Campus Middle families say schedule change ended before-school chamber orchestra

What happened

Families told the board that Campus Middle School moved its before-school music programs to after school and no longer offered chamber orchestra this school year. Parents said the audition-only ensemble had served about 50 students in prior years.

Why it matters to families

The change removes an established advanced music opportunity for Campus Middle students and may affect students whose schedules or transportation make after-school participation difficult.

The evidence

During public comment at the Nov. 9, 2026 board meeting, a parent said the school’s before-school chamber orchestra, select choir and band were moved to after school at the start of the year, and that chamber orchestra was gone this year. The parent described chamber orchestra as a weekly audition ensemble with about 50 students in prior years; another speaker said the schedule change shortened select choir practice and conflicted with another club. The speakers cited transportation equity and sleep-study recommendations as reasons they had been given for the change.

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