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Parents, retirees and students urge Brookline to protect middle‑school conservatory program amid budget talks
Summary
Multiple public commenters — parents, a retired nurse and Brookline High students — urged the committee to preserve the grades 4–8 Conservatory program and to support a proposed override, saying the program feeds the high‑school performing arts pipeline and provides life skills for low-income students.
At public comment, several speakers asked the Brookline School Committee to preserve the Conservatory music program for grades 4–8 and to support the upcoming override.
Rachel Goodman, board chair of Steps to Success Inc., announced she will reschedule a joint presentation with the district and noted the nonprofit’s 25‑year partnership serving more than 350 Brookline Public Schools students from lower‑income families.
Parents and retired staff gave personal testimony about the program’s…
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