Community Building - Advocacy

In Arts for All, Goal 3 aims to mobilize parents, arts supporters, students, and community and business leaders to advocate for sequential K-12 arts education. To achieve this in 2008, Arts for All in partnership with Arts for LA began developing an advocacy training program piloted in 5 Arts for All school districts during the 2009-10 year in order to realize this goal and develop a sustainable model that can be recreated in every school district.
The goals in each school district are to:

Develop a team of advocacy leaders with the skills to lead arts education advocacy campaigns
Increase the community's awareness of and support for arts education
Increase the visibility of community support to district leadership
Develop a sustainable model of organizing and advocating for the implementation of arts education plans in school districts

Interested in joining an advocacy team in your local school district? Click here. You can also visit the Campaign page to learn more about current Arts Education campaigns, or check out all Arts Education content here.

2011-12 Advocacy Resources for School Districts

Arts for All is well aware of the burden each school district faces in light of proposed budget cuts and a continued climate of economic uncertainty. Arts for All has prepared several tools for districts to use as they explore creative solutions this budget cycle.

Advocacy toolkit on Arts for LA’s website

Letter to Arts for All school board presidents

Research on the impact of arts education on student learning

Financial resources (state and federal)

Briefing paper on federal Investing in Innovation grant [UPDATED with final guidelines]

Guidelines for applying to the federal AEMDD grant

School Services California Cat Wizard Lookup Tool

How Arts Coordinators are funded throughout LA County

Usage of Art and Music Block Grant by 29 Arts for All School Districts