Submitted by: Joanne Magee

AUG 29 2019

We met to review our focus – how our curriculum is seen with the lens of diversity and how America was really influenced and established. We will be doing all we can to adapt our teaching to incorporate the 1619 work that Phil has presented.

Each teacher discussed the ways we can teach with respect to acknowledging African American influence. We discussed how in song and acting sometimes challenges with race make it more complicated to teach but we are all finding ways to work around this.

We listed our events for this year:

HS Play  Nov 7, 8, 9 (PAC)

Winter Concert Dec 9 (NYU)

MS Play Dec 13, 14 (PAC)

Musical Theater Showcase Jan 8 (PAC)

Long Weekend off Feb 15, 16, 17, 18 (PD) 

HS Musical Feb 27,28,29 (PAC)

6th Grade Medieval Night April 7 (MS)

Long weekends off: April 9, 10, 11, 12

                           April 17,18, 19, 20

MS Performing Arts Night  April 22 (MS)

MS Young Composers Concert (PAC) – TBD in May

MS Musical May 7,8 (PAC)

HS Spring Theater Showcase May 16 (PAC?)

Vocal Concert May 19 (PAC)

Instrumental Concert May 21 (PAC)

4th Grade play May 29th ( PAC)

5th Grade Evening Event June 1st ( MS)

We debriefed on challenges on certain events, disciplines, schedule changes, space issues and certain expectations when we are compromised in spaces that are not ideal. We continue to strive for more ideal situations.

We discussed how the sound proofing is non existent for the second year between the music room and the auditorium and how we really need better should proofing as soon as possible. Joanne has requested that this is put in the budget again for the year ahead.