The Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District Arts for All Committee and Arts Education Advocacy Team invite the community to attend their next meeting on Wednesday, January 18th, from 6:00 to 715pm.  The meeting will be held in the Board Room at the SMMUSD District Office, 1651 16th St., Santa Monica 90404.
 
Arts for All is an arts education project of the LA County Arts Commission. 49 of the 81 school districts in LA County are now participating. SMMUSD has been an Arts for All school district since 2003. Each elementary school in the district has an Arts for All teacher liaison. The meetings are open to the public.
 
AGENDA
6:00 PM -- Welcome and introductions
6:05 PM -- Calendar review -- Upcoming AFA/DAC meetings on February 15, March 7, May 16, June 6
6:10 PM -- Review November meeting notes
6:15 PM -- VAPA DAC event website -- http://smmarts.org – went online in November
6:20 PM -- Updates from teacher liaisons -- Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the dance, music, theatre, and visual arts programs at each school and how to more effectively share "best practices" and other relevant information at these Arts for All meetings.
6:45 PM -- Review VAPA DAC Midyear Report
7:00 PM -- VAPA Coordinator update -- Tom Whaley
7:10 PM -- SM/M Education Foundation update -- Linda Greenberg Gross, Executive Director