View the video from the April 18 School Board Special Meeting
Attend IN PERSON the School Board meeting on Tuesday, April 25, at 6:30 at the District Office. At this meeting the School Board will vote on the “reduced education plan” for next year.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 @ 6:30pm
Boardroom of the Educational Services Center
20420 68th Ave West, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Band starts playing at 5:30pm.
Review the meeting agenda at https://www.edmonds.wednet.edu/…/schedule-of-board… [click the Agenda of Business link]
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Wear red, bring an instrument, make signs! We have got to fight this with our full hearts and not allow them to think our arts are disposable!
We’re sharing specific information about cuts to music in Edmonds School District if the proposed budget is approved:
* 8 of 12 High School music teachers are being surplused for next year, with a reduction of 23% of all High School music classes (in addition to the cuts over previous years).
* District is scheduled to have only two full-time High School Music positions in the entire district next year. Some of these cuts are being made because of reduced enrollment numbers, but many aren’t.
* The music numbers at Lynnwood High School and Meadowdale High School increased for next year, yet they are reducing .4 FTE and .6 FTE respectively.
* The music numbers at Edmonds-Woodway and Madrona remain stable, yet they are cutting .4 FTE and .3 FTE respectively.
* There will be no Choir options at MTHS, BTM or Madrona K-8 next year.
* In addition, the only Middle School orchestra at Madrona K-8 has been eliminated (with 28 students enrolled).
* Meadowdale Middle school cut a section of 7th grade band, and now has 84 students enrolled in the one remaining section – the solution, reduce the number of students or cut the Jazz band to divide the 7th grade band into two sections.
* The MTHS Jazz 2 band placed first in their division at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival yesterday (over 18 other ensembles) – That fully enrolled class for next year is scheduled to be combined with other band classes. A similar solution is proposed at EWHS and MDHS.
* LHS. JE1 &JE2 are currently collapsed into one section 81 students in one jazz band.
