The ARTS matter because they help us see the world from different perspectives. They give us empathy and help us understand people, places, periods of history, and issues with which we may otherwise be unfamiliar.
Arts education unlocks creative skills that last a lifetime.
Strengthening and Expanding Arts Education in California Public Schools
The California County Superintendents believe that all California students from every geographic region and at every socioeconomic level deserve in-depth arts learning as part of the core curriculum. The Statewide Arts Initiative works at all levels to strengthen and expand arts education in California Public Schools and increase student access to sequential, standards-based arts education through a full complement of services utilizing the statewide county office of education infrastructure. One of its key purposes is to build educator capacity to implement California Arts Standards and the Arts Education Curriculum Framework.
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Webinar: Art as a Catalyst for Social-Emotional Learning
Join Amy Bultena of the Stanislaus County Office of Education in this virtual presentation focused on the Arts Initiative’s newest professional learning module Creative Health and Wellbeing Through Visual Art: A Social-Emotional Approach to Learning. This module provides educators tools and strengthens skills, knowledge, and self-confidence to promote their students’ creative health and well-being through visual arts. It includes projects for teachers of grades UPK-12.
Take a look at the flyer for more information.
Date: March 26th
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Arts Education Research Aligned to LCFF Priorities
Early in 2023, The California County Superintendents Arts Initiative worked with ArtsEdSearch, a project of the Arts Education Partnership, to review a new set of resources for California. The California LCFF Priority-Aligned Research project includes a new search filter that organizes search results around Local Control Funding Formula (LFCC) priorities 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8.
Explore information and resources on funding arts education including our latest resources on Proposition 28.
Connect your advocacy efforts with resources including reports, briefs, articles, and organizations who engage in arts education advocacy.
Examples of student art learning from across the state. Consider submitting a snapshot to help us represent all counties in California.
Learn about California County Superintendents Arts Initiative's efforts to build momentum for arts education in rural communities.
Every kid deserves a quality education that includes the ARTS.
All California students from every culture, geographic region and socioeconomic level deserve quality ARTS learning in dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts as part of the core curriculum.
