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The Arts Education Advocacy Teams are a pilot program for the 2009/2010 school year launched by Arts for LA in partnership with Arts for All.  The overarching goal of this initiative is to identify the best practices for community organizing in school districts.  Through this process we will work to develop a model of advocating for quality arts education for all students that can eventually expand to additional school districts in LA County and beyond. 

The purpose of these teams is to bring together a dynamic group of community members, including parents, educators, civic and community leaders, artists and arts organizations, business leaders, and students, to advocate for the implementation of the school districts' arts education long-range plans.

Goals of these teams include

  • Developing teams of advocacy leaders with the skills to lead arts ed advocacy campaigns
  • Increasing community awareness of and support for arts education
  • Increasing the visibility of community support to district leadership
  • Developing a sustainable model of organizing and advocating for the implementation of arts education plans in school districts 

In the News:

  • Breaking News: Arts Included in LA City Parcel Tax Measure
    CamilleSchenkkan

    LAUSD dancerAdvocacy works. 

    At the February 16, 2010 meeting, the LAUSD School Board passed a version of the Parcel Tax Measure with the arts included in the 75-word summary.

    The motion, made by Board Member Steve Zimmer, was seconded by Nury Martinez was passed 5-1.  Tamar Galzan voted no and Margarette LaMotte was not present. 

    Congratulations to everyone who took action: please click here to thank the LAUSD for their commitment to a complete education for every student.

    We will post a link to the revised text of the parcel tax when that information becomes available.

    Earlier this morning, Arts for LA reported that the LAUSD school board would vote today on whether or not to put a parcel tax ballot measure on the June 2010 ballot.  The proposed measure will help raise millions of dollars for the district.  The summary parcel tax language did not include designated funding for the arts in the 75-word summary to be used in ballots for the June special election.

    Within three hours, nearly 100 local advocates wrote to the School Board asking that the arts be included in the parcel tax summary language.  The proposed language was: "To offset severe state budget cuts, improve student achievement in reading/mathematics/science/arts, maintain vocational education and job training programs…"

    Click for more information about today's School Board Meeting.

Forums:

Meeting Notes 12/9
Submitted by TaraTheOrganizer on December 18, 2009 - 3:08pm.

We spent this meeting further developing our advocacy plan.  We paid particular attention to objective 3, and worked to refine our strategies.  read more »

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In the blogs:

  • Report Out: LAUSD Parent Advocates Meet With Board Member Yolie Flores
    Guest Blog

    A group of parents from Dahlia Heights Elementary School’s PTA recently created a new advocacy group to help keep arts education alive and well in Los Angeles public schools and in the LAUSD budget.  Read on to find out how this group mobilized to meet with their board member and plans to continue advocating that arts education be preserved in next year's budget...