Petition for String Music at Oyster River
We, the undersigned, respectfully request the Oyster River Cooperative School District (ORCSD) establish and financially support a string music curricula for the 2014/15 academic year to benefit children enrolled in our schools.
Integrating strings into the current music curricula is a natural evolution of the successful Oyster River Elementary Orchestra (OREO) after-school program available to Mast Way, Moharimet, and ORMS students. Inclusion in the school day ensures that string music instruction is accessible to all Oyster River students and working families who find themselves challenged to participate in extracurricular activities due to transportation cost or schedules. Treating string instruction similar to existing music instruction is consistent with the district’s core values of equity and inclusion.
We acknowledge there are significant challenges to overcome integrating strings into the existing music program. Challenges such as staffing, space availability, and intra/inter-school scheduling. We are prepared to support our teachers and administration across all schools as they work together to solve these issues to the benefit of every learner. In consideration of these issues, we respectfully suggest the following to the administration, school board, and music department:
- Add a 0.8 to full-time music teacher with string specialty to the music department dedicated to the string curricula in the 2014/15 academic year budget. This staffing level is critical to not only expand the program of study to include strings with minimal disruption alongside current wind, percussion, and choral opportunities, but to also attract experienced candidates capable of working with the current district music staff who have expertise in other instruments.
- Support and allow string music classes below minimum enrollment policies to be held as part of the school day, not just as extracurricular activities, while the program grows and develops over the initial years.
- Seed the program from the bottom up, building on OREO by initially offering elementary and middle school classes to organically grow interest for later offerings at higher grades.
Signatures
Steven Nollkamper
Durham — Signed Sunday, October 20 2013
Louise Pajak
Other — Signed Thursday, October 17 2013
Sean Ashburner
Lee — Signed Wednesday, October 16 2013
Rachel Deane
Lee — Signed Wednesday, October 16 2013
John Page
Other — Signed Wednesday, October 16 2013
Emily Urquhart
Other — Signed Wednesday, October 16 2013
Tom Merrick
Durham — Signed Wednesday, October 16 2013
Carol Whalen
Other — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Margaret Blickle
Lee — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Ryan Thomson
Lee — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Dan Deane
Lee — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Sarah Cox
Lee — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Michael Middleton
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Christina Buteau
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Maria Basterra
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Laurie Ducharme
Other — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Beth Potier
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Nate Trauntvein
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Karen Matta Oshima
Madbury — Signed Monday, October 14 2013
Andrew Kun
Durham — Signed Monday, October 14 2013
Sharon Phan
Other — Signed Monday, October 14 2013
Daniel Deusch
Other — Signed Monday, October 14 2013
Trang Triff
Durham — Signed Monday, October 14 2013
David Upham
Durham — Signed Sunday, October 13 2013
Marilyn Mars
Durham — Signed Sunday, October 13 2013
Dassie Ramsay
Durham — Signed Sunday, October 13 2013
Kelly Lee
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Ann Stone
Other — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Jane Lenharth
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Wendy Watts
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Izabella Linsky
Other — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Kathy Brunet
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Eric Loruig
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Ann Caldon
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Angus Locke
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Timothy Horrigan
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Richard Kelley
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Annmarie Harris
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Kevin O'Shea
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Cindy Imperio
Madbury — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Amy Lepore
Madbury — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Luci Gardner
Durham — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Anne Knight
Durham — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Steve Bowden
Lee — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Wendy Cassidy
Lee — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Shirley Thompson
Durham — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Allison Maranz
Lee — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Connie Fong
Durham — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Elizabeth Lennox
Other — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Katie Ellis
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Cristiano Bianchi
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Cathy Baker
Other — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Meridith Davidson
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Terri Manente
Other — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Amy Newman
Lee — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Elizabeth Egbert
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Darrell Ford
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Kim Clark
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Jane Grota
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Deb Alberts
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Dwayne Wrightsman
Lee — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Mary Malone
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Carol Prescott
Lee — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Maria Isaak
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Kim Schmidt
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Ada Wu
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
David Langley
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Nancy Langfeld
Other — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Sharon Hartford
Other — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Eric Keppeler
Lee — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Hannah Sloat
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Michael Kandle
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Jennifer Sneirson Kun
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Lettie Tzizik
Lee — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Wilfred Wollheim
Durham — Signed Wednesday, October 9 2013
Bryan Bessette
Durham — Signed Wednesday, October 9 2013
Vincent McGroary
Durham — Signed Wednesday, October 9 2013
Gardner Rulon-Miller
Durham — Signed Wednesday, October 9 2013
Allison Rothwell
Durham — Signed Wednesday, October 9 2013
Audra Keele
Other — Signed Wednesday, October 9 2013
Karin Evans
Lee — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Renee Vannata
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Gretchen Browne
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Katrin Kasper
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Ginger Johnson
Lee — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Rebecca Throop
Lee — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Justine Roberts
Lee — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Jennifer Vetter
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Louise Kandle
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Kevin Fisher
Other — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Dylan Castaldi
Durham — Signed Monday, October 7 2013
Cindy Ruszala
Other — Signed Monday, October 7 2013
Kristin Forselius
Lee — Signed Monday, October 7 2013
ChrisAnn Wiechert
Durham — Signed Monday, October 7 2013
Larry Vannata
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 17 2013
Trista Fitch
Durham — Signed Wednesday, October 16 2013
Stefanie Daly
Durham — Signed Wednesday, October 16 2013
Robert Eshbach
Durham — Signed Wednesday, October 16 2013
Sara Warner
Other — Signed Wednesday, October 16 2013
Thomas Cyrus
Other — Signed Wednesday, October 16 2013
Joanna Cyrus
Other — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Emily Spear
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Ann Taylor
Other — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Sarah Ringer
Other — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
John Clifford
Madbury — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Ann Gatten
Other — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Dorothy Braker
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Carole Todaro
Other — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Charlotte Finigan
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Tracy Jones
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Heidi Chutter
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 15 2013
Beth Hawley
Durham — Signed Monday, October 14 2013
Katie Jacques
Durham — Signed Monday, October 14 2013
Gabriela Pease
Durham — Signed Monday, October 14 2013
Molly Wade
Madbury — Signed Monday, October 14 2013
Gabriela Vergara
Lee — Signed Monday, October 14 2013
Krista Butts
Lee — Signed Monday, October 14 2013
Le Emily Xu
Lee — Signed Sunday, October 13 2013
Alvin Mars
Durham — Signed Sunday, October 13 2013
Calvin Jarvis
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Sarah Grandy
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Laraine Riccardi
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Marjorie Weston
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Dinny Waters
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Adam Gilsdorf
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Robin Mower
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Mike Lambert
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Jeff Caldon
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
William Hall
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Catherine Maranhao
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Larry Harris
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Margaret Bravar Demopoulos
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Nick Tulloh
Durham — Signed Saturday, October 12 2013
Stephanie Cottrell
Lee — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Kashann Casper
Durham — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Deb Haynes
Other — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Duane Whittier
Madbury — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Christine Watts
Durham — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Trina Ingelfinger
Durham — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Mary Hansbrough
Other — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Laurenne Ramsdell
Other — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
Kay Johnson
Other — Signed Friday, October 11 2013
David Ellis
Other — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Karen Jin
Madbury — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Alaeric Schuster
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Yamini Jha
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Cathy O'Brien
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Roberta Shea
Other — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Jichun Zhang
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Monica Chiu
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Doreen Wasiewski
Lee — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Nicoletta Gullace
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Marion Ellis
Other — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Silvana Grubb
Lee — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Elsa Upham
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Katie Fiermonti
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
John Carroll
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Toni Lanzer
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Maggie Chutter
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Trudy Brown
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Simonida Thurber
Other — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Mimi Bravar
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Melissa Gianino
Madbury — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Catherine Beller-McKenna
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Robert Pavlik
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Jenna Roberts
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Leighsa O'Shea
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Daniel Beller-McKenna
Durham — Signed Thursday, October 10 2013
Susan Williams
Other — Signed Wednesday, October 9 2013
Sarah Downey
Lee — Signed Wednesday, October 9 2013
Joan Glutting
Durham — Signed Wednesday, October 9 2013
Christine O'Connell
Other — Signed Wednesday, October 9 2013
Tara Hicks Johnson
Lee — Signed Wednesday, October 9 2013
Michael Evans
Lee — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Richard Wiechert
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Amy Sterndale
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Lori Trauntvein
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Monika Donovan
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Sarah Miner
Lee — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
David Giroux
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Debbie Jarvis
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Hannah Bessette
Durham — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Kelly Wallace
Other — Signed Tuesday, October 8 2013
Dayna Horgan
Durham — Signed Monday, October 7 2013
Maria Niswonger
Durham — Signed Monday, October 7 2013
Kelsey Gallagher
Durham — Signed Monday, October 7 2013
Sarah Kuhn
Other — Signed Monday, October 7 2013
Brian Turnbull
Durham — Signed Monday, October 7 2013
188 Signatures Total
Durham: 115 Lee: 29 Madbury: 8 Other: 36
