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Elementary Scheduling Group Recommends Reducing Instrumental Music Time to Add Core Subject Minutes
What happened
The Elementary Scheduling Working Group recommended a pilot at Loker Elementary for 2026-2027 that would reduce instrumental music (band/orchestra) time for Grades 4-5 from 75 to 45 minutes weekly to free up time for core subjects and the new CKLA/Cominos curricula.
Why it matters to families
This is a proposed change to the elementary school daily schedule affecting instructional time allocation for all K-5 students, with direct impact on music program participants and their families.
The evidence
"The recommendation is to reduce instrumental music to 45 minutes down from 75 minutes weekly for one year."
The source
Minutes 2026-06-10See the full record for Wayland Public Schools.
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