Band cuts a concern for Prof. Collins

A budget deficit facing the Green Bay Area School District had the board putting fifth-grade band and orchestra classes on the chopping block. Prof. Kevin Collins isn’t only a music expert. He’s also a parent of a fifth-grade band student. “It’s something you see often, especially in tough economic times,” Collins told Fox 11 about the cuts. “It’s something that didn’t necessarily surprise me but it disappoints me.” Go to story and a video.

P.S. on band cuts: The school board reached a compromise by essentially cutting the program in half, from about five full-time-equivalent teaching positions to 2 ½. Read more.