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  • Dr Martin L King Middle School
  • Hayward, CA
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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I teach 5th/6th instrumental music across 6 sites in Hayward, CA. Interest in my program is still high, even though I have run out of instruments to lend. Many families I serve would not be able to afford a rental, let alone a purchase, of an instrument. Stringed instruments are built in varied sizes to accommodate smaller, younger players. While I have managed to lend out nearly all of my inventory, I still have many near-adult-sized students that need larger instruments. I particularly have many 6th-graders that are ready for full-size instruments, but they are unable to purchase their own, and for some strange reason, I have very few 3/4-size instruments for students that are not quite ready for a full-size instrument. I have many 5th-graders on 1/4- and 1/2-sized instruments that will out-grow those instrument during this year, and will need larger instruments to play on, next year.

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I teach 5th/6th instrumental music across 6 sites in Hayward, CA. Interest in my program is still high, even though I have run out of instruments to lend. Many families I serve would not be able to afford a rental, let alone a purchase, of an instrument. Stringed instruments are built in varied sizes to accommodate smaller, younger players. While I have managed to lend out nearly all of my inventory, I still have many near-adult-sized students that need larger instruments. I particularly have many 6th-graders that are ready for full-size instruments, but they are unable to purchase their own, and for some strange reason, I have very few 3/4-size instruments for students that are not quite ready for a full-size instrument. I have many 5th-graders on 1/4- and 1/2-sized instruments that will out-grow those instrument during this year, and will need larger instruments to play on, next year.

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