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Sweetwater Union High School District
URL: http://www.suhsd.k12.ca.us/

SDAN Contact: Russ Sperling
Title: Director of Visual and Performing Arts
Mailing Address: 670 L Street, Suite C, Chula Vista, CA
Phone: (619) 691-5848
e-mail: russ.sperling@suhsd.k12.ca.us

2008-09 Program Highlights

  • More than 17,000 students across 24 middle and high schools; over 40% of District students enrolled in a VAPA class
  • Four core disciplines specialized into Nine focused areas, including new Digital Media specialty
  • Instituted day-long Curriculum Instruction and Assessment meetings with each arts discipline, for arts advocacy and Professional Learning Community (PLC) work
  • Summer Institute, collaborating with ROP, joint student-professional stage production
  • Residential Summer Arts Camp for 150+ students, completely free (training in 7 of our 9 specialties)
  • Chula Vista City Library hosting annual Student Art Show, representing District’s record 6000+ art students
  • Creating and writing [with teachers a] new standards-based curriculum for dance and art courses, following on last year’s completed music and theater work
  • New VAPA web site highlighting information on district-wide events, and coordinating site programs
  • New VAPA Digital Media committee established, to coordinate and build skills and resources of digital media and allied efforts (e.g., yearbook) district wide
  • New video library archiving district VAPA events, available to all teachers for classroom use
  • New on-site musical instrument repair workbench and FTE
  • New Instrument Maintenance Awareness Program established to enhance good maintenance habits and educate music teachers and students on proper musical instrument care. Instrument maintenance downloads through website.
  • New Honor Band program established for High Schools and Middle Schools
  • New Costume Library to support theater productions throughout the District
  • New District-wide technology training program, including new technology purchase for each attendee
  • Multimedia Library with DVD’s, Videos and Kits. Items are provided for check out based on availability.
  • Multimedia Library with DVD’s, Videos and Kits. Items are provided for check out based on availability.
  • VAPA also houses a Music Library. Teachers are welcome to review music before checking it out.
  • New Arts Education Partnership with Timken and Mingei Museums offering free admission, free docent-guided tours, and free transportation to SUHSD students and teachers.

Strategic Plan

  • Creation of an arts strategic plan committee
  • Five-year plan for a comprehensive arts plan and funding strategies
 
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