Arts Resources and Laws
Review various resources and laws related to The Arts.
Resources
These standards were publically released in June 2014 and include the arts disciplines of dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts.
As building-?level leaders, school principals play a key role in ensuring every student receives high-quality and equitable arts learning as part of a well-rounded education. This updated guide offers three concrete actions school leaders can take to increase the arts in education in their schools.
This report addresses the increased flexibility that ESSA provides to ensure that all students experience a well-rounded education that includes the arts.
ArtsEdSearch is an online clearinghouse that collects and summarizes high-quality research studies on the impacts of arts education and analyzes their implications for educational policy and practice.
This program empowers classroom teachers to become confident leaders of standards-based art lessons that infuse the arts into the core classroom curriculum and improves student learning across the curriculum.
Laws & Regulations
Dance, music, theatre, and visual arts are defined as core content areas in our state's definition of basic education
K-12 Arts Learning Standards include Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRS), supporting Grade Level Expectations (GLEs), and State-Developed Performance Assessments.
Arts Education includes an Annual State Verification Report to ensure students have the opportunity to learn the arts in elementary, middle, and high school.
For students graduating in 2019 and after, arts education is required for high school graduation with two credits.