Instructional Coaches
Instructional Coaches assist teachers in helping students and performing ensembles reach their highest potential. This is accomplished through visits, observations, consultations, structured team teaching, and collaborative problem-solving. SFPS music curriculum, SFPS music benchmarks, and state and national standards are core resources for this work.
Choral
Band
Orchestra
Elementary Music
Professional Learning Community Chairs
SFPS Music Department Team Leaders help teachers in their content area by providing leadership and expert support in the areas of teaching, learning, assessment, performances, and professional growth.
Band
Choir
Elementary Music
Harmonizing Instruments
Orchestra
New Teacher Mentoring
Our New Teacher Mentors work with new SFPS music educators throughout the year, assisting them with classroom management, pedagogy and instruction, lesson planning, curriculum, literature and activity selection, student assessments, communications with families and constituents, and more.
Richard Snider
Margaret Pettengill
Teacher Support
Our teacher support staff work with all SFPS music educators daily to assist with any needs that may arise including but not limited to inventory, meetings, professional developments, and instrument repairs.
Lailah Manzanares
Cindy Roper
Dream Big Private Lesson Program
Dream Big is a collaboration between Santa Fe Public Schools and Performance Santa Fe providing low-cost private instrumental and voice lessons, with a focus on lower-income schools, with the objective of preparing students sooner and more thoroughly for acceptance into the All-State Orchestra, Band, Guitar and Chorus.