April Berry, theater director and performing arts lead teacher at Apollo High School, was recently selected to serve as a member of the advisory panel for the Kentucky Department of Education Visual and Performing Arts standards development and revision team.
“I am very excited to represent (Daviess County Public Schools) and Apollo High School in this role,” Berry said. “The arts are such an important and enriching part of each student’s educational experience and it is an honor to work with colleagues across the state to review and refine these standards.”
Berry is in the process of gathering input from colleagues regarding current visual and performing arts standards and suggestions for improvements. Her first meeting with the advisory panel is scheduled for June 15. The panel, which is made up of arts teachers from all grade levels, will meet throughout the summer to review and revise teaching and learning expectations in the areas of visual and performing arts in Kentucky.
“As April carries forth this work, she can influence important decisions about arts instruction at both local and state levels,” said DCPS fine and performing arts coordinator Karen Alward. “We are living and educating in a pivotal time in the history of arts integration. The careful examination of any content standard requires that we have the highest quality team of teachers working together on this task. April Berry is an exemplary teacher leader in the area of arts instruction.”
