Portfolio

I have just completed my portfolio for the ARTS/APS. I hope that I have completed it correctly. There are some things that needed to be in there and if I had more time I would have placed them there according to the Matrix. This seems like the final step in our 9 month journey. What I would hope is that we in cohort 2 helped to create a design that will help the arts to become a more integral part of the education of the entire child in the Atlanta Public Schools and a model for the rest of the country.

I think we have only touched a small part of what needed to be learned in this course. Last Tuesday we had an awards program at Dunbar Elementary School. The chorus sang and the string orchestra played. The music was the highlight of the program. The principal in her excitement wanted to have monthly meetings with the music staff next year in an effort to build on the enthusiasm and discuss the influence the music program will have on the education of the entire school. I see some positive results coming next year.