PERFORMING ARTS CENTER NON-INSTRUCTIONAL

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1 PERFORMING ARTS CENTER NON-INSTRUCTIONAL (structional Support, Student Services, stitutional Support) ANNUAL PROGRAM REVIEW and PLAN Program Description/Mission: The Haugh Performg Arts Center (HPAC) at Citrus College is a 1,400-seat proscenium theatre venue that hosts more than 400 rehearsals and performances annually. These performances clude Performg Arts Department productions (choral music, strumental music, theatre arts, and dance), assorted tourg artists and ensembles, and a variety of events sponsored by community renters that lease the facility. Approximately 100,000 patrons from throughout Southern California attend HPAC each year, although primary marketg efforts are focused with the college s geographical district. addition to servg as the host facility for tourg artists, and community rentals the HPAC staff support a robust academic production schedule. The Haugh staff routely supports and augments structional programs; HPAC serves as a unique lab providg support for CTE programs such as Technical Theater and Recordg Arts. Under the direction of the academic division HPAC staff assist coordatg budget expenditures, personnel, supplies, and support backstage technical production needs (scenery, lightg, sound, etc) and front-of house (marketg, ticket sales, and event operations) activities. 2. Key functions/goals of this Department/Program The programs presented at Haugh Performg Arts Center clude a wide variety of art forms, artists, and performances chosen specifically for their quality and diversity, to provide student trag opportunities, to attract community terest, and to be a core part of the college s mission to provide a cultural learng environment that supports student success. support of this goal, HPAC s program activities, which are accessible to the community, clude: Producg and hostg college performances featurg students of the Fe and Performg Arts Department, cludg strumental music, choral music, dance, and theatre arts. Presentg a diverse range of artists and art forms marketed under the banners of Evengs at 8, Sundays at 2, and Saturday Series for Kids programs. Supportg campus organizations, as requested, for special events. Hostg community performances sponsored by renters of the facility. Performg Arts Center 2012 Annual Program Review and Plan Page 1

2 3. Assessment of Outcomes: Assessment: How did you assess the outcomes? What method did you use? Result: What was the product or consequence of your assessment? Change: What will you do differently as a result of what you learned from the assessment? Outcome Assessment Result Change 1. Student performers will practice their performance skills for public audiences, utilizg both verbal and nonverbal skills. Audiences will develop listeng skills and techniques by attendg performances a comfortable and well-equipped facility. 2. HPAC will provide a forum, and offer frequent and diverse opportunities for student creativity performance. addition, students and audiences will have multiple opportunities to develop and apply critical analysis to the evaluation of performances presented a variety of arts disciples 3. HPAC presentg activities provide audiences with exposure to a broad spectrum of art forms from diverse regional and global cultures 4. The HPAC facility utilizes cuttg edge performance enhancg and supportg equipment lightg, sound, and video production. 5. The HPAC production facility offers Fe Arts Department and other users an environment that is safe, Performg arts students were critiqued on specific production skills requirements. Audience members responses to productions were evaluated by written or verbal responses. Diverse productions dance, vocal and strumental music were scheduled. Regular student evaluation of productions, along with multiple audience written and verbal responses were reviewed. HPAC routely books diverse seasons. Programmg cludes Theater, dance, comedy, music and special terest topics. HPAC staff and faculty routely access equipment needs and new technologies to better demonstrate current dustry standards. HPAC staff and academic faculty 100% of performers were able to demonstrate skill specific improvement. Over 95% of audience members have favorable responses to productions. Students showed significant improvement creativity and overall production concepts. Audience members rema highly engaged demonstrated by strong ticket sales. An ongog vigorous ticket sale a difficult economy evidences a successful marketg strategy. HPAC, to the best of its ability matas and structs students and staff with dustry standard equipment. HPAC matas an excellent safety Of the 5% negative patron comments, performg arts staff generally responds to concerns over subject matter or language. An ongog effort to notify the public concerng sensitive subject matter is place. Update of new safety regulations Performg Arts Center 2012 Annual Program Review and Plan Page 2

3 spacious, well equipped, and regionally recognized as a laboratory facility well suited to the practice of performance and technical support activities necessary for the presentation of a variety of fe arts disciples. mata strict safety and hazard trag. Equipment is well mataed and purposefully designed to be applicable for multiple production needs. record. Equipment is generally well mataed and serviced as needed. Additional service contracts for complex systems should be reviewed. and practices is Review of facility service contracts. 4. Recommendations/Next Steps: Previous Recommendation Progress/ Persons Responsible 1 Parkg and bus arrival/drop off: Reroutg of bus drop off has proven to be a temporary fix lieu of redesigng parkg islands. 2 dependent contractor and stipend hirg procedures Recent HR procedures have updated this process. 3 Student Worker hourly restriction Recent HR procedures have updated this restriction. Status Review as needed. Done Done Est. completion New Recommendation 1 Upgrades as needed to HPAC ma and monitor Audio systems. Additional technical systems upgrades needed the little theatre. 2 Remodel HPAC dressg & green rooms. Remodel Little Theatre s lobby. 3 Lightg, video and electrical systems upgrade HPAC. 4 HPAC lobby remodel, pat theater seatg floor area, refurbish orchestra pit. 5 Refresh HPAC S exterior lightg and signage 6 Refresh VT 117 (video sound stage) providg necessary upgrades cludg lightg, Cyc. and a green screen to crease studio rental come. 7 Progress/ Persons Responsible Caudle, Vilter, Slack Taulbee, Vilter, Caudle, Slack Vilter, Caudle, Taulbee, Slack Graves, Vilter, Slack Graves, Brown, Vilter, Volonte, Slack Volante, Vilter, Caudle, Lebrun, Slack Status. Est. completion July 2012 Summer 2012 Summer 2012 Performg Arts Center 2012 Annual Program Review and Plan Page 3

4 5. Resources requested PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Classified Personnel Position Discuss impact on goals / SLOs Priority Director of Performg Arts Ongog full time management is crucial to mata facilities, artist direction and HPAC staff oversight. Classified Personnel Position Discuss impact on goals / SLOs Priority Additional cashier for the box office Additional support for ticket sales, marketg and public relations has been defed as an ongog need for at least five years. Med. Staff Development (Division) Technical trag Matag a well-traed staff utilizg everchangg technology is essential. $ $5, annually Facilities (Facilities) Describe repairs or modifications needed Multiple repairs and ongog matenance needs, please see attachment Discuss impact on goals / SLOs Draage issues and frequent floodg of the HPAC has had an adverse affect on equipment and a negative impact on staff assignments needed to mitigate damage. Buildg / Room HPAC Priority Computers / Software (TeCS) Computers, software HPAC design and technical staff require system updates. $7, $10, Med. Equipment HPAC needs to update the house audio system A crucial part of trag with the Technical Theater and Recordg Arts CTE programs relies HPAC Performg Arts Center 2012 Annual Program Review and Plan Page 4

5 and implement an onstage monitorg system. Additional lightg struments, video capability and systems control is on HPAC s on-gog technical capacity. Career placement of students from these programs is dependent on HPAC matag dustry standard equipment and trag. Supplies (Division) Set construction supplies These materials provide valuable trag for Technical Theater students. $25, $40, annually. Cost split between district and production revenues. General Budget Guideles Budget Preparation Tips: clude items on the budget form that are needed for program success even if there is no fancial need associated with the request (i.e. trag that could be accomplished with on-campus resources, sharg of resources with another disciple or department etc.) Whenever possible, obta actual cost for the items / equipment you wish to purchase. This avoids situations where items are considered for purchase but it is determed that the actual cost greatly exceeds the origal estimate. Identify unit cost (cost per item) and the number of units desired requests. dicate if there is a lower level of fancial support that would be workable your educational plan if you request $30,000 for a classroom set of equipment (one item for each student), if $15,000 were available, would it be possible for two students to share an item? Is the request All or nothg? Budget Priorities: When establishg priority, consider the followg: Priority 1: This item is mandated by law, rule, or district policy. Priority 2: This item is essential to program success. Priority 3: This item is necessary to mata / improve program student learng outcomes. Performg Arts Center 2012 Annual Program Review and Plan Page 5