• School of the Arts  
     
    School of the Arts
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    Principal: Kelly A. Nicastro | KellyA.Nicastro@rcsdk12.org
    Assistant Principal: Jo Ann Aspenleiter | JoAnn.Aspenleiter@rcsdk12.org
    Assistant Principal: Brian Chandler | Brian.Chandler@rcsdk12.org
    Assistant Principal: Alan Tirre | Alan.Tirre@rcsdk12.org
    Assistant Principal: Mario Belculfine | Mario.Belculfine@rcsdk12.org
    Arts Center Director: Adele Fico | Adele.Fico@rcsdk12.org
    Athletic Director: David Michelsen | David.Michelsen@rcsdk12.org
    Coordinating Administrator for Special Education: Michelle Osgood | michelle.osgood@rcsdk12.org 
    Parent Liason: Mary Gray | Mary.Gray@rcsdk12.org 
    Board Liaison    : Dr. Elizabeth Hallmark | Elizabeth.Hallmark@rcsdk12.org
    School Chief: Carmine Peluso | Carmine.Peluso@rcsdk12.org
     
     School Improvement Plan  DASA Coordinator
     
    Program Information
    Start Time: 7:30 a.m.
    Dismissal Time: 2:30/3:30 p.m.
    Grade Level: 7-12
     
    FACTS
    Uniforms: No
    Busing: RTS
    Foreign Languages: Spanish
    Honors Classes: Yes
    Tutoring/After School: No
    Summer Programs: No
    Advanced Placement (AP): Yes
    English Language Learners: Yes
    Health/Wellness Center: No
    Extended/Expanded Day: No
    Business/College/Faith Partnerships: Friends of School of the Arts, Eastman School of Music, Memorial Art Gallery, Hochstein School, Writers and Books, Geva Theatre, Lyric Theatre, Rochester Broadway Theatre League, Garth Fagan Dance, Visual Studies Workshop, Rochester Museum and Science Center, Strasenburgh Planetarium, University of Rochester, Roberts Wesleyan College, Nazareth College Arts Center, SUNY Geneseo, Corning Museum of Glass, Rochester Oratorio Society, Rochester Lyric Opera, Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, Rochester Association of Performing Arts (RAPA), First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival, Leisure Care Village at Unity and Mill Landing, Rochester Regional Health, Center for Youth
    Student-Parent School Compact Agreement required: Yes
     
    SCHOOL FEATURES
    • Arts-based education blending traditional academic subjects with a Fine Arts sequence in one of six subject areas: Creative Writing, Dance, Drama, Music, Theatre Technology, or Visual Arts.

    • New York State Regents, Regents Honors, and Advanced Placement courses in American History, Art History, Biology, Chemistry, Calculus AB, Government and Politics: United States, English Language & Composition, English Literature, Physics, Virtual AP Computer Science, Virtual AP Psychology, World History, and Music Theory.

    • Annual guest artist, cultural, and artistic exchange opportunities.

    • Hillside Work Scholarship Program Director on-site to help students receive mentoring, academic support, and work opportunities outside of school.

    • A full complement of interscholastic sports for students in grades 7-12.

    • Acceptance to School of the Arts requires an audition and/or portfolio presentation.