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Students, performing-arts staff and library representative highlight programs and partnerships
Summary
Students performed and staff previewed upcoming events; the performing-arts director announced free and public events and local broadcast plans, and the Gary Public Library board appointee outlined library services and school partnerships including a makerspace, extension services and a summer reading program.
The meeting opened with a student performance preview and a request from instructors for community support; board members and attendees applauded the students before the business portion of the agenda.
Passion Jefferson (introduced as the Gary Middle School instructor overseeing the production) asked the community to attend and support the students at the upcoming performance next Thursday at 6 PM. Mark Spencer, who identified himself as director of performing arts, described department projects including a holiday film adaptation to be released on the West Side Theater Guild YouTube page and local public-access channels, student participation in ISMA (Indiana State School Music Association), and an announced Feb. 27, 2025 performance by the Acrobats of China with no charge to the public.
Later, Shaquise White (a Gary Public Library board appointee) presented the library’s services and its partnership with the school corporation. White outlined extension services that supply classroom collections, a children’s computer lab, a six-week summer reading program that requires a library card, a makerspace with 3D printers and other equipment for STEM activities, and a tech-mobile to bring basic technology and training into neighborhoods.
Board members thanked the presenters and noted continued opportunities for school–library collaboration.
