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Parent warns Union High orchestra will suffer if one teacher covers two programs
Summary
A parent asked the district to hire a full-time orchestra director for Union High School after a longtime director's retirement, saying assigning one teacher to run orchestras at two schools and removing an assistant will force students to quit due to schedule conflicts.
At the public-comment portion of the meeting, parent Karly Gardner urged the district to hire a full-time replacement director for the Union High School orchestra following a longtime director’s retirement.
Gardner said she was told the district plans to have one teacher lead orchestras at both Union and Heritage High Schools and that class-schedule changes and loss of an assistant at Union will create conflicts forcing students to quit. "Please hire a full-time replacement director for the orchestra at Union," Gardner said, calling arts programs essential to students’ sense of belonging and well-being. (Public comment, Karly Gardner)
Board members did not take immediate action during the meeting on staffing for the orchestra program. The comment was acknowledged with applause, and directors indicated they would continue routine administrative processes; no specific hiring timeline was provided in open session.
