FINE AND

PERFORMING ARTS

2018?19

 

Board Leadership

Dr. Iris Taylor
Board President

Angelique PetersonMayberry
Vice President

Sonya Mays
Treasurer

Misha Stallworth
Secretary

Dr. Deborah
Hunter-Harvill
Member

Georgia
Lemmons
Member

Corletta Vaughn
Member

Dr. Nikolai P. Vitti
Superintendent

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 Table of Contents

Board Leadership....................................................................................................................................... 2
Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................... 4
Classes and Programs ................................................................................................................................ 4
Professional Development ...................................................................................................................... 11
Marketing and Awareness ....................................................................................................................... 13
Funding Plan .................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
Appendix ....................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

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 Executive Summary
With a long history of producing success stories in music, theatre, dance, visual and applied arts, the
Department of Fine and Performing Arts exists as a symbol of hope and attainment for the children of
Detroit as it attempts to continue to provide equitable opportunities for all learners to gain the
knowledge, skills and confidence to become lifelong creators in the Arts. The district’s K-12 Arts program
has unlocked student potential through dance, visual art, theater and music. By utilizing the wealth of
resources and quality instructors in our great city, students have been connected to meaningful, studentcentered college and career opportunities from a young age thereby enriching the whole child and giving
an array of experiences for creative thought.
The Office of Fine and Performing Arts (OFPA) serves to meet the growing and evolving needs of our K-12
students to help them achieve personal, collegiate and career successes. Our sequential K-8 curriculum
creates a rigorous platform for students to experience excellence in Arts instruction before their
subsequent high school years. Course offerings in beginning, intermediate and advanced level courses in
our high schools further prepare students for the creative challenges ahead of them after graduation.  
For students who choose a rigorous, college preparatory Arts curriculum, we offer the Detroit School of
Arts - a nationally renowned Arts and Academic high school that offers a strong college preparatory
Academic and Arts Curriculum, with pre-professional study in Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Music
Technology, Dance, Theater, Speech, Radio/Television production, Visual Arts and Visual
Communications.
During a period from 1999 to 2016, the Detroit Public Schools experienced issues that negatively
impacted the overall well-being of the District and its programs. A series of government appointed
emergency managers, a declining school population, school closings, and large financial cuts were among
the reasons for the demise of diverse arts programs.
With a renewed focus on the Arts, at the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year, the District expanded
Arts offerings into all seventy-two K-8 schools as part of the commitment to educating the whole child.
This expansion brings access to a quality arts education through our over 160 visual art, music, theater
and dance instructors. This immense and immediately needed growth ushered in a new wave of teachers
with unique pedagogies and styles to our Arts classrooms. The Department of Fine and Performing Arts is
supporting and leading the development through revitalizing and strengthening the development of our
staff and programs while solidifying the connection to our communities. To that end, the District is
currently seeking to re-build the arts curricula and programs in all schools. Essential to this work is the
creation and fortification of arts:
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CLASSES and PROGRAMS: Continue to develop new classes/programs while strengthening and
sustaining existing classes/programs.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Provide current creative standards-based learning opportunities
for teachers and coaches.
MARKETING & AWARENESS: Expand the District’s art brand by raising local, state, and national
profiles of the arts department.

Classes and Programs
Detroit Public Schools Community District’s commitment to giving every child an Arts education was
implemented this past summer with Phase 1 by opening an Art or Music program in all seventy-two K-8
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 schools. This gave schools and their communities the ability to identify the Arts disciplines and candidates
that best fit their school and program desires and/or needs. The great influx of teachers new to the
District gave the Department of Fine and Performing Arts the opportunity to mold this new cohort,
maintain and reinvigorate the quality in existing programs, and provide meaningful and engaging
opportunities for students districtwide (See Appendix).
As schools brought onboard new programs while others continued existing programs, the need for
supporting teachers and students emerged. Curricula for K-8 Music and K-8 Art was created using the
talents of existing staff. Our curriculum writing team has reconvened to modify and amend lessons based
on feedback from teachers. Supplies for both music and art classrooms were distributed to support
implementation in each classroom. All 50 K-8 visual art programs received supplies for the beginning of
quality programs. Our 42 K-8 music programs have been outfitted with band instruments,
boomwhackers, chimes, recorders, and methods books. These supplies were efficiently deployed to each
program. Now, maintenance, leveling of needs, training of staff around utilizing resources and providing
supplemental resources for programs is a continuous need. Gaps still exist in our programs around
supplies, expert training and authentic Arts experiences for students. Focusing on development of the K-8
environment, development of the pre-existing K-12 environments, creating additional cultural
experiences for students, and revitalization of existing performance and showcase opportunities will
meet the needs of our growing district.

DEVELOP NEW CLASSES/ PROGRAMS IN K-8 SCHOOLS
Maintain and Utilize Resources
The Office of Fine and Performing Arts will maintain its momentum in the creation and development of
new classes and programs. In collaboration with the Office of Partnerships and Innovation, it will
cultivate partnerships with artists and arts organizations emphasizing their alignment with the vision and
mission of District. By doing so, the OFPA will make use of one of its most readily available resources
thereby offering quality arts instruction and training to its students at little to no cost.
Tier 1 Arts-Intensive (Feeder) Schools
Three feeder middle schools, Duke Ellington, JR King, and Spain, have been identified as preparatory
locations for students intending to attend DSA High School. These Tier 1 Arts feeder schools will include
arts-intensive programs which will equip students with the tools necessary for entry into the District’s
premiere arts magnet high school. In conjunction with the Office of Partnerships and Innovation as well
as community arts partners, the Office of Fine and Performing Arts will actively engage in the shaping and
staffing of these programs.

STRENGTHEN AND S USTA IN ING EXISTING ARTS PROGRAMS/CLASSES
Recruitment
Through a robust recruiting campaign, the Office of Fine and Performing Arts was able to attract, staff
and retain quality Arts instructors for our K-8 expansion. Through the new Pathways program, we are able
to identify quality performing and fine artists who have the professional experience of working in their
craft and the passion to educate. These teachers also benefit from the ongoing professional development
that all Arts teachers receive in our district.
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 Provide Resources
Our teachers are supported and strengthened by the district’s commitment to provide tangible resources
to staff. Each visual art, music, and dance teacher who has students prepared to perform for state and
national competitions has had their professional memberships, a requirement for students to participate
in these competitions, provided by the district. New and existing visual arts teachers have supplies
projected to be sent directly to their schools to continually maintain their art studios. Lastly, all arts
teachers are teaching in a dedicated Arts space. With a commitment to maintaining the Arts as an
integral part of the whole child, providing students with a space and place to create is essential and
supported by the district team.
High School Arts Expansion
To ensure that every student in our district has access to a rigorous course progression that aligns with
their college, career and life goals while being culturally relevant, the OFPA will support the development
of performing ensembles at every high school. In doing so, the OFPA will advance the district’s
commitment to educate the whole child by ensuring that all students have access to robust programming
in non-core subject areas (Appendix b).
The initial phase of the expansion will focus on the building of a band or choir at each high school. Where
possible, additional programs will be created. Ultimately, the goal is to offer all arts at each of our district
schools, K-12. Currently, there are two comprehensive high schools CMA and Southeastern that do not
offer any arts programming, due to other program offerings and limited space in student schedules.
Detroit School of Arts
Utilizing suggestions from information gathered during an independent study of arts, the Office of Fine
and Performing Arts will work with DSA administration and local arts organizations to create DSA as the
educational arts hub in Detroit. To that end, the OFPA will employ efforts to:
•
•
•

Recruit and equip qualified staff
Work with colleges and universities to create beneficial programs regarding dual enrollment, arts
internships, student teaching, and practical experiences in the arts
Assist with student recruitment

•

Supply DSA with the Staff Needed to Realize this Vision
The best practice for Schools of the Arts is for each artistic discipline to have four certified
teachers. While this is the long-term programmatic goal, beginning the 2019-2020 school year,
each arts discipline will have two certified teachers. To support additional arts programming DSA
will house a full-time Auditorium Manager, Digital Media Manager, a technical manager for
theatre spaces and a technical manager for media production spaces.

•

Flexible School Day Schedule
Lengthening the school day to 4:40p.m. will allow more time for intensive arts experiences that
are not in conflict with core academics. Teachers will be afforded the opportunity to extend the
day to 5:30p.m. in preparation for upcoming productions, concerts, and competitions. Arts
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 teachers’ schedules will be staggered to allow their school day to run later in the afternoon. The
inclusion of a daily 75 minute 9th hour will add an additional 6 hours and 15 minutes of
specialized instruction in a student’s concentration of study each week. This will have a major
impact on the quality and comprehensiveness of the artistic training. In addition, it will create
more time during the school day for cross-disciplinary electives making for a more well-rounded
experience.
•

Expand the Curriculum
The current arts curriculum at DSA includes: 2 dance teachers, 2 vocal music teachers, 2
instrumental music teachers, an ELA teacher who teaches 1 theater class, and a biology teacher
who teaches 1 theater class. The most comprehensive model of an expanded curriculum would
include seven majors, divided into two sub-groups: Performing Arts and Visual, Digital & Literary
Arts.
Performing Arts
Dance
Theater
Vocal Music
Instrumental Music
Visual, Production, and Literary Arts
Visual Arts
Video-Film Production
Literary Arts
The creation of semester-long cross-disciplinary electives will allow students to explore and
develop their talents in multiple arts disciplines. For example, as part of the re-designed Theater
Major, students will be required to take at least one semester each of dance, vocal music, and
design. A student majoring in Vocal Music will be required to take one semester each of piano,
acting and dance.

•

Develop DSA-specific Partnerships with Local Arts Organizations
The OFPA along with DSA and its four Tier 1 Arts-Intensive Schools will leverage partnerships with
20 arts organizations and colleges to provide unique and specialized learning experiences that
enhance the work of teachers in every arts discipline.
Onsite Partners (providing specialized instruction, Master Classes and supporting arts teachers)
➢ InsideOut Literary Arts (English, new Literary Arts Department)
➢ The Carr Center — Visual Arts, Dance, Instrumental (Master Classes, Private and Small
Group Lessons)
➢ Sphinx — Instrumental (Private and Small-Group Lessons)
➢ Heritage Works — Dance and Instrumental (African Dance and Drumming)
➢ MSU Jazz and Community Music School — Instrumental Music (Master Classes,
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 ➢
➢
➢
➢
➢

Private/Small Group Lessons)
UM Musical Theater Dept — Theater, Vocal Music, Dance (Musical Theater in Feeders)
Eisenhower Dance Ensemble — Dance (Master Classes, Guest Artists)
Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit— Theater, Vocal Music (Acting, Technical Theater,
supplemental instruction)
Y Arts (YMCA) — Theater and Multimedia (Improvisation workshops, media workshops)
Detroit Institute for Music Education (DIME) — Vocal & Instrumental Music (Songwriting,
Music Technology, Music Entrepreneurism)

Venue Partners (Free/Discounted field trips to arts experiences/Master Classes by visiting artists)
➢ Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) — Visual Arts
➢ Motown Museum — Vocal & Instrumental Music
➢ University Musical Society (UMS) — Theater, Dance, Vocal & Instrumental Music

Onsite and Venue (Both off-site field trips, Master classes and Onsite instruction)
➢ Wayne State — Theater, Dance, Instrumental & Vocal Music, Literary Arts, Visual Arts,
Film (Master Classes, Workshops, Dual Enrollment)
➢ College for Creative Studies (CCS) — Visual Arts, Video/Film (Master Classes, Specialized
units, dual enrollment)
➢ Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) — Instrumental Music (Master Classes, workshops,
private and small group lessons)
➢ Michigan Opera Theater (MOT) — Vocal Music, Dance (Classical Voice, Dance Master
Classes)
➢ Music Hall — Vocal & Instrumental Music, Dance
➢ Detroit Public Theater — Theater (Professional Theater Artists)
➢ Detroit Jazz Festival — Vocal & Instrumental Music (Professional Jazz Artists)
The OFPA will assist with student recruitment from the district’s four new Tier 1 Arts-Intensive feeder
schools as well as other schools in the Greater Metropolitan Detroit Area. In addition, the OFPA will work
with colleges and universities to create beneficial programs regarding dual enrollment, arts internships,
student teaching, and other practical experiences.
Instrument Donation Initiative (Building: Arts)
The Building: Arts initiative is the physical donation and community engagement campaign to supplement
and support the immense growth of our district’s instrumental music programs. Community members
will be engaged to donate their unused or newly refurbished band instruments to our expanding
programs. Kickoff initiatives include a physical concert including a battle of our district’s drum lines, video
showing the initial phases of growth and trajectories of successful programs in our district. Further
engaging our community, local businesses and libraries will be the drop off locations for community
members to donate instruments. Our district’s warehouse transportation system will collect items from
these drop off locations weekly, to prevent overcrowding. Further community engagement will occur
through district social media. Video testimonials of student success, teacher responses, administrator
appreciation and frequent initiative updates will be posted on the district’s website and other social
media outlets. All donations to this initiative will be inspected and verified before being logged with the
district. Donors will be able to complete a donation log at https://District
.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8Dq7ibuR5qwWVWl
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 CREATE/ARRANGE CUL TU RAL EXPERIENCES FOR K-12 STUDENTS
Student Cultural Experiences
Creating and arranging arts experiences for students will directly assist in the nurturing of the whole
child. As studies conclude, a well-rounded education is beneficial to the overall growth and development
of every student. Through the District’s Cultural Passport Initiative, K-8 grade students gain the benefit of
participation in three cultural experience each year. As an extension to this work, the OFPA will seek
opportunities to provide master classes and artist-in-residence possibilities for students in specialized
programs. In addition, this office will arrange partnership for field trips to museums, arts events, and
other arts venues for secondary aged students.

High School Arts and Cultural Experiences
One means by which we will accomplish securing arts and cultural experiences for our students as well as
offering support to our schools’ arts programs is through our Arts and Culture Passport program. The
OFPA will seek funding for students in all 22 high school programs to receive one cultural experience,
aligned to the arts discipline(s) offered at their school, per year. High school arts and cultural
experiences may include:

3D Art
DIA
MOCAD

College for
Creative
Studies
Heidelberg
Project
Pewabic

2D Art
DIA
College for
Creative
Studies
U of M
Museum of
Art
Wayne State

Vocal Music
MOT
University
Musical
Society
Wayne State

Instrumental Music
DSO
Music Hall

Theater
Mosaic
Wayne State

Dance
Opera House
Music Hall

Sphinx

Inside Out

Ballet Folklorico
Raices Mexicana de
Detroit
University Musical
Society
Wayne State

University Musical
Society
Crash Detroit
MSU Community
Music School

K-8 Arts and Cultural Experiences
As K-5 students in all 72 K-8 schools receive three cultural experiences, the OFPA will also seek funding for
6-8 grade students to participate in one cultural experience per year aimed at building connections
between the schools the through the arts. Arts and cultural experiences will be offered to 6-8 students to
attend one performance per year at an area high school or Tier 1 Arts-Intensive arts feeder school.
Attending schools will be matched geographically to their nearest host school.

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 Clippert
Maybury

Preparatory Academy

Munger

East English Village

High School

Western International

Sample Schedules

Hutchinson at
Howe
Nobel
Marquette

High School Arts Consortium (Saturday Arts Academy)
The Saturday Arts Academy at Cass Tech is home to the District’s High School Arts Consortium which is
comprised of two categories of arts groups – All-City Groups and Arts Collectives. The groups of the
consortium will rehearse Saturdays in a four-hour block of time. The All-City Groups include:

All-City Groups
All-City Marching Band
All-City Jazz Band
All-City Concert Band
All-City Orchestra
All-City Vocal Ensemble
All-City Dance Company
All-City Theatre Ensemble
All-City Studio Art
The All-City Groups are comprised of students considered to be the best in the district’s arts disciplines.
Students belonging to these groups must meet the following in order to gain membership:
•
•
•

must be a currently enrolled district high school student
must be recommended to audition by the arts teacher at his/her local high school
must be selected by an adjudication board/committee

These groups will, without adjudication and upon recommendation by the OFPA, perform in the district’s
premiere concerts. In addition, it is intended that these groups represent the district in high profile
productions/functions.
The Arts Collectives include Band, Orchestra, Choir, Dance, Theatre and Studio Art.

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 The Detroit Public Schools Arts Collectives will be comprised of students who have a beyond-theclassroom desire to participate in the district’s arts disciplines. Students belonging to these groups must
meet the following in order to gain membership:
•
•

must be a currently enrolled district high school student
must be recommended for membership from the arts teacher at his/her local high school

Upon recommendation by the OFPA, these collectives may perform in select district premiere concerts
and other activities.

REVITALIZE AND GROW EXIS TING DISTRICT -WIDE ARTS CONCERTS AND SHOWCASES
Performance and Showcase
It is vital to the pre-professional growth of the arts student to be able to present his/her art. The concerts
and showcases produced/provided by the district are therefore an integral part of that growth. This
office will continue those performance opportunities by producing events in which the talents of our
students may be displayed and honed. Additionally, the OFPA will create/arrange new
performance/presentation prospects for students.
Performances and showcases include, but are not limited to, the following:
Saturday Arts Academy (October)
Dance Day (October)
Thanksgiving Day Parade (November)
Hob Nobble Gobble (November)
All-City Children’s Themed Dance Concert (December)
Schrock Music Scholarship Competition (January)
All-City Dance Concert (March)
DIA Art Expo (April)
Evening of Fine Arts (EFA)(May)
MILESTONES
• Completion of new Arts and Music Curriculum for K-8 – August 2018
• Saturday Arts Academy at Cass Tech – October 2018

Professional Development
All teachers, regardless of years of service and experience, deserve relevant and current development
and training in best practices. Over the past years, teachers were not given access to district-run
professional development in art, music, theater or dance. Theater teachers have sought out workshops
through professional organizations, neighboring districts and professional contacts within the city,
however, there was no district strategy for this professional learning. To bring a revitalized, unified and
relevant approach to professional development, the OFPA has created two sub-focuses: providing
current, standards-based, learning opportunities, and utilizing district arts staff to provide professional
development.
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 PROVIDE CURRENT S TAN DARDS-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Curriculum Creation and National Alignment
Aligning our curriculum and instruction with the national dialogue, the national arts standards, is
paramount to student success. The national landscape of Arts instruction has changed vastly in recent
years, giving our students more voice and connection to culturally relevant, current, professionally
minded, and lifelong learning creative outlets. Our district is fortunate to have leading research
universities at the forefront of the national dialogue within reach. Engaging our college and university
partnerships to support our teachers’ professional growth is critical in moving, maintaining and
reinvigorating opportunities for student success within our community, state and nation. The District has
seen engagement in some local universities such as Michigan State, Wayne State, and the University of
Michigan and look to creating deeper bonds over this academic year.
Professional Learning Cohorts
Professional learning cohorts will serve as the platform for most dissemination, collaboration and
innovations. New Teacher and Innovations and Incubations cohorts will be developed. The New Teacher
cohort will focus on implementing the curriculum in the K-8 spaces, thoughtful restorative practice
approaches to building teacher-student relationships, identifying and managing resources, and classroom
management. The Innovations and Incubations cohort will serve as a think-tank for teachers attempting
larger scale and never before attempted projects and units. This group will use pedagogical frameworks
such as project-based learning, problem-based learning, mastery-based grading, and constructivist
learning to guide the construction of projects uniquely appropriate to the students in their classrooms.
Both cohorts have begun their monthly meetings and will continue throughout the academic year with
project presentations being announced as they are nearing completion.
Webinars and Podcasts
The magnitude of development available to our teachers can be aided with technology. By giving our
teachers access to pedagogically sound webinars and podcasts specific to the needs of our students, we
will be able to engage experts outside of our immediate geographical area. Alumni, professors, working
professionals who are unable to travel to Detroit will be given the opportunity to give back to our
teachers by engaging them remotely through content specific webinars and podcasts. These webinars
will be structured and premiered in collaboration with the guests, Department of Fine and Performing
Arts, and Communications Department.

UTILIZE DIS TRICT ART S STAFF FOR PROFESSI ONAL DEVELOPMENT
District Talent
District Arts teachers are rich in mastery of many areas of content and pedagogical knowledge. They are
an untapped resource within the district. To give teachers the platform to rise as exemplary masters in
their given areas, the OFPA will offer platforms for sharing knowledge with colleagues. After
determining arts teachers’ specific category or subcategory of expertise, space will be provided for these
leaders to workshop with their peers. Ultimately this will allow teachers to capture the implementation
and growth through their students’ work.
CREATE TEAM-BUILDING OPPOR TUNITIES
Teacher Cultural Experiences

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 Teachers need to be inspired by the world around them to help see themselves as part of a larger
ecosystem. Creating teacher field trips, culturally rich learning environments, that expose staff to the
dynamic and vibrant Arts opportunities within the community will maintain relevancy and authenticity in
the individual creative process. By creating group events in cultural spaces, teachers will naturally share in
classroom discourse, further linking classrooms and schools districtwide, enhancing the web of
classrooms and schools.

MILESTONES
• Professional Development Series for each arts discipline – October 2018
• Professional Learning Cohorts – October 2018

Marketing and Awareness
Given the intentional or unintentional crafting of the national image of Detroit and its school district, it is
not difficult to understand why one may not know that the district has one of the oldest public school
harp programs in the country. It is also easy to overlook, when one considers the images and news
stories, the fact that Detroit’s public schools arts programs have produced some of the greatest and most
influential arts talent in our nation. Thus, in order to dispel the unbalanced perception of students who
lack a desire for education and teachers who reinforce a dismal attitude toward success, it is imperative
that we control the story by controlling its messages, images and marketing. One of the most immediate
methods to do this is by showcasing the arts.

EXPANSION - RAIS ING LOCAL, STA TE, AND NATIONAL PRO FILE OF DISTRICT ARTS
Student and Teacher Recognition
The Arts Department administration and teachers will present, participate on panels, and expand their
professional arts presence in efforts to promote positive awareness of arts in the District. School
groups/ensembles will compete/participate in high profile events and activities. Arts teachers will engage
in state and national competitions (i.e. teacher of the year, etc.). The OFPA will create and publish a
quarterly newsletter highlighting the successes of District’s arts programs.
CONNECTION - LOCAL ARTS
Local Arts Connections
The OFPA will create/produce/arrange events and activities that include local artists, students and
staff. School groups/ensembles will collaborate with local arts organizations to create/produce works of
art in their respective arts discipline(s). Such collaborations will afford students the opportunity to work
in semi-professional and professional arts environments with experts. Further, the OFPA, working with
the Office of Communications, will actively solicit positive stories in the media.
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Audience Development
The OFPA will utilize the Arts and Culture Passport program to provide the district’s performing arts
programs with audiences made up of district students. The OFPA will assist the schools with marketing
their programs by connecting them with district-wide communications. In addition, the OFPA will create
a district-wide arts events calendar that will highlight all district-wide arts events as well as every school’s
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 arts events. Finally, working with the Office of Communications, the OFPA will create a district arts
marketing campaign.

Funding Plan
BUDGETING TO OUTFIT ALL K-12 ARTS PROGRAMS WITH NECESSARY RESOURCES
DPSCD ARTS BUDGET
DESCRIPTION

TYPE OF
PROGRAM
NEW PROGRAM

Create or expand programs at Brewer, Brown, Bunche, Burton Int’l,
Carleton, Communication and Media Arts HS, Detroit Collegiate Prep HS,
Detroit School of Arts HS, Ellington, JR King, Marquette, Mason, Pasteur,
Pulaski, Southeastern HS, Spain, Thirkell

EXISTING
PROGRAMS
(MAINTENANCE)

Equipment and supplies for 152 current programs

NUMBER OF
PROGRAMS

TOTAL AMOUNT
NEEDED

Anticipated - 18

$346,000

152

$521,000

Appendix A

The district takes great pride in the expansion of our Arts course offerings in the 2018/19 school year. In
our high schools, we have seen a growth from 44 to 54 Arts programs, an 18.5% growth and a 129%
growth in our K-8 offerings, jumping from 49 programs to 112. These programs are bringing Arts
education to all district students in each school. A further look into the whole child commitment - in our
K-8 schools the district grew from 12 to 29 instrumental programs (142% increase), 14 to 23 vocal/choral
(64% increase), 3 to 6 dance (100% increase), and nothing to 1 theater program (100% increase).
Continuing this growth, our high schools have grown from 10 to 17 instrumental (70% increase), 7 to 9
dance (28% increase), 15 to 16 visual art (1% increase), and choir and theater remaining the same at 9
and 3 programs respectively.

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 DPSCD ARTS YEAR-TO-YEAR COMPARISON

HIGH SCHOOL ARTS OFFERINGS
School Year

Band/
Strings

Choir

Dance

Vis Art

Theatre

No. of Programs
Offered

2017-18
2018-19

10
17

9
9

7
9

15
16

3
3

44
54

K-8 ARTS OFFERINGS
School Year

Band/
Strings

Choir

Dance

Vis Art

Theatre

No. of Programs
Offered

2017-18
2018-19

15
29

14
23

3
6

17
53

0
1

49
112

Appendix B

2018 – 2019

HIGH SCHOOL ARTS OFFERINGS
School Name

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21

Academy of Americas (AOA)
Ben Carson
Cass
Central
Cody
Communications and Media Arts (CMA)
Davis
Denby
Detroit College Prep
Detroit International Academy (DIA) (K - 12)
Detroit School of Arts
East English Village Preparatory Academy
Fredrick Douglas (6 – 12)
Henry Ford
King
Mumford
Osborn
Pershing
Renaissance
Southeastern
Western

Band
Strings

Choir

Dance

Vis Art

Theatre

No. of
Arts
Offered

•
•
•

•
•

•

•

•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

•
•
•

1
1
5
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
5
4
1
2
4
4
2
2
4
0
4

•

•

•
•

•
•
•

•
•

•
•

•

•
•

•

•

•

•
•

•

•
•
•
•

•

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 K–8 ARTS OFFERINGS
School Name

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44

A.L. Holmes Academy of Blended Learning
Academy of the Americas
Amelia Earhart
Ann Arbor Trail
Bagley
Bates Academy
Bennett
Bethune
Blackwell
Bow Elementary
Brenda Scott
Brewer Academy
Bunche Academy
Burns
Burton International
Carleton Elementary School
Carstens
Carver STEM Academy
Charles Wright Academy
Chrysler Elementary
Clemente
Clippert Multicultural Honors Academy (5-8)
Coleman A Young
Cooke STEM Academy
Davison Elementary Middle School
Detroit International Academy (DIA)(K – 8)
Dixon Educational Learning Academy
Dossin Elementary/Middle
Dr. James Vernor Elementary School Prek-6
Duke Ellington Conservatory of Music and Art
Durfee
Eastside Detroit Lions Academy
Edison Elementary
Emerson
Fisher Magnet Lower
Fisher Magnet Upper
FLICS
Fredrick Douglas (6 – 12)
Gardner Elementary
Golightly Education Center
Gompers
Greenfield Union
Harms
Henderson

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Hutchinson Elementary Middle @ Howe
J.E. Clark
John R. King
Keidan Special Education Center
Law
Ludington
Mackenzie Elementary-Middle
Mann Learning Community
Marcus Garvey Academy
Marquette
Mason
Maybury
Moses Field
Munger
Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy
Nichols
Noble
Nolan
Palmer Park Preparatory Academy
Pasteur Elementary School
Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy
Priest
Pulaski
Ronald Brown Academy
Sampson-Webber
Schulze Academy for Technology and the Arts
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 DPSCD DISTRICT-WIDE ARTS ACTIVITIES/EVENTS
DPSCD Dance Day (October)
This one-day district-wide event sponsored by DPSCD offers dance classes ranging in skill levels from
beginning to advanced. Past courses have included: Classical Ballet (Ballet Blanc, Vaganova, Cecchetti, etc.),
Modern (Horton, Dunham, Limon, Graham, etc.), Ethnic (various African, Cuban, Caribbean, Latin, etc.),
Musical Theatre/Broadway, Jazz, Tap, and Contemporary. It is open to all middle and high school students in
the Detroit Public Schools Community District.
Thanksgiving Day Parade (November)
Detroit commemorates the holiday in this district-supported event with an annual parade of giant balloons,
animated floats, marching bands and other entertainers. When available, the DPSCD All-City Marching Band
participates in this event. On occasion, when the All-City Marching Band has not been available, some of the
stronger high school band programs have been invited to participate.
Hob Nobble Gobble (November)
A district-supported event, the Hob Nobble Gobble is an annual black-tie fundraising holiday
celebration benefitting the Parade Company, the DPSCD All-City Marching Band has frequently been invited
to participate. When the All-City Marching Band has not been available, there has been no invitation to
participate extended to other groups in the school district.
All-City Children’s Themed Dance Concert (December)
Sponsored by DPSCD, this is an adjudicated event open to all DPSCD dance programs. Selected groups
perform in both a matinee concert (the audience is DPSCD students and other locally-based school children)
and a 7pm evening concert which is open to the public.
Schrock Music Scholarship Competition (January)
This competitive scholarship is funded entirely by the Schrock family and supported by DPSCD. In this
performance competition, the most advanced high school music students compete for a full scholarship to
Interlochen's Summer Music Camp. In addition, the scholarship offers the winner a $1,000 stipend upon
successful completion of the summer camp.
All-City Dance Concert (March)
This almost 80 years old adjudicated dance concert is a DPSCD sponsored event. DPSCD high school and
middle school dance groups are welcome to participate in the adjudication process. Selected groups will
perform in both a matinee and evening performance. The matinee concert is performed for an audience of
DPSCD and local school children. The evening performance is open to the general public.
Art Exhibition at the DIA (April)
This district sponsored event brings together the exceptional talent of our K-12 visual arts students. Hosted by
the Detroit Institute of Arts, student work is submitted to be judged by a panel of DPSCD teachers for
selection to be displayed in an exhibition space at the DIA. The month-long run of the exhibition draws
families and community members from across our district and city.
Evening of Fine Arts (EFA)(May)
The DPSCD sponsored Evening of Fine Arts is an adjudicated event that provides a venue for the outstanding
DPSCD high school visual and performing artists to display their talents and accomplishments to the general
public. The EFA is the highlight and culminating activity of the fine arts for the current school year. It assists in
restoring the public's confidence in the Detroit Public Schools by displaying the tremendous development of
student talent - discovered, nurtured and developed within DPSCD. The adjudication process is open to every
DPSCD high school's visual and performing arts program.
DPSCD Saturday Arts Academy (October) (FUTURE PROJECT)
All City Summer/Fall Marching Band (FUTURE PROJECT)

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