Strategic Directions for Visual & Performing Arts 2008

Our district arts planning was a year-long process which included a number of teachers, adminstrators, and parents in the process of designing a paln for arts education in our school district.






DAT 5-1-08 Priority Goals Draft

ALIGNING CURRICULUM
1.Educate, Advocate, Coordinate All Stakeholders Around the Arts Plan
2.Equal Access for All (Grad Req. a Must)
3.Increase Collaboration Inter/Intra K-12 VAPA Curriculum•Professional Development in VAPA to Build Leadership at Sites
•Professional Development in Interdisciplinary Curriculum/Teaching
•Utilize Abriendo Caminos for PD Connecting Arts (Migrant)
•Develop Interdisciplinary K-5 Units
•Use Interdisciplinary Approach to Arts
•Restructure Time in Order to Reorganize Curricular Connections
•Rotating Arts Classes Taught by Site Staff Experienced in the Arts

ADVOCATING & EDUCATING
1.PR Campaign for Arts Advocacy (including all stakeholders-tax payers)
District Website to Showcase each School (rotating monthly)
•Continue/Increase Courthouse Display
•$ for Frames, Mats, Curator for Show
•Display Student Work in the Communtiy
•Arts Events Throughout the District/Community
•PR Campaign for the Arts
•Convene community stakeholders/advocacy group to support arts educ..: Rotary, Soroptomists, Business, Artist/alumna, Womens’Club, Community Council, Arts Council, University Womens’ Group
•Identify Local/Communtity Resources
•Contact Local Newspaper (with press releases) ID contact person (Todd Guild/Reg. Paj.)
•Showcase via Pictures
•Digital Story Telling

2. Identify Coordinators (50% per zone)
•Coordination of Arts District-wide
•K-12 VAPA Articulation (time to meet)
•VAPA SBC Days
•Admin. To Attend Statewide Arts Conferences (Courageous Creativity/CSESA)
•Professional Development (Create Advocates) Teachers, Adminis., Community
•Art Enrichment Series District-wide (zone, feeders)
•K-12 Attend State-wide Arts Educators’ Conferences (CME, CAEA,ETC.)
•Divide Coordinator Position by Zones (divide & conqueor)
•$ salary/ period release
•Increase Collaboration K-12 Around VAPA Content & Curriculum
3.SECURING & MAXIMIZING RESOURCES
•Dedicated Time for the Arts
•Secure funding for the Arts
•Contract a District Arts Professional Grant-writer
•Re-evaluate prep-time/facilities allocation District-wide
•Fact-finding District-wide- WHO (kids) has access & WHO doesn’t
•Real evaluation of extra-curricular activities – cost/benefits