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Parent asks board to restore elementary orchestra after grade changes
Summary
A parent asked the board to reconsider removing elementary orchestra after the district added sixth grade at her child's school, warning students will fall behind without early instrument instruction.
Megan Reinders told the board that her children attend a school that added sixth grade last year and that the decision to discontinue elementary orchestra and band means her son will miss early instrument instruction. "I would like you to reconsider these changes to the abandoned orchestra programs," she said, adding that starting earlier helps students develop skills and confidence.
Reinders said losing access to orchestra and similar programs could leave her son "a year behind their peers and 2 years behind a lot of the peers in other districts." She urged the board to prioritize arts programming as part of educating the whole child and requested reconsideration of the change at her school. The board did not take action on the program request at this meeting.
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