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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

Arts Integration

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

Julie Painter

Principal

[email protected]

Merrissa Ritch

Manager

[email protected]