Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts
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Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts is a specialty magnet school
that serves students in grades pre-k–12 in the city of East Orange
, New Jersey
, United States
, as part of the East Orange School District
, offering separate middle school
and high school curricula. The school is named for actress Cicely Tyson
. Students are accepted based on their talents . The school teaches core disciplines while focusing on the creative potential of the students.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 678 students and 59.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5.
The school was the 292nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 255th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. However, 2009 reports published in the Newark Star-Ledger indicate Tyson to be the most improved school in an Abbott District
, and among the most improved schools in the state of New Jersey, this year.
In September 2009, Tyson's historic Elmwood Ave building will be closed, and a new $180million, 300000 sq ft (27,870.9 m²). facility on Main Street (on the site of the former East Orange High School), will take its place. The new facility is among the largest and most technologically advanced schools ever built in the state of New Jersey, with extensive performing arts facilities which meet or exceed the highest professional standards.
The high school's 800-seat theater has been built to Broadway standards in terms of sound, lighting and acoustics.
In addition to the school's theaters, students will have access to TV studios, art studios, music rooms, individual performance practice rooms, drafting rooms and shops to build and design stage sets. The classrooms will all feature smartboards, advanced integrated audio-visual systems,
and multiple computer workstations.
While the school is presently a combined middle and high school, in September 2009, Cicely Tyson School will become a K-12, as primary and middle schools are merged into the new school.
On June 16, 2009 more than 20% of tenured staff were informed that they would not be going to the new school, and where either re-assigned to other district schools or retained in employment by the district without being given any new assignment.
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
that serves students in grades pre-k–12 in the city of East Orange
East Orange, New Jersey
East Orange is a city in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the city's population 64,270, making it the state's 20th largest municipality, having dropped 5,554 residents from its population of 69,824 in the 2000 Census, when it was the state's 14th most...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
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, as part of the East Orange School District
East Orange School District
East Orange School District is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from the city of East Orange, New Jersey...
, offering separate middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
and high school curricula. The school is named for actress Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson is an American actress. A successful stage actress, Tyson is also known for her Oscar-nominated role in the film Sounder and the television movies The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and Roots....
. Students are accepted based on their talents . The school teaches core disciplines while focusing on the creative potential of the students.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 678 students and 59.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.5.
The school was the 292nd-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 255th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state. However, 2009 reports published in the Newark Star-Ledger indicate Tyson to be the most improved school in an Abbott District
Abbott District
Abbott districts are school districts in New Jersey that are provided remedies to ensure that their students receive public education in accordance with New Jersey’s state constitution. They were created in 1985 as a result of the first ruling of Abbott v. Burke, a case filed by the Education Law...
, and among the most improved schools in the state of New Jersey, this year.
In September 2009, Tyson's historic Elmwood Ave building will be closed, and a new $180million, 300000 sq ft (27,870.9 m²). facility on Main Street (on the site of the former East Orange High School), will take its place. The new facility is among the largest and most technologically advanced schools ever built in the state of New Jersey, with extensive performing arts facilities which meet or exceed the highest professional standards.
The high school's 800-seat theater has been built to Broadway standards in terms of sound, lighting and acoustics.
In addition to the school's theaters, students will have access to TV studios, art studios, music rooms, individual performance practice rooms, drafting rooms and shops to build and design stage sets. The classrooms will all feature smartboards, advanced integrated audio-visual systems,
and multiple computer workstations.
While the school is presently a combined middle and high school, in September 2009, Cicely Tyson School will become a K-12, as primary and middle schools are merged into the new school.
On June 16, 2009 more than 20% of tenured staff were informed that they would not be going to the new school, and where either re-assigned to other district schools or retained in employment by the district without being given any new assignment.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:- Dr.Cowan - Principal
- Debra Boone - Assistant Principal
External links
- Cicely Tyson School of the Performing Arts
- East Orange School District
- Data for the East Orange School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...