WELCOME TO BISFA

Welcome Class of 2024

The Vision of the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts is to provide a world class academic and arts education as the first arts magnet high school in Washington County and Western Maryland. The superior teaching and learning environment will enable students to study the arts for their intrinsic, aesthetic, cognitive, and cultural value. Through a program of individualized attention and personalization, students will be motivated to achieve in a challenging and supportive atmosphere that emphasizes a disciplined attitude and personal responsibility. Supportive parents, distinguished faculty, cultural institutions and university partnerships will collaborate to ensure that, upon graduation, students will possess the necessary skills to choose a career in any field.

The Mission of the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts is to provide students with a rigorous, comprehensive, college preparatory curriculum rooted in intense, pre-professional training in the arts that encourages excellence and success in their personal development as students, artists, and cultural leaders.

Mission BulletsRigorous, comprehensive, college preparatory curriculum Rooted in intense, pre-professional training in the arts Encouraging excellence and success in their personal development as students, artists, and cultural leaders

Vision BulletsWorld class academic and arts education Study the arts for their intrinsic, aesthetic, cognitive, and cultural valueDisciplined attitude and personal responsibilityStudents will possess the necessary skills to choose a career in any field

Culture of Excellence

Rigorous, comprehensive, college preparatory curriculum

Intense, pre-professional training in the arts

Personal development

Disciplined attitude

Personal responsibility

BISFA Social Media

1 Principal1 Assistant Principal1 School Counselor1 Administrative Assistant11 Academic Teachers13 Arts/Technology Teachers

1 Lead Teacher/Technology Coordinator

1 Case Manager 1 Receptionist1 Paraprofessional2 Custodial1 Health Office + Artists-in-Residence Teachers

CONGRATULATIONS!

➢ 285 students auditioned➢ 108 students were accepted

37% student acceptance rate!

SCHOOLS REPRESENTED➢ WCPS School Students➢ Private School students➢ Out of County➢ Out of State Students➢ Home Schooled Students

A Current Look 2020-2021Student numbers

Lunch will be available through WCPS food services. Students may also bring lunch from home. Students eat their meals in new cafeteria in the Vincent Groh Academic Center.

Barbara Ingram School Students will be supervised by school staff during the school day. The school health clinic is located on the third floor of the Barbara Ingram building.

Classes begin at 9:05 AM and end at 4:27 PM. Freshman and Sophomore students will study their art/tech in the mid morning and academics in the afternoon. Junior and Senior students will study academics in the morning and arts/tech in the afternoon.

● Bus transportation will be provided between Barbara Ingram and all WCPS High Schools

● Barbara Ingram Students will ride their designated morning bus to their home-high school.

● Students will pick up the bus at their home-high school to be transported to Barbara Ingram.

● Buses will drop students off behind the Barbara Ingram building.

● In the afternoon, buses will transport students back to the home-high school.

● Parents are responsible for transportation from the home school in the afternoon

These are times and numbers from

2019-2020 - they are subject to change and will be updated in the

fall

Academic

MEET THE COUNSELOR

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Maryland High School Diploma

Graduation RequirementsCredit Requirements (Completion of 24 credits)

English – 4 creditsSocial Studies –3 credits - U.S. Studies II, Government, and World HistoryMathematics – 4 credits - Algebra, Geometry, Algebra II, plus an additional math creditScience –3 credits - Biology (required) Foreign Languages – minimum 2 credits of one language Technology Education – 1 credit - Foundations of Technology Physical Education – 1 credit – Health/Life Skills – 1 credit – Fine Arts Credits and Electives – 1 credit –

Student Service Learning HRSCompletion of 75 (minimum)

High School Assessments and MCAP Requirements

State Assessments in Math, English, Science and Social Studies Graduation Requirements dependent upon student cohorts.

University of Maryland Completer Program/CTE Completer

The University of Maryland Completer Program requires 2 World Language courses in the same language, and 4 credits of mathematics. The 4 mathematics credits must include Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and one additional course that utilizes non-trivial algebra.

ACADEMIC CURRICULUM PATHWAYS

COURSE GRADE 9 GRADE 10 GRADE 11 GRADE 12

ENGLISH Honors English 9 Honors English 10 Honors English 11AP English LanguageAP English Literature

Honors English 12AP English LanguageAP English Literature

MATH Honors Algebra 1Honors Geometry

Honors GeometryHonors Algebra 2

Honors Algebra 2Honors PreCalculus/TrigIntro to StatisticsCollege Algebra

Honors PreCalculus/TrigAP Calculus Intro to StatisticsCollege Algebra

SCIENCE Honors BiologyHonors Chemistry

Honors ChemistryHonors PhysicsAP BiologyAP PhysicsAdvanced Anatomy Honors Earth Space

Honors ChemistryHonors PhysicsAP BiologyAP PhysicsAdvanced AnatomyHonors Earth Space

SOCIAL STUDIES

Honors US Studies II Honors Government Honors World HistoryAP World HistoryAP Government

Honors World HistoryAP World HistoryAP Government

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Honors French 1 – 3Honors Spanish 1 - 3

Honors French 2 – 4Honors Spanish 2 - 4

Honors French 3 – 4Honors Spanish 3 – 4AP Spanish

Honors French 4Honors Spanish 4AP Spanish

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Physical EducationHealth/LifeskillsFoundations of Technology

OTHER ELECTIVES

non-major art electives

non-major art electivesPublic SpeakingHonors SociologyHonors Psychology

non-major art electivesPublic SpeakingHonors SociologyHonors Psychology

Freshmen Course Schedule● Academic courses at Barbara Ingram School for the Arts are offered only

at the Honors and AP level.

● As incoming freshmen, all students will be automatically scheduled into Honors English 9, Honors US Studies II, Physical Education and Health/Life Skills/FOT.

● Honors Math and Honors Foreign Language placements are based on appropriate high school credits earned throughout middle school.

● Students who have yet to begin a Foreign Language pathway may choose to pursue Honors Spanish I or Honors French I.

● Please have your student complete this google form by Monday, June 1st

● Incoming 9th grader form

● Incoming 10th grader form

● Incoming 11th grader form

● Incoming 12th grader form

Non-WCPS Enrollment Process

PLEASE VIEW THE ATTACHED ENROLLMENT CHECKLIST TO ENSURE YOU HAVE COMPILED ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS

PLEASE SCAN/EMAIL ALL DOCUMENTS TO SAMANTHA GASTLEY-MURPHY: GASTLSAM@WCPS.K12.MD.US

❑ BISFA ENROLLMENT CHECKLIST

❑ WCPS ENROLLMENT FORM

❑ Please also include an unofficial transcript/grade report in your packet so that I know what your student has already taken

Student Selection and Retention ● Students with the potential to pursue a professional career in their arts

discipline are selected through yearly auditions, open to incoming ninth graders and a limited number of upperclassmen.

● The admission process gives no consideration to past academic performance. In order to graduate, however, Barbara Ingram students must successfully meet the school's rigorous standards in both the arts and academic programs.

● Students will be placed on probation for any of the following:● Two or more failures on a report card ● Less than a 3.0 in the student’s major● Less than a 2.0 overall grade point average● Student misconduct

● Students on probation will be provided counseling and/or academic assistance.● Failure to maintain an overall grade point average of 2.0 will result in

dismissal from the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts.

LINK CREW is coming to YOU!● Link Crew is a high school transition program that

welcomes freshmen and makes them feel comfortable throughout the first year of their high school experience.

● Built on the belief that students can help students succeed, Link Crew trains members of the junior and senior classes to be Link Leaders.

● As positive role models, Link Leaders are motivators, leaders and teachers who guide the freshmen to discover what it takes to be successful during the transition to high school and help facilitate freshman success.

● Wednesday, August 19, 2020 - 8:00-12:00 – SAVE THE DATE

QUESTIONS?

Visual Arts4th Floor BISFA

Dance3rd Floor BISFA

Music2nd Floor BISFA

TheatreBlackbox

ART/TECH PROGRAM BREAK OUT SESSIONS

Creative Writing

3rd Floor Groh

Academic

Computer Game

Design & Animation

2nd Floor Groh

Academic

Digital Communications

2nd Floor Groh Academic

MAY 26, 7:00 PM ART/TECH PROGRAM BREAK OUT ZOOMSTECHNICAL ARTS DEPARTMENTS

FINE ARTS DEPARTMENTS

PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENTS

COMPUTER GAME DESIGN & ANIMATION

DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS

CREATIVE WRITING

VISUAL ARTS

7:00 Break Out Zoom - LINK

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7:00 Break Out Zoom - LINK

DANCE

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC7:00 Break Out Zoom - LINK

7:00 Break Out Zoom - LINKTHEATRE

VOCAL MUSIC

7:00 Break Out Zoom - LINK

7:00 Break Out Zoom - LINK