Advocate for the Replacement Hire for a Full-Time Elementary Band Instructor
Through Mr. Tribble’s and Mrs. West’s leadership (our middle and high school director), they have built a tremendous band program here at Greensburg-Salem. The leadership of our choir teachers can be seen in our outstanding musicals. Our district received from the National Association of Music Merchants the “2019 Best Communities for Music Education” award. Franklin Regional won this award this year, too. We are among only 623 school districts across the United States to receive this award. This is an incredibly important statement about the excellence of our student musicians, the dedication of our faculty, and the support of the community. This national award is quite an honor when you take in account our small school size, small number of music staff compared to other school districts (even when we compare ourselves against other school districts right here in SWPA), and limited school funds.
We are here to advocate for the future of the band program overall, a stronger music program.
Our school district has been facing financial concerns due to the decline of population and the tax base, and the state not funding local districts sufficiently. School budgets are difficult to balance. Based on a meeting with administration, there are competing needs for the funds that are available.
Our school administrators and school board have tough decisions to make in order to provide strong academics within a balanced budget. Because band and music truly make great impact on our children academically, cognitively and socially, we ask that you advocate that our administration and school board make hiring a full-time replacement elementary band staff position a priority as Mr. Tribble retires.
To remain a competitive school district among Westmoreland County and among SWPA, we must actively advocate for a strong band music program. Unfortunately, our band program is already short-staffed. We are among one of the very few in SWPA that has only 1 elementary band teacher and 1 teacher to instruct both middle and high school. It is imperative that the district looks to hire such a skilled and charismatic teacher as Mr. Tribble. His expertise and leadership as well as his warmth and charisma have provided our students a strong foundation in music. We ask that our school district hires a new full-time teacher that will continue to keep our band program strong well into the future.
Your voice needs to be heard. To advocate for the band program, particularly, the elementary band teacher position, we ask of you 3 things:
1. Sign the petition to keep the elementary band teacher position.
2. School Superintendent Dr. Peiffer encouraged us to advocate to the school board our support for the position. The date of the Regular School Board meeting has changed to Tuesday, May 14th at 7 pm. The meeting will be in Room 003 at the Middle School (downstairs near the cafeteria).
3. Contact Eric Nelson, our state legislator, to advocate for better local funding of schools.
Thank you for helping us to keep our band program not only viable but strong for our future generations of students.
Updates
May 15, 2019
We hit one thousand signatures today. It has been a long and draining road to pull this much attention toward our music program, but seeing this number confirms that our community will not stay quiet while these positions are at risk.
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 14, 2019
May 13, 2019
The exhaustion is setting in but we cannot afford to lose our momentum now. Getting to one thousand signatures is the threshold we need to force the administration to actually look at our demands. Please help us push through this wall before the board meets.
Reached 100 supporters
May 5, 2019
May 3, 2019
The path forward is exhausting and the opposition is not going to make this easy for us. We are approaching a triple digit count and I need you to pass this link to whoever is left who still cares about the music program.
272 Comments
As a former band mom I know the importance of having music in our kids lives. My child had another " family" which was important throughout her life. Her love for musical instruments began in elementary school and is still with her.
As a former elementary music teacher and band director, this breaks my heart. I saw how music and being able to join the band changed children's’ lives and gave them focus, purpose, and something to be proud of. I really hope they reconsider their decision.
Multiple studies have shown the importance of music education on student’s ability to learn. If you want to improve the educational outcomes of the GSSD students, having a full time music teacher for each school is critical.
My son is in the band, and he's excelling in a lot of other aspects of his schooling. Having band, helps him to know how to focus on a task, and he really loves playing. It would be a huge detriment to him, and all of the band members if there wasn't a replacement music teacher.
My son Gage Redinger is only a sophomore. He went all the way to All-State Band this year. Without his start with the elementary band program he would not have found his passion for music. Or at the very least would have found it much later and not be where he is today.
Since I graduated in 1977, I've seen the band program go down hill and I think it's a shame. I believe a music program is even more important than sports. Any one can participate in music but not everyone can participate in sports. Music can also be used all your life but sports cannot. And no one gets hurt in music programs. It's time more emphasis was placed on music programs than on sports.
I graduated from Greensburg-Salem in 1983. Students depend on band for scholarships. Shouldn’t remove maybe the only way they can afford college.
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Advocate for the Replacement Hire for a Full-Time Elementary Band Instructor
Through Mr. Tribble’s and Mrs. West’s leadership (our middle and high school director), they have built a tremendous band program here at Greensburg-Salem. The leadership of our choir teachers can be seen in our outstanding musicals. Our district received from the National Association of Music Merchants the “2019 Best Communities for Music Education” award. Franklin Regional won this award this year, too. We are among only 623 school districts across the United States to receive this award. This is an incredibly important statement about the excellence of our student musicians, the dedication of our faculty, and the support of the community. This national award is quite an honor when you take in account our small school size, small number of music staff compared to other school districts (even when we compare ourselves against other school districts right here in SWPA), and limited school funds.
We are here to advocate for the future of the band program overall, a stronger music program.
Our school district has been facing financial concerns due to the decline of population and the tax base, and the state not funding local districts sufficiently. School budgets are difficult to balance. Based on a meeting with administration, there are competing needs for the funds that are available.
Our school administrators and school board have tough decisions to make in order to provide strong academics within a balanced budget. Because band and music truly make great impact on our children academically, cognitively and socially, we ask that you advocate that our administration and school board make hiring a full-time replacement elementary band staff position a priority as Mr. Tribble retires.
To remain a competitive school district among Westmoreland County and among SWPA, we must actively advocate for a strong band music program. Unfortunately, our band program is already short-staffed. We are among one of the very few in SWPA that has only 1 elementary band teacher and 1 teacher to instruct both middle and high school. It is imperative that the district looks to hire such a skilled and charismatic teacher as Mr. Tribble. His expertise and leadership as well as his warmth and charisma have provided our students a strong foundation in music. We ask that our school district hires a new full-time teacher that will continue to keep our band program strong well into the future.
Your voice needs to be heard. To advocate for the band program, particularly, the elementary band teacher position, we ask of you 3 things:
1. Sign the petition to keep the elementary band teacher position.
2. School Superintendent Dr. Peiffer encouraged us to advocate to the school board our support for the position. The date of the Regular School Board meeting has changed to Tuesday, May 14th at 7 pm. The meeting will be in Room 003 at the Middle School (downstairs near the cafeteria).
3. Contact Eric Nelson, our state legislator, to advocate for better local funding of schools.
Thank you for helping us to keep our band program not only viable but strong for our future generations of students.
Updates
May 15, 2019
We hit one thousand signatures today. It has been a long and draining road to pull this much attention toward our music program, but seeing this number confirms that our community will not stay quiet while these positions are at risk.
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 14, 2019
May 13, 2019
The exhaustion is setting in but we cannot afford to lose our momentum now. Getting to one thousand signatures is the threshold we need to force the administration to actually look at our demands. Please help us push through this wall before the board meets.
Reached 100 supporters
May 5, 2019
May 3, 2019
The path forward is exhausting and the opposition is not going to make this easy for us. We are approaching a triple digit count and I need you to pass this link to whoever is left who still cares about the music program.
272 Comments
Music has made me who I am today. Without the help of mrs. west I wouldn’t be the person I am today, I wouldn’t have met the people I have and I wouldn’t have had such incredible opportunities throughout my high school career
As a former band mom I know the importance of having music in our kids lives. My child had another " family" which was important throughout her life. Her love for musical instruments began in elementary school and is still with her.
As a former elementary music teacher and band director, this breaks my heart. I saw how music and being able to join the band changed children's’ lives and gave them focus, purpose, and something to be proud of. I really hope they reconsider their decision.
Multiple studies have shown the importance of music education on student’s ability to learn. If you want to improve the educational outcomes of the GSSD students, having a full time music teacher for each school is critical.
My son is in the band, and he's excelling in a lot of other aspects of his schooling. Having band, helps him to know how to focus on a task, and he really loves playing. It would be a huge detriment to him, and all of the band members if there wasn't a replacement music teacher.
My son Gage Redinger is only a sophomore. He went all the way to All-State Band this year. Without his start with the elementary band program he would not have found his passion for music. Or at the very least would have found it much later and not be where he is today.
Since I graduated in 1977, I've seen the band program go down hill and I think it's a shame. I believe a music program is even more important than sports. Any one can participate in music but not everyone can participate in sports. Music can also be used all your life but sports cannot. And no one gets hurt in music programs. It's time more emphasis was placed on music programs than on sports.
I graduated from Greensburg-Salem in 1983. Students depend on band for scholarships. Shouldn’t remove maybe the only way they can afford college.
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Music has made me who I am today. Without the help of mrs. west I wouldn’t be the person I am today, I wouldn’t have met the people I have and I wouldn’t have had such incredible opportunities throughout my high school career