Publications
Model Arts Program: Arts Education Program Toolkit
"Arts Education Program Toolkit: A Visual and Performing Arts Program Assessment Process" provides school districts with a self-study and planning process for establishing quality, standards-based arts education programs for all students. The process creates dialogue, encourages investigation, and inspires actions that will result in meeting the goal of providing comprehensive and sequential arts education programs. The toolkit is available for $13.25 (plus shipping and handling) through the California Department of Education, CDE Press Sales Office at 800-995-4099 or visit CDE Press online.
Community Arts Education Project
The Community Arts Education Project is designed to help parents, local schools and school districts to work together to determine the current status of arts education. It will help provide communities with accurate information about arts education and enable parents to advocate for quality arts programs in their schools. The Community Arts Education Project will be shared with local, state and national elected officials to assist them in making informed policy decisions.The Community Arts Education Project publication includes:
- A template illustrating how communities can create an Arts Education Report
- Ten-Steps on "How to Advocate to Bring Back the Arts."
- Sample Arts Education Action Plan
- Research on the Benefits of Arts Education
- Elements of a Model Arts Education Program
- Examples of arts content standards
- Arts Resources
Download a copy of the Community Arts Education Project (Requires Adobe's Acrobat Reader).
For more information on the Community Arts Education Project read CAAE, PTA Launch Community Arts Education Project.
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