Proposed MISD Orchestra Program

Mansfield ISD Trustees will hear a proposal to launch an orchestra program at their regular meeting Tuesday, November 17, 2009. The program would launch in the fifth grade by the following schedule:

2010-2011: A fifth grade pre-orchestra rotation is added

2011-2012: A sixth grade beginning orchestra is formed at each intermediate school

2012-2013: Middle school orchestras are established

2014-2015: High school orchestras are introduced at each high school

2017-2018: Fifth - Twelfth grade orchestra classes and programs are in full implementation

Initially, this program would require the district to hire three string teachers for the 2010-2011 school year. By the 2014-2015 school year, approximately 12 additional string teachers will need to be hired to staff the programs. In some cases, string teachers will be used as itinerate teachers, which means they are shared between different campuses. Other initial costs being considered are the costs of any instruments and instrument storage.

Please let us know your opinion on the proposed orchestra program in the comments below.

(Photo: November 5-6, 2009, the Arlington Symphony performed for the Mansfield ISD fourth grade students.)