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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because the Fine Arts budget is small so there is not a lot(or any) extra to cover electives and activities.  Go ask the Band/Art/Theatre teachers what their yearly budget is and then ask how much it cost to put together a competition worthy Marching Band or 2 Theatre productions a year, or ensure art students can experience different mediums and prepare portfolios.[/quote]

That's all good and dandy but it also excludes a lot of kids for a variety of reasons.  We pay a lot for outside music.  I wouldn't pay $400 for the marching band.  At some point enough is enough, especially when the band director just does the absolute minimum. [/quote]

So it’s okay to pay $150 for football that gets more funds in the athletic budget and in some schools heavy booster club support.  But fine arts programs that get much less budget are suppose to do what?  Short change the kids interested in those activities.  You just said you pay a lot for outside music, maybe marching band is the outside music that some kids want to participate?  Further every activity includes a blurb about if the amount is a hardship please reach out to the school.  And who said the band director is doing the absolute minimum?  Maybe at your school but at a lot of other schools this is not true.[/quote]

Exactly the point.  It shouldn't cost $400 for band if $150 is for football when the band is to support football.  You are lucky if your band director is great.  Ours isn't so we do music outside school.  For a little more I'd rather go to a professionally run orchestra.[/quote]

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