BOCES ARTS-IN-EDUCATION / EXPLORATORY ENRICHMENT
PROGRAM EVALUATION



Contract Summary
Contract:

10-0461
District:

Dix Hills
Artist:

Paul D. Failla
Program:

The Class Of Life
Art Form:

Storytelling
Grades:

6th and 8th
Program Date:
11/10/2009

 Evaluation Summary
Evaluator:
Debra Kohlhepp
Grades:
6th and 8th
Dates: 11/10/2009

Very Good Student Response

Very Good Artistic Quality

Not Applicable Educational Quality

Excellent Presenter Interaction w/ Students

Excellent Technical Quality of Program

Not Applicable Study Guides/Support Materials

Yes Would you recommend this program to other school districts?

Describe the way(s) this program impacts your students learning and how this arts experience correlates with your curriculum:
This class was geared towards values and character and how that affects you in life. I feel that it helped some of the students to understand how their choices impact their lives which is an important concept.

Suggestions to artists for improvements:
The content of the program was more focused on your life and what YOU have done which are good examples but I think the students would have responded a bit better if you had geared the examples more towards their grade level of experience. I do think that some of the students were affected by your presentation and took it to heart but others did not "get it" because the examples were more from your adult life rather than from the perspective of an eighth grader.
Please include any additional comments you care to make:
I think Paul has a lot to offer and his message is a good one. This is a new program for him and it needs more focus on the students but otherwise is a very worthwhile program for middle school.