Lamenting the RIFed band instructor, as I did in yesterday's blog, is not nearly enough. Remember, this was not about the teacher's classroom performance which is exceptional. The 'riffing' was about dollars and too few students in the school. It is critical to know that the number of students in the band program wasn't down.
Parents of the band program need to go straight to the CPS Board of Education and the CEO with their concerns. The principal, by the way, isn't the culprit. If there are fewer students in the school, in total, the principal is TOLD to make cuts. The principal is at the mercy of CPS headquarters.
The 'slash and burn' that is going on in many inner public schools is astounding and more than a bit concerning. As I continue to watch the plight of big city schools I foresee a time when traditional neighborhood schools will largely become extinct. Oh, they may EXIST but, for all practical purposes they will be constrained by so many factors that the product they can and must deliver will be truly compromised.
What a shame!!
Dick
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