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.
The four areas that advance strategies to ensure high quality arts education are
1. Establish a Strong Foundation and Deepen School District Capacity to Implement Arts Education
2. Improve Quality of Teaching and Learning
3. Create and Empower Advocates and Conduct Ongoing Research and Evaluation
4. Ensure Sustainable Funding Partnerships for Arts Education
ANNOUNCEMENTS
News
Now accepting committee nominations. Please complete the Shared Leadership Committee Nomination form if you or someone you know are interested in taking on a greater role advancing Arts for All.
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
