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Trustees, staff and community members discuss rebuilding Cloverdale Unified music offerings
Summary
Trustees and staff discussed reestablishing the district music program, inventorying instruments, using Prop 28 funds for early learning music, and partnering with Boys & Girls Club and Luther Burbank Center for smaller programs such as a mariachi camp.
Trustees, staff and community members used the meeting to revisit options for bringing music back to Cloverdale Unified schools and for expanding after‑school opportunities.
Superintendent and site staff described current offerings and constraints: some classrooms integrate music instruction through subscriptions for younger grades, and recent budgets have limited the district’s ability to fund after‑school music. Staff noted existing instruments remain in district storage near the business office and said a previous robust music program exists in institutional memory.
Several trustees and school representatives recommended low‑cost, phased approaches. Trustee Lopez White asked for an inventory of what each site currently offers so the district can identify the right avenue to expand. The district noted use of Prop 28 funds as a possible source for early childhood music integration and said a guitar class had run last year and could return if funding is available.
Community partners are already offering some music opportunities: staff said the district participates with the Luther Burbank Center for a mariachi camp and that Luther Burbank would likely fund the mariachi component again next summer even if the district cannot cover full costs. A Boys & Girls Club representative said the organization holds a grant for high school after‑school tutoring and clubs and can recruit or pay for non‑certificated advisers for clubs.
Student and staff voices emphasized club structures as an avenue back to music: a student board representative described how students can start a club with five students and an adviser, and ASB can sponsor recruitment at future club fairs. Trustees and staff agreed to explore a site survey to measure student interest and to engage potential partners to pilot small music offerings.
What’s next: staff will inventory instruments, consider Prop 28 and CARE/Boys & Girls Club partnerships for after‑school programming, and report back with options for phased restorations rather than a single large‑budget restart.
