Alhambra USD |  BP  6142.6  Instruction

Visual And Performing Arts Education   

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This Governing Board recognizes that by studying visual and performing arts, students develop critical and creative thinking skills, initiative, discipline and perceptual abilities that extend to all areas of life. The Board believes that a comprehensive arts education program should be an integral part of the core curriculum offered to all students in grades pre-K through 12th with equity and access for all.

The Board affirms that instructional time, standards-based curriculum, appropriately credentialed arts education staff, appropriately designed and equipped classrooms, new media and electronic technology, and curriculum materials and supplies are needed to support a quality arts program. The Standards-based arts education program should enable students to achieve the goals outlined in the Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards for California Public Schools. The Board encourages all teachers to use the arts to facilitate learning in other subject areas of core curriculum.

Also fundamental to the success of arts education is a continuing program of standards- based in-service for staff to improve their ability to deliver quality arts instruction across all curricular areas and to maximize the opportunities for student achievement.

The Board supports collaboration with community arts agencies and is committed to providing the necessary time, staff and financial resources in order to support school-community arts agency partnerships. Students shall have the opportunities to attend musical, theatrical and dance performances, attend art exhibitions and work directly with visiting artists.

The superintendent or designee shall develop a plan, establish procedures to implement board policies and provide for the ongoing review, evaluation and development of the District's arts education program.

Legal Reference:

EDUCATION CODE

8820-8830 Arts work visual and performing arts educational program

8950-8957 California summer school of the arts

51204 Course of study designed for students' needs

51225.3 Graduation requirements

58800-58805 Specialized secondary programs

99200-99205 Subject matter projects

Management Resources:

CDE PUBLICATIONS

The Visual and Performing Arts Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve, 1996

Literature for the Visual and Performing Arts, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve

Prelude to Performance Assessments in the Arts, K-12, 1994

The Arts: Partnerships as a Catalyst for Educational Reform, 1994

Arts Work: A Call for Arts Education for All California Students, 1997

WEB SITES:

CDE: http://www.cde.ca.gov

TCAP: http://www.ucop.edu/tcap

California Arts Council: http://www.cac.ca.gov

Policy ALHAMBRA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

adopted: September 9, 1997 Alhambra, California

revised: June 27, 2006