Fine Arts Academies on the Move!
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Fine Arts Academies on the Move!
• The Fine Arts Academy at GPHS & The Fine Arts Academy at Reagan Middle School combined
• New, exclusive school called The Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy
• Opens August 2013
• Focused 100% on advanced academics and arts education
• Includes 6th grade through 12th grade
• Building formerly the GPHS 9th Grade Center
Professional-Grade Facilities• Fine Arts Academy campus is one of the newest in the district - opened in 2002
• State-of-the-art performance venues
• Newly renovated Chambers/Keel Theatre
• Daily, private access to The Black Box Theatre
• High school quality classrooms, labs & technology
• 2D and 3D art studios
• Exclusive library for Fine Arts Academy students
• Closer to DFW performance venues & museums
Future GPFAA science lab & classroom available for academy middle and high school students
Promethean Boards available in many core classrooms
Black Box Theatre located on the new GPFAA Campus
FAA: Day to Day
6th - 8th Grade
• 8:45 AM to 3:55 PM
•College Readiness Academics
•Core & Arts Classes on the GPFAA campus only
9th - 12th Grade
• 7:35 AM to 2:45 PM
• College Readiness Academics
• Core at GPFAA
• Arts classes in Chambers, Band Hall & Art Facilities
GPISD Transportation
• District transportation will be offered to FAA students
• Must live outside a two mile radius of GPFAA
• Morning and afternoon pickups & drop-offs at neighborhood stops
• A 6:00 PM tutoring bus departs three times a week
• Tutoring bus picks up at GPFAA and returns students to neighborhood stops
GPISD Second Round Auditions
• A second round of auditions will occur on Thursday, April 4, 2013• Auditions will be at Chambers/Keel Theatre• If you have additional questions contact:
Dr. Susan GainerExecutive Director of Fine Arts
[email protected] 972-237-5320
School Identity & Staff• The Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy will have its own school colors and mascot
• Mascot ideas are open to student suggestion and will be finalized by the GPFAA principal
• Principal selection process is underway now, we expect to announce prior to Spring Break.
• Staffing will be determined by application and interview, beginning after Spring Break
• Current Fine Arts Academy strand directors are invited to teach at GPFAA
Competitive Future• Our GPFAA goal is to be the premiere magnet school for arts education in DFW
• We have the directors, we have the talent - now we have the building!
• As an official school and brand, we can easily form partnerships within GP and beyond for scholarships and fundraising
• New ability to create strand booster clubs
• More time dedicated to academy student instruction
GPFAA by the Numbers• 20 current GPFAA students will continue with the program
• 237 current RFAA students will continue with the program
• 199 new applicants have been accepted in grades 6-12 for 2013-2014
• 15 of these are not currently enrolled in GPISD
• Approximately 200 students will participate in the additional auditions due to increased building capacity