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Parent urges reinstatement of strings teacher and raises funding concerns for school music programs
Summary
A parent-delegation urged the board to reinstate strings teacher Barbara Kale and criticized what she described as a large funding disparity between band and strings programs, citing approximate per-student funding numbers and inviting attendance at a May 13 concert.
Melissa Reinhart, introduced by the chair as a delegation, addressed the board about staffing and funding for the Robert Seabert High School strings program and asked that Barbara Kale be reinstated as the strings teacher.
Reinhart told the board she has known Kale for years and described her as "wonderful" and "100% driven" about music education. She said Kale’s reliability and close work with students matters for continuity as…
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