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Music teacher urges hiring of elementary music teacher as choir and piano enrollment grows
Summary
Nikkita, the district music teacher, asked the board to add an elementary music teacher to provide earlier music instruction that would feed middle- and high-school programs; she reported choir and piano enrollment increases and said earlier instruction improves confidence and performance readiness.
Nikkita introduced herself as the district music teacher and asked the board to consider hiring an elementary music teacher to provide early music instruction that would better prepare students for middle and high school music classes.
She described students entering middle school with kindergarten-level music skills and said re-teaching basics limits the rate at which her program can advance. "Music is developmentally really great for the younger ages from K through 5," she said, listing benefits including listening skills, motor coordination, memory retention and teamwork. Nikkita said choir enrollment has doubled at the high school (from 7 to 15) and piano class enrollment has increased (from 7 to 11), and she outlined a multi-year goal to increase participation and attend festivals.
Board members thanked her for the report, praised early indicators of growth and discussed how an elementary hire would create a clearer feeder structure into the district's secondary music offerings. Nikkita said the program is already showing steady gains but that earlier, sustained instruction would ease progression for students and improve confidence.
