Visual and Performing Arts Instruction in California

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Santa Clara County Arts Education Master Plan
Convened by the Santa Clara County Office of
Education 2007 - 2008
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Student Demographics

• Santa Clara County schools account for nearly 1/3
  of K-12 student enrollment in the Bay Area
• 26 of Santa Clara County students are English
  Language Learners, constituting the 6th largest
  concentration in California
• 34 of Santa Clara County students qualify for
  free and reduced price meals
• 36 of Santa Clara County students are Latino
• 12 of Santa Clara County schools are in Program
  Improvement

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Data Highlights

• 93 of Santa Clara County schools do not offer
  arts courses in all four areas (visual arts,
  music, dance, theatre)
• Students attending high-poverty schools have less
  access to arts education than their affluent
  peers
• Middle and high schools offer more arts courses
  and have more arts specialists than elementary
  schools
• Insufficient instructional time, especially as
  related to meeting NCLB compliance requirements,
  is a significant barrier to arts instruction at
  the elementary level
• The number of schools designated for Program
  Improvement will increase significantly as AYP
  targets increase
• Inadequate funding is a top barrier to arts
  instruction in Santa Clara County schools

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Santa Clara County Arts Education Master Plan
The Planning Process
Developing our vision What will we do to ensure
there is no child without arts in Santa Clara
County?
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Santa Clara County Arts Education Master
Plan Practical Vision February 2008
In 5 years, we will see
Vision Document DRAFT
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Santa Clara County Arts Education Master
Plan Challenges February 2008
AEMP Core Planning v.0215080
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Santa Clara County Arts Education Master
Plan Strategic Directions February 2008
What innovative substantial actions will bring us
toward our vision?
Demonstrating the outcomes of arts learning
Vision Document DRAFT
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Next Steps
New SCCOE Initiatives

• Countywide Arts Education Progress Indicators
• Arts and English Language Development Initiative
• Cross-curricular classes integrating arts and
  technology
• Online resource center and exchange
• Digital student portfolio
• Arts teacher leadership network
• Convene leadership for master plan implementation

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Next Steps

• Fall 2008 Launch Event
• Winter 2009 Plan Publication