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By Gerald Ochs •
Rappahannock News Writer ;
Since the possibility of 4 x 4 block scheduling at the high school was first discussed at the February! 2002 School Board meeting, concern has been expressed by students, parents and faculty that the scheduling Schema will make it dif-! ficult to incorporate band classes into the school day, and that the implementation of the new scheduling approach would lead to the demise of RCHS band altogether.
The concern is not unique to Rappahannock County band enthusiasts—and the issue has received significant national attention since block scheduling first became popular in the early 1990’s.
The National Association for Music Education, for example, has, met and addressed the block scheduling challenge, and has pub-! lished a large set of articles on the! subject . on its website, www.menc.org.
At the July School Board meeting both a letter and a public comment (from parents Taylor and Swaim, respectively) added to the rolls of those who have expressed concern locally about the fate of the band under block scheduling.
Newly appointed Interim Superintendent Helen Williams addressed the issue in her report to the Board, and brand new RCHS Principal Roger Mello gave evidence of his attention to the matter as well.
Mrs. Williams said that band would be offered both semesters, and Mr. Mello added that he was reviewing schedule requests for band members to see if they have electives in common—if so he said, their schedules could be split between band and the elective, giving a half credit to each for each semester. “Things are wide open,” he said, “ . . . now is the time to discuss it.”
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