2017-029-E Arts - Chapel Hill High School Arts Academy - Fall 2016 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: CF1E5821-41D3-41 CA-BE86-7063BD8D1470 4.NARRATIVE School Overview: Chapel Hill High School-as you may know-is one of the three cornerstone high schools of the CHCCS district. We are a traditional high school that regularly has some of the highest performing students in the state of North Carolina. Conversely,we have also historically struggled with an alarming achievement gap,a problem that has been combatted with many initiatives. Chapel Hill High School has a population of 1,521. Our demographic breakdown is the following: 837 white, 211 Hispanic/ Latino, 198 Asian, 176 Black, 89 Mixed Race, and 11 American Indian. Our population is very close to 50%male and 50%female. We serve many students with both learning and developmental disabilities. We offer almost every major sport and have over 100 clubs for academic,adventure,and service interests. We also house two academic academies at CHITS: The Arts Academy and the Academy of Information Technology. School Arts Programs: Chapel Hill High School has a thriving Arts program. Over the years,many of the programs in the visual and performing arts have received many awards for outstanding student and teacher performance. Our Cultural Arts program hosts a wide array of very popular classes: Theater and Tech Theater,Dance, Band, Orchestra,Chorus,Drawing and Painting, and Ceramics. Additionally,CHITS also offers Arts Focus core classes through the Arts Academy. Started in 2007,the program is in its tenth successful year of offering English,History,and Science classes with a specialized focus in arts integration practices to enhance the core curriculum and increase student achievement through creative instruction. This year,as per our average,there are over 100 students enrolled in Arts Focus classes.We also have many different clubs and extracurricular activities, such as the National Art Honor Society,Improv rov p Team, acapella groups,and many more that help to contribute to a creative student culture at CHITS! P �' P , Y p This grant is in alignment with the goals of the Arts Academy's mission at Chapel Hill High School. The priorities of the Arts Academy budget every year has been twofold:to bring outstanding artists into the classroom for direct instruction,and to bring students to professional art museums and plays in the community. While the Arts Academy is open to all students,there is a strong emphasis on serving students of color and students in standard(non-honors)classes. Over the past three years,the Arts Academy has hosted many professional musicians,poets,journalistic writers,and actors in the classroom for a plethora of creative projects. Additionally,we have made trips to the North Carolina Museum of Art,Ackland Art Museum, and Playmakers Theater. Tell Your Story: a Spoken Word Curriculum for Creative Expression Tell Your Story is a powerful week-long artist residency program developed by Arts Academy Director and English teacher Michael Irwin and educator/artist Kane Smego. In simplest terms,the program is designed to empower students through the creative expression of their deepest stories. Throughout this week long intensive program,tenth grade Chapel Hill High School English Language Arts students will use spoken word poetry to fuse elements of creative writing and performance art. Students will learn to explore their own identities in relationship to social justice issues by creating powerful pieces of poetry