Art
Connecting and inspiring all people across all cultures through the exploration of a wide variety of media and materials that tell the story of the past, present and future in very personal and emotional ways.
Overview
Within the PRSD Strategic Plan, long-term and short-term goals outlined in the Teaching and Learning category form the foundation for continuous improvement. One of the short-term goals for 2016- 2017 was to design and pilot an in-depth program review process for two of our departments (i.e., Science and Health & Physical Education). That initial work led to a final report and set of recommendations for program improvement. The process itself was refined and used in 2017- 2018 in the areas of Mathematics and Business & Computer Science. For the 2018- 2019 school year, we reviewed the Social Studies Department and also modified the process for programming related to gifted and highly achieving students.
This report outlines the process, findings, and recommendations from that work related to the Art/World Language Program. As an organization, it is understood that the pace of change may be dependent upon the impact of that change on other aspects of the educational program. When conducting this work in an individual department, it is important and difficult to balance competing interests and constraints. The process model reflects this challenge as the “ripple effect” of balancing people, time and money. Practically, the committee utilized the action-priority matrix to evaluate each recommendation and established an implementation timeline with associated cost estimates.