Pleasant Hill Middle School
District: Lexington 1 • ABC School Since 2014
Community Composition
Grades: 6-8
Enrollment: 760
Teachers: 50
Student/Teacher Ratio: 26.8:1
Mission & Vision
To make the arts accessible to all students and provide them with multiple opportunities to pursue excellence in the arts through collaboration, self-discipline, perseverance, responsibility, and determination. To focus on providing professional development opportunities for teachers to design and implement a plethora of arts integrated lessons. To provide experiences for all students through Artists-in-Residence, to increase opportunities for students in the arts and to integrate technology to support the arts across the curriculum.
Arts Goals
- To provide teachers with professional learning pathways geared toward arts integration & quality Artist in Residence opportunities
- To integrate technology to support arts focused lessons/endeavors.
- To provide access to the arts through various outlets
- To cultivate community partnerships to enhance our students’ educational opportunities in the academic setting.
- To explore the STEAM curriculum and potential impact of student learning.
Points of Pride
- “Empower” class period, which is a time to build culture, support academics, and/or get additional rehearsal or work time in the arts
- Instructional minutes are evenly distributed between the arts and core classes professional development opportunities with an emphasis on arts focused lessons
- Artists-in-Residence
Key Contacts
803-323-2451
147 McLaurin Hall
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC 29733
