"An Unfinished Canvas," the SRI study in 2006 of Arts Education Policy and Practice in California, found that, “In California’s more affluent schools, almost twice the percentage of students received instruction in each arts discipline, compared with high-poverty schools.” Where community resources support a complete education, the arts exist; where those resources are lacking due to economic disadvantage, the arts and its many benefits for students are marginalized. These benefits extend from student engagement in school, to improved academic achievement, to developing aspects of creativity and innovation cultivated by the arts, to preparing students with the skills they will need to function successfully in the workforce. Learn more.
Thursday & Friday, March 17-18
Register at
artsedexchange.eventbrite.com
Presented by:
California Alliance for Arts Education
Hosted by:
Chula Vista Elementary School District
San Diego Unified School District
San Diego County Office of Education
San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory
Arts Empower San Diego
Arts for Learning San Diego
Join us as we bring national focus to two school districts in San Diego County, where arts education has emerged as a priority to improve student success. This Exchange will enable participants to witness school site learning, hear from key leaders and stakeholders within the school districts and local arts organizations, and learn strategies and resources districts can use to embed arts education in student learning.
A celebration of student learning and community support will be held the evening of March 17th to recognize these local leaders and celebrate the critical importance of arts education in student learning. This event is provided at no cost by the California Alliance for Arts Education.
To register, visit
artsedexchange.eventbrite.com
Arts Now California
On December 10, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act, reauthorizing the 50-year-old Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the nation’s education law and longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students. The law calls for clear support for a well-rounded education, which is defined to include the arts. The legislation supports the work already underway in school districts across California, which are responding positively to research-based evidence demonstrating that arts education strategies transform student outcomes. In these areas, arts education has become a funding priority in addressing student needs and improving schoolwide outcomes.
Through the ARTS NOW CALIFORNIA campaign, the California Alliance for Arts Education (Alliance) and our partners will shine a bright light on these districts and the strategic investments they are making to improve the quality of students’ educations. Our goal is to establish the expectation that every district is responsible for providing their students with a high quality, comprehensive education that includes a robust arts program, complete with instruction by credentialed arts teachers as well as arts integration strategies being implemented across the curriculum. Our campaign will celebrate districts taking a leadership role in prioritizing arts education and will encourage other districts to prioritize arts education.
At this moment, California’s education system is undergoing an unprecedented process of re-evaluation and re-investment. California’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) requires local school boards to address goals that include student engagement, parental involvement, school climate, student achievement and pupil outcomes. The arts speak directly to those outcomes. School boards are seizing this opportunity to invest in arts education strategies in unprecedented ways. We want to build upon their commitment, and to spread the word to neighboring districts, by offering a fresh approach to our new educational priorities.
LCFF offers an opportunity for arts education to emerge as a strategy that districts pursue to enhance student learning and improve school climate. For example, in the Chula Vista Unified School District $15 million has been invested in hiring over 70 credentialed arts teachers to ensure that all students receive instruction in music, theater, dance, and visual arts. Learn more.
Title 1 funds can be used to support arts education strategies that support Title I goals. In San Diego Unified School District, the school board has committed $3 million in Title I funds to support arts integration learning in 22 elementary schools. Learn more.
The implementation of Common Core curriculum also offers a unique opportunity to include the skills and practices inherent in arts education across subject matters. Learn more.
The issue we face is this: How do we cultivate the kind of community and elected leadership that will prioritize arts education as an essential strategy to achieve student success and to improve school climate? Our arts education community must attract the attention of school board members and administrators, thought and policy leaders, and the public, to make them aware of the potential this moment holds. With our partners we intend to empower advocates at the local level with the tools and support they need in order to deliver the message of change effectively where critical decisions around funding are being made.
Our campaign will focus on outreach, education, and recognition of the various arts education strategies being utilized. Campaign components will include:
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Together we will demonstrate the success of arts education learning in districts that have embraced a robust investment and determine how best these practices can be replicated elsewhere.
The California Alliance for Arts Education was established as a volunteer-driven grassroots organization in 1973, aimed at ensuring that arts education is at the core of every child's education. The mission of the Alliance is to promote, support, and advocate for visual and performing arts education for preschool through post-secondary students in California schools. Our efforts focus on three key areas: public advocacy, statewide policy, and partnerships. Learn more.
Join us as we bring national focus to two school districts in San Diego County, where arts education has emerged as a priority to improve student success. This Exchange will enable participants to witness school site learning, hear from key leaders and stakeholders within the school districts and local arts organizations, and learn strategies and resources districts can use to embed arts education in student learning.
A celebration of student learning and community support will be held the evening of March 17th to recognize these local leaders and celebrate the critical importance of arts education in student learning. This event is provided at no cost by the California Alliance for Arts Education.
In Chula Vista Unified School District, the district has committed $15 million over three years to hire 70 credentialed arts teachers to ensure that every student has access to high quality instruction in all four arts disciplines – dance, music, theatre, and visual arts. In San Diego Unified School District, the district has committed $3 million in Title I funds to establish a district-wide arts integration program in 22 schools, pairing classroom teachers with teaching artists, providing them with the professional training and support to provide effective arts integration across the curriculum. At the same time they have designed a system of assessment that will capture the impact of this program on student outcomes.
For more info and to register, visit artsedexchange.eventbrite.com
The California Alliance for Arts Education gratefully acknowledges support for this program from the Stuart Foundation and the Adobe Foundation.
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