Arts

 

Palm Middle School Prop 28 Arts Plan

Last Revised: 12/14/23

 

Task Force Members

 

 

Materials and Supplies

 

This three year arts plan prioritizes purchases into three phases: immediate (year 1), midrange (year 2), and long term (year 3). Immediate needs will focus on an overhaul of the Multipurpose Room and needs for courses established in the 2023-24 school year. Midrange needs will support the establishment of expanded course offerings, particularly ceramics, and continued capacity building in current arts courses. Long term needs will expand capacity in all existing courses and support the addition of new courses such as dance, as those options become available.

 

Appendices B, C, D, and E detail phased priority requests for instrumental music, vocal music, visual arts, and theater.

 

Personnel

 

This three year plan identifies priorities for personnel needs to support additional course offerings and to support existing courses. These positions are not listed in order of priority; rather, they are suggestions to guide collaboration with the district art plan and other site plans as new positions are considered.

 

 

Additional needs that require outside funding

 

This three year plan identifies areas of need that are outside the scope of the site Prop 28 arts plan. These are suggestions to guide collaboration with the district art plan and other district facilities planning as priorities and funding are considered.

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix A: Process

 

10/17/23: Meeting with Renee Rojanaro to discuss Prop 28.

Attendees: Renee Rojanaro, Erica Melendrez, Susan Young, Kira Wegner, Tim Newkirk, Melissa Pallireto, Jeanine Lopez

• Discussed Prop 28 requirements and defined the role of the task force in creating a site plan. Annual budget approximately $132,396 - $95,126 personnel, $37,260 materials and supplies

 

11/29/23: Meeting to define priorities and create a student survey, and create the first draft of the site plan.

Attendees: Susan Young, Kira Wegner, Tim Newkirk, Melissa Pallireto, Jeanine Lopez

• Created a student survey to capture their interest level in potential new VAPA courses. Survey will be distributed 11/30-12/6/23. Student representatives from each discipline will meet on 12/7 at 8am to review the survey results and the draft plan.
  • Student survey form
• VAPA teachers were asked to bring a list of materials and supplies they would like to request for the next three years. The lists were presented and discussed. Mrs. Young has asked teachers to split these lists into thirds: immediate needs, mid-range needs, and long-term needs. Revised lists will be presented at a task force meeting on 12/12/23 (Mrs. Lopez will need period coverage).
  • Vocal music suggestions
  • Instrumental music suggestions
  • Art suggestions
  • Theater suggestions
• Task force members agreed that our first immediate priority needs to be an overhaul of the audio/video/lighting in the MPR. Mrs. Young contacted Ms. Rojanarjo to get support with analyzing our site facilities and needs and getting a comprehensive quote. She has asked Moises Montejano and John Hendrick to assist us as they are standardizing district performance spaces and equipment.
• Task force members discussed the Prop 28 personnel apportionment of the budget. They agreed to a vision for two additional full time employees over time as the program expands, and part time personnel that could be shared with other district schools. The information has been added to the draft plan.

 

11/30/23: Mrs. Young sent an email to certificated staff and counselors asking them to put the student survey in their Google Classrooms. The survey was also placed at the top of the Pride Time website and will be available through 12/6/23.

 

12/7/23: Meeting to review student survey responses and draft plan ideas

Attendees: Susan Young, Tim Newkirk, Melissa Pallireto, Jeanine Lopez, Kira Wegner, Faye Islas, Makayla Johnson, Jazmin Johnson, Averi Coats, Kayleigh Hornsby

• Mrs. Young explained the purpose of creating the arts plan and thanked students for the important role they play in representing Palm students in the process.
• The committee reviewed the results of the student arts survey. The survey was available for one week, and 335 responses were recorded. Strong discipline preferences were indicated for hip hop dance, a variety of drawing styles, mariachi and modern music, and technical and performance theater.
  • Link to Palm Students Arts Survey results
• Students were asked to speak to the idea of new courses we could add. Averi suggested that digital art would be preferred, especially if we could buy iPads for students to use in the class. Jazmin asked for clarification about marching band, and Mr. Newkirk said that it would typically be parade marching and that students could perform at community events. Jazmin asked for clarification about technical theater, and Mrs. Lopez clarified that beginning students would learn skills, while advanced students would be expected to support school performances. Mr. Newkirk noted that if we added classes at Palm that lead to classes that already exist at the high school level, students would have more experience and be better prepared for high school.
• Students were asked to speak to the idea of new materials and supplies purchases. Mrs. Young noted that the committee would like to spend money this year to revamp the MPR audio, visual, and lighting equipment; students supported that idea. They also supported the idea presented by Mrs. Young of buying equipment and supplies necessary to begin any new course. Avery would like more art supplies like colored pencils. Students agreed that new and better shirts or uniforms for choir and band students would be good. Jazmin said the band doesn’t have enough storage space, especially for percussion students. She also noted broken items that need to be disposed of, and the need for stable spaces for practicing and performing. Kayleigh said that broken chairs in the band and choir rooms need to be replaced.

 

12/14/23: Meeting to finalize plan

Attendees: Susan Young, Tim Newkirk, Melissa Pallireto, Jeanine Lopez, Kira Wegner

• Teachers submitted their revised priority lists, which have been broken into immediate, midrange, and long term needs.
  • Vocal music priorities
  • Instrumental music priorities
  • Art priorities
  • Theater suggestions
• Mrs. Young will finalize the draft and consolidate the plan into a pdf for distribution. She will present the plan to Mrs. Melendrez for approval and will then submit it to Mrs. Rojanaroj.

 

Appendix B: Prop 28 Priorities for Instrumental Music

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix C - Prop 28 Priorities for Vocal Music

 

FIRST YEAR - PRIORITY 1

Uniforms

• Choir Formal Uniforms (Gowns)
  • Company: Stage Accents
  • Mandolin Ladies’ SKU 8695 $69 Ladies Link
  • Mandolin Girls SKU 5212 $67 Youth Link

 

• Choir Formal Uniforms (Dress Shirt/Pants)
  • Company: Stage Accents
  • Mens Dress Pants SKU 1918 $38 Mens Pants Link
  • Mens Dress Shirt SKU 8097 $13.95 Mens Shirt Link
  • Ladies Dress Pants SKU 1919 $38 Ladies Pants Link
  • Ladies Dress Shirt SKU 8096 $16.95 Ladies Shirt Link

 

Audio, Visual and Lighting

• ALL NEW SYSTEM, LIGHTS, ETC. 
• Shure Hand Wireless 2 Mic System
  • Sweetwater
  • $649
  • Wireless Hand Mic Link
• POSSIBLE Chauvet DJ Freedom Par H9 IP Wash Light - 8 Pack with Case
  • Item ID: FREEPARH9IP-8
  • $3,979.91
  • Qty: 1
  • Link for Chauvet Light Set
• ALL NEW LIGHTING
  • Can lights
  • Leko mover lights
  • Rigging for lights
  • Controller for lights, preferably ipad or bluetooth
    • To do: Walk MPR, decide what lighting we want. Find a controller that is compatible with chosen lighting, etc.

 

SECOND YEAR - PRIORITY 2

Uniforms (IF WE HAVE SHOW CHOIR THIS COMING YEAR, WE WILL MOVE THESE UNIFORMS TO YEAR 1)

• Ladies’ Show Choir Uniforms
  • Company: Southeastern Performance Apparel
  • Style: D1364
  • $119
  • Show Choir Dress Link

 

• Ladies’ Show Choir Dance Brief
  • Company: Southeastern Performance Apparel
  • Style: F109
  • $20
  • Dance Brief Link

Staff

• Choir Accompanist
  • Full time is possible, but split with another middle school if necessary. Typically at the middle school level, accompanists are only part-time, so splitting is probably the best option.
  • I currently have Marie Reeder, who is the full-time accompanist for Canyon Springs High School. I am not guaranteed her for all of my concerts as her first priority is Canyon’s Concerts.
• Choreographer 
  • Choreographer for show choir

 

Appendix D: Prop 28 Priorities for Visual Arts

 

Immediate: 

 

Mid-Range

 

Long Term: 

 

 

Appendix E - Prop 28 Priorities for Theater