Arts Education
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In September 2002, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted Arts for All: Los Angeles County Blueprint for Arts Education, a strategic plan to restore arts education - in dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts - to the 1.7 million students in Los Angeles County's 81 school districts.
Arts for All provides a series of policy changes and educational initiatives to create systemic change and institutionalize sequential, K-12 arts education in Los Angeles County school districts, based on the Visual and Performing Arts Standards for California Public Schools. The Blueprint proposes that systemic change can only occur through the commitment and involvement of every stakeholder group, and identifies the steps each stakeholder can take in its Call to Action Chart.
The initiative is led by the Arts for All Executive Committee and is managed by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. More than 100 organizations, including the Los Angeles County Office of Education, work in partnership to meet the goals and strategies contained in the Blueprint.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
News
Five communities (Burbank, Culver City, Montebello, Paramount, and Santa Monica - Malibu) will begin tracking school site arts education quality, access, and equity using the newly released LA County School Site Quality Indicators.
Released January 14, 2010.
Upcoming Events
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NEXUS: Arts Professionals and the Arts, Media, and Entertainment Pathways
4:00 – 6:00 pm, February 25, 2010
LA County Office of Education, 12830 Clark Avenue, Downey, CA 90242
Columbia Way Building, Room 365
Join Armalyn De La O of the LA Basin California Arts Project for an interactive workshop on Career Technical Education designed specifically for arts professionals working in the schools.
- Five communities (Burbank, Culver City, Montebello, Paramount, and Santa Monica - Malibu) are learning advocacy skills to support district-wide arts education. Visit the Arts for LA website to find a meeting near you.
Press Releases
Forum on "Quality Arts Education in Los Angeles" January 14 features Harvard's Steve Seidel
December 30, 2009
Case studies report of school districts from the initiative's first five years yields new insights on how to make arts education plans a reality in the classroom
September 24, 2009
Wallace Foundation Grants $1.8 Million to Two Organizations to Improve Arts Education in Los Angeles County
October 28, 2008
Los Angeles County Schools Show Improvement in Arts Education
Arts Education Performance Indicators Report
February 11, 2009
Online, Interactive Handbook Pioneers New Approach to Arts Education Professional Development
February 3, 2009
Los Angeles County’s Arts for All Initiative Cited as One of Three Top Collaborative Approaches Nationwide in RAND Study on Revitalizing Arts Education
June 18, 2008
