The Fine Arts Departments offers students opportunities to express themselves artistically while preparing for careers and avocations. Fine arts students participate in many activities in their schools and communities as a part of their challenging educational programs. The evidence of the outstanding arts program can be seen in the many honors, awards, and scholarships that are won by individual students and performing arts groups.

The Standards
The comprehensive, sequential curriculum is built on the Florida Sunshine State Standards for the Arts, district curriculum guides, and school guidelines.

Classes Available
All elementary students attend visual arts and music classes for at least one semester. One elementary school offers a dance program in which all students participate. Band instruction is available in all middle and high schools. Chorus instruction is available in some middle and high schools. Art instruction is offered in most middle and high schools. Dance is offered in some high schools.

Community Support
To enhance learning opportunities, several community arts organizations prepare teacher’s guides and present student focused theatre, dance, and orchestra performances and visual arts exhibitions in the schools and at local venues.

Debbie Gallagher, Specialist
Fine Arts, World Language, Multicultural Ed., Elementary Social Studies
E-mail:  gallagdd@gm.sbac.edu

Debby DesForges, Elementary Music Teacher Liaison
E-mail:  desfordw@gm.sbac.edu

Lori Pirzer, Secondary Music Teacher Liaison
E-mail:  pirzerll@gm.sbac.edu

Louise Brown, Elementary Art Teacher Liaison
E-mail:  brownlw@gm.sbac.edu