At LAUSD, we believe that every student should have the chance to understand and appreciate visual and performing arts, for the sheer enjoyment of a great play, dance, painting or song. The arts also help energize the school environment, and help kids develop critical skills for life and work.
MORE ARTS!
The Los Angeles area is rich with community arts programs that have been developed especially for the classroom. MORE ARTS! is an resource guide compiled by Arts Education to make it easy for District teachers and administrators to review community arts programs for their content, grade level relevance, costs and contact information.
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BUDGET REDUCTION UPDATE, ARTS EDUCATION: 5.5.09
This is an itemized list of ongoing arts-related funds, totaling $43 million, that were cut in 2008-2009. Be advised that all elementary arts teacher positions have been preserved.
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BUDGET PLANNING (ARTS), SCHOOL ASSISTANCE DOCUMENT
Assistance for schools: Budget planning is now taking place for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 and your school will need to access its own funding sources to support your arts teachers, arts instruction and arts programming. Commencing July 7, 2009, centrally allocated accounts designated for the visual and performing arts will no longer be available. Teachers, generalist and specialist, will need to work with principals and school site councils to determine the arts instructional needs at each site. This will include materials, equipment, supplies, professional development, lead teacher compensation, field trips, tickets, arts textbooks and arts program contracts.
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THE LADDER: "ARTS IN EDUCATION" ISSUE
This issue—in Memory of Julia Shin-Koreen, Editor-in-Chief of THE LADDER, 2007-2009—focuses in on arts in education. It is a fitting tribute to the memory of a woman who cherished the opportunities that the arts provide and felt passionately about their role in education. She requested this issue to focus on the successes of dance, music, theatre, visual and media arts in LAUSD. Please enjoy!
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APS INSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL 2008-2009
This manual gives information on the context, content and purpose, and structure of the LAUSD Elementary Arts Education Program. Schools looking to create a "Best Practices" environment for arts instruction will want to read this manual.
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MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS - LACESMA MEMO-2081
To provide music scholarships of $250 for private instruction to elementary students who are enrolled in school music classes or who have taken private lessons.
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LIST OF HAZARDOUS ART AND CRAFT MATERIALS K-6
Section 32066 of the California Education Code requires the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to develop a list of those art and craft materials "which cannot be purchased or ordered" for use in kindergarten and grades one through six. This list contains products that should not be purchased or ordered for those elementary grades. (August 2005) For more information, click here.
GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFE USE OF ART AND CRAFT MATERIALS
The following information is presented to assist school personnel in selecting and using safe art and craft products in the classroom. For more information, click here.
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