You are doing a great job! In your position, you can see the upcoming stress on your small staff. But the growth has not yet come to the point of being visible to the public, which is what motivates your Super. For example, your 60 piece marching band is obviously performing well, but that still looks like a small band.

Your VISIBLE program will probably outgrow your staff at least one year before you get that additional staff member. That is the way it normally happens because the admin is more responsive to public perception than to faculty stats and projections. However, you should continue your appeals to the Super.

You are in an enviable position, though you may not recognize it yet.

Here is what I mean: I know the band directors who, in years past, were in your exact position at Coppell, Frisco, Allen, Georgetown, Rockwall, etc. They are now retired (or deceased), and those programs are legendary. That is the lovely future that you can anticipate.

Hang in there and keep looking ahead.