The Arts Fairfax County Public Schools

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The Arts Fairfax County Public Schools

• Dr. Roger Tomhave
• Fine Arts Coordinator
• Roger.Tomhave_at_fcps.edu

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PhilosophyEvery child in every school will
receive a well-rounded education that includes a
comprehensive, sequential, and high quality
program of the fine arts taught by certified fine
arts specialists.
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ABUNDANCE
As houses have grown, family size has gotten
smaller.
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ABUNDANCE
When our houses wont fit our stuff.
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ABUNDANCE
We have more cars in the US than we have
licensed drivers.
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ABUNDANCE
The US spends more annually on trash bags than 90
other countries spend on everything.
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Michael Graves Designs for Target
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When you look at your old machine and admit to a
profound sense of indifference.
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ASIA
Outsourcing
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AUTOMATION
Two humans in losing battles against the machine
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Left-brain Skills are Necessary but No Longer
Sufficient

• Can someone overseas do it cheaper?
• Can a computer do it faster?
• Am I meeting a need of the new age of abundance?

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THE MFA IS THE NEW MBA
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Creative Economy

• Tomorrows workforce and especially its
  leaders will need broad abilities beyond
  technical skills. There will be a demand for
  people who are creative, analytical, disciplined,
  and self-confident people who can solve
  problems, communicate ideas, and be sensitive to
  the world around them.
• Joyce Hergenham, General Electric

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SAT Scores
Verbal
Math
540 530 520 510 500 490 480 470 460 450 440 430
494
473
Without Arts
With 4 Years of Arts
Without Arts
With 4 Years of Arts
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SAT Scores
Verbal
Math
540 530 520 510 500 490 480 470 460 450 440 430
537
537
494
473
Without Arts
With 4 Years of Arts
Without Arts
With 4 Years of Arts
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Arts are Basic Education

• Elementary Level
• K- 6 General Music
• K-6 Visual Art
• 4-6 String Orchestra
• 5-6 Band
• 5-6 Chorus

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Field Trips are Co-Curricular

• Elementary Level
• 4th grade to the National Symphony
• 5th grade to the International Childrens
  Festival at Wolftrap
• 6th grade to the National Gallery of Art
• 7th grade to the Kennedy Center Theatre Lab

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Arts in the Middle Years

• Band
• Chorus
• Orchestra
• Theatre Arts
• Visual Arts

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The Measure of Success

• Band - Sudler Flag and Sudler Cup
• Band, Chorus, and Orchestra - Superior Ratings at
  competitions across the nation.
• Theatre Arts Cappies National Theatre
• Visual Arts - National Scholastic Arts competition

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Leave No Child Behind

• Instruments for All
• Provides instruments for almost 6,000 students
  receiving free or reduced lunch services
• Longitudinal study of impact

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The Cappies

• May 1999 Cappies Created
• Writing Across the Curriculum
• Training Theatre Critics
• Recognition for High School Theatre
• October 1999 First Cappies Show
• 13 FCPS Schools and Bishop Ireton
• October 2008
• 60 Schools, National Capital Area
• 17 Regional Sites, US and Canada

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THE CAPPIES
Ottawa
Edmonton
Philadelphia
Baltimore
North Jersey
Cincinnati
Kansas City
St. Louis
Central Valley
National Capital Area
Orange County
Springfield
Dallas/Ft. Worth
East Coast Florida
El Paso
Central Florida
2008
South Florida
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Curriculum

• Programs of Studies based on Virginia Standards
  of Learning in the Arts.
• Programs of Studies based on the National
  Standards for Education in the Arts.

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Superior skills are needed in the global
context. They come through arts education.
Dan Lacy, Ashland Inc.
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Fairfax County Public School A Magnet School
System for the Arts
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Community Input Guidelines

• Concerns about individual teachers (schools) are
  to be directed to school-based administration
• There are no wrong recommendations or suggestions
• Be as concise as possible
• Be considerate of other peoples thoughts
• Wait to be recognized
• All suggestions recorded