The State of the ArtsGalveston Independent School District 2010-2011

Ball High School Fine Arts Numbers 1028Band 82

67 winds and percussion15 Color Guard

Art 628 (177 in Ceramics classes)

Choir 50

Dance 154 (includes Color Guard and Ballet Folklorico)

Theatre 164

Austin Middle SchoolFine Arts Numbers 665 (+54)Band 170

Art 240

Choir 0 (eliminated by principal)

Dance 54 (PE credit – no TEKS until 9-12)

Theatre 255

Austin is on an A/B schedule allowing for eight class periods during a week.

Central Middle School (7/8)Fine Arts Numbers 283 Band 35

Art 127

Choir 37

Piano Class 39

Theatre 45

Central dropped from eight to seven courses per day and has double-blocked math and required AVID of many students. There is virtually no space for many of them in the Fine Arts electives (one of which is required by TEA.)

AIMFine Arts Numbers 31AIM shares an Art teacher with Central Middle

School. There are 31 AIM students enrolled in Art.

Galveston Early College HSFine Arts Numbers 406Band 100

Art 100

Choir 54

Theatre 152

Weis Middle School (5/6)Fine Arts Numbers 253Band 34

Art 79

General Music 66

Theatre 74

Crenshaw School (pK-9)Fine Arts Numbers 271Band 53 Band and Choir (5-9)

Art 40 (5-9)

Theatre 16 (Done as a service by the ELA teacher)

Elementary Art 81

Elementary Music 81

n. b. all elementary students take Art and Music

Elementary Schools(pk-4)Fine Arts Numbers 3764Morgan (once every 7 school days)

Art 602Music 602

Oppe (once every 7 school days) Art 665

Music 665

Parker (once every 6 school days) Art 615

Music 615

n. b. All elementary students take Art and Music.

Early Childhood UniversityFine Arts Numbers 1296Music 432

Art 432

Theatre 432

n.b. All students take Art, Music and Theatre classes – Once every two weeks.

TotalsFine Arts by Discipline 8047Art 3640

Music 3115 Band (454) Choir (161) General Music (2500)

Dance 154

Theatre 1138

GRAND TOTAL of Student’s in classes 8047

Instruments not replaced by insurance (thus far)$500k total loss – $88k replacedMeinl Weston 25 4/4 BBb Tuba Model: TU 25 BB

1¾ Tubas Yamaha YBB 105 series 3 Short Reach Fox Bassoon CVX bocal Fox 51 1Bb Trumpets Yamaha YTR461h 25Tenor Trombone Bach TB2000 7Bb Clarinets Yamaha YC5g

11Bb Bass Clarinet Yamaha YCL 221 1

Eb Alto Sax Yamaha YAS 475 7Bb Tenor Sa Yamaha YTS 475 3White Baby Grand replace with DU1A or DU1E3 Diskclavier

1Mahogany Grand Piano replace with DU1A or DU1E3 Disklavier

1Upright Piano replace with Yamaha Clavinova CVP501 or CLP 320 1Roland FP4 Digital Piano

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Remember that we were planning to replace many instruments even before IKE.

Many are at the end of their useful service.

Wenger Soundproof Booth (can switch for a tuner and metronome?)see belowHandbells 5 octave Schulmerich tables cushions cases Peterson Strobe Center 5000-II Tunerabout 5000Item Number: 210015 | Model: 403475 and 2 metronomes: Digitmet III Indoor-Outdoor Metronome DC9060 / $895.00 in place of the Wenger Sound Booth StringsViola 15” Lisle Model 212 1Violins Lisle Model 112 o/f 4/4 9Cellos Lisle model 30 ¾ size 2All would need cases and bows – academy graphite bows are acceptable 

Upright Piano replace with Yamaha Clavinova CVP501 1Bass Drum CB perc 153650 1Gathering Drum Remo Lynn Kleiner LK 5840-1G 1Tambourines Rhythm Band (RBI) SA100 3Percussion set Lyons Rhythm Kit EL 4681 1Recorders with cases Yamaha YRS 24B (Baroque fingering) 150Electric Piano Yamaha PSR 310 – replace with PSR E223 with kit 2Upright Pianos replace with Yamaha Clavinovas CVP501 2Bongos Rhythm Band RBI 303 7Cymbals Rhythm Band RBI 732 6Keyboards RBI 2155 (bell sets) 4Tambourines RBI 541003Large Cow Bells LP ES 3 Salsa Bongo Cowbell 4Hand Drums Rhythm Band 12” 2

General ConcernsNumber of teachers per student in programsWe could make better use of the teachers if all

were used as teams like the Band Directors. It has been very successful, bringing us up from 19 students registered in the Ball High Band to 82. (With one Senior and expecting a minimum of 25 next year in the Freshman Class we should arrive at 100+ on the field – in three years.

Choir is in serious disrepair – consolidating and using the directors across the district is a very good idea (we could have done so this year – and would be able to for the second semester).

All of our elementary programs have at least six days between sessions. It is very difficult to teach a child every 6, 7 or 10 school days.

Art Concernnumber of students in classCEDFA recommends 20 students per class in art.

Currently we have many sections at Ball with 30 or even some with more (33 is the highest). The high number of students makes it extremely difficult to also serve Special Ed students who truly need hand-on-hand help if their art is to be meaningful. This is true both at Ball and at Austin.

Art is the strongest of our disciplines – it draws students who are interested in working individually. Our ceramics program is exceptional, but overcrowded.

Oppe is the only site without a kiln at this point.

Band ConcernsContinued ability to deliver Band across the

district by using directors in a flexible way. Principals and HR both have some reluctance to do this – it is a lot more paperwork, but it is working.

Number of students at Weis and Central – reduced by the 7 period day, double blocking of math and requiring students to take AVID.

The possibility of adding Strings/Mariachi as a full fledged class rather than as a ancillary to band.

Choral ConcernsDifficulties in creating a program when

counselors and principals do not seem to understand the difference between choir and general music. The choir director alone should choose the students for the UIL choir which should meet every day if at all possible as a single class.

Lack of connections between the buildings is a great concern.

Sharing of directors and team teaching could truly help here.

Drama ConcernsNumber of students wishing to take drama

(many students!)

Ability for drama teachers to have a UIL group within the day as a class (just as Band and Choir should).

Support for the All District Musical (extra pay?)

Appropriate lighting and spaces for all schools.

Austin never had its lighting ordered before IKE, Weis’ lighting is questionable.

Dance AspirationsHopefully the state will provide TEKS for Dance

for grades earlier than 9-12 (currently only 9-12 can have Dance as a Fine Art). If so – providing Dance across the district would be something I would be very interested in doing. We have two certified Dance instructors: Ms. Alice Cain and Ms. Lindsay Griffin. Both have expressed an interest in developing a dance program across the district both horizontally (at all Middle Schools) and vertically from Elementary through Ball High. If we were to share Middle School Drama Teachers, we might be able to cover this.

Some Positive thoughts:Fine Arts for the FutureUse all disciplines across the district as the Band Directors are

used.

Have a Department for Each Discipline this way with its own head. Art, Band, Choir, Dance, Drama

Place the Fine Arts directly under the Director of Fine Arts as if it were an Academy across the district. Allow the Director of Fine Arts to place teachers as needed and not put the fate of programs across the district in the hands of individual principals who may not be able to see other possibilities (using one person in two locations rather than cutting a program).

Continue the public relations we have begun and the work with other groups – UTMB/ Galveston County Museum/ GIAA/ Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo etc.