Administration & BoE

You can watch all prior Board of Education meetings on the RPS BoE You Tube page. Listed below are specific meetings in which VPA matters have been discussed in the past.

BoE Meeting October 10, 2023: Begins with sample performance for the fall 2023 play at RHS; minutes1:15-2:00 includes extensive discussion of new initiatives with the Visual Arts Program, with an in-depth presentation by leadership on what has been accomplished to date. Please find more details on other pages of this website as well.

• ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: curriculum revamp with consultant Cindy Parsons, musical theater 5th grade "capstone" experience; musical instrument support, STEAM is integration into library media time K-2, art flex studio time, art cart recess choice

• MIDDLE SCHOOL: new chorus and orchestra teachers, after school art club, musical elements course

• HIGH SCHOOL: preformances with CHIRP and at Carnegie Hall, new digital arts and music tech courses, flex time art open studio, and recommendation to add .5 VPA credit to graduation requirements

BoE Meeting April 4, 2023: extensive discussion of the Visual Art Program, minutes 6-11 & BoE Addendum April 4, 2023 is a Visual Arts Showcase from Branchville Elementary School in which RPS Elementary Students discuss recent art projects. Public comment also includes some discussion of VPA issues.

BoE Curriculum Committee Meeting April 3, 2023: overview of many of the changes that have been undertaken in VPA.

Feb 2022 Curriculum Committee meeting: Minutes 27-30 provide an overview of all essentials; Minutes 48-53 discuss what has been undertaken with regard to visual art, specifically

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