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Parents, students and alumni urge Green Bay board to preserve Fine Arts Institute amid budget review
Summary
More than two hours of public comment at the March 23 Green Bay Area Public School District board meeting focused on preserving the Fine Arts Institute (FAI). Parents, students and alumni gave personal testimonies about the program’s academic and social benefits and asked the board to publish ROI metrics being used in a district review.
At the March 23 board meeting hundreds of residents overflowed the public forum to urge the Green Bay Area Public School District to keep the Fine Arts Institute (FAI) intact as administrators complete a program review.
Chris Mariucci, who identified himself as president of the performing arts parents group at East High School, told the board the prospect of cutting the FAI would be “devastating,” and pressed the administration to explain how it would measure a return on investment for arts education compared with athletics. “How do you show return on investment on self esteem, confidence, or college acceptance?” he asked.
Students and alumni delivered repeated, personal endorsements. Silas Bartel, a sophomore enrolled in the FAI’s theater strand, described peers who “soared” academically and socially because of the program and…
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