Student teaching profile: The Demographic Page

1) Demographics of the school and its community

I am student teaching in the Hamilton Southeastern School
District; it has an enrollment of 21,144 students. There are 20 schools
total in the district including 12 elementary, 6 intermediate/junior high,
and 2 high schools. My placement is at Hamilton Southeastern
Intermediate and Junior High School, which has an enrollment of 1,138
students. The school system is in an affluent suburb of Indianapolis;
Fishers and small areas of Hamilton County are included in the district.
The diversity of my school almost directly reflects that of the district.
Its population is 78.3 % White, 6.4% Black, 5.9% Asian, 5% Hispanic,
and 4.3% multiracial. Of the 1,1,38 students at the school, only 8.8%
receive free/reduced lunch price meals, further cementing this schools
economic status. Hamilton Southeastern in a growing school
corporation, and was redistricted at the end of the 2014-2015 school
year.
2) Description of classes taught and general classroom environment
I teach a total of seven classes throughout the day. The first two
periods are ability-based bands, followed by two periods of 7/8th grade
general music. The day finishes with a 7/8th grade beginning band and
the sixth grade band. The school runs on two separate schedules: one
for the 5/6th graders and one for the 7/8th graders. Our schedule

adheres to the 7/8th grade one, with the exception of the last period.
We do not have a 7th period class; instead, the sixth grade band class
that comes down for 35 minutes.

1st

Concert Band- 31 students

Gender: 13 Female, 18 Male
Ethnicity: 21 White, 4 Black, 3 Hispanic, 1 Asian
Students with IEPs: 3 IEP, 2 504, 1 ESL
High Ability students: 8
Special curricular programs: Students in this group are allowed to
participate in pep band and jazz band after school. They are also
eligible to participate in solo and ensemble contest.

2nd

Symphonic Band- 40 students

Gender: 19 Female, 21 Male
Ethnicity: 32 White, 3 Black, 4 Asian, 1 Multiracial
Students with IEPs: 0 IEP, 4 504
High Ability students: 23
Special curricular programs: Students in this band are allowed to
participate in pep band and jazz band after school. They are also
eligible to participate in solo and ensemble contest.

4th

7/8 General Music- 26 students

Gender: 15 Female, 11 Male

Ethnicity: 22 White, 2 Black, 1 Asian, 1 Multiracial
Students with IEPs: 1 IEP
High Ability students: 9
5th

7/8 General Music- 19 students

Gender: 11 Female, 8 Male
Ethnicity: 17 White, 2 Hispanic
Students with IEPs: 2 IEPs
High Ability students: 6

6th

7/8 Beginning Band- 13 students

Gender: 4 Female, 9 Male
Ethnicity: 7 White, 2 Black, 1 Asian, 1 Hispanic, 2 Multiracial
Students with IEPs: 4 IEPs
High Ability students: 3

Sixth Grade Beginning Band- 58 students

Gender: 28 Female, 30 Male
Ethnicity: 51 White, 5 Black, 2 Hispanic, 1 Multiracial
Students with IEPs: 8 IEPs, 1 504
High Ability students: 26
Classroom assistants: 1