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Ah, okay, well, it would be the cap of 4 per region that would need to be adjusted, I suppose. Based on the current rules, it's not possible to have more than 16 at the area level. Probably, it would be hard to listen to more than 16 in one day, if the recordings are half-an-hour long. Maybe just more of an overall numbers balancing issue between the areas.

Over 30% of the entire state's 5A Honor Band entries come from Area B. 24 of 79 total. 👀 I'm curious if the number of state advancers continues to increase beyond the max of 4 listed in the rules (for 13-16 bands). It seems like Area B would need a couple extra spots to not be shortchanged.

Keller Central: deConstruct

Yes, the process wasn’t professional at all. I’m sure if they discussed this with the band families before the shake-up…it would’ve been taken well. Let’s hope for a future with Duncanville with lots of wins.

Hi, everybody! As a deeply involved alumnus of Duncanville, I'd like to share with you the information that has been shared to the public (both the students/parents and community) so far in both the Mini Band Camp as well as at the Community Meeting with the Superintendent last night. As was noted in the meeting notice above, Mrs. Paula Tagalos (the 2nd Director) is currently the Interim Director and all plans for the 2025 season are moving forward without any changes. No changes to Style, Design, Competition Schedule, etc. During the Superintendent meeting, there were 120+ people that attended to hear what the district had to say and voice their own opinions, thoughts, and concerns. The general tone of the attendees was concern around the lack of transparency, suddenness, fear of the unknown future, and a demand for accountability in how the district has been treating the band program. Part of the reality is that for legal reasons, any school district cannot discuss personnel decisions publicly, and so there is no way to help peoples' desire to know the full "why" of the situation. Another part of the reality is that the district cannot publicly discuss hiring decisions that have not yet been finalized, and so it is hard to help people with their fear of the future. But, while discussing the future direction of the band and listening to the values that the students and parents want to see in the future Head Director, it became evident that the community and the district were aligned in who they both expect and want the future Head Director to be; Mrs. Paula Tagalos. The Superintendent could not come out and say it directly, but he was also unable to avoid hinting in that direction. Again, nothing is changing and it is all but certain that there is no outside-hire coming in to take the Head Director position and change the band. The Drama has largely been due to the lack of transparency and poor and vague messaging about the situation that filled the students, parents, and community with fear, uncertainty, and doubt; and the Superintendent acknowledged and owned up to the districts errors in regard to the transparency and messaging.