District Performance Assessment
District Performance Assessments are offered in the spring in each district and in the fall in some districts, and serve as a preliminary qualification for State Performance Assessment. All choirs perform from memory two repertoire selections in a public performance for three judges and sight-read for one judge in a closed setting.
District Performance Assessment Checklist:
1 "Must Know" Info: Print and study P-5, P-6, and P-6a, as well as Sections II, IV, V, and VI of the Standing Rules from the AVA Handbook for specific information regarding every aspect of District Performance Assessments.
2 District Registration: Mail your District Performance Assessment Packet by the deadline to your District Chair (see deadline and address below). Include these items in your registration packet:
- District Performance Assessment Registration form F11
- school check or signed school Purchase Order
- a copy of your MENC card
- Please add a $50.00 late fee if mailing after the deadline.
3 District Performance Assessment : District Chairs will contact directors with schedule information after they receive the complete District application and schedule all of the District choirs. Directors need to present the following when they register at the District site:
- 3 copies of the F10 Performance Assessment Adjudication form for EACH CHOIR, with your info complete at the top of each form
- 1 copy of the F11 Performance Assessment Sight-Reading Adjudication form for EACH CHOIR, with your info complete at the top of each form
- 3 clean, original copies of each music selection with measures numbered for the judges
Fall District Performance Assessment Dates, Locations, and Deadlines:
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Registration Deadline*
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Date
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Location
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District I: |
NA |
NA |
NA |
District II: |
NA |
NA |
NA |
District III: |
September 29, 2008 |
October 27-28, 2008 |
Bluff Park United Methodist Church |
District IV: |
NA |
NA |
NA |
District V: |
NA |
NA |
NA |
District VI: |
NA |
NA |
NA |
District VII: |
September 29 |
October 28, 2008 |
Eastern Shore Baptist Church |
| *Please add a $50.00 late fee after this date. | |||
Spring District Performance Assessment Dates, Locations, and Deadlines:
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Registration Deadline*
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Date
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Location
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District I (first location): |
January 15, 2009 |
February 11, 2009 |
First Baptist Church, Decatur |
| District I (second location): | January 16, 2009 |
February 12, 2009 |
First Baptist Church, Florence |
District II (first location): |
January 22, 2009 |
February 19-20, 2009 |
Meadowbrook Baptist Church, Birmingham |
| District II (second location): | TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
District III: |
January 20, 2009 |
February 17-18, 2009 |
Bluff Park United Methodist Church |
District IV: |
February 25, 2009 |
March 25-26, 2009 |
TBA |
District V: |
January 22, 2009 |
February 19-20, 2009 |
Willowbrook Baptist Church |
District VI: |
February 26, 2009 |
March 26-27, 2009 |
First Baptist Church, Tallassee |
District VII: |
January 22, 2009 |
February 19-20, 2009 |
Eastern Shore Baptist Church |
| *Please add a $50.00 late fee after this date. | |||
District Performance Assessment Fees:
- Student Fee per performance: $1.50 (if a student sings in three different choirs, $1.50 must be paid three times)
- School Fee: $40.00
Mail District Performance Assessment Packet to:
- District I: Carl Davis, AVA District I Chair, Decatur High School, 1011 Prospect Drive, Decatur, Alabama 35601
- District II: Deborah Petipas, AVA District II Chair, Shelby County High School, 101 Washington Street, Columbiana, AL 35051
- District III: Margaret Heron, AVA District III Chair, Mortimer Jordan High School, 8601 Old Hwy. 31, Morris, AL 35116
- District IV: Susan McCall, AVA District IV Chair, Oxford High School, 915 Stewart St., Oxford, AL 36203
- District V: Sherry Smith, AVA District V Chair, Huntsville High School, 2304 Billie Watkins Dr., Huntsville, Alabama 35801
- District VI: Jerry Cunningham, AVA District VI Chairman, Tallassee High School, 502 Barnett Blvd., Tallassee, AL 36078
- District VII: Jennifer Fyock, AVA District VII Chair, Daphne High School, 9300 Lawson Road, Daphne, Alabama 36526