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Stevenson band leaders describe student-centered curriculum changes and rising participation
Summary
Band directors told the board they are shifting pedagogy toward student agency (rotating parts, chamber units, PPR learning cycle) and reported that roughly 7.2% of the student body is enrolled in elective band with high cohort retention; directors said the changes aim to build resilience and inclusivity.
Band program leaders presented an overview of curricular and instructional changes to the Adlai E. Stevenson HSD 125 Board of Education, describing shifts designed to increase student agency, resilience and retention.
"Am I preparing kids for my past or for their future?" asked Caitlin McGovern, Stevenson’s director of bands, summarizing the team’s move away from teacher-centered performance models toward student-centered learning cycles. McGovern and her colleagues described four band levels, expanded co-curricular…
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