools board during public forum that proposed cuts — including reducing high-school choir from two directors to one and curtailing middle-school Spanish immersion — would harm curriculum and community programs; petition, alumni testimonials and performance history were cited.
Michael Gillis, president of the Prior Lake Choir Boosters, told the board the proposed 2026–27 budget would cut the high-school choir staff from two directors to one and asked directors to prioritize students when considering staffing and future levy requests. “The current plan will reduce staffing at the high school from two choir directors to only one,” Gillis said, noting the program’s statewide and international achievements.
Adria Hedrick, a 2023 graduate who returned to coach the speech team, said the pair of choir directors…
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