Fine Arts @ a Glance
Art, Band, Cheer, Choir, Dance, Orchestra, Suzuki, & Theatre
Prosper ISD has been named a 2024 District of Distinction by the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) for the 5th year consecutive year. This year, over 1,200 districts were eligible to apply for this Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) Visual Arts Award, and Prosper ISD was only one of 94 districts that received this outstanding honor.
The district was awarded this honor based on PISD's visual art program from participation in TAEA through membership, exhibitions, contests, and community engagement in the visual arts through field experiences, community service, and collaboration with other content areas.
Texas Bandmasters Association (TBA) is the largest association of band directors in the world. In addition to hosting the annual convention which serves over 4,000 people, the association also provides professional development opportunities throughout the year to band directors of all academic levels all around Texas. TBA recently held its annual convention in San Antonio and we are proud to announce Reagan Brumley, WGHS Band Director, as the 2024-25 President of TBA. Congratulations!
The TBA board invited the 77th Midwest Clinic's performing band directors to host a panel discussion on what they have done to establish their band programs. Through comparison and analysis of each program, the directors presented the details of what it takes to establish culture, curriculum, student expectation, as well as the ins and outs of what it takes to lead a successful band program.
"I had a lot of fun presenting a beginning saxophone clinic at the Texas Bandmasters Association convention. I collaborated with another band director from Brownsville ISD in south Texas to bring concepts, curriculum and pedagogy perspectives from opposite sides of the state. We live and work in a place where there are so many resources and great programs that we often forget how truly fortunate we are. I think it's important to help others in our profession around the state by giving presentations and clinics at our conferences."
"I was honored to represent Prosper ISD and present two clinics at TBA this July. The first clinic was entitled “Hot Takes on Flute Non-Negotiables”. In this clinic our hope was to give an outline of what we feel is extremely important for all beginner flute players to know by the end of their first year of playing. While there are several aspects of flute teaching that can utilize different methods to achieve similar outcomes, there are some vital flute-specific things that must be taught a very specific way. Our goals were to highlight those differences in a fun and meaningful way.
For my second clinic, I was asked to be on a panel entitled Beginner Timelines. I joined with three directors from around the state discussing a variety of beginner class timelines from August to May. I explained what my year would look like from day one to the end of the year and shared class goals across each month of instruction. All three of us showed different ways to achieve similar outcomes with a variety of class set-ups and student backgrounds."
Dawn Oyedipe offered invaluable insights at the Texas Orchestra Directors Association convention as a mother of a student athlete with ADHD and Educator Member of the CHADD organization (Children and Adults with ADHD). Her session dispelled common myths about ADHD, pointed to reputable sources for training and education, and discussed strategies for supporting executive function in our students.
