Magnet School for the Performing and Creative Arts

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Magnet School for the Performing and Creative Arts

• Appreciating and Developing Diverse Talents
• Freeport School District
• Freeport, Illinois

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Freeport School District

• Our Mission
• In partnership with students, family and
  community,
• we educate every student for the challenges of
  today and the opportunities of tomorrow
• through the continuous pursuit of excellence.

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Freeport School District

• Student Performance
• Every student is engaged in his or her learning,
  meeting or exceeding District and State standards
  and contributing positively to the community.

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Freeport School District

• Equity Vision
• Every person is treated fairly, promoting
• dignity and mutual respect. The diverse
• talents of all staff and students are fully
• appreciated and developed.

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Successful Examples Andrew Cooke Magnet
Elementary

• Waukegan, IL
• Demographics
• 22 Black
• 40 Hispanic
• 25 Caucasian
• 7 Multiracial
• 4 Asian
• 31 Free and Reduced Lunch
• K-5 Building

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Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary

• Math
• Over 90 of Black, White and Hispanic students
  met math ILS in 2008
• Reading
• African Americans 90 met/exceeded ILS
• Caucasians 90
• Hispanic 80

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Successful Examples

• Roosevelt Magnet School for the Fine Arts
• Peoria, IL

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Roosevelt Magnet School for the Fine Arts

• Demographics
• 89 African American
• 7 Caucasian
• 4 Hispanic
• 90 Low Income
• K-8 building

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Roosevelt Magnet School for the Fine Arts

• 75 of students grades 3-8 met reading standards
• 83 of students grades 3-8 met math standards

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Roosevelt Magnet School for the Fine Arts

• OVERALL PERFORMANCE - ALL STATE TESTS
• Students scored ten percentage points higher than
  district average
• 93 of Students Met/Exceeded in Reading-3
• 98 of Students Met/Exceeded in Math-3
• No Gap in African American Achievement

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Build on Freeport School District Traditions

• Grammy Award Winning Music Program
• Choral and Instrumental
• Speech Team of State Prominence
• Elementary Speech Program
• Yearly Musical and Non-musical Plays

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Build on Freeport School District Traditions

• Twenty Nine Years of Showtime
• World Arts Festival
• Multi-cultural event displaying diverse talents
• Freeport High School Jazz Band

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Build on Traditions Revived Debate Program at
FHS
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What will it cost?

• Same per student as other elementary schools
• In addition
• Ongoing Cost per year
• Staff Development 5,000 per year
• Arts Leader/Coach 40,000 (full time)
  
• Total Cost 45,000 Ongoing
  cost

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What will students learn?

• students will learn the same curriculum
• Same Skills and Knowledge as elementary students
• focus on the fine and performing arts
• music
• choral
• instrumental
• art
• dance
• speech
• drama

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What will students learn?

• In an arts-based school, students
• Develop self-reliance
• Learn Basic Skills
• Extend critical-thinking skills
• Amplify their arts
• knowledge and talents

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What will students learn?

• Weekly Instruction in
• Dance
• creative movement, modern, improvisation
• General music classes and
• vocal and instrumental classes
• Drama Class
• basic acting skills, improvisation, vocal
  production.

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What will students learn?

• Visual Arts
• art program which develops skills required to
  learn and apply the elements and principles of
  art, as well as
• the history of art

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How will students learn?

• Students will learn through the arts
• Connections between music and math
• Read, Write, Speak and Listen using drama
• Learn the basics create works of art
• Student works of art further learning

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Possible Partnerships

• HCC Theatre and Gallery
• Freeport Art Museum
• Winneshiek Playhouse
• Stephenson County Historical Society

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There is a Place for in the Jones Farrar
School for the Performing and Creative Arts
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• No Auditions Required

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International Baccalaureate magnet school concept.

• International Baccalaureate Magnet School Concept
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