The State of the Arts - PowerPoint Presentation

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The State of the Arts

Galveston Independent School District 2010-2011Slide2

Ball High School Fine Arts Numbers 1028

Band 82

67 winds and percussion

15 Color

G

uard

Art 628 (177 in Ceramics classes)

Choir 50

Dance 154 (includes Color

G

uard and Ballet

Folklorico

)

Theatre 164Slide3

Austin Middle SchoolFine Arts Numbers 665 (+54)

Band

170

Art

240

Choir

0 (eliminated by principal)

Dance

54 (PE credit – no TEKS until 9-12)

Theatre

255

Austin is on an A/B schedule allowing for eight class periods during a week. Slide4

Central Middle School (7/8)Fine Arts Numbers 283

Band 35

Art

127

Choir

37

Piano Class 39

Theatre 45

Central dropped from eight to seven courses per day and has double-blocked math and required AVID of many students. There is virtually no space for many of them in the Fine Arts electives (one of which is required by TEA.)Slide5

AIMFine Arts Numbers 31

AIM shares an Art teacher with Central Middle School. There are 31 AIM students enrolled in Art.Slide6

Galveston Early College HSFine Arts Numbers 406

Band

100

Art

100

Choir

54

Theatre 152Slide7

Weis Middle School (5/6)Fine Arts Numbers 253

Band

34

Art

79

General Music 66

Theatre 74Slide8

Crenshaw School (pK-9)Fine Arts Numbers 271

Band

53 Band and Choir (5-9)

Art

40 (5-9)

Theatre 16 (Done as a service by the ELA teacher)

Elementary Art 81

Elementary Music 81

n

.

b

. all elementary students take Art and MusicSlide9

Elementary Schools(pk-4)Fine Arts Numbers 3764

Morgan (once every 7 school days)

Art 602

Music 602

Oppe

(once every 7 school days)

Art 665

Music 665

Parker (

o

nce every 6 school days)

Art 615

Music 615

n

.

b

. All elementary students take Art and Music.Slide10

Early Childhood UniversityFine Arts Numbers 1296

Music 432

Art 432

Theatre 432

n

.b

. All students take Art, Music and Theatre classes – Once every two weeks.Slide11

TotalsFine Arts by Discipline 8047

Art 3640

Music 3115

Band (454)

Choir (161)

General Music (2500)

Dance 154

Theatre 1138

GRAND TOTAL of Student’s in classes

8047Slide12

Instruments not replaced by insurance (thus far)$500k total loss – $88k replaced

Meinl

Weston 25 4/4

BBb

Tuba Model: TU 25 BB 1

¾ Tubas Yamaha YBB 105 series 3

Short Reach Fox Bassoon CVX

bocal

Fox 51 1

Bb Trumpets Yamaha YTR461h 25

Tenor Trombone Bach TB2000 7

Bb Clarinets Yamaha YC5g 11

Bb Bass Clarinet Yamaha

YCL 221 1

Eb

Alto Sax Yamaha YAS 475 7

Bb Tenor Sa Yamaha YTS 475 3

White Baby Grand replace with DU1A or DU1E3

Diskclavier

1

Mahogany Grand Piano replace with DU1A or DU1E3

Disklavier

1

Upright Piano replace with Yamaha Clavinova CVP501 or CLP 320 1Roland FP4 Digital Piano 1

Remember that we were planning to replace many instruments even before IKE.

Many are at the end of their useful service.Slide13

Wenger Soundproof Booth (can switch for a tuner and

metronome?)see

below

Handbells

5 octave

Schulmerich

tables cushions cases

Peterson Strobe Center 5000-II

Tuner

about

5000

Item Number: 210015 | Model: 403475

and 2 metronomes:

Digitmet

III Indoor-Outdoor Metronome DC9060 / $895.00 in place of the Wenger Sound Booth

Strings

Viola 15” Lisle Model 212 1

Violins Lisle Model 112

o/f

4/4 9

Cellos Lisle model 30 ¾ size 2

All would need cases and bows – academy graphite bows are acceptable

 Upright Piano replace with Yamaha Clavinova CVP501

1

Bass Drum CB

perc

153650

1

Gathering Drum Remo Lynn

Kleiner

LK 5840-1G

1

Tambourines Rhythm Band (RBI) SA100 3

Percussion set Lyons Rhythm Kit EL 4681 1

Recorders with cases Yamaha YRS 24B (Baroque fingering) 150

Electric Piano Yamaha PSR 310 – replace with PSR E223 with kit

2

Upright Pianos replace with Yamaha

Clavinovas

CVP501

2

Bongos Rhythm Band RBI 303

7

Cymbals Rhythm Band RBI 732 6

Keyboards RBI 2155 (bell sets) 4

Tambourines RBI 54100 3

Large Cow Bells LP ES 3 Salsa Bongo Cowbell 4

Hand Drums Rhythm Band 12” 2Slide14

General ConcernsNumber of teachers per student in programs

We could make better use of the teachers if all were used as teams like the Band Directors. It has been very successful, bringing us up from 19 students registered in the Ball High Band to 82. (With one Senior and expecting a minimum of 25 next year in the Freshman Class we should arrive at 100+ on the field – in three years.

Choir is in serious disrepair – consolidating and using the directors across the district is a very good idea (we could have done so this year – and would be able to for the second semester).

All of our elementary programs have at least six days between sessions. It is very difficult to teach a child every 6, 7 or 10 school days.Slide15

Art Concernnumber of students in class

CEDFA recommends 20 students per class in art. Currently we have many sections at Ball with 30 or even some with more (33 is the highest). The high number of students makes it extremely difficult to also serve Special Ed students who truly need hand-on-hand help if their art is to be meaningful. This is true both at Ball and at Austin.

Art is the strongest of our disciplines – it draws students who are interested in working individually. Our ceramics program is exceptional, but overcrowded.

Oppe

is the only site without a kiln at this point.Slide16

Band Concerns

Continued ability to deliver Band across the district by using directors in a flexible way. Principals and HR both have some reluctance to do this – it is a lot more paperwork, but it is working.

Number of students at Weis and Central – reduced by the 7 period day, double blocking of math and requiring students to take AVID.

The possibility of adding Strings/Mariachi as a full fledged class rather than as a ancillary to band.Slide17

Choral Concerns

Difficulties in creating a program when counselors and principals do not seem to understand the difference between choir and general music. The choir director alone should choose the students for the UIL choir which should meet every day if at all possible as a single class.

Lack of connections between the buildings is a great concern.

Sharing of directors and team teaching could truly help here.Slide18

Drama Concerns

Number of students wishing to take drama (many students!)Ability for drama teachers to have a UIL group within the day as a class (just as Band and Choir should).

Support for the All District Musical (extra pay?)

Appropriate lighting and spaces for all schools.

Austin never had its lighting ordered before IKE, Weis’ lighting is questionable.Slide19

Dance Aspirations

Hopefully the state will provide TEKS for Dance for grades earlier than 9-12 (currently only 9-12 can have Dance as a Fine Art). If so – providing Dance across the district would be something I would be very interested in doing. We have two certified Dance instructors: Ms. Alice Cain and Ms. Lindsay Griffin. Both have expressed an interest in developing a dance program across the district both horizontally (at all Middle Schools) and vertically from Elementary through Ball High. If we were to share Middle School Drama Teachers, we might be able to cover this.Slide20

Some Positive thoughts:Fine Arts for the Future

Use all disciplines across the district as the Band Directors are used.

Have a Department for Each Discipline this way with its own head. Art, Band, Choir, Dance, Drama

Place the Fine Arts directly under the Director of Fine Arts as if it were an Academy across the district. Allow the Director of Fine Arts to place teachers as needed and not put the fate of programs across the district in the hands of individual principals who may not be able to see other possibilities (using one person in two locations rather than cutting a program).

Continue the public relations we have begun and the work with other groups – UTMB/ Galveston County Museum/ GIAA/ Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo etc.