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Community speakers urge board to preserve arts, music, PE and BCA amid proposed cuts
Summary
Teachers, students and parents delivered sustained testimony opposing recommendations to cut or reassign art, music, health/PE and Business/Computer Applications positions, citing legal curriculum requirements, strong student participation, workforce relevance and program-building efforts at several schools.
A substantial portion of testimony at the Randolph County Schools special meeting focused on elective and specialty programs the administration recommended altering as part of a staffing plan.
Art teacher Natalie Joseimovich and dozens of community supporters argued against removing the Tiger’s Valley art program. Testimony cited West Virginia Department of Education Policy 2510, recent grant awards (including a $5,000 Snowshoe Foundation grant and a $500 Log Cabin Quilters Guild grant reported during testimony), and enrollment figures Natalie gave (150 first-semester / 96 second-semester; she said she has taught…
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