asn chicago conference school visits 

October 16-19, 2012

2012-2014

exemplary schools

Douglas Anderson School of the Arts

Jacksonville FL

Washington DC 

Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts

Huntington Beach, CA 

Idaho Arts Charter School 

Nampa, ID

Interlochen Arts Academy

Interlochen, MI 

Exemplary School designation is issued to individual schools in recognition of excellence in their efforts to evaluate strategically their purpose, operations, and educational programs. The design of the evaluation for Exemplary School designation is based on the short version of the Guide to Assessing Your School, a document jointly created by the Arts Schools Network and the Accrediting Commission for Community and Pre-collegiate Arts Schools (ACCPAS) as a way to assist arts school personnel with important responsibilities for planning, evaluating, and implementing effective organizational development. The Guide is an assessment tool that uses questions based on ACCPAS accreditation standards.

When a school is designated as an Exemplary School, it is not only recognized for improvement efforts, but it also gains positive exposure that helps in fundraising, advocacy, and networking. The selection process builds on the ASN partnership with ACCPAS.

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asn calendar of events and gatherings

October 16-19 2012

CONFERENCE Chicago IL
Chicago Academy of Arts, ChiArts, Columbia College

January 24-25 2013

ARTS EDUCATION SUMMIT and

BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, TX

May TBD 2013 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING 

NYU Tisch School of the Arts, New York City  

October 2013

CONFERENCE New York City NYU Tisch, NYU Steinhardt, Laguardia

October 2014

CONFERNCE Denver, CO
Denver School of the Arts, Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy 

jobs 

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Arts High School Director, Perpich Center for Arts Education, Golden Valley, MN 

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$75K and higher

Columbia College Chicago, IL

$65K

Santa Fe University of Art and Design, Santa Fe, NM

$15K

Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, FL

$5K

$2.5K

Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design, Providence, RI

Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, D.C.

Houston High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Friends, Houston, TX

$2K

CalArts, Valencia, CA

$1K

Denise Davis Cotton, Ed.D., Sarasota, FL

Interlochen Center for the Arts, MI

NYU Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY

Orange County High School of the Arts, Santa Ana, CA

executive director's message

alphonsus academy & center for the arts, chicago, il

AACA provides a rigorous education combining academic excellence, an arts-integrated curriculum and a strong Catholic foundation. Our unique approach ensures the development of the whole child in a community that believes that who our children become is just as important as what our children achieve. 

At AACA, our curriculum is designed to carefully integrate a variety of art mediums into our core content areas-math, science, reading and writing - while enhancing our parallel art classes - visual art, dance, and music.  The arts act as both a gateway to learning and a tool for deep engagement in the curriculum as a whole.  AACA attributes its recent rise in test scores to this sophisticated arts program, as well as the constant evaluation and planning of the curriculum in its entirety. 

Students benefit from an arts-integration program on many levels - intellectually, emotionally, developmentally, and spiritually.  This phenomenon is well documented among education experts.  At AACA, we engage in the arts to create and enhance learning opportunities for ALL students.  This is a cornerstone of who we are as an educational community. 

center for creative arts, chattanooga, tn

Our Vision: "Illuminating Dreams of Passion, Acceptance, Creativity and Excellence."

Our Mission: With the arts as a vehicle to reinforce learning and foster creativity, the Center for Creative Arts, in partnership with parents and community, will develop the academics and artistic abilities of our students.

Center for Creative Arts offers students, grades 6-12, an opportunity to explore their gifts and talents. Arts programs in Communications, Music, Dance, Theatre and Visual Arts, plus a well rounded Academics Program, direct students in a progressive pathway to a bright future.

To receive the greatest benefit from the Center for Creative Arts, students must be willing to take risks, to make commitments, and to give their best every day in order to profit from this educational opportunity.

This school is not an ordinary school. It is quite different from the average school in many respects, especially in the atmosphere. Students feel comfortable and confident that they are being taught what will be necessary for success artistically and academically. Excellence in every area is our goal at the Center for Creative Arts.

The Center for Creative Arts is a unique, dedicated fine arts magnet school promoting academic and artistic excellence for students grades six through twelve. CCA is in its twelfth year as a magnet school in the Hamilton County School System and serves approximately 530 students. The college preparatory academic emphasis of the school is enhanced by a commitment to the arts as a vehicle to reinforce learning and foster creativity.

Ms. Peca joined OCSA as an arts instructor in 1989 and currently serves as assistant director of the Commercial Dance Conservatory, as well as the creative director for special events and MONTAGE!, the school's premier performing group. 

As assistant director of the Commercial Dance Conservatory, Ms. Peca works alongside Director Jim Kolb to oversee the curriculum and instruction of more than 100 dancers each year. Addressing the needs of gifted young dancers who aspire to perform on stage, screen, television, or music video, the Commercial Dance Conservatory is the only program of its kind in the country. Ms. Peca helps to provide students with technical instruction in a variety of dance forms and styles. 

In addition to serving as an instructor for the conservatory, Ms. Peca also collaborates with Commercial Dance Conservatory staff to provide her students with unique performance opportunities and classes with esteemed guest artists/master teachers, including world-renowned choreographers Liz Imperio and Tessandra Chavez from the hit TV series "So You Think You Can Dance," Cirque du Soleil dancer Allison Ulrich, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet dancer Jon Bond, international street dance legend Shabba-Doo, and more.

As OCSA'S creative director, Ms. Peca oversees performance programming for more than 40 OCHSA Foundation events each year, including the annual Gala and Season Finale. For the school's 25th Anniversary Gala in March 2012, Ms. Peca brought together prestigious OCHSA alumni (GLEE's Matthew Morrison, Tony Award-nominated actress Susan Egan, Broadway actress Krysta Rodriguez, and more) to perform alongside more than 200 current students. Ms. Peca planned the creative aspects of this spectacular, fully staged performance, which raised more than $1,005,000 in support of the school's tuition-free, donation-dependent arts and academic programs. 

We are pleased to announce, that On Your Way winners will automatically bypass the preliminary round in the national Young Arts program adjudication and are given access to Young Arts online portal for portfolio submission. YoungArts is the signature national program that identifies, recognizes and supports America's most talented young artists in the visual, literary and performing arts. YoungArts also is the sole pathway to the U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts awards. Applicants must be between the ages of 15-18 or in high school grades 10-12. For more information, visit, www.youngarts.org.  

About On Your Way is a student talent recognition program created by Arts Schools Network designed to specifically help participating students prepare for future opportunities in the arts. On Your Way requires students to apply and audition online, creating portfolios and uploading media files of their creative work. College and conservatory admissions are increasingly requiring applications be submitted online and this program is an abbreviated version of the same process students can expect when applying to schools.

All On Your Way applicanst get their work in front of and receive written feedback from the judges, who are chosen from prestigious colleges and conservatories in classical voice, filmmaking, musical theatre, or visual arts. On Your Way judges are renowned artists and arts professionals who provide insights on technique, training, and professional life.

Winners in each category will receive a cash scholarship minimum of $500 to be used towards training in their discipline; their work will be showcased on our website and in our communications; and each winner will be featured at our annual conference either in person or via video montage. Students will also have an in-person or virtual 'meet and greet' with member college and conservatory representatives, who can assist them in their selection of post-high school studies.

Check January 2012 Winners & Judges!

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Tuesday, Oct 16 Pre-Conference, All Day Intensives

• Arts Integration (elementary & middle schools)
• Fund Development for Arts Schools
• Holistic Admissions, Everyone's Role (high schools)
• Using your SNAAP Data (high schools), Strategic National Alumni Arts Project 

Wednesday, Oct 17 Core-Conference: School Visits

Friday, Oct 19 Core-Conference member sessions, by members for members, general session  

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