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Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts. BTWHSPVA School Mission. Mission : To provide intensive training in the arts and academics and to ensure students graduate ready for college and the professional work force.
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Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts
BTWHSPVA School Mission • Mission: To provide intensive training in the arts and academics and to ensure students graduate ready for college and the professional work force. • Vision: To be the premier performing, visual arts and academic high school in the United States and to serve as a model for excellence in teaching, learninnational g and professional experiences.
BTWHSPVA Core Values We value and believe: • that every student can succeed both artistically and academically • that the arts are vital to civilization • that hard work and determination open doors but do not guarantee success • that we perform and behave with diligence, respect, and integrity in everything we do • that success in life is measured in multiple ways • that BTW is part of a larger community in the Dallas ISD and the Dallas arts community
BTWHSPVA School Motto Always Reaching TowardsSuccess
Organizational Chart Principal Associate & Assistant Principals Administrative Team Support Staff Art Area Chairs/Coordinators Academic Chairs Art Area Faculty Academic Faculty
Experienced Faculty 47.8% over 20 years experience 29.1% 11-20 years experience 7.7% 6-10 years experience 13.7% 1-5 years experience .9% Beginning Teachers
Entrance Requirements • Complete the application requirements: application, proof of residency, current report card, standardized test scores An Audition/Portfolio in one of four areas: Dance, Music, Theatre, & Visual Art (75%) • Minimum Academic Scores (25%) • GPA 75% • Standardized Tests: 40% Math 40% Reading
Dallas ISD vs. Out-of-District • All students who live within the Dallas Independent School District are given the first slots in rank order if they score a qualifying minimum score of 75% or above • If any openings exist after this process, out-of-district students are accepted in rank order upon approval by the district (Approximately 20% of the students are out-of-district) • BTWHSPVA has reciprocity with other performing arts schools in the Arts Schools Network
SupportOrganizations Arts Magnet Advisory Board • Capital Campaign, Endowments • Programmatic Support • Equipment, Technology, Learning Labs with Arts Partners, Master Classes, Consultants, Mentoring Program • Learning Labs • Scholarships • Staff Development
Support Organizations PTSA (100% membership) • Raising $65,000.00/year for programmatic support and scholarships • Student Support • Faculty Support • Volunteer Support ARTS Guilds in Dance, Music, Theatre, & Visual Arts are the “Booster Clubs” for the Arts • Raising funds for the specific department • Volunteer Support
College Showcase • Annual Event showcasing seniors in each art area • Results in scholarship offers in the arts and academics of $23.5 million dollars to a graduating class of 200 students • Sponsored by a grant from the Junior League of Dallas (also provides volunteer support throughout the school year)
BTWHSPVA Ranks High in US News & World Report • Over 21,000 schools in the US reviewed • BTWHSPVA ranked 110th • In the top ½ of 1% in the nation
Arts Partnerships • AT & T Performing Arts Center • Dallas Theatre Center • Dallas Symphony Center • Dallas Museum of Art • Nasher Sculpture Center • Crow Asian Art Museum • TITAS
Where Do Our Graduates Go? • Harvard • Yale • MIT • The Juilliard School • Berkley School of Music • Boston Conservatory • New York University Tisch School of the Arts • New England Conservatory • California Institute of the Arts • All schools in Texas
What is expected of Administrators? • Strong Leadership Qualities • A Keen Understanding of Right and Left Brained Faculty and Students • Great Communicator and Facilitator with all constituent groups • Strong Work Ethic • Knowledge of giftedness in the academics and the arts (both faculty and students) • Consistent
Qualifications for FACULTY • Top educator in academics and/or the arts • Academic teachers must be able to teach artists and extremely gifted and passionate students • Arts teachers must be artist/educators who are able to support the academic rigor and reinforce higher-order thinking concepts with students