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Larkin VPAA magnet curriculum revised: art, dance, music and theatre strands restructured with AP and dual-credit pathways
Summary
District presenters outlined a first comprehensive curriculum rewrite of Larkin High School’s Visual and Performing Arts Academy (VPAA) since 1997, adding clearer course sequences, placement and assessment rubrics, AP pathways and dual-credit options.
Jamie Abney Giraldo, fine arts coordinator, Zachary Geller (teacher leader for fine arts) and Dr. Michelle Graham, assistant principal for innovation at Larkin High School, presented a comprehensive curriculum revision for the Visual and Performing Arts Academy (VPAA) on Feb. 24.
The presenters said Larkin’s VPAA — which houses art, dance, music and theatre strands — had not had a formal curriculum revision since the program began in 1997. The proposed update aligns course sequences to national core-arts standards, clarifies academy and general-education requirements, adds placement assessments for strand placement,…
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