LAUSD Arts Education Advocacy Center
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Great Strides Are Being Made in Arts Education
LAUSD and Los Angeles County have spearheaded two major efforts to restore meaningful, sequential arts education in Los Angeles. LAUSD took the lead back in 1999 and is now in its eight year of a ten-year plan.
The other major effort is Arts for All, a public-private partnership between Los Angeles County and private funders to restore meaningful, sequential arts education in the eighty-- that's right, 80-- school districts in Los Angeles County. Now in its fifth year, Arts for All is currently in 29 school districts, ten of which have adopted arts policies and plans while the others are beginning the process.
The Los Angeles County Arts Commission also launched LA Arts Ed Resources for Communities and Schools. It's one-stop shopping for teachers and administrators looking for quality arts educators and programs that adhere to California's Department of Education Visual and Performing Arts Standards (VAPA). Currently, there are over 200 arts education programs available for booking during the school day. The directory is searchable by program type, discipline, academic grade level and even cultural origin.
LA Arts Ed also provides copies of arts policies, resources for strategic plans and discussion topics that can help expand a learning community's commitment to arts education.
Special thanks to John Laques of Drumtime for the use of this photo.
This community portal is made possible through a partnership with Arts for All* and the California Community Foundation. Arts for LA is a proud affiliate of Americans for the Arts.
*2009-10 Pooled Fund members:
Angell Foundation, The Boeing Company, Dana Foundation, Green Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Sony Pictures Entertainment
