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Dear Goddard USD 265 School Administration:
I am writing to express concerns about the high enrollment at Discovery Intermediate School. As you know, I recruited over 100 5th grade students last year and the majority of these students returned this year as 6th grade students. In order to accommodate these students, we have been meeting in the mini auditorium Monday, Wednesday, and every other Friday. After meeting with my 6th grade classes for several weeks, I have determined that holding classes in the auditorium is not conducive to learning, as we remain short on space. In addition to space issues, I have many students with special needs who require additional supports for learning that are not readily available in the auditorium.
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The difference is that I have large classes and students with instruments and the larger the group, the longer the tuning process that consumes a considerable amount of instructional time. Exacerbating this problem is tuning beginning string students since they are unable to tune and trying to make instruments of inferior quality playable. I have listed some of the highlights that makes our orchestra program stand out as a superior instrumental music program.
• The strings program in Goddard has received recognition for its outstanding orchestra programs in the State of Kansas. This year, I have pushed approximately 17 students to successfully audition for and earn a spot in honor groups such as the Wichita Youth Symphony, District and All State Groups just to name a few. It is also very important to note that these select students have been assigned leadership roles in these honor groups, thus earning recognition from college and university professors.
• The Eisenhower High School Orchestra will appear at a national festival this year in Nashville, T.N. A group of highly skilled musicians who started out playing in the intermediate school orchestra programs earned this opportunity for our orchestra by earning a Gold Rating in Chicago last year.
• In 2015, Eisenhower Middle School won 1st Place Superior Rating as well as the “Best Overall Orchestra” in all categories at the Music in the Parks Festival in Kansas

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