Tammy, age 39, teaches 6th–8th grade band in a small,suburban district near an urban center. She has been in the same district for all 13 years of her teaching careerand has seen her teaching assignments change over time.When she began teaching, she was one of three band teachers in the district and traveled between two middle school buildings. Now, she is one of two teachers and travels to four elementary schools and one middle school. Tammy attended college and completed her student teaching internship at a district nearby. Around 25% of district students were eligible for free/reduced price lunch, and the median household income in the community was around $50,000.