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SY 2009-2010Curriculum/Instruction/Access/

Assessment/Accountability

SY 2009-2010Curriculum/Instruction/Access/

Assessment/Accountability

CurriculumCurriculum

• Mission & Goals

• Visual Arts

• Music

• Scope & Sequence 1-5

• Course of Study Sequence

• Mission & Goals

• Visual Arts

• Music

• Scope & Sequence 1-5

• Course of Study Sequence

InstructionInstruction

• Content literacy – history, theory, past and current practice

• Skills – exploration, rudiments, acquisition, mastery

• Production – students as artists

• Content literacy – history, theory, past and current practice

• Skills – exploration, rudiments, acquisition, mastery

• Production – students as artists

• Critique/Reflection –self, peer, teacher, expert

• Redesign – developing pinball wizards

• Aesthetics – realization and meaning

• Critique/Reflection –self, peer, teacher, expert

• Redesign – developing pinball wizards

• Aesthetics – realization and meaning

StaffingStaffing

Music Visual ArtsElementary 6.5 (7) 6.5 (7)

Middle 5.6 (6) 3

High 4 4

Adjunct - parent supported:

Band – 4 Strings – 2 (eight schools)

Music Visual ArtsElementary 6.5 (7) 6.5 (7)

Middle 5.6 (6) 3

High 4 4

Adjunct - parent supported:

Band – 4 Strings – 2 (eight schools)

AccessAccess• Equity of instructional time• Course of study• Mass Core • New classes: Vocal Point, Digital

Photography and Illustration and Intro to Film Making, MS guitar, jazz band, & composition

• Memberships: MENC, NAEA, MMEA, MAEA, NESBA, SEMSBA

• Colleges & Universities• Community, Partnerships &

Beyond• Technology

• Equity of instructional time• Course of study• Mass Core • New classes: Vocal Point, Digital

Photography and Illustration and Intro to Film Making, MS guitar, jazz band, & composition

• Memberships: MENC, NAEA, MMEA, MAEA, NESBA, SEMSBA

• Colleges & Universities• Community, Partnerships &

Beyond• Technology

Guest ConductorsGuest Conductors

Artists/Organizations/InitiativesArtists/Organizations/Initiatives

CommunityCommunity

• July 4th Parade• Veteran’s Day Parade• Memorial Day Parade• Kiwanis Parade/Event• Thanksgiving Day Parade• Holocaust Remembrance

Service• Festival of Lights

• July 4th Parade• Veteran’s Day Parade• Memorial Day Parade• Kiwanis Parade/Event• Thanksgiving Day Parade• Holocaust Remembrance

Service• Festival of Lights

CommunityCommunity

• MLK Breakfast• Rotary Meetings• Arty Recognitions• Town Meetings• Plymouth Courthouse Law

Day• School concerts, exhibits,

show, football games, open houses, etc.

• MLK Breakfast• Rotary Meetings• Arty Recognitions• Town Meetings• Plymouth Courthouse Law

Day• School concerts, exhibits,

show, football games, open houses, etc.

AssessmentAssessment• Critique by Student, Peer, Teacher, Expert

• Master Classes/Symposiums/Clinics

• Public Exhibit and Performances: Central Office Exhibit, Youth Arts Month Exhibit, All Town Instrumental Festival, All Town Choral Festival, Guitar Symposium, School performances and exhibits

• Development of elementary report card grading rubric

• Competitions: NESBA, MICCA, Berklee Jazz Festival, Scholastic Art, Junior Art All-State, MMEA All District/All State, SEMSBA, and national competitions

• Critique by Student, Peer, Teacher, Expert

• Master Classes/Symposiums/Clinics

• Public Exhibit and Performances: Central Office Exhibit, Youth Arts Month Exhibit, All Town Instrumental Festival, All Town Choral Festival, Guitar Symposium, School performances and exhibits

• Development of elementary report card grading rubric

• Competitions: NESBA, MICCA, Berklee Jazz Festival, Scholastic Art, Junior Art All-State, MMEA All District/All State, SEMSBA, and national competitions

The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act

CollaborationsCollaborations• Developing internal inventory of equipment and instructional

materials• Develop internal recruitment plan between 4-12 music teachers• Elementary Instrumental Music Program• Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra – Plymouth Children’s Choir,

High School Choral Consortium, PPS Music Immersion Program• Pinehills LLC Visual Arts Scholarship• Plymouth Guild for the Arts/Plymouth Center for the Arts

• Developing internal inventory of equipment and instructional materials

• Develop internal recruitment plan between 4-12 music teachers• Elementary Instrumental Music Program• Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra – Plymouth Children’s Choir,

High School Choral Consortium, PPS Music Immersion Program• Pinehills LLC Visual Arts Scholarship• Plymouth Guild for the Arts/Plymouth Center for the Arts

AccountabilityAccountability

The Plymouth Public Schools Unified Arts Department mission is: To motivate student thought and intellectual curiosity; nurture student self-expression, cultural sensitivity, and artistic excellence; encourage and guide student collaboration and leadership for success in the 21st Century society.

The Plymouth Public Schools Unified Arts Department mission is: To motivate student thought and intellectual curiosity; nurture student self-expression, cultural sensitivity, and artistic excellence; encourage and guide student collaboration and leadership for success in the 21st Century society.

Unified Arts GoalsUnified Arts GoalsStaff members of the Plymouth Public Schools Unified Arts Department will:

• meet individual student needs (from the beginner to the artistically and musically talented student);

• provide a student forum for the development of artistic literacy, practice and refinement of artistic skills;

• include world music and art throughout history to introduce students to world cultures and our pluralistic society;

• provide a safe student environment for creative exploration, expression of ideas and aesthetic reflection;

• deliver an instructional balance of both emerging technologies and traditional techniques;

• facilitate authentic performance and exhibition experiences for all students; and• assist each student in developing and attaining sufficient competence for continued

learning in at least one art form.

Staff members of the Plymouth Public Schools Unified Arts Department will:

• meet individual student needs (from the beginner to the artistically and musically talented student);

• provide a student forum for the development of artistic literacy, practice and refinement of artistic skills;

• include world music and art throughout history to introduce students to world cultures and our pluralistic society;

• provide a safe student environment for creative exploration, expression of ideas and aesthetic reflection;

• deliver an instructional balance of both emerging technologies and traditional techniques;

• facilitate authentic performance and exhibition experiences for all students; and• assist each student in developing and attaining sufficient competence for continued

learning in at least one art form.

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Special thanks to the students, parents, teachers, conductors, artists, adjunct staff, workshop leaders, secretaries and partners that work behind the scenes and beyond the requirements to collaborate and create learning environments that inspire, engage and guide students to higher levels of academic, artistic, and social achievement and productivity.

Special thanks to the students, parents, teachers, conductors, artists, adjunct staff, workshop leaders, secretaries and partners that work behind the scenes and beyond the requirements to collaborate and create learning environments that inspire, engage and guide students to higher levels of academic, artistic, and social achievement and productivity.