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Students and parents urge board to preserve Kennedy Middle School lesson time after staffing numbers prompt alarm
Summary
Dozens of students, parents and teachers told the Germantown School District Board that a reported reduction from 3.4 to 3.0 music FTE at Kennedy Middle School would cut weekly one‑on‑one lesson time and damage the pipeline feeding the high school music program; district administrators said numbers were preliminary and pledged further accounting before final action.
Dozens of students, parents and band staff pressed the Germantown School District Board on March 17 to preserve middle‑school music lesson time after preliminary staffing numbers circulated online.
"The 0.4 is how we keep face‑to‑face lessons with a professional each week a real thing," student speaker Cassie Zarter told the board, saying the 0.4 FTE reduction being discussed would remove weekly lesson time that students rely on to develop technique and sustain program success. Multiple student speakers cited competitive results, regional awards and scholarship opportunities as outcomes tied to regular lesson time.
District administrators said the numbers posted in the preliminary staffing packet did not fully…
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