The Santa Clara County Office of Education has put forward a county-wide arts education initiative known as
Artspiration, focused on professional development, student engagement, advocacy, and communication.
Vision - Partnering with public schools, arts organizations, and the greater community to foster equitable and transformative education through the Arts.
Mission - Artspiration is committed to shared leadership in advocating, empowering, and supporting sustainable arts education to develop the creative capacity of each student and educator in Santa Clara County public schools.
Arts Education Support We Offer
Professional development:
- UDL & the Arts
-
Proposition 28 & the Arts
- California Arts Standards & Framework
- Arts Strategic Planning
- Arts Integration
- Culturally Sustaining Arts Programming
- Arts & SEL
- Building a Robust Arts Program
Technical Assistance:
- Proposition 28 support
- Site Expenditure Planning
- Arts Education Strategic Planning
- Arts Integration
- Arts Education & District Priorities Alignment
- California Arts Standards & Framework Support
- Arts Assessment
- Arts Equity
- Arts Pathways
- Communities of Practice
- Arts Funding Support
- Arts Material Adoption Support
- Universal Design for Learning & the Arts
- Teacher Pathways in the Arts
Networks:
- California County Superintendents’ Arts Initiative (CISC Arts Subcommittee)
-
CreateCA Policy Council
- Innovation Council of Campbell Union School District; member of the California Arts Educators’ Association
- California Music Educators’ Association, California Theatre Educators’ Association
- California Art Educators’ Association
- William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s Performing Arts grantees
- Multicultural Arts Leadership Initiative, Class 1.
Communities of Practice:
- Arts Education Community of Practice, Santa Cruz COE
- Arts Education Community of Practice, San Benito COE
- Artspiration Leadership Council
Annual Events:
- Young Artist Showcase
- ¡Viva el mariachi! Showcase
- Youth Arts Month
- ArtsEdConnect Teacher Grant
Feel free to reach out about how we can support your district or community!
Sofia Fojas - Arts Coordinator
sfojas@sccoe.org
Artspiration generously funded by
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