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Sustaining an Arts Integration Program

Sustaining an Arts Integration Program. Presented by R. Scot Hockman For ArtsErie Arts in Education Learning Lab. A review. A lot to think about as WE b egin. Seymour Sarason says educators too often think zeal and passion alone will guarantee success.

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Sustaining an Arts Integration Program

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  1. Sustaining an Arts Integration Program Presented by R. Scot Hockman For ArtsErie Arts in Education Learning Lab

  2. A review

  3. A lot to think about as WE begin • 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.”

  4. Reality Check • Test scores matter • What else matters? • I Pick “C”

  5. Terry Bennett suggests • Identify Strengths • Gather Research • Mission Statement • Plan of Action • Professional Development • Implementation • Maturation and Evaluation

  6. Lady’s Island Elementary School Before • Enrollment 200 • 75 free and reduced lunch • 50% of the faculty left • A school without focus

  7. After • 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

  8. Hand Middle School • 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

  9. Hand Believes that… • the fine arts are a common thread for enriching the lives of all students by promoting creativity and high standards.

  10. The Stats at the “Time” • 943 students • 49% African America • 48% White • 3% Native American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic • 50% FRL

  11. Before • A school without focus • A school out of control • Achievement below 50% on standardized tests

  12. New Attitude • 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

  13. Why Arts • It’s fun for the students • It would be a unique focus from other schools • It could raise students’ test scores

  14. After • 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!

  15. Increasing arts participation South Florence High School • Average Theatre enrollment beforeRomeo and Juliet Arts Integration was 99 students per year. • Average Theatre enrollment afterRomeo and Juliet Arts Integration was 165 students per year.

  16. More Great Schools • DorchesterCounty 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%

  17. Another Great One • 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.

  18. More Greatness • 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

  19. There’s One More • 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.

  20. The Grandmother • 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.

  21. What We Believe

  22. Stellar Accomplishments • 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.

  23. Arts Curricular Innovation Grants • 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.

  24. Summer Arts Institutes • 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.

  25. Institute Research • 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.

  26. What in your future? Dream BIG! What’s your VISION?

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