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Fine Arts Academies on the Move!

Fine Arts Academies on the Move!. The Fine Arts Academy at GPHS & The Fine Arts Academy at Reagan Middle School combined New, exclusive school called The Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy Opens August 2013 Focused 100% on advanced academics and arts education

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Fine Arts Academies on the Move!

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  1. Fine Arts Academies on the Move! • The Fine Arts Academy at GPHS & The Fine Arts Academy at Reagan Middle School combined • New, exclusive school called The Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy • Opens August 2013 • Focused 100% on advanced academics and arts education • Includes 6th grade through 12th grade • Building formerly the GPHS 9th Grade Center

  2. Professional-Grade Facilities • Fine Arts Academy campus is one of the newest in the district - opened in 2002 • State-of-the-art performance venues • Newly renovated Chambers/Keel Theatre • Daily, private access to The Black Box Theatre • High school quality classrooms, labs & technology • 2D and 3D art studios • Exclusive library for Fine Arts Academy students • Closer to DFW performance venues & museums

  3. Future GPFAA science lab & classroom available for academy middle and high school students Promethean Boards available in many core classrooms

  4. Black Box Theatre located on the new GPFAA Campus

  5. FAA: Day to Day • 6th - 8th Grade • 8:45 AM to 3:55 PM • College Readiness Academics • Core & Arts Classes on the GPFAA campus only • 9th - 12th Grade • 7:35 AM to 2:45 PM • College Readiness Academics • Core at GPFAA • Arts classes in Chambers, Band Hall & Art Facilities

  6. GPISD Transportation • District transportation will be offered to FAA students • Must live outside a two mile radius of GPFAA • Morning and afternoon pickups & drop-offs at neighborhood stops • A 6:00 PM tutoring bus departs three times a week • Tutoring bus picks up at GPFAA and returns students to neighborhood stops

  7. GPISD Second Round Auditions • A second round of auditions will occur on Thursday, April 4, 2013 • Auditions will be at Chambers/Keel Theatre • If you have additional questions contact: Dr. Susan Gainer Executive Director of Fine Arts Susan.Gainer@gpisd.org 972-237-5320

  8. School Identity & Staff • The Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy will have its own school colors and mascot • Mascot ideas are open to student suggestion and will be finalized by the GPFAA principal • Principal selection process is underway now, we expect to announce prior to Spring Break. • Staffing will be determined by application and interview, beginning after Spring Break • Current Fine Arts Academy strand directors are invited to teach at GPFAA

  9. Competitive Future • Our GPFAA goal is to be the premiere magnet school for arts education in DFW • We have the directors, we have the talent - now we have the building! • As an official school and brand, we can easily form partnerships within GP and beyond for scholarships and fundraising • New ability to create strand booster clubs • More time dedicated to academy student instruction

  10. GPFAA by the Numbers • 20 current GPFAA students will continue with the program • 237 current RFAA students will continue with the program • 199 new applicants have been accepted in grades 6-12 for 2013-2014 • 15 of these are not currently enrolled in GPISD • Approximately 200 students will participate in the additional auditions due to increased building capacity

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