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Charter | Section 11 | Facilities
06/05/09 15:44 , Categories: SPA Charter , Tags: extracurricular activities, facilities, highland, space requirements PROPOSED SPA FACILITIES
A. PERFORMANCE SPACE that can be divided, with solid dividers, into
1. ACTING STUDIO (open space, black floor, scenic tape outlines)
2. LECTURE ROOM (portable multimedia, 30-40 desks)
B. DANCE STUDIO (sprung or double-sprung floor, sound, mirrors)
C. MUSIC ROOM (for midsized vocal and instrumental groups)
D. PRIVATE MUSIC PRACTICE ROOMS (solo or small group)
E. COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY LAB (adj. to control book, 2nd level?)
• PC’s and Mac’s for writing, design, video editing
• Keyboards
• MIDI & Recording stations
• Solo or small group recording studio
F. SCENIC STUDIO (Main level, wide scenery portal, adj. to Perf. Space)
G. DESIGN STUDIO (Basement w/natural light)
• Drafting boards
• Sewing stations
• Prop workbench
H. STORAGE (Basement)
• 100-200 feet of rack space (some may be double-stacked, enclosed?)
• 500-1000 square feet of scenic storage
• Properties storage
I. OFFICE SUITE INCLUDING:
• ADMINISTRATOR OFFICE
• SECRETARY/TREASURER SPACE (doubles as box office?)
• FACULTY OFFICE (“bullpen”, cubicles, or work stations)
J. RESTROOMS & DRESSING/LOCKER ROOMS (Main level?)
K. Elevator (two to four levels)
PROJECTED CLASS USE OF SPA FACILITIES (John Newman, July 14)
A. PREFORMANCE SPACE
1. ACTING STUDIO (4 – 6 +)
Individual/Small Group Acting Voice
Advanced Acting Workshop (2 Sections)
Directing Workshop
Scenic Design & Construction
*Stage Lighting
*Small Space Stage Crew
(Could be used as extra acting/rehearsal/vocal space)
2. LECTURE ROOM (4 – 6 +)
Music Aesthetics
Dramatic Literature
Theatre History
Directing Workshop
*Small Space Stage Crew
*Stage Lighting
(Could be used as extra acting/rehearsal/vocal space)
B. DANCE STUDIO (5+)
Advanced Choreography
Modern Dance and/or Jazz Dance
Ballet
Dance Ensemble
Musical Theatre/Tap Dance
(Could be used as extra acting/rehearsal/vocal space)
C. MUSIC ROOM (8)
Chamber Winds
Chamber Strings
Jazz Combos
Beginning Guitar
Individual/Small Group classical & Popular voice
Small Vocal Ensembles
Play & Musical Theatre Production vocal Rehearsal
Show Choir
D. PRIVATE MUSIC PRACTICE ROOMS (8 periods x students/period)
Individual Instrument & Vocal Practice
Advanced Piano/Accompaniment
E. COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY LAB (7)
Music Composition
Advanced Piano
*2nd Term Music Elements & Tech
Scenic Design and Construction
*Stage Lighting
Sound Engineering and Recording
Film and Video Production
F. SCENIC STUDIO (4)
Scenic & Lighting Design & Construction
Beginning Stagecraft
Small Space Stagecrew
Auditorium Stagecrew
G. DESIGN STUDIO (3 TO 4)
Scenic Design and Construction
Costume Design and Construction
Beginning Stagecraft
*Props and Masks
HIGHLAND FACILITIES USAGE (John Newman, July 14)
A. TRAPEZOID (5)
Theatre Foundations 1-2 (2 Sections)
Theatre Foundations 3-4 (1 Section)
Playwriting (1 Section)
B. AUDITORIUM (2)
Beginning Stagecraft
Auditorium Stage Crew
C. LITTLE THEATRE (1)
Small Space Stage Crew
D. INSTRUMENTAL ROOM (6)
Concert Band
Wind Ensemble
Symphony Orchestra
String Orchestra
Jazz Band
1st Term Music Elements & Tech
E. CHOIR ROOM (4)
Freshman choir
Chorale
Concert Choir
Madrigals
Play & Musical Theatre Production Vocal Rehearsal
F. PRACTICE ROOMS (possible all periods)
Individual Instrument Practice
G. PIANO LAB (3)
AP Music Theroy, Beginning Piano #1, Beginning Piano #2
H. DANCE STUDIO (4)
Dance I, Dance II, Dance Company, Social/Cultural/Popular Dance
I. HTVS STUDIO (3)
Film and Video Production & HTVS (2 Sections)
(Plus full loads of classes in Art Crafts, Ceramics, Commercial Art, Drawing, Photography rooms.)
3. CALENDAR
SLSPA will open in the Fall of 2006 and follow a the Standard School Year, which will include 180 days and a minimum of 990 instructional hours. The School will align its calendar with that of the Salt Lake City School District’s traditional high school year calendar.
4. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
The school will provide whatever extracurricular activities in the arts that are feasible. For example, the Junior High and High School drama programs will compete at the Utah Shakespearean Festival competition. The theater arts department will produce three major theater productions. The school will participate at all region and state activities: choir, drama and orchestra solo and ensemble. The dance department will do two major dance programs. The music department will perform in the community and be an ambassador of good will. The music department will do an evening recital at least once a quarter. The art program will look for local art shows to have their work judged and put on display. [Comment 1] [Comment 2]
In addition to activities related to the arts, students may be allowed to participate in standard extracurricular activities offered at Highland High School as per regulations of the Utah High School Activities Association. [Comment 3]
5. WAIVERS
SLSPA intends to hire part-time teachers that are not certified and requests any applicable waivers to do such. SLSPA will also utilize alternative routes to certification available through the Utah State Office of Education. [Comment 4]
6. REPLICABILITY/SUSTAINABILITY
There are no current plans to replicate this charter school. Marketing and recruitment will be ongoing processes to maintain a stable enrollment at levels sufficient to generate necessary funds and serve students in a high quality program.
2 comments
[Comment 1] This section should be re-worked by the Artistic Director once hired and his department heads. It also seems that there may be too much allocation of performance space resources on the music and theater departments respective to the dance department as well as too much emphasis on programs outside of the school for these departments. Perhaps AHSDF or ACDF would be a good choice for an annual program for the dancers since programs such as state competitions are not available to them.
[Comment 2] I would strongly suggest that an annual program be put in place to assist senior students in submitting entries for NFAA in the fall.
[Comment 3] Need more specificity here. What extracurricular activities can SPA students participate in? Reciprocity? What activities can Highland students participate in at SPA?
[Comment 4] This section is redundant. Addressed in Faculty section. Can we address the need for waivers there?
I would be willing to do a major edit of this section if I can make sure I can do that without deleting it.
In general, here are the key changes.
A1. Acting Studio (should specify it should also be able to be used as a blackbox without the addition of the lecture hall)
A2. Lecture Room (this would be the "shared studio" I described in some recent conceptual plans) The number of seats should not be spelled out, but I'd estimate we're looking at a total seating close to 200, comparable to the Black Box at Rose Wagner and the Allred Theatre at Highland. If we're going to be specific about the building here, I'd suggest motorized retractable stadium seating (I've seen manual systems that no one is willing to move)
B. Dance Studio OK as is
C. Music Room OK as is
D. Private music rooms: might need to be in phase one, not space need yet without the full instrumental program
E. Computer lab (pretty close as is, might be in the C200 rooms at Highland or built in phase 2)
F. Scenic Studio (probably phase 2, build east of auditorium
G. Design studio (may be cut, may be doubled with technology lab as so much of design is computer based now)
H. Storage: costume storage about dressing rooms and restrooms possibly, but scenic storage may be best in HH building. It may be possible to create modular units for design and prop construction that would roll into the walls of the foyer area when not being used as a classroom space.
I. Office Suite: amazingly close as is.
J. Restroom and locker room space (this needs to be included in phase I)
K. Elevator will probably be cut, unless we consider a dumb waiter to the storage area above the dressing rooms. It's a big ticket item and I believe the architects concluded one-level construction would be more practical.
As for the Highland spaces, I think we should just mention them summarily: choir room, band room, dance studio, piano lab, and Trapezoid. I don't see these rooms falling into an eventual plan for SPA teacher spaces. We may want to mention auditorium and Allred Theatre specifically, but it might be something like "shared with Highland for certain productions to be negotiated in good faith." We could try to pin that down now, but I think that Paul will be more willing to share those spaces when we can demonstrate that the schools can share them successfully in year 4, and that may take a while.
The calendar section should specify 180 days and 1000 instructional hours (the district's new mandate, higher than USOE's 990 minimum.
The "art program" (visual art) mentioned in the box should be cut. At one point, SPA was looking at including visual art but that was cut early on in the planning.
The activities section should mention that SPA will have an activities only membership in UHSAA to allow students to participate in theatre and music events.
The statement about non-certified teachers should be cut, and actually repeats some of the material in an earlier section on personel. If we need a statement here, it might be along the lines of "all SPA teachers will be certified through USOE through traditional, charter-specific, or alternative route licensure."
Reciprocity between HH and SPA might be addressed in a general way, such as "Most SPA productions will be cast entirely by SPA students, but some may be joint productions with Highland and include students from both schools. Either school may decide to offer audition rights to the other for specific productions."
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