Fine Arts Academies on the Move!

• The Fine Arts Academy at GPHS & The Fine Arts Academy at Reagan Middle School combined

• New, exclusive school called The Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy

• Opens August 2013

• Focused 100% on advanced academics and arts education

• Includes 6th grade through 12th grade

• Building formerly the GPHS 9th Grade Center

Professional-Grade Facilities• Fine Arts Academy campus is one of the newest in the district - opened in 2002

• State-of-the-art performance venues

• Newly renovated Chambers/Keel Theatre

• Daily, private access to The Black Box Theatre

• High school quality classrooms, labs & technology

• 2D and 3D art studios

• Exclusive library for Fine Arts Academy students

• Closer to DFW performance venues & museums

Future GPFAA science lab & classroom available for academy middle and high school students

Promethean Boards available in many core classrooms

Black Box Theatre located on the new GPFAA Campus

FAA: Day to Day

6th - 8th Grade

• 8:45 AM to 3:55 PM

•College Readiness Academics

•Core & Arts Classes on the GPFAA campus only

9th - 12th Grade

• 7:35 AM to 2:45 PM

• College Readiness Academics

• Core at GPFAA

• Arts classes in Chambers, Band Hall & Art Facilities

GPISD Transportation

• District transportation will be offered to FAA students

• Must live outside a two mile radius of GPFAA

• Morning and afternoon pickups & drop-offs at neighborhood stops

• A 6:00 PM tutoring bus departs three times a week

• Tutoring bus picks up at GPFAA and returns students to neighborhood stops

GPISD Second Round Auditions

• A second round of auditions will occur on Thursday, April 4, 2013• Auditions will be at Chambers/Keel Theatre• If you have additional questions contact:

Dr. Susan GainerExecutive Director of Fine Arts

Susan.Gainer@gpisd.org 972-237-5320

School Identity & Staff• The Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy will have its own school colors and mascot

• Mascot ideas are open to student suggestion and will be finalized by the GPFAA principal

• Principal selection process is underway now, we expect to announce prior to Spring Break.

• Staffing will be determined by application and interview, beginning after Spring Break

• Current Fine Arts Academy strand directors are invited to teach at GPFAA

Competitive Future• Our GPFAA goal is to be the premiere magnet school for arts education in DFW

• We have the directors, we have the talent - now we have the building!

• As an official school and brand, we can easily form partnerships within GP and beyond for scholarships and fundraising

• New ability to create strand booster clubs

• More time dedicated to academy student instruction

GPFAA by the Numbers• 20 current GPFAA students will continue with the program

• 237 current RFAA students will continue with the program

• 199 new applicants have been accepted in grades 6-12 for 2013-2014

• 15 of these are not currently enrolled in GPISD

• Approximately 200 students will participate in the additional auditions due to increased building capacity