Strings program at Moscow Jr. High

[hayfields@moscow.com]

I haven't seen whether anyone was aware that the Strings teacher has been 
riffed or whatever they call it.  
This effectively kills the program at the Jr. High. There currently is NO 
strings program in the high school or elementary school.   Although enough kids 
have already signed up to fill an entire class, the Jr. High will not assure 
parents that the class will continue. According to Larry Verdal the problem is 
that they may not have 1. an open elective and 2. a teacher already in the 
school willing to take it on. Although the band teacher (I believe the name I 
heard is Tom) is technically qualified to teach strings ( he has the 
certification) he has always taught band and my understanding is that he has 
previously expressed a wish NOT to teach strings. Certainly he is under no 
obligation to do so and I believe(I may be wrong) that he is by inclination a 
drummer with very limited strings experience.   Does anyone out there know who 
I can contact to strongly protest the non renewal of the FABULOUS strings 
teacher and the effective elimination of the program??? Ed Fiske will not call 
me back.  IT should be stated that this whole program costs the district 3500 
dollars. Yep thats it 3500 dollars.

THESE KIDS ARE GOOD- COME TO THEIR CONCERT ON MAY 20th at Lionel Hampton Center 
and see and hear how good they are!!!! 


Heather Jordan


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