Arts Education

Advocacy 2015

Webinar

How has

LCFF changed

arts education advocacy?

Pat Wayne, Deputy Director, Arts Orange County

Categorical Funding Local Control

Funding Formula

Arts Education

Arts Education Advocacy within LCFF

New State Priorities

LCFF Priorities

Student Engagement

Higher Attendance Rates

Lower Drop Out Rates

LCFF Priorities

LCFF Priorities

Student Achievement

Boosts standardized test scores

Improves Math, Literacy and ELA,

especially for English language

learners

New State Priorities

Your

Picture

Here

Local Control

Accountability Plan (LCAP)

Arts Education Advocacy within LCFF

Arts Education Advocacy within LCFF

Next steps

• Get on an LCAP committee

• Be in the loop on process

• Check out our Sample LCAP Arts Asks

• Figure out an ask based on what’s in the LCAP

What’s in

an LCAP?

Sibyl O’Malley, Director of Communications and Community Engagement, California

Alliance

1 Stakeholder Engagement

2 Goals & Progress Indicators

3 Actions, Services, Expenditures a, b, c

LCAP Sections

Arts Education Advocacy within LCFF

2 Goals & Progress Indicators

LCAP Sections

Arts Education Advocacy within LCFF

LCAP Sections

3 Actions, Services, Expenditures a, b, c

Arts Education Advocacy within LCFF

Arts Education Advocacy within LCFF

What’s in your district’s LCAP?

Advocacy

Strategies

Two case studies from the Local Advocacy Network

Advocacy

Strategies

Working with your

district Superintendent

Jenna Hartzell, Executive Director, Arts Obispo

Arts Education Advocacy within LCFF

Why work

with a district

superintendent?

“A superintendent implements the school

board’s vision by making day-to-day decisions

about educational programs, spending, staff,

and facilities.”

Arts Education Advocacy within LCFF

• Listen

• Ask questions

• Be an ally

How to work

with a district

superintendent

Arts Education Advocacy within LCFF

Next steps

• Gather information

• Monitor progress

• Provide

community support

Strategies

For Advocacy

Making a

School Board

Presentation

Sarah Brothers, Arts Education Manager, Arts Council of Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County Alliance for Arts Education

Our mission is to advocate for arts education for all students in every school community in Santa Cruz County.

 

We envision a core curriculum that provides sequential, standards-aligned arts education for every student.

We believe:

• The Arts promote Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication, and Collaboration, the pillars of the Common Core State

Standards [CCSS] and essential 21st

century skills.

• The Arts awaken the full potential of every student.

• The Arts break down barriers.

• The Arts provide valuable learning opportunities to express Santa Cruz County’s diverse cultural heritages.

The Alliance, under the leadership of Arts Council Santa Cruz County, is a county-wide network of individuals, comprised of

community members, educators, and parents, representing higher education institutions, local organizations and businesses, and

the broader community.

Pajaro Valley Unified School District

Strategies, Ask, Reaction

• Carefully strategizing building relationships with school board members 

• Coordinating presenting materials at school board meetings and town hall

planning sessions 

• Defining a clear and appropriate ask

• Reaction

Santa Cruz County Alliance for Arts Education

Pajaro Valley Unified School District

What Worked, Successes, and Challenges

• What Worked

• What made it into the LCAP

• Specific challenges and next steps

Santa Cruz County Alliance for Arts Education

•Determine a specific ask

•Find out when community LCAP meetings will be

held in your district

•Meet with the Superintendent

•Make the case to the School Board

•Join the Parent Advisory Committee

Arts Education Advocacy within LCFF

Possible next steps

Resources for next steps

Resources to Determine an Ask

• Review 5 LCAP Art Asks (coming in January!)

• Check out the Arts Education LCAP Template

• Talk to district staff

Resources for School Board Presentation:

• Download Powerpoint

• Download & personalize Script

• Receive copies of Leave Behind by mail

http://www.artsed411.org/lcff

Webinar Powerpoint & archive will be posted at

http://www.artsed411.org/lcff

Email: Sibyl@artsed411.org