Significantly, music and the arts are not the only programs at risk, but they are the most vulnerable. On November 11, the board was scheduled to decide if it would abandon what is known as the five of eight rule. That directive currently requires schools to maintain a minimum of five staff from eight different specialty areas for every 1,000 students. In the past those specialty areas included librarians, nurses, social workers and guidance personnel along with music and the arts teachers. Now the state wants not only to abolish the rule but also include other specialty areas such as reading specialists and English language learning professionals in the pool of specialty personnel.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 03:08:34 +0000
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