Having trouble with retention. New to the district and the kids have gone through quite a few band directors. They are dogmatic regarding the way things have been done in the past and the student leadership is very opinionated regarding my teaching style (which of course is different). I have been teaching for 10 years but haven't had to deal with student leadership. I have a few kids drop for the second semester, primarily in leadership roles, because I wouldn't let them take complete control of the program. Not sure what I could have done differently, but I content to wait until the kids I'm training come up. Any advance for the student leadership concerns?