Parents question district spending on devices as music programs face cuts
During the budget hearing, educators and parents criticized district purchases of iPads and said primary-grade students need art and music rather than early technology, and urged the board to heed community priorities.
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Several speakers at the hearing questioned recent technology investments for very young students while music programs face reduction. Amie Reiterman, an educational assistant in the district, said funds are being spent on "iPads and devices for kindergarten and 1st grade students" and argued that primary students need more art and music instead of early classroom technology.
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