The Duval Fine Arts Program has transformed instruction school
wide through implementation of the
Whole Schools Initiative, a model
of school reform through which all students receive a sequential,
comprehensive education designed to improve learning both in and
through the arts. The model is supported by the creation of
arts-based interdisciplinary curricula and by regular instruction in:
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music
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dance
- drama
- visual arts
- sustained staff development
The program contains two strands:
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Discovery Rotation Strand (grades K-3):
Students will be exposed to fine arts during
the school year. These include, dance, graphic and
three-dimensional arts, choral and instrumental music. Additionally, every second and third grader will have an opportunity
to participate in violin classes.
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Specialization Strand: Fourth and Fifth graders
will have the additional opportunity to
choose one area in which to specialize during the entire school
year.
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Classroom teachers will integrate the arts into their
subjects and curriculum areas. Fine arts teachers will
integrate academic content into their lessons.
Success For All (SFA) Reading
C. W. Duval Elementary School, in
1996, adopted the
Success
For All (SFA) Reading Curriculum developed at Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore, Maryland. Students are grouped, using the
district's adopted Harcourt Basal Series, and instructed using the
SFA Program. They are also grouped based on their individualized
reading level and assessed every eight weeks. Students can, after
each assessment, move into different groups based on their
eight-week reading assessment level.
The Success For All program includes:
- a one-to-one tutoring program
- a family support component
- a social skills program.
For more information on Duval's
reading program, please contact
Jacquette Rolle, our SFA Reading Facilitator.
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