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Visual and Performing Arts Council (“VPAC”)

Visual and Performing Arts Council (“VPAC”). Enhancing the Randolph Experience. VPAC Mission. Our mission is to make Randolph a better place to live through visual and performing arts. VPAC Points of Interest. Background Successes Fast facts, etc… Who we represent Snapshot Enrollment

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Visual and Performing Arts Council (“VPAC”)

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  1. Visual and Performing Arts Council (“VPAC”) Enhancing the Randolph Experience

  2. VPAC Mission Our mission is to make Randolph a better place to live through visual and performing arts

  3. VPAC Points of Interest • Background • Successes • Fast facts, etc… • Who we represent • Snapshot • Enrollment • Student opportunity • Resources • Moving forward • Impact of potential future resource loss

  4. Background Data compiled by College Entrance Exam Board over a thirty year period ending in 2001 (See http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/cbsenior/yr2001/NJ.pdf)

  5. Successes • Named top 100 communities in the U.S. for music education -- 3 time winner (most recently in 2008) • 11 members of Morris County Honor Choir (2009) • Marching Rams • 1st place – NJ State Champions – Groups 1A, 3A, and 6A (2008 and 2009) • USSBA Yamaha Cup at Giants Stadium – Group 6A winner (2009) • USSBA Group 6A winner – Verona, N.J. competition • All Area • 21 band members (2008 – 2009) • 7 band members for North Jersey Junior Area Band (2008 – 2009) • All Region • 8 Choir members (2008 – 2009) • 11 band members (2008 – 2009) • 2 orchestra members (2008 – 2009) • All Region (Junior) • 9 choir members • 4 orchestra members • 6 band members • All state • 8 choir members (2008 – 2009) • 9 band members (2008 – 2009) • 1 all eastern seaboard member in choir

  6. Fast Facts • Collaboration: • Parents volunteer almost 12,000 hours per year to various VPA programs • Parents contribute money to VPA programs • 36 VPA teachers teach over 10,505 students* (an average of 292 students/teacher) • 3,802 students in music • 2,365 from grades K – 5 • Approximately 1,000 from grades 6 – 8 (estimate due to cycles) • Approximately 438 from grades 9 – 12 (25% of children enrolled at RHS based upon 1 year VPA requirement) • 3,802 students in art (see above) • 2,901 students voluntarily involved in the VPA area • $223 per year per student ((36 x 65k)/10,505) • Last year, VPA areas absorbed almost 8% ($172k) of the district-wide cut ($2.2M cut) • $172k/$2.2M (two teachers, one art and one music, totaling $114k and $58k in stipends) (21 teachers lost in total) • Over 20% of teachers must teach in more than one school • 75% of students* are voluntarily involved in VPA areas (2,901/3,871 district wide eligible students from 4th through 12th grades) *Includes “doubles”

  7. Myths vs. Facts • Myth #1: Members of band, orchestra and choir receive private lessons • Fact #1: The members receive group instruction (typically 5 – 15 children per group depending upon, e.g., level and instrument) • Myth #2: The VPA areas would do fine without group instruction • Fact #2: Group instruction is the backbone of the VPA areas and contributes a great deal to success • Myth #3: Group instruction is given too often • Fact #3: District-wide, the average child has group instruction less than once per week and makes up all work in classes missed

  8. Fast Opinions • Collaboration, which has been consistently growing, is essential to the success of the VPA area • Involvement in the VPA areas helps send our children to great institutions of higher learning • VPA area is the district-wide leader in: • All-county, area, region, state and other awards; • Interschool activities; and • Inclusivity

  9. Who we represent - ARTS • All inclusive • Randolph • Timeless • Successful

  10. Who we represent • Randolph community • All students are, at some time, involved in a VPA program such as: • Art • Music • Additionally, many students elect to participate in further VPA activities in: • Art • Band • Choir • Dance • Orchestra • Theater

  11. Snapshot -- Voluntary Enrollment

  12. Snapshot – Student Opportunity

  13. Snapshot – Student Opportunity

  14. Snapshot – Resources -- District provided resources

  15. VPA Resource Distribution 22% parent contribution – assumes lowest contribution

  16. Moving forward • Collaboration and communication • Parent financial resources are tighter • Parent time resources are about the same • More people out of work… • …but people working have less time due to stress of jobs • VPA area, through the VPAC, needs to communicate better with the BOE and others • District provided resources • Loss last year resulted in more high school students in study hall • Any further loss of district provided resources (teachers and/or stipends) puts the VPA areas, and their success, at risk • Despite tremendous collaboration between parents and teachers, parents cannot replace teachers

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