Slide1 : Why Fine Arts Education?
Slide2 :
A part of the 'Required Curriculum' on elementary, middle school and high school levels.
Students graduating from any Texas high school are required to complete one credit in the fine arts in the 'Recommended' and 'Distinguished Achievement' high school programs.
Source: Senate Bill 1: Texas Education Code
Slide3 :
The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills:
Now required of all Texas school districts
Condition of accreditation in providing instruction in all of the required curriculum
Includes the fine arts.
Source: Senate Bill 815; passed in 2003
Slide4 : Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
Four Strands of Learning in the Fine Arts Are Interdependent:
Perception
Creative Expression/Performance
Historical andamp; Cultural Heritage
Response/Evaluation
Organized by Content Area andamp; Grade Level:
Scaffolding knowledge andamp; skills
Horizontal andamp; vertical alignment of learning
Emphasizes Critical andamp; Creative Thinking
Slide5 : No Child Left Behind Act: Source: Reference HR1-534, Title IX-General Provisions,
Part A-Definitions, SEC.9101 http://www.nclb.gov/
CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
English
Reading or language arts
Mathematics
Science
Foreign languages
Civics and government
Economics
Arts
History
Geography
Slide6 : THE COLLEGE BOARD:
Source: 'Academic Preparation for College', pub. College Board
Basic Academic Subjects -- English, the arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and foreign language.'
'Acquiring the knowledge and skills provided by the Basic Academic Subjects involves careful selection of courses and sustained study before college.'
Slide7 : THE COLLEGE BOARD:
'Why?' The arts:
challenge and extend human experience.
provide means of expression that go beyond ordinary speaking and writing.
are a unique record of diverse cultures and how these cultures have developed over time.
provide distinctive ways of understanding human beings and nature.
'Preparation in the arts will be valuable to college entrants whatever their intended field of study. The actual practice of the arts can engage the imagination, foster flexible ways of thinking, develop disciplined effort, and build self-confidence.'
Slide8 : Test Data Results Compiled by The College Board (2000)
SAT averaged test scores of students engaged in high school arts courses compared to students not engaged in arts education courses:
Dance = 27 points higher
Visual arts = 39 points higher
Drama = 44 points higher
Music performance = 49 points higher
For each arts discipline, the scores significantly increased for each year the student was engaged in that course of study.
Slide9 : SAT Data Results for 2006-2007
The SAT averaged test scores of students in Texas for 2006 is 1484.
The national SAT averaged test scores of students is 1518.
The SAT averaged test scores of this year’s Texas All-State musicians is 1815. (297 points above the national average and 331 points above the Texas state average)
Slide10 : SAT Data Results for 2006-2007
The SAT averaged test scores of this year’s Katy ISD Texas All-State musicians is 1961. (This is 443 points above the national average and 447 points above the Texas state average!)
Slide11 : Fine Arts Department Program Overview
Photo Album : Photo Album by robertbryant MISSION
The mission of the Katy Independent School District Fine Arts Department is to prepare students to be successful in a diverse and ever-changing society through experiences in the fine arts, by designing and supporting the delivery of an aligned, articulated, assessed and progressive performance-based curriculum that encourages all students to reach their academic, creative, and expressive potential by fostering a life-long involvement in the arts.
Slide13 : PHILOSOPHY
The purpose of fine arts education in the Katy Independent School District is to develop a productive citizen by emphasizing the value and unique individual creativity present in the school, workplace, and private sector. This curriculum comprised of visual art, dance, music, and theatre will focus on creativity, skill, appreciation, and the awareness of fine arts. The Fine Arts Department recognizes that this philosophy is developed and achieved with parental, community, and administrative support.
Slide14 : We believe education and participation in the Fine Arts
prepares students for success by developing
opportunities to:
Communicate, both individually and collectively, key issues, concepts, and ideas embodied in the human experience by examining local, societal, and cultural environments and interpreting their meaning through performance and product.
Communicate globally through the multi-sensory expression of the arts.
Explore and appreciate the influence of the arts throughout the course of history.
Utilize effective decision-making, problem solving, and higher level thinking skills as they are engaged in creating unique individual and group products.
Slide15 : We believe education and participation in the Fine Arts prepares students for success by developing opportunities to:
Strengthen individual learning across the curriculum by
providing practical applications of reading, writing, science, and
mathematics.
Benefit others through leadership, by effectively and efficiently
communicating with those around them through encouragement
and enhancement of leadership qualities evidenced in the
classroom, performances, and exhibits.
Develop a strong, positive work ethic with a broad knowledge
base utilized in a diverse array of applications.
Maximize learning through performance and exhibition to
promote a greater sense of individual responsibility and pride,
as well as a greater awareness of varied cultural contributions to
the global community.
Slide16 : We believe education and participation in the Fine Arts prepares students for success by developing opportunities to:
Strengthen individual learning across the curriculum by
providing practical applications of reading, writing, science, and
mathematics.
Benefit others through leadership, by effectively and efficiently
communicating with those around them through encouragement
and enhancement of leadership qualities evidenced in the
classroom, performances, and exhibits.
Develop a strong, positive work ethic with a broad knowledge
base utilized in a diverse array of applications.
Maximize learning through performance and exhibition to
promote a greater sense of individual responsibility and pride,
as well as a greater awareness of varied cultural contributions to
the global community.
Slide17 : We believe education and participation in the Fine Arts prepares students for success by developing opportunities to:
Participate effectively in today’s society by fostering self-
discipline and respect for others.
Engage both the individual and community in an experience,
which produces creative and disciplined thinking, practices goal
setting to enhance productivity, and continually evaluates
individual and group progress.
Slide18 : Fine Arts Education in Katy ISD
100% of all K-5 students (over 24,000) are taught by degreed, certified music and art specialists.
Slide19 : Fine Arts Education in Katy ISD
100% of all K-5 students (over 24,000) are taught by degreed, certified music and art specialists.
Almost 60% of all 6-12 students (approx. 15,000) have chosen and are actively engaged in a fine arts elective.
Slide20 : Fine Arts Education in Katy ISD
100% of all K-5 students (over 24,000) are taught by degreed, certified music and art specialists.
Almost 60% of all 6-12 students (approx. 15,000) have chosen and are actively engaged in a fine arts elective.
The Katy ISD Fine Arts Department is comprised of approximately 260 teachers district-wide.
Slide21 : Fine Arts Education in Katy ISD
100% of all K-5 students (over 24,000) are taught by degreed, certified music and art specialists.
Almost 60% of all 6-12 students (approx. 15,000) have chosen and are actively engaged in a fine arts elective.
The Katy ISD Fine Arts Department is comprised of approximately 260 teachers district-wide.
Visual Arts students participate in the following art contests: Ft. Bend County, Harris County, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, V.A.S.E. state competition, Scholastic state competition, the local Katy ISD Spring Art Show, and many others throughout the year.
Slide22 : Fine Arts Education in Katy ISD
Approximately One hundred forty (140) students are selected each year to perform in the Katy ISD Elementary Honor Choir. (This year the choir was selected to perform for the prestigious Texas Music Educators Association at their Annual Clinic and Convention held in February.)
Slide23 : Fine Arts Education in Katy ISD
Approximately One hundred forty (140) students are selected each year to perform in the Katy ISD Elementary Honor Choir. (This year the choir was selected to perform for the prestigious Texas Music Educators Association at their Annual Clinic and Convention held in February.)
Each year opportunities are provided for fine arts students and staff to study with specialists/clinicians in a variety of settings such as music ensembles, master classes, constructive evaluation, and concert settings.
Slide24 : Fine Arts Education in Katy ISD
Approximately One hundred forty (140) students are selected each year to perform in the Katy ISD Elementary Honor Choir. (This year the choir was selected to perform for the prestigious Texas Music Educators Association at their Annual Clinic and Convention held in February.)
Each year opportunities are provided for fine arts students and staff to study with specialists/clinicians in a variety of settings such as music ensembles, master classes, constructive evaluation, and concert settings.
Music programs at the secondary level provide concerts throughout the year and participate in UIL music competitions that include large ensemble, small ensemble, and solo performance venues.
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Fine Arts Education in Katy ISD
A music private lessons program which serves over
1200 students with weekly individual music lessons
from 95+ instructors is administered and managed through the Fine Arts Department.
Slide26 :
Fine Arts Education in Katy ISD
A music private lessons program which serves over
1200 students with weekly individual music lessons
from 95+ instructors is administered and managed through the Fine Arts Department.
Dance students from all high schools present a district-wide dance concert, 'Crossroads', at the Leonard Merrell Center each year.
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Fine Arts Education in Katy ISD
A music private lessons program which serves over
1200 students with weekly individual music lessons
from 95+ instructors is administered and managed through the Fine Arts Department.
Dance students from all high schools present a district-wide dance concert, 'Crossroads', at the Leonard Merrell Center each year.
Dance teams perform at various venues including local sporting events, professional sporting events, and statewide competitions.
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Theatre students at the secondary campuses participate in numerous performances and productions throughout the year.
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Theatre students at the secondary campuses participate in numerous performances and productions throughout the year.
Many campuses produce full fine arts department musicals each year, or every other year in their campus Performing Arts Center.
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Theatre students participate in numerous performances and productions throughout the year.
Many campuses produce full fine arts department musicals each year, or every other year in their campus Performing Arts Center.
High school theatre departments participate in UIL One-Act Play competition each year.
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Theatre students participate in numerous performances and productions throughout the year.
Many campuses produce full fine arts department musicals each year, or every other year in their campus Performing Arts Center.
High school theatre departments participate in UIL One-Act Play competition each year.
Theatre students earn scholarship auditions and recognition through their participation in local Thespian Chapters.
Slide32 : Fine Arts Education in Katy ISD
Teacher recruiting is done by the Fine Arts Dept. at statewide conferences to assemble the most highly qualified teachers: TAEA – Art; TDEA – Dance; TETA – Theatre; TMEA – Music
Slide33 : Fine Arts Education in Katy ISD
Teacher recruiting is done by the Fine Arts Dept. at statewide conferences to assemble the most highly qualified teachers: TAEA – Art; TDEA – Dance; TETA – Theatre; TMEA – Music
Each year the Fine Arts Department provides over 100 Staff Development workshop/training sessions (approximately 610 hours) that are content specific and/or technology related for fine arts teachers.
Interesting Fact: : Interesting Fact: A study conducted by the Rockefeller Foundation found the following:
Music majors have the highest rate of acceptance to medical school – 66.7% !
Biochemistry majors – 59.2%
Humanities majors – 51.2%
Natural Sciences majors – 47%
The credibility of these statistics and the study lies in the fact that the study was done by medical doctors involved with medicals schools nationwide. The study not only encourages but strongly suggests that students concentrate on the arts and maintains that physicians with arts backgrounds make better doctors.
“American companies are competing in economic circumstances that are changing faster than ever before. In 1950, when I was born, the majority of people did manual work and only a minority wore suits to work and sat behind desks. The pace of technological and economic change is getting faster every day. Look at some of the casualties. In 1957, the S&P list of the top 500 corporations was first published. In 1997, 40 years later, only 74 of the original 500 were still on the list. Some experts believe that by 2020 about 75% of the S&P list will be made up of companies we don’t know today, some forms of business that haven’t been invented yet.1 : 'American companies are competing in economic circumstances that are changing faster than ever before. In 1950, when I was born, the majority of people did manual work and only a minority wore suits to work and sat behind desks. The pace of technological and economic change is getting faster every day. Look at some of the casualties. In 1957, the Sandamp;P list of the top 500 corporations was first published. In 1997, 40 years later, only 74 of the original 500 were still on the list. Some experts believe that by 2020 about 75% of the Sandamp;P list will be made up of companies we don’t know today, some forms of business that haven’t been invented yet.1
Nobody has a guaranteed seat at the top anymore. They never did, of course, but the fact is if America wants to remain competitive in the global markets of the 21st century, creativity is not a luxury. America needs a workforce that is flexible, adaptable, and highly creative; and it needs an education system that can develop these qualities in everyone. The arts teach many of the skills, aptitudes and values that are the heart of America’s “creative economy” and beyond. Arts education isn’t another problem that policymakers have to address but a solution they need to embrace.”-- Robinson, K. (2005), How Creativity, Education and the Arts Shape a Modern Economy, Education Commission of the States : Nobody has a guaranteed seat at the top anymore. They never did, of course, but the fact is if America wants to remain competitive in the global markets of the 21st century, creativity is not a luxury. America needs a workforce that is flexible, adaptable, and highly creative; and it needs an education system that can develop these qualities in everyone. The arts teach many of the skills, aptitudes and values that are the heart of America’s 'creative economy' and beyond. Arts education isn’t another problem that policymakers have to address but a solution they need to embrace.' -- Robinson, K. (2005), How Creativity, Education and the Arts Shape a Modern Economy, Education Commission of the States
Sir Ken Robinson is the senior advisor for education policy at the Getty Foundation in Los Angeles, former professor of education at Warwick University in the United Kingdom, and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. : Sir Ken Robinson is the senior advisor for education policy at the Getty Foundation in Los Angeles, former professor of education at Warwick University in the United Kingdom, and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
Slide38 : Any Questions?
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