St. Paul Conservatory for the Performing Arts
OverviewFounded
in 2005 with assistance from the Mayor’s office and a groundswell of Saint Paul
civic groups, Terry Tofte, a former district superintendent, launched The Saint
Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists (SPCPA), a public charter high
school. The school’s mission is to
provide a world-class professionally guided academic and artistic environment
to train aspiring pre-professional performing artists in the areas of
instrument and vocal music, theater and dance.
With
strong leadership, the program has rapidly grown and developed in its first
years and today the school is at full capacity.
Graduates from the program are being accepted into some of the nation’s
top music, theater and dance university programs.
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Directors: Terry Tofte, Callie Jacobs
Address: Landmark Center, Suite 522, 75 West 5th Street, St. Paul, MN 55102
Website: www.spcpa.org
Email: info.spcpa.org
Phone: 651.290.2225
Core Strengths
SPCPA
is located in the historic Landmark Center and partners with the Ordway Center
for Performing Arts (SCPCA’s Authorizer), The Saint Paul RiverCentre and
several other downtown Saint Paul theater venues . Add to this unique
multiple-venue, the high-caliber music, theater and dance teaching staff, SPCPA
has developed into a truly unique and world-class learning opportunity for
young performing artist.
Even
in traditional MCA-II assessments tests, SPCPA students have scored some of the
highest English test scores in the state.
The school has recently put a greater focus on Math for all students and
this effort paid off: the 2010 MCA-II
Math scores increased by 25% over 2009.
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