1. Josh Padgett Fine Arts Coordinator SCSDB

2. Fine Arts Mission To ensure that the individuals we serve realize maximum success through high quality arts and arts integrated education programs, arts outreach service, and arts partnerships.

4. Doubled our Arts in Basic Curriculum Grant * Allows more Artist in Residence in all 3 schools * More Materials for Classrooms

5. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place at the Piedmont Art Fair

6. Students performed with Grammy winning Percussionist and the SPO, Evelyn Glennie

7. Musical production featuring over 40 students from all 3 schools

8. Winner of Georgia O'Keeffe Competition, one of only 3 schools in state to be chosen

9. Addition of Ballet EC classes

10. Four Art Installations across the State: Aiken, Spartanburg Charleston, and Columbia

11. We are an Arts in Basic Curriculum School

12. We receive grant funds from the Arts in Basic Curriculum Project to ensure every student receives the opportunity for a comprehensive standards based arts education in all areas.

13. http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/how-to/arts-integration/what-is-arts- integration

14. * Why Arts Integration? Research has shown that arts experiences improve reasoning, intuition, perception, imagination, inventiveness, creativity, the ability to work as a team, problem solving and expression. The US top 500 businesses said the above characteristics are what they are looking for in employees.

15. * The arts help create the kind of learning environment conducive to student and teacher success by: * Fostering teacher innovation * Creating a positive professional culture * Improving community engagement * Increasing student attendance * Promoting more effective instruction * Providing a positive school identity

16. * Arts Integration allows the students to show/explain what they have learned in different formats.

17. Areas of Needed Improvement Staff development for all staff on Arts Integration strategies Focus on Dance and Theatre at SCSDB More opportunities in all of the arts during the instructional day More opportunities in all of the arts afterschool

18. Thank you for your time and attention!