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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is interesting discussion, I did not know so many people disliked the program, I wish there were some more analysis on what it costs and saves each school to be able to use Fillmore so as to inform a debate re what can be done to offer all schools a wide range of creative instruction.    [/quote]

I am not sure eight unhappy posters count as "so many" -- Fillmore serves like 3500 kids!  :) And the petition has over 700 signatures.  Just saying . . .

I think there is info on the Friends of Fillmore website about how the costs work in case that is helpful.  As I understand it, the costs are the same for participating schools whether you go the Fillmore route or hire someone in the school -- currently, I think the school pays Fillmore the amount it gets from DCPS for art and music (the cost of one FTE or whatever), so it ends up being the same.  But what is not the same is what you get -- that is where the diversity at Fillmore becomes so important.  Digital art, ceramics, painting, dance, drama, various instruments -- if your school was only entitled to one FTE, it is difficult to imagine that you'd find a teacher that could effectively teach such a range, and many schools simply do not have space or resources (computers, kilns) to offer all of these things.  To me, the value to the students is clear.  They just have so many more options at Fillmore.
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