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Sarasota News Leader July 26, 2013 Page 96 GOCIO ELEMENTARY RECOGNIZED FOR BEING EXEMPLARY IN ARTS The Florida Alliance for Arts Education (FAAE) has announced that Gocio Elementary School has received a three-year renewal of its designation as an Arts Achieve! Model School, the Sarasota County Schools have announced. visit by a team of recognized statewide leaders in the arts," a news release says. The evaluation process rates schools on arts instruction, school support, community outreach and administrative support, the release adds. Recipients of the Arts Achieve! Model School Gocio has been identified as an exemplary designation were recognized in June at an school in the four basic arts disciplines: the- FAAE meeting in Tampa. atre, music, dance and visual arts, the school Gocio Principal Pamela Buchanan said of the district has announced. Eight of Florida's award in the release: "It has been noted in the 1,976 elementary schools have been recogReport of the New Commission on the Skills nized as Arts Achieve! Model Schools. of the American Workforce that the future "The effective integration of the arts into in- success of America in the global economy will struction at Gocio was evaluated through a depend upon creativity and innovation. The rigorous application process and an on-site arts education program at Gocio Elementary Allison Demint (left) plays a dalmatian and Sharkiya Robinson portrays Cruella de Vil in Gocio Elementary's May 2012 staging of Disney's 101 Dalmatians Kids. Contributed photo