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CCSESA Statewide Arts Initiative has been working to build momentum for arts education in rural communities. In 2019-20, eight counties participated in a Rural County Arts Cohort to increase student access to arts education. Subgrants were provided to assist counties...

We are living through unprecedented challenges. This is a crucial turning point for each of us to reflect on how we can stand against racism. As State Superintendent Tony Thurman stated, “We know implicit bias and racism exists in every...

In the last weeks, we watched peaceful protests call for justice and equality after the killing of George Floyd. We saw thousands of people engage in nonviolent peaceful protests. We also witnessed media images of violence in our communities and...

California County Superintendents Educational Services Association Inside this Issue CCSESA Statement CCSESA Statewide Arts Initiative News State Highlights National Highlights CCSESA Regional and County Highlights Upcoming Events and Convenings Statement of California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) on the...

California’s Education code promises visual art, music, dance, theater and media arts classes to each K-12 student, but only 12% of our schools are in compliance with that mandate. With nearly every school closed in California, students are left to find...

CREATE AT HOME Dear Create CA Community,Create at Home, our new webpage designed to bring you and yours some of the best resources to engage with the arts at home, is here! Split into six categories, we spent hours finding...

CCSESA Statewide Arts Initiative for the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association March is Arts Education Month! believes that the visual and performing arts are an integral part of a comprehensive curriculum and are essential for learning in the 21st...

This California Department of Education released a tool that summarizes content from the Introduction of the California Arts Standards and may be helpful for use in professional learning sessions.  The size of the document is 11 x 17. To access...

Click here to read the February 2020 Arts Newsletter.

Join us in spotlighting the importance of arts education as part of a full curriculum that includes dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. To download two new CCSESA Arts Posters click on the following links: Click here for...