THE APPLICATION WINDOW IS CLOSED FOR THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR. THE WINDOW FOR 2024-25 APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN IN THE FALL - CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES!
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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM & PROCESS HERE!
Please note: Bus Transportation is NOT provided by AISD for transfer students in the Fine Arts Academy.
Find Out More about Lamar!
Current Fine Arts Academy Students:
Lamar Fine Arts Academy is Austin ISD’s top choice for middle school fine arts as we strive to provide every student with a fulfilling and all-encompassing middle school experience that nurtures the whole child. Lamar provides a program for students to pursue an accelerated arts curriculum in middle school. By creating a middle school with a fine arts focus for Austin, the Academy will fill an important role in our city. The FAA will feature partnerships with arts organizations and artists drawn from the internationally recognized Austin arts community, McCallum High School, and the University of Texas at Austin. In short, our academic programs are comprehensive and rigorous, our athletic programs are dynamic, our parent and community involvement is flourishing, and most importantly, our student body is happy. We are Lamar!
Click here for a list of FAQs about Lamar Fine Arts Academy.
FAST PASS Time is in March!
What is a Fast Pass? Current Lamar students can Fast Pass into a Major for the next academic year if they meet the requirements of that strand. To apply to Fast Pass, you must:
- Must be currently in a class of the Major you are wanting to Fast Pass into
- Talk to the teacher of that strand (Choir, Band, etc.) and make sure that you are meeting the requirements needed to Fast Pass
- Grab a Fast Pass form. The counselors will have them when they pass out your Choice Sheets. You can also print a form HERE, or go get one from Mrs. O'Guin in the Fine Arts Office (inside the Library).
- Get your form signed by the appropriate people, and turn it in to Mrs. O'Guin in the Fine Arts Office by March 30th, 2023.
Forms for academy students:
Production Attendance Form (verification of attendance at performances)
Change of strand form (to be filled out during the last 6-weeks of the school year if the student is wanting to change majors, so long as the student is meeting requirements for both their current major, and the major which they'd like to transfer into)