
Join Create CA and CCSESA Arts Initiative for a training series based on the newly released 4th Edition of the Expanding Access to the Arts in Schools and Community: A Strategic Planning Guide. Arts education consultants and co-authors of the guide, Kimberleigh Aarn and Peggy Burt, will lead this 3-part learning series that will provide school leaders, arts coordinators, community arts partners and emerging strategic planners with effective methods to build consensus and unlock transformative change. The series will highlight trends in the arts education field, virtual methods to inspire teams, and practices that build leadership capacity. By the end of this series, participants will understand how to:
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Utilize content within the newly revised Expanding Access to the Arts in Schools and Community: A Strategic Planning Guide-4th Edition
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Apply promising practices for facilitating components of the strategic planning process virtually
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Execute specific methods utilizing virtual platforms such as Google Suite and Miro
Series Speakers:
Kimberleigh Aarn, Arts Education Consultant, Department of Arts and Culture
Peggy Burt, Arts Education Consultant and currently coach/facilitator with the Los Angeles County Office of Education for the TEAL (Technology Enhanced Arts Learning)and ECELA (Engaging California’s English Learners through the Arts) Initiatives
Registration is linked here.
View/download series events flyer linked here.

Join Create CA and CCSESA Arts Initiative for a training series based on the newly released 4th Edition of the Expanding Access to the Arts in Schools and Community: A Strategic Planning Guide. Arts education consultants and co-authors of the guide, Kimberleigh Aarn and Peggy Burt, will lead this 3-part learning series that will provide school leaders, arts coordinators, community arts partners and emerging strategic planners with effective methods to build consensus and unlock transformative change. The series will highlight trends in the arts education field, virtual methods to inspire teams, and practices that build leadership capacity. By the end of this series, participants will understand how to:
-
Utilize content within the newly revised Expanding Access to the Arts in Schools and Community: A Strategic Planning Guide-4th Edition
-
Apply promising practices for facilitating components of the strategic planning process virtually
-
Execute specific methods utilizing virtual platforms such as Google Suite and Miro
Series Speakers:
Kimberleigh Aarn, Arts Education Consultant, Department of Arts and Culture
Peggy Burt, Arts Education Consultant and currently coach/facilitator with the Los Angeles County Office of Education for the TEAL (Technology Enhanced Arts Learning)and ECELA (Engaging California’s English Learners through the Arts) Initiatives
Registration is linked here.
View/download series events flyer linked here.

Join Create CA and CCSESA Arts Initiative for a training series based on the newly released 4th Edition of the Expanding Access to the Arts in Schools and Community: A Strategic Planning Guide. Arts education consultants and co-authors of the guide, Kimberleigh Aarn and Peggy Burt, will lead this 3-part learning series that will provide school leaders, arts coordinators, community arts partners and emerging strategic planners with effective methods to build consensus and unlock transformative change. The series will highlight trends in the arts education field, virtual methods to inspire teams, and practices that build leadership capacity. By the end of this series, participants will understand how to:
-
Utilize content within the newly revised Expanding Access to the Arts in Schools and Community: A Strategic Planning Guide-4th Edition
-
Apply promising practices for facilitating components of the strategic planning process virtually
-
Execute specific methods utilizing virtual platforms such as Google Suite and Miro
Series Speakers:
Kimberleigh Aarn, Arts Education Consultant, Department of Arts and Culture
Peggy Burt, Arts Education Consultant and currently coach/facilitator with the Los Angeles County Office of Education for the TEAL (Technology Enhanced Arts Learning)and ECELA (Engaging California’s English Learners through the Arts) Initiatives
Registration is linked here.
View/download series events flyer linked here.
County Arts Leads are invited to participate in the Rural Arts Network Virtual Meetings
- November 2nd from 4:00 – 5:00 PM
- January 18th from 3:30 – 4:30 PM
- May 17th from 3:30 – 4:30 PM
At the Rural Arts Network Virtual Meetings you will have the chance to
- Connect with your colleagues charged with rural arts education
- Receive updates on funding opportunities (the Arts Music and Instructional Materials Discretionary Block Grants, Arts and Music in Schools Funding and Accountability Act, etc.))
- Explore ways to thoughtfully leverage funding, including through strategic planning
- Engage in a discussion with colleagues to consider next steps
For more information please contact Charissa Lewis clewis@cacountysupts.org
The CISC Arts Subcommittee meetings are for regional arts leads. Regional arts leads are determined by California County Superintendents of Schools. Contact Letty Kraus for more information lkraus@cacountysupts.org.
This meeting is for county arts leads and statewide partners. Contact Letty Kraus for more information lkraus@cacountysupts.org.
California County Superintendents Statewide Arts Initiative is pleased to offer a webinar on the newest Creativity at the Core module, Leadership in Arts Education.
The webinar will feature module authors Louisa Higgins, Arts Administrator, Riverside County Office of Education, and Jeannine Flores, Arts & STEAM Coordinator, Los Angeles County Office of Education.
This dynamic and informative presentation is for education leaders at every level and will include practical skills and tools for establishing sustainable arts education programming in schools.
This event is FREE but registration is required. Please contact Charissa Lewis clewis@cacountysupts.org for more information.
Join us as Studio Pathways Co-Founders Jessa Brie Moreno and Mariah Rankine-Landers lead an exploration of the key findings and recommendations in the
report.
Participants will
- Engage with the data in the report
including bright spots and areas of
strength - Consider the implications
- Explore recommendations,
opportunities, and consider possible
actions
Date: February 1, 2023
Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM
For more information contact Charissa Lewis clewis@cacountysupts.org
With the recent passage of the Arts and Music Instructional Materials Discretionary Block Grant and the Arts and Music in Schools Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act it is more important than ever to plan strategically and creatively for how to use these and other funding streams to fulfill the goal of equitable access to fully-staffed, sequential, standards-based arts education for all students at all grade levels.
Community of Practice participants will prepare to support their county or district with funding implementation by:
- Developing a deeper understanding of the various funding streams and possible uses
- Taking stock of current need in their county or district
- Engaging in facilitated conversations with other arts education leaders around problems of practice
- Sharing ideas and best practices
COP Meetings will be virtual and will from be held from 10:00-11:30 AM on the following dates:
- February 3
- March 3
- April 14
- May 5
- June 2
Audience: Participation is free to county and district arts education leaders but advance registration is required. Teams are encouraged but each individual member must register with the name and email that will be used for the Zoom meeting.
With the recent passage of the Arts and Music Instructional Materials Discretionary Block Grant and the Arts and Music in Schools Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act it is more important than ever to plan strategically and creatively for how to use these and other funding streams to fulfill the goal of equitable access to fully-staffed, sequential, standards-based arts education for all students at all grade levels.
Community of Practice participants will prepare to support their county or district with funding implementation by:
- Developing a deeper understanding of the various funding streams and possible uses
- Taking stock of current need in their county or district
- Engaging in facilitated conversations with other arts education leaders around problems of practice
- Sharing ideas and best practices
COP Meetings will be virtual and will from be held from 10:00-11:30 AM on the following dates:
- February 3
- March 3
- April 14
- May 5
- June 2
Audience: Participation is free to county and district arts education leaders but advance registration is required. Teams are encouraged but each individual member must register with the name and email that will be used for the Zoom meeting.