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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello Jazz families, Below is an email that Vera sent to Tom Mchale, and the school board. I think it is important that they hear from the parents and not just me. Please feel free to express your opinions
to those in charge. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Rob Kerner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Band Booster President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">Vera Personal <VeraCity@DCN.Org><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, May 10, 2019 at 3:52 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"tmchale@djusd.net" <tmchale@djusd.net><br>
<b>Cc: </b>"boe@djusd.net" <boe@djusd.net>, 'John Bowes' <jbowes@djusd.net>, 'Matthew Best' <mbest@djusd.net>, 'Thomas Slabaugh' <tslabaugh@djusd.net>, ROB KERNER <rvkerner@ucdavis.edu>, 'Annika and Brian Keeley' <abkeeley98@gmail.com>, 'Kevin English' <english@dcn.org>,
'Brett Barnes' <brett.a.barnes@comcast.net>, 'Lindsay Terry' <blisterry@sbcglobal.net>, 'Vera Personal' <VeraCity@DCN.Org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>DHS Band Trips<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">May 10, 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Mr. McHale,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I learned on Tuesday, April 16 about the cancellation of the DHS Jazz Band trip to the Reno Jazz Festival from my daughter, and then received your April 18 email (attached
to my email) two days later. I learned that you announced this cancellation to the students at the end of their class on April 16. As a parent who has supported the DHS band in my volunteer efforts for two years and cares about the wellbeing of the band
programs, this development was very upsetting. The Reno trip was cancelled only 10 days before the event. The students had been practicing and were looking forward to the opportunity to perform. This trip cancellation cannot be understood without also reviewing
the circumstances surrounding the cancellation of the New Orleans trip earlier in the school year.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The New Orleans trip, which was scheduled for March of this year, was cancelled well into the school year (in December) after there had been substantial parent volunteer
work to make the arrangements and fundraising for the trip. It is important to note that parents, extended family and members of the community have donated funds to ensure that all students can go on trips, regardless of their family’s financial circumstances.
The District’s cancellation of both trips frustrates the students, the parents and all those who have contributed their volunteer time and resources for these trips.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The stated reason for the cancellation of the New Orleans trip was the inability to secure a school administrator to go with the Jazz Band. Your April 18 letter about
the Reno trip cancellation cited this same obstacle as one of the reasons for the second trip cancellation. In addition, your letter identified other reasons for the Reno trip cancellation, such as paperwork that needed to be in place for safety and legal
reasons.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I ask you and the other District officials who have a role in the trip approval process to consider what needs to change to ensure that the problems that have surfaced
with these two trips get fixed. Other DHS bands travel (the recent Disneyland trip is one example) and other DHS music groups travel. For the Jazz Band, though, the trip approval process seems broken, and the result is that this year’s Jazz Band has missed
out on opportunities <u>that will never come to them again</u>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I look forward to your response to my email.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Vera Sandronsky</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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