Sustaining an Arts Integration

ProgramPresented by R. Scot Hockman

For ArtsErie Arts in Education Learning Lab

MISSION STATEMENT

ArtsErie's Arts in Education program integrates dance, music, visual arts and drama with existing elementary school curriculum. This method of teaching is intended to enhance the quality of instruction in the classroom, and student academic achievement and engagement in the learning process.

A review

Seymour Sarason says educators too often think zeal

and passion alone will guarantee success. 90% of coronary bypass grafting two years later have

not changed their lifestyle Michael Fullan says “if the thought of death does not

motivate people who are ill to change, what on earth is going to motivate teachers to change?” Deep engagement with colleagues and with mentors in

exploring, refining, and improving their practice…setting up an environment in which this not only can happen but is encouraged, rewarded, and pressed to happen.”

A lot to think about as WE begin

Test scores matter What else matters? I Pick “C”

Reality Check

Identify Strengths Gather Research Mission Statement Plan of Action Professional Development Implementation Maturation and Evaluation

Terry Bennett suggests

Enrollment 200 75 free and reduced lunch 50% of the faculty left A school without focus

Lady’s Island Elementary School Before

Smiles Artwork everywhere Arts Infusion is the guiding philosophy All students above 50th percentile on state

standardized test 4th ELA-96.2% pass rate compared with 80.5%

district rate 3rd grade math students at 90% basic or above

basic compared to 63.9% who passed in the district Increased enrollment to 320 with 61 students from

outside of attendance zone

After

Middle Schools Of The Year: Let Them

Lift Us Up: WINNER Hand Middle School/Columbia, S.C.

By Jodie Morse Monday, May 21, 2001

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,999917,00.html#ixzz2bDqwRd4O

Hand Middle School

the fine arts are a common thread for

enriching the lives of all students by promoting creativity and high standards.

Hand Believes that…

943 students 49% African America 48% White 3% Native American, Asian/Pacific

Islander, Hispanic 50% FRL

The Stats at the “Time”

A school without focus A school out of control Achievement below 50% on standardized tests

Before

Former policeman as disciplinarian Safety first Increase attendance through sense of

responsibility Faculty analysis looks to strong arts staff Arts as common ground Grant writing-The Renaissance Project Arts Teacher to lead way for arts integration Kennedy Center Creative Ticket Winner National Blue Ribbon Winner

New Attitude

It’s fun for the students It would be a unique focus from other

schools It could raise students’ test scores

Why Arts

Put safety first Became an ABC Project Advancement Site Received Arts Curricular Innovation Grants Realized an 85% increase in the test

scores of African-American students Exemplary Writing Hall of Fame National Blue Ribbon AND Time Magazine’s National School of

the YEAR!

After

South Florence High School Average Theatre enrollment before Romeo and

Juliet Arts Integration was 99 students per year.  Average Theatre enrollment after Romeo and

Juliet Arts Integration was 165 students per year.

Increasing arts participation

Program

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2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08 2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Theatre 1 66 50 69 77 53 95 85 93 90

Theatre 2 55 38 18 31 23 56 76 47 61

Theatre 3       4 14   19 12 23Theatre 4               12 5

Total 121 8887 112 90 151 180 164 179

Theatre Residency         351 320 338 496 331

Dorchester County School District Two Larry Barnfield, Arts Coordinator states that Rollings

School of the Arts students’ performance on PACT has been consistently among the top three performing middle schools in South Carolina during the school’s first ten years of existence.

96.8 percent of Rollings students passed ELA PACT and 95.2 percent of Rollings students passed Math PACT.

The school accepts students solely on their artistic interests and not on academic scores or an interview.

Recognized for closing the achievement gap from 20% to 6% 

More Great Schools

Charleston County School of the Arts-Grades 6-

12 The school has received an "Excellent" rating on the

State Report Card and the Palmetto Gold Award annually.

The 2009 SAT composite score is 1611, 118 points above the national mean composite score, placing the school sixth in the state.

There is no academic requirement to attend the school.

 

Another Great One

Howe Hall Arts Infused Magnet School in Berkeley

County has been named a 2010 National Blue Ribbon School and Kennedy Center School of Distinction for Excellence in Arts Education.

The student scores are among the highest in the state on both the assessment for academics (PASS) and on the state assessment for the arts (South Carolina Arts Assessment Program, SCAAP). 

The school earned the Palmetto Gold Award and has been recognized for Closing Achievement Gaps for the past 5 years.

It is a Kennedy Center School of Distinction Award Winner

More Greatness

South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and

Humanities Grades 11-12—In 2009, the SCGSAH placed with the third highest SAT scores in South Carolina with a mean composite score of 1785. Admission to the school is based on artistic achievement and not on academics, although, students must have a “C” average to attend the school. Every student in the class of 2008, 109 students, was collectively awarded over $14.6 million in scholarship offers and continued to post-secondary study or performance opportunity.

In 2012, The school again was third in SC SAT.

There’s One More

Mission Statement for Ashley River Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School, in partnership with families and

community, provides students with a strong academic curriculum infused with the arts.

These beliefs are:All children have worth, dignity and are unique.All children can learn and be successful through an arts infused curriculum.A safe, positive, and challenging climate is necessary for learning.All decisions must be based on what is in the best interest of all our students.Family, students, educators, and the community must be partners in the educational process.All must value the diversity of our school population.The home environment plays a critical role in a child's development.The quality of the future depends on the success of our children.

The Grandmother

What We Believe

Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary

School is a Palmetto Gold School. Attendance is based on interest. The school has a 96.4 percent attendance

rate. 83.6% of the students scored proficient or

advanced in English Language Arts with 100% passing and 51.7% scored proficient or advanced in math on PACT with 97.7% passing.

Stellar Accomplishments

The purpose of the 2013–14 Arts Curricular Innovation Grants

(ACIG) Distinguished Arts Program (DAP) and Strategic Planning/Special Project (SP/SP) is to help schools and districts develop and implement arts initiatives that support quality arts education programs that significantly improve student achievement in the arts. ACIG-funded programs must promote innovative development and implementation of appropriate curricula, instruction, and assessment based on the 2010 South Carolina Academic Standards for the Visual and Performing Arts (SCASVPA). ACIG-funded programs must also serve as the foundation to support quality arts instruction and the growth of dance, music, theatre, and visual arts programs in South Carolina schools.

Arts Curricular Innovation Grants

ACIG grants also provide quality professional development for

arts teachers and classroom teachers. Teachers and administrators from every district in the state have

attended summer professional development arts institutes since the Arts Curricular Innovation Grants have been offered, beginning with Target 2000 grants.

Approximately 300 teachers and administrators attend these institutes each year.

The South Carolina Arts Leadership for Success Academy (SCALSA) and the Arts Assessment: Student Evaluation Institute have been approved by the Program of Alternative Certification for Educators (PACE) as two of the three required courses for PACE arts teachers.

New teachers attending SCALSA have a very high retention rate. Out of the 272 teachers attending SCALSA only 11 have left the teaching profession.

Summer Arts Institutes

Research from the USC Office of Program Evaluation

supports the quality of the arts institutes funded through the Arts Curricular Innovation Grants. A five year longitudinal study reported: Observers stated the quality of standards-based arts

lessons had greatly improved after attending the Curriculum Leadership Institute in the Arts.

Observers reported after teachers attended the Arts Assessment: Student Evaluation Institute there was marked improvement in teachers assessing students’ knowledge of the South Carolina Visual and Performing Academic Standards.

Institute Research

Dream BIG!What’s your VISION?

What in your future?