[LM_NET] Suggestions to minimize NCLB's negative impact on performing arts/electives

[librarychickie <yasumani@VERIZON.NET>]

Has your school had success in minimizing the negative effect on the performing 
arts generated by NCLB?
   
  Please consider our situation:
   
  Some drastic changes in our school schedule were instituted to ensure we make 
AYP..  Now many of our 7th/8th students (more than 1/3 in the 7th grade) in our 
small district are not able to take cycle classes (art, music, computers world 
languages).
   
  As part of the "specials", I became aware that this includes students who are 
extremely gifted in art or music.  Our concern is that these students will never 
have the opportunity to pursue their calling, i.e. a student who is in remedial 
lang/math support does not have the opportunity to even develop a portfolio to 
apply for an extremely competitive art votech program.
   
  We have spoken up at meetings and have brought our concerns to ed council; we 
have prepared scheduling ideas that will allow some balance between math/literacy 
support and cycle classes but my impression is administration is not willing do 
spend the time necessary to address it.
   
  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
   
   


"Only the educated are free." - Epictetus - Greek-born, Roman slave/philosopher (55 
AD - 135 AD) 
   
  Kristina Politis Fallon, LMS
  Robert Morris School
  South Bound Brook NJ 
  yasumani@verizon.net

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