Dr. Nathan Street
Greensboro, NC
https://www.gcsnc.com/
Dr. Nathan Street is currently in his twelfth year as Director of Fine Arts for Guilford County Schools where he supervises 400 teachers in 11 K-12 content areas comprised of music, visual art, theatre arts, and dance. Additionally, he oversees the district budget for arts education as well as serves as the Program Manager for the nationally acclaimed Guilford County Schools’ Summer Arts Institute. Nathan also maintains 60 full-time partnerships with local, regional, and national performing and visual arts organizations. Throughout his tenure, GCS Arts has designed and facilitated over 800 professional development sessions, opened the Arts Integration Academy, and initiated the Lyceum – a private and group lessons program for students. Under his supervision, GCS arts education programs have increased in number of availabilities for students and size of programs. Additionally, GCS Arts was recognized by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as the 2018 District of Excellence in Arts Education and the National Association for Music Merchants (NAMM) as a 2018 and 2019 Best Community for Music Education. Under his leadership, GCS Arts was awarded over $8 million in governmental and non-governmental grants. The mission of GCS Arts: become the national leader in public school arts education.
Nathan holds a Bachelor of Music Education (BME) degree from Wingate University, the Master of Music (MM) degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Educational Leadership and Supervision from Liberty University. Nathan is a frequent clinician, adjudicator, and presenter at festivals, clinics, and conferences. He has served on the Board of Directors for ArtsGreensboro as well as a member of the Education Committee of the High Point Area Arts Council. He currently serves as Music Program Leaders Chair for the North Carolina Music Educators Association and is a member of the National Music Program Leaders. Nathan is married to his wife of twelve years, Shannon, and they reside in Asheboro, NC.
