Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) Five Year Arts Education Plan Presentation to the Board of Education June 24, 2008

Background committee comprised of teachers, administrators, parents, and community arts representatives developed a VAPA five year arts education plan Committee developed an arts education resolution to promote K-12 arts education The plan included four focus areas and eight goals Board approved both resolution and plan

VAPA 5-year arts education plan Focus Area #1: Teaching and Learning Goal #1: Ensure equitable access to VAPA education for all students in all schools everyday Goal #2: Develop and implement a comprehensive K-12 standards-based VAPA curriculum that is cohesive and inclusive Goal #3: Ensure highly qualified VAPA professionals who are passionate about teaching and the arts

VAPA-5-year arts education plan Focus Area #2: Communication for Motivating Change-Advocacy Goal #4: Provide ongoing communication about the power of arts learning

VAPA 5-year arts education plan Focus Area #3: Resources Goal #5: Support and develop VAPA programming through community/school partnerships Goal #6: Ensure that all schools have adequate supplies/equipment and dedicated, exemplary facilities designed to support VAPA programs Goal #7: Fund a sustainable and equitable VAPA budget within AUSD

VAPA 5-year arts education plan Focus Area #4: Policy Goal #8: Ensure qualified leadership that advocates for the needs of the VAPA program

Prioritized Action Steps Hire visual arts teachers for elementary schools Focus on grades 4 & 5 Board approved job description Art & Music Block Grant: $100,000 for salaries + $20,000 for one time instructional materials Action: postponed due to unknowns in the budget; may revise approach to visual arts instruction

Prioritized Action Steps Institutionalize cross grade level and department teacher articulation to develop coherent standards-based course pathways Art & Music Block Grant: $5,000 Action: teachers participated in two articulation meetings after school; ongoing regular articulation meetings

Prioritized Action Steps Institutionalize an annual Day of the Arts to showcase student culminating accomplishments Art and Music Block Grant: $6,000 Action: March 1, st Annual Day of the Arts and annually thereafter

Prioritized Action Steps Provide standards-based content area arts integration to support student achievement Art and Music Block Grant: $5,000 Action: Half day staff development on August 27, 2008 – Differentiating Instruction Through Arts Integration

Art & Music Block Grant: $157k per year ongoing for prioritized arts plan implementation 2-Grades 4/5 visual arts teachers-delayed VAPA teacher extra duty stipends Carryover 2 teacher articulation meetings/year Day of the Arts-March 1 st VAPA coach/coordination and committee meetings August Staff Development Day Instructional materials for grades 4/5

Impact on the Governors Budget to the Art & Music Block Grant Spending reduction-Grades 1-3 Music Measure H will be used to fund positions for 4 years If Measure H does not pass, PTA fundraising efforts will fund positions for 1 year If there is not enough PTA funds, use the block grant to fill in the shortage for one year

Art & Music Block Grant: carryover for FTE Music positions-1 year only (if needed) Instructional materials for new 4/5 visual arts teachers Day of the Arts annual event Supplemental instructional materials to support instruction in the schools Cross grade/department articulation VAPA Committee meetings District coach/coordinator

priorities that wont get funded from carryover if we spend it on other priorities New programs, i.e., offer west end afterschool band program, develop a District orchestra VAPA standards-based staff development Standards-based curriculum development, including new courses of study Reserve funding for west end performing arts center

Art & Music Block Grant: new allocation for Grade 4/5 Visual Arts Teachers- wait until State budget is passed VAPA teacher extra hour stipends

Year 2 Prioritized Action Steps Develop west end after school instrumental band program- need new revenue sources Modeled after East end program Solicit foundation and grant funding Staff Development support- no cost Develop networking articulation- need new revenue sources Share calendar of events Explore website access (list serve, shared lessons) Create advocacy messages- need new revenue sources Secure sponsors and patrons for the arts- revenue enhancement Prioritize purchase of supplemental instructional materials- need new revenue sources Expand the VAPA Committee membership- no cost Include more from the arts community Include more from the parent community