2012 Tennessee Arts Academy - Online Application Form

All 2012 Tennessee Arts Academy applications must be processed online.

If you have any difficulty with this form, please call the TAA office at 615-460-5451 or Click here to contact us

Application Deadline: March 1, 2012

All qualified applicants (those who meet Tennessee Department of Education grant guidelines) are considered for acceptance on a space available basis. First time applicants receive priority. Previous Academy participants will be accepted in order of application date after qualified first-time applicants have been admitted. The earlier you apply the better chance you have of being accepted. If you apply after the March 1, 2012 deadline date, your name will be automatically transferred to the inactive status folder. Once all active status applicants have been processed, should openings occur in your desired content area, your application will be moved to the active folder. At that time you will be considered in order of the date your application was received, alongside all other eligible candidates for admission to the 2012 Tennessee Arts Academy session.

Application Instructions:

Please complete all applicable sections. When finished, click on the submit button. You will receive an e-mail at the primary e-mail address listed that indicates your application form has been received in the TAA office. Please note that the last 3 questions (#35-#36-#37) will require you to know some information about your general school student population. You may wish to look at these questions prior to completing the application.

Notification of Acceptance:

Notification of status ("accepted", "wait list" or "not accepted") will be e-mailed beginning in mid-October. As soon as spots become available, applicants placed on the wait list will be moved into the "accepted" category and immediately notified of their new status. [NOTE: Typically a large number of applicants on the wait list are eventually moved into the "accepted" category]. Due to the large number of applicants in certain content areas (particularly visual art and elementary music), acceptance status may be delayed until a majority of the applications are processed. All notifications will be e-mailed no later than March 30th.

Acceptance Packets and Fees:

All "accepted" applicants will receive via e-mail an acceptance packet along with their notification status. The acceptance packet will contain specific registration and payment instructions.

Do not mail any fees until you have received an acceptance packet. To review TAA tuition, on-campus housing costs and the TAA refund policy, please visit the TAA website.

1.	Name (First, Middle, Last) :
2.	Address :
3.	City :
4.	State :
5.	Zip :
6.	Primary Telephone (including area code) (List the best number for TAA to reach you): ()
7.	Additional Telephone (including area code): ()
8.	Primary E-Mail Address : (This e-mail should be available for you to access now and during the summer months. All TAA correspondence will be sent to this e-mail address. Please be certain that this email address is correct.)
	Re-enter Primary E-Mail Address :
9.	Secondary E-Mail Address :
10.	Name of school where you currently teach :
11.	School Telephone : ()
12.	Name of Principal:
13.	Principal's E-Mail:
14.	The school system where I teach is located in : East Tennessee Middle Tennessee West Tennessee Not in Tennessee (enter city and state where you teach) I Am Not Currently Teaching
15.	Type of school: Public Private
16.	If you teach in a public school in Tennessee, please select your school system name from this pull-down list:
17.	Choose Grade Level and Concentration Area in which you wish to participate at the Academy: Elementary/Lower Middle Music Theatre Visual Art School Administration Upper Middle/Secondary Instrumental Music Vocal Music Theatre Visual Art School Administration
17A.	If you are an upper middle/secondary music instrumental applicant, please answer the following: A. I teach: Band Orchestra Band and Orchestra B. I play the following instrument(s):
18.	What is your teaching/supervisory status in your school: Full time Part time
19.	Grade levels you teach/supervise this year: (check all that apply): Pre-K K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
20.	Primary teaching area: Specialist in Music, Theatre or Visual Art Teacher (in area other than art, music, theatre) Administrator/Supervisor Other (please specify)
21.	Specific teaching assignment (check all that apply): Principal Assistant Principal Fine Arts Coordinator Supervisor Full Time Elementary Self-Contained Classroom Teacher Music Teacher Theatre Teacher Speech Teacher Theatre and Speech Teacher Visual Art Teacher Librarian Special Education/Gifted Teacher English/Language Arts Teacher Other (please specify)
22.	Please choose from the following to indicate your anticipated teaching assignment for school year 2012-2013: I expect my assignment to be the same as this year Principal Assistant Principal Fine Arts Coordinator Supervisor Full Time Elementary Self-Contained Classroom Teacher Music Teacher Theatre Teacher Speech Teacher Theatre and Speech Teacher Visual Art Teacher Librarian Special Education/Gifted Teacher English/Language Arts Teacher Other (please specify)
23.	Have you ever attended TAA previously in any area: Yes No
24.	If you have attended TAA previously, in what area(s) did you participate? (check all that apply): Music Theatre Visual Art School Administration Not Applicable
25.	Years you have attended the TAA in the past. (check all that apply): 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Prior to 2000 Never Attended
25A.	Select the most recent year that you attended the TN Arts Academy (select only one): Never Attended 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Prior to 2000
25B.	Which initial means of communication prompted you to apply for the 2012 Tennessee Arts Academy? Postcard or flyer mailed to me from the TAA office E-Mail sent to me from the TAA office I visited the TAA WEB site and decided to apply I visited a social networking site (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and decided to apply I read about TAA in an organizational newsletter A friend and/or colleague told me about TAA My school (or school system) provided teachers with information about TAA Other (please specify)
26.	TN Licenses/Areas of Endorsement that you presently hold (check all that apply): Music (vocal/general), K-12 Music (instrumental/general), K-12 Visual Art, K-12 Theatre, K-12 Speech Elementary Classroom Special Education Administration and Supervision Physical Education English Early Childhood Guidance Library Science I do not have a teaching license Other (please specify)
	The following series of questions help us gather statistical data requested by the Tennessee Department of Education from all participants.
27.	Gender: Male Female
28.	Ethnicity/Race: Decline to answer American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian or Pacific Islander Black, not of Hispanic origin Hispanic White, not of Hispanic origin Other
29.	Degrees earned (check all that apply): Bachelors Masters Specialist in Education Doctorate Other (please specify)
30.	Years teaching experience: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 45+
31.	Approximate number of students you will teach/serve/supervise in 2012-2013: 1-30 31-50 51-100 101-200 201-300 301-400 401-500 501-750 751-1000 1001-2000 2001-5000 5001-10,000 10,001-20,000 20,000+ I will not be teaching in 2012-2013
32.	**[K-8 Classroom Teachers only, please respond] Grade level you will likely teach 2012-2013: K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I will not be teaching in 2012-2013 Not applicable
33.	**[Arts Specialists (Music Teacher, Theatre/Speech Teacher, and Visual Arts Teacher) and Administrators only, please respond] Grade levels you will likely teach, serve or supervise in 2012-2013 (choose grouping that most nearly matches your anticipated assignment): Pre-K-2 K-5 K-8 5-8 9-12 K-12 I will not be teaching in 2012-2013 Not applicable
34.	**[All Teachers, please respond] Please select the approximate number of classes of students per day you will teach in 2012-2013 (Classroom teachers in a self-contained classroom should select "1"): 1 2-3 4-5 6-7 8-9 10-11 12-13 Not applicable I will not be teaching in 2012-2013
35.	**[All Teachers and Building Administrators, please respond] Approximate total number of students in your school for 2012-2013: Less than 250 250-500 501-750 751-1000 1001-1500 1501-2000 2001-3000 3000+ I will not be teaching in 2012-2013
36.	Approximate percentage of minority students in your school (or in your system if you are a system-wide administrator): 0-10% 11-20% 21-30% 31-40% 41-50% 51-60% 61-70% 16-20 71-80% 81-90% 91-100%
37.	Approximate percentage of students on free or reduced lunch in your school (or in your system if you are a system-wide administrator): 0-10% 11-20% 21-30% 31-40% 41-50% 51-60% 61-70% 16-20 71-80% 81-90% 91-100%
37a.	In future years, TAA may consider establishing a small scholarship fund for participants who: are first-time Academy attendees; are financially unable to cover the cost of Academy tuition; teach in a school or school system that does not offer any financial support to its staff for professional development; have no local support groups that can offer financial assistance (i.e. PTA, booster club, local business or service organization, etc.); would submit to TAA a scholarship application and essay describing why financial assistance is needed. Considering these criteria, would you be eligible to apply for a scholarship? Yes No Not Sure
Additional Comments:
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