1. New Family Information Meeting June 6, 2017
Doral Academy of Nevada
Red Rock High School
New Family
Information
Meeting
June 6, 2017

2. Doral Red Rock School Personnel
Administration
Mrs. Marty Gardner
Acting Upper and High School Principal
Mr. Stephen Phillips
Assistant Principal
Ms. April Koebcke

3. Mission Statement
Doral Academy of Nevada is dedicated to providing an enhanced educational experience. We will develop outstanding student achievement with focus on each child being well-rounded in all parts of their education. Students will be prepared in an academically challenging and personally meaningful learning environment with an emphasis on arts integration. A collaborative effort including all students, teachers, parents, and staff will be devoted to establishing, achieving, and celebrating individual goals for each child at Doral Academy.

4. Doral Guiding Principals
Vision Statement
The educational outcome from Doral Academy of Nevada will create students who think critically and analytically, are confident decision makers, utilize problem solving skills, work collaboratively, and are imaginative and creative thinkers. We are committed to equipping students with the skills and personal growth necessary to be successful scholars throughout life.
Doral Guiding Principals
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
INTELLECTUAL
COMMUNITY
APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS
COLLABORATION
ENGAGEMENT
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
INSPIRATION

5. Doral Red Rock High School Parent Booster Club
Parent Involvement
Doral Red Rock High School Parent Booster Club

6. Strategic Planning
K-12 Arts Integration correlation and continuum and relationship to content standards
21st Century Learning
Secondary Interdisciplinary studies

7. What is Arts Integration?
Art as Curriculum
Art Enhanced Curriculum
Arts-Integrated (inter-disciplinary) Curriculum

8. Kennedy Center Definition
“Defining Arts Integration” by Lynne B. Silverstein and Sean Layne
© 2010, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

9. Product

10. 9th Grade, Semester 1 Doral Academy Red Rock
STEM to STEAM LEARNING
9th Grade, Semester 1
Doral Academy Red Rock

11. NHRA/NASCAR theme selected for students due to Grant
Wooden car kits purchased
All aspects of STEAM integrated
Key team positions: engineer, art design, marketing, driver

12. Marketing/Sponsorships

13. Brochure for Sponsors

14. STEAM Shirts, Media Day & Jimmie Johnson Visits!

16. Race Day!

17. Celebrating community sponsors, awards, charitable contributions

19. Project-based LEARNING
9th Grade, Semester 2
Doral Academy Red Rock

20. Project-based learning (PBL) model introduced for Arts Integration at Doral Red Rock
Faculty members from all 4 campuses sent to Syracuse to receive training on PBL
PBL model fully implemented at Doral Red Rock

22. Students given full choice of project topic—required to tie project into theme of community
Students were required to display results of project in a chosen art form
Project topics were proposed and approved in January, worked on from February through mid-May, and presented at end of May

29. Structure of Interdisciplinary Studies
K-5 Arts Integration – Learning Processes
Quarterly projects typically classroom based
Utilization of specialists
Implementation of Arts Integration Strategies
6-8 Implementation of Interdisciplinary Studies
Semester based projects with a high level of teacher support

30. 9-12 Grade Interdisciplinary Projects
Small group project teams
High level of voice and choice projects
Built in structure within interdisciplinary lab and/or interdisciplinary core instruction block
11-12 Grade
Components from above
Opportunities for individual interdisciplinary projects

31. Instructional Materials
Grade 9
English—SpringBoard
Math—SpringBoard
Social Studies—Human Geography Honors
Biology—Glencoe Biology
Spanish
Grade 10
American Literature—literary selections
Math—SpringBoard
Social Studies—Discovering World Geography
Chemistry—Active Chemistry
AP Environmental Science
Spanish
Do not use Science 3000
Honors classes will be offered based on placement testing, standardized testing and teacher recommendations.

32. About the School High School Grade 9, 10 31 students per class
Electives
Orchestra/Guitar/Band/Choir
Visual Arts
Computer/Technology
Theatre
Dance and Movement
Media Productions
Robotics
Navy JROTC (Tentative)
Delete Elementary
Use Upper School add 9th grade

33. Daily Schedule 2017—2018 School Hours (tentative for traffic flow)
7:00 A.M.— 2:00 P.M. High School 10th :53 A.M.— 2:53 P.M. Upper School 6-8th
8:30 A.M.— 3:19 P.M. Kindergarten--5th
Use Skypointe Schedule for 9th grade. First period in Upper school needs to be high school class
High School: 7:00 a.m. – 1:55 p.m. Middle School: 7:55 a.m. – 2:50 p.m.

34. Spirit Day: FRIDAYS only
Schedule/Hours
Uniforms
Students are required to be in uniform. Logoed items must be purchased from one of the uniform vendors, Campus Club or Classic Kids.
Tops: Logo Polos
Colors: Purple, Navy, Teal, and Red with Doral Crest
High School students only can wear black polos and pants
Bottoms: Khaki or Navy Blue (non logo) Leggings/yoga pants/Jeggings are not acceptable attire.
Spirit Day: FRIDAYS only
Follow the school calendar of the Clark County School District with 181 days of instruction with 5 Professional Development Days and 5 Half Days.
First Day: AUGUST 14, 2017
Last Day: May 24, 2018
Black shirt and pants for 9th grade

35. Will there be before/after school care for my child?
Exploring options, In house or outside vendor

36. What time can I drop off my child at school?
15 minutes prior

37. What types of technology can we expect?

38. What types of sports, clubs and activities will be offered?

39. How can I fulfill my 30 hours of parent service?
Many options meetings, work at home, $5.00 hour upto 15 hours

40. My child has an IEP. Will there be a special education teacher at Doral?

41. Any additional general questions from parents?

42. Thank you!