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Committee weighs options to preserve Boylston Elementary band with floating 0.1–0.2 FTE
Summary
Jessica Deglialberti asked the Berlin-Boylston Regional School Committee to consider floating a 0.1–0.2 FTE to restore a joint band at Boylston Elementary, presenting cost estimates and recommending invitations to DESE/MASC representatives and local finance bodies.
At the May 12 meeting, School Committee member Jessica Deglialberti asked the Berlin-Boylston Regional School Committee to explore options to keep a joint band program serving Boylston Elementary by floating a portion-time band director at Boylston.
Deglialberti presented estimated personnel costs: a 0.1 FTE (half day at Boylston) was estimated at about $7,683 and a 0.2 FTE (one day a week at Boylston) at about $15,366. She suggested using E&D (Excess & Deficiency) or School Choice funds for one year to cover the cost while the district considers longer-term options and recommended inviting Tracy Novick and representatives from DESE and MASC to discuss possibilities; she also suggested extending the invitation to the town Selectboards and Finance Committees.
Why it matters: restoring the band would reinstate music instruction and extracurricular access for Boylston Elementary students; the proposal requires funding decisions before the next school year.
No formal vote was recorded on the staffing proposal at this meeting; the committee listed the item for follow-up and suggested bringing district and municipal stakeholders into the conversation.
Next steps noted in the meeting records include scheduling a discussion with invited state and municipal representatives and returning the issue to a future agenda for a decision on funding or an override if necessary.
