Many gains have been made in the movement to stabilize RBHS's music department staffing with 3 full-time teachers, aka FTE. Listed below are some gains as well as areas to drive improvement.

Gains

Staffing has stabilized. The third music teacher is now a full-time employee, with two additional non-music classes. The District is still only making 2.6 FTE available for music classes.
The District has provided and committed to a staffing formula (X# of enrollees per full-time teachers) has been provided. The long-time policy had stated that each class needed to have 40 enrolled students. There was no clarity as to what this was based on. Now the District is basing FTE on a total # of music enrollment / 30.
Improved visibility of our music students' needs and awareness of what these students to in support of the school and student life.
AP Music Theory will be offered in the curriculum every year, vs. every other year.
Improved collaboration between many members of the Administration and the music parent boosters organization.
Local elections, held in April 2025, ushered in new board members who appear to be more receptive to community input and less likely to be a rubber stamp. 

https://www.rblandmark.com/2025/04/01/gasca-caputo-williams-prevail-in-d208/

Work That Still Needs to Be Done

Music education, along with other fine arts tracks, needs to be treated as a sequential program with a consistent staffing plan. Students would benefit from a little more flexibility from the District on satisfying state mandated requirements (like Health, US Government, etc.) to be able pursue their areas of interest. The District has shown great flexibility in supporting vocational students, seeking dual credit at Triton College. 

Here's hoping they extend this flexibility to students pursuing a fine arts track!