2012-328 Arts - Grady Brown Elementary School PTA $1,000

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School Profile Grady A. Brown Elementary School is located about three miles southwest of historic Hillsborough. The facility, built in 1975, serves area pre-kindergarten through fifth graders from the Orange County Schools District. The school was named for Mr. Grady Anderson Brown, who was a well-respected teacher, coach, and principal at the old Hillsborough High School. The mission of Grady A. Brown Elementary School is to educate all students to their highest level of academic performance, while fostering positive development of their physical, mental, and social needs, so that each individual student may make a positive contribution to our democratic society. The Grady A. Brown PTA is a group of parents and teachers working together on projects to strengthen the teaching and learning environment at Grady A. Brown Elementary School. The PTA strives to improve the learning environment, educational opportunities, and academic achievement of children at Grady A. Brown, in accordance with the goals of the school administration and teachers. Specifically, the PTA organizes events, programs, and communications that: • support the teachers and staff at Grady A. Brown in their important work, • provide access to educational and cultural arts opportunities, • foster a sense of community centered around the school, • improve the health and fitness of our students, • develop Grady A. Brown's learning and recreation facilities, and • share information about issues affecting Orange County Schools with our members. The PTA is open to all Grady A. Brown's parents and teachers, and is headed by a PTA board which meets monthly. PTA projects are undertaken by various subcommittees. So far in 2011- 12, the PTA consists of 162 members. Our school currently has 490 children. 39% of students have free or reduced lunch. School fundraisers in this environment can only go so far..While a direct drive fundraiser_is..a source-of funding for our school, it will not cover all of the expenses for the improvements and opportunities that our children deserve. Our school consists of students from the following ethnic groups: Caucasian (69%), African American (12%), Hispanic (16%), Asian (2%), and Other (1%)• School's Arts Programs Grady A. Brown Elementary School students are the beneficiaries of a weekly art, music and Spanish language and culture curriculum. All grade levels attend one Music class per week taught by Julie Rohrman and one Art class per week, taught by Trena Jones, Ms. Ayesha Swinton teaches Spanish language and culture. Ms. Rohrman leads a fourth grade recital each year, and other musical performances. Ms. Jones has lead the 3rd grade's participation in the Hillsborough Handmade Parade each year in October through a lesson in creating handmade