More important, school administrators said, the majority of the teachers are themselves performing artists. These 260 students leave their home schools in 43 different school districts to attend either morning or afternoon classes at the arts academy. About 21 percent of the students are from Hartford. Students must audition and apply to be considered for the program. Unlike the math and science academy, this school will accept students whose home districts do not participate in the magnet program.
Students can pay privately.
Many vacant houses have been torn down. The restored or new homes have been sold to neighborhood residents. Seventy percent of people in the target area are Hispanic. Eighty-five percent of them are renters. They need to take a home ownership training class.