The Arts Fairfax County Public Schools

1. The Arts Fairfax County Public Schools Dr. Roger Tomhave Fine Arts Coordinator Roger.Tomhave@fcps.edu

2. PhilosophyEvery child in every school will receive a well-rounded education that includes a comprehensive, sequential, and high quality program of the fine arts taught by certified fine arts specialists.

3. ABUNDANCE As houses have grown, family size has gotten smaller.

4. ABUNDANCE When our houses won’t fit our stuff.

5. ABUNDANCE We have more cars in the US than we have licensed drivers.

6. ABUNDANCE The US spends more annually on trash bags than 90 other countries spend on everything.

7. Michael Graves Designs for Target

8. “When you look at your old machine and admit to a profound sense of indifference.”

10. ASIA Outsourcing

11. AUTOMATION Two humans in losing battles against the machine

12. Left-brain Skills are Necessary but No Longer Sufficient • Can someone overseas do it cheaper? • Can a computer do it faster? • Am I meeting a need of the new age of abundance?

13. THE MFA IS THE NEW MBA

14. Creative Economy “Tomorrow’s workforce – and especially its leaders – will need broad abilities beyond technical skills. There will be a demand for people who are creative, analytical, disciplined, and self-confident – people who can solve problems, communicate ideas, and be sensitive to the world around them.” Joyce Hergenham, General Electric

15. SAT Scores Verbal Math 540 530 520 510 500 490 480 470 460 450 440 430 494 473 Without Arts With 4+ Years of Arts Without Arts With 4+ Years of Arts

16. SAT Scores Verbal Math 540 530 520 510 500 490 480 470 460 450 440 430 537 537 494 473 Without Arts With 4+ Years of Arts Without Arts With 4+ Years of Arts

17. Arts are Basic Education Elementary Level • K- 6 General Music • K-6 Visual Art • 4-6 String Orchestra • 5-6 Band • 5-6 Chorus

18. Field Trips are Co-Curricular Elementary Level • 4th grade to the National Symphony • 5th grade to the International Children’s Festival at Wolftrap • 6th grade to the National Gallery of Art • 7th grade to the Kennedy Center Theatre Lab

19. Arts in the Middle Years • Band • Chorus • Orchestra • Theatre Arts • Visual Arts

20. The Measure of Success • Band - Sudler Flag and Sudler Cup • Band, Chorus, and Orchestra - Superior Ratings at competitions across the nation. • Theatre Arts – Cappies National Theatre • Visual Arts - National Scholastic Arts competition

21. Leave No Child Behind Instruments for All • Provides instruments for almost 6,000 students receiving free or reduced lunch services • Longitudinal study of impact

22. The Cappies • May 1999 Cappies Created • Writing Across the Curriculum • Training Theatre Critics • Recognition for High School Theatre • October 1999 First Cappies Show • 13 FCPS Schools and Bishop Ireton • October 2008 • 60 Schools, National Capital Area • 17 Regional Sites, US and Canada

23. THE CAPPIES Ottawa Edmonton Philadelphia Baltimore North Jersey Cincinnati Kansas City St. Louis Central Valley National Capital Area Orange County Springfield Dallas/Ft. Worth East Coast Florida El Paso Central Florida 2008 South Florida

24. Curriculum • Programs of Studies based on Virginia Standards of Learning in the Arts. • Programs of Studies based on the National Standards for Education in the Arts.

25. “Superior skills are needed in the global context. They come through arts education.” Dan Lacy, Ashland Inc.

26. Fairfax County Public School A Magnet School System for the Arts

27. Community Input Guidelines • Concerns about individual teachers (schools) are to be directed to school-based administration • There are no wrong recommendations or suggestions • Be as concise as possible • Be considerate of other people’s thoughts • Wait to be recognized • All suggestions recorded