This is a good point and illustrates what I said about things being different in Texas. Most states don't have high school bands that get that big (or bigger), it is common in Texas and parental help is essential.EuphDad wrote:... From my experience two or three band directors cannot handle 225-275 kids without booster assistance. A successful band program cannot exist without booster support and all the band directors that I've been associated with would be the first to acknowledge this point.
Still booster clubs and cause a director real problems, particularly a new director.
As the new director, I would be concerned that students can re-claim their excess funds. I would go directly to the principal and ask his opinion. Then I would email and get a written response and follow whatever course he suggests. I would save the written response in my private email (forward it), not the school email.
A friend was teaching in the Valley (a Texas term) and found the booster club was too loose with the money. He asked the principal about it and the response did not make him feel better so he went to an educational-specialist attorney who advised him to leave at the end of the year, which he did. It is a well known band program here.