FY 2022 Educational Facilities Master Plan

TITLE I SCHOOLS Wicomico County Board of Education maintains and supports Title 1 Programs at the following locations:

• Beaver Run Elementary • Chipman Elementary • East Salisbury Elementary • Glen Avenue Elementary

• Pemberton Elementary • Pinehurst Elementary • Prince Street Elementary • West Salisbury Elementary VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM

The Visual Art and Music VPA program is a unique set of courses for eleventh and twelfth grade students with exceptional abilities who are interested in pursuing a visual art or music career. VPA prepares students for college and pre-professional training. The VPA Performance Theatre program is open to tenth through twelfth grade students who are interested in pursuing theatre careers and/or community theatre interests. Students study acting, musical theatre, directing, and technical applications. The VPA (Art, Music, and Theatre) program is located on the Wicomico High School campus. Selected students from the four county high schools attend the VPA program for a portion of their school day. They return to their home school for the remainder of their day. Currently there are about 36 students enrolled in this program, 14 in art, 6 in music, and 16 in theatre. The program makes use of existing county staff. Six teachers spend a total of 6 80-minute teaching blocks per year in this program. The art program makes use of one large classroom and one smaller area for instruction. The music program uses the existing choral and music rooms at Wicomico High School. The Performance Theatre program uses the Wicomico High School auditorium, sound booth, stage, make-up room, and stagecraft room. WICOMICO COUNTY STRING ORCHESTRA PROGRAM String students at all the county high schools participate in a String Orchestra. Separate orchestra ensembles exist at Wicomico High, James M. Bennett, Parkside, and Mardela. Orchestra is scheduled during first block at James M. Bennett and Flex periods at Wicomico High, Parkside High, and Mardela High School. Three string teachers are assigned to direct these four high school ensembles to make the most efficient use of staff who are also responsible for teaching at other county elementary, middle, and high schools. Currently there are 112 students enrolled in the high school orchestra program: 38 at James M. Bennett, 29 at Parkside, 11 at Mardela, and 24 at Wicomico High. For rehearsals, the program makes use of band rooms at James M. Bennett and Wicomico High, the chorus room and stage at Parkside, and the stage at Mardela. String students at all five county middle schools participate in string instruction and/ or orchestra. Instruction takes place during the special subjects’ periods for sixth,

Wicomico County Public Schools Educational Facilities Master Plan FY 2022

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