Model VAPA language SPSA revised

Model Research-based Visual and Performing Arts Language
for inclusion in the
Single Plan for Student Achievement
SPSA GOALS

STRATEGIES TO IMPLEMENT

Goal 1: 100% Graduation:
Achievement of California State
Content Standards, and the
Common Core State Standards.

We believe that the Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) are an
essential part of the Core Academic Curriculum for every child1,
and will provide the keys to unlock the doors to profound human
understanding and accomplishment for all children. Therefore…
⇒ A high-quality, discrete, comprehensive, sequential Course of
Study2, utilizing the California State Content Standards3 in all
of the Visual and Performing Arts (dance, music, theatre, and
visual arts), will be integrated with the Common Core State
Standards, and fully implemented and sustained PreK-12.

“… the arts have been an
inseparable part of the human
journey; indeed, we depend on the
arts to carry us toward the fullness of
our humanity. We value them for
themselves, and because we do, we
believe knowing and practicing them
is fundamental to the healthy
development of our children’s minds
and spirits. That is why, in any
civilization - ours included – the arts
are inseparable from the very
meaning of the term 'education.' We
know from long experience that no
one can claim to be truly educated
who lacks basic knowledge and skills
in the arts.”
- National Standards for Arts
Education
“(11) Core Academic Subjects: The
term ‘core academic subjects’ means
English, reading or language arts,
mathematics, science, foreign
languages, civics and government,
economics, arts, history, and
geography.”
The Federal No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001, Title IX, Part A,
“The adopted Course of Study, for
grades 1 to 6, inclusive, shall include
instruction beginning in Grade 1 and
continuing through Grade 6… [and]
for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, shall
offer courses, in the following areas
of study… Visual and Performing
Arts, including dance, music, theatre,
and visual arts, aimed at the
development of aesthetic appreciation
and the skills of creative expression.”
- California Education Code 51210(e)
and 51220(g)

VAPA courses, instruction, methods, projects, and a variety of
instructional materials, will be utilized with all students to:
• Spark their creativity and imagination;
• Engage them fully in learning and understanding relevant
and complex concepts across the curriculum;
• Develop their capacity: to seek and attain graduation; and for
the challenging expectations of the 21st Century4 workforce;
Daily opportunities to learn in, through, and about the arts will
embolden all students during their journey, from preschool to high
school graduation, and onward to college and careers, to be:
• Curious experimenters and investigators;
• Conceptual, critical, and creative thinkers;
• Tenacious, inventive, and resourceful problem solvers;
• Focused, confident, coherent, and creative communicators;
• Cooperative collaborators;
• Ingenious innovators;
• Passionate, environmentally responsible, productive
members and leaders in our democratic society.
A fully implemented, robust Course of Study in VAPA, from
PreK-12, delivered by Highly Qualified Dance, Music, Theatre,
and Visual Arts Teachers, in suitable learning environments, will
ensure that the specific needs of the whole child will be met…
All students will have:
• Equal access to receive, participate in, and explore a
high-quality comprehensive curriculum, and achieve in
all core content areas, at each/every grade level;
• Multi-dimensional, imaginative, creative, and original
ways of expressing what they know and are able to do;
• Opportunities to construct knowledge; practice and build
upon foundational skills; and attain mastery in the craft
and techniques of the Visual and Performing Arts;
All students will be:
• Able to follow a Pathway to Artistry5 and eligible for the
Seal of Artistry Award upon graduation;
• Fully prepared to successfully complete the A-G college
entrance requirements on time to graduate6.

Developed by UTLA Arts Education Committee, 2011-12; Revised 2012-13.

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SPSA GOALS
Goal 2: Proficiency for All
“The arts significantly boost
student achievement, reduce
discipline problems, and
increase the odds students will
go on to graduate from college.
As First Lady Michelle Obama
sums up, both she and the
President ‘believe strongly that
arts education is essential for
building innovative thinkers
who will be our nation’s
leaders for tomorrow.’”
Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of
Education (in Reinvesting in Arts
Education: Winning America’s
Future Through Creative Schools)

“ARTS are at the
HeART of SmART”

- Mimi Ortiz, National Board
Certified Visual Arts Teacher

“It would be nice if all of the
data which sociologists require
could be enumerated because
then we could run them
through IBM machines and
draw charts as the economists
do. Counting sounds easy until
we actually attempt it, and then
we quickly discover that often
we cannot recognize what we
ought to count. Numbers are no
substitute for clear definition.
Not everything that can be
counted counts, and not
everything that counts can be
counted.”
- William Bruce Cameron,
Sociologist, 1963

“The ARTS Counts!”
- Arts Education Committee


Scientifically-based research7 has shown that high-quality, standardsbased, Visual and Performing Arts pedagogy, curriculum, and
instruction in dance, music, theatre, visual arts and media arts,
delivered by Highly Qualified Arts Teachers, sustained PreK-12, and
integrated across the curriculum for all student groups, will:
• Effectively engage EO’s, EL’s, SEL’s, SWD’s, GATE, and
Socio-Economically Disadvantaged students in learning;
• Increase proficiency -- and provide challenging opportunities
to excel to advanced levels -- in literacy and numeracy;
• Accelerate English Language Development and support
foreign/world language acquisition;
• Inspire scientific, technological, and multi-media assimilation;
• Augment historical and cultural context of content;
• Improve motor skills, physical fitness, health, and wellness.
To meet the various needs of diverse student groups8; to improve
focus, concentration, listening and attention; to maximize Access to
the Core curriculum; to enhance Culturally Relevant and Responsive
Education; and to ensure all students achieve high expectations and
competencies in all content areas: standards-aligned VAPA instructional
materials, tools, media, methods, and strategies will be utilized, such as:
• Scaffolding; differentiated and personalized instruction; SDAIE;
• Innovative and effective interventions;
• Safe and healthy habits of body, mind, and heart;
• Multiple intelligences and pathways to understanding;
• Reading, listening to, watching, inquiring about, reflecting on,
and producing oral and written responses to: various forms of
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fiction, nonfiction, abstract, representational, and informational texts;
Articulating thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly and creatively

(using academic and descriptive vocabulary) in expository,
poetic, visual, musical, physical, and dramatic compositions;
Various modes of communication, universal languages, and
artistic expression: auditory, written, verbal, kinesthetic, body
movement, visual, musical, and multi-media formats;
Visualizing, spatial organization, and graphic representations;
Thematic, hands-on, interdisciplinary, creative projects;
Communal and cooperative learning pairs and groups;
Individual and collaborative processing and decision-making;
Building ensembles to deepen relationships with others;
Ascending upwards to higher-levels of thinking and complexity:
Recognizing, describing, and remembering patterns;
Perceiving, responding, classifying, interpreting, and inferring;
Planning, structuring, sequencing, combining, and organizing;
Imagining, inquiring, exploring, experimenting, and discovering.
Applying, implementing, improvising, performing, and sharing;
Analyzing, comparing, contrasting, connecting, and valuing;
Critiquing, clarifying, revising, modifying, elaborating, and extending.
Creating, designing, forming, constructing, inventing, producing,
originating, adapting, illustrating, playwriting, composing,

choreographing, directing, problem solving, and inspiring.

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SPSA GOALS
Goal 3: 100% Attendance
“A school that treats the
arts as the province of a
few gifted children, or views
them only as recreation and
entertainment, is a school that
needs an infusion of soul.
The arts – music, dance,
painting, and theatre –
are an essential element of
education, just like reading,
writing, and arithmetic.”
- William Bennett, Former U.S.
Secretary of Education

Goal 4: Parent & Community
Engagement
“The creative arts are the
measure and reflection of our
civilization. They offer many
children an opportunity to see
life with a larger perspective…
The moral values we treasure
are reflected in the beauty and
truth that is emotionally
transmitted through the arts.
The arts say something about
us to future generations.”
- Ann P. Kahn, Former President
of The National PTA

Equitable access to Visual and Performing Arts Education is
critical to a high quality of life for all student groups:
• Scientifically-based research9 has shown that arts
education not only has intrinsic value, but when
implemented with a structured, innovative, and long-term
approach, it can also provide many extrinsic benefits, such
as improved school attendance, academic achievement
across the curriculum, as well as social and emotional
well-being.
• Anecdotal evidence has shown that school attendance
increases when students and staff know they will have
opportunities to engage in invigorating, sensory
stimulating, experiential arts learning; and meaningful,
hands-on, creative activities and projects during the
instructional day.
• Recent groundbreaking research10 has demonstrated that
school attendance is significantly higher for students
involved in engaging and long-term arts education
programs, in comparison to those students who have
infrequent or no access to arts education.
• Research11 has also found that young people who
participate in the arts are 3 times more likely to win an
award for excellent attendance.
Opportunities will be provided for parents and families (including
Limited English Proficient and those with disabilities) to
collaborate with school faculty and staff, students, feeder schools,
Community Arts Partners12, and local colleges and universities to:
• Collectively design and implement family literacy, health
and wellness, and Visual and Performing Arts events –
festivals, faires, summits – which will include engagement
in creative arts making/doing with their children.
• Institute instructional/curricular trips, field experiences,
internships, work-based and service learning opportunities.
To assist parents and families in understanding13 the California
State Content Standards, and to monitor and recognize their child’s
progress, accomplishments, academic achievement, distinction, and
literacy in the Interdisciplinary Themes of the 21st Century; families
and the community will be invited to observe and participate in
demonstrations of the successful outcomes of students’ character,
courage, commitment, cooperation, collaboration, communication,
creativity, artistry, ingenuity, inspiration, and innovation by means of:
• Presentations of authentic, interdisciplinary, project-based
and problem-based, performance assessments14 that
integrate the Visual and Performing Arts across all
content areas;
• Exhibitions of visual arts and media arts;
• Performances of dance, music, and theatre.


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GOALS
Goal 5: School Safety, Climate,
and Culture
"The arts are not a frill. The arts
are a response to our individuality
and our nature, and help to shape
our identity. What is there that can
transcend deep difference and
stubborn divisions? The arts.
They have a wonderful
universality. Art has the potential
to unify. It can speak in many
languages without a translator.
The arts do not discriminate.
The arts can lift us up."
– Barbara Jordan, Former Texas
Congresswoman

“Aeschylus and Plato are
remembered today long after the
triumphs of Imperial Athens are
gone. Dante outlived the ambitions
of thirteenth century Florence.
Goethe stands serenely above the
politics of Germany, and I am
certain that after the dust of
centuries has passed over cities,
we too will be remembered not for
victories or defeats in battle or in
politics, but for our contribution to
the human spirit.”
- John F. Kennedy, Former President
of the United States

Daily utilization and integration of various resources, pedagogy,
curriculum, and instruction in the Visual and Performing Arts
(dance, music, theatre, visual and media arts) by Highly Qualified
Arts Teachers, Community Arts Partners, and by and throughout the
entire school community, before, during, and after school will15:
• Create: an inviting, dynamic, balanced, harmonious,
aesthetic atmosphere; and a safe, supportive, sustainable,
environment, inside and outside of the classroom;
• Captivate and cultivate student’s interest, enthusiasm,
confidence, and initiative in all aspects of school and life;
• Nurture and provide the conditions and support for the
whole child: their cognitive, social, emotional, and
physical well-being and wellness needs;
• Improve every child’s awareness, attitude, and morale of
their individual and cultural identity, abilities, goals,
potential, and multiple possibilities for their future;
• Encourage discovery of the natural talents, true passions,
and the fundamental elements of each child;
• Form meaningful and long-lasting “contributions to the
human spirit” and intellect;
• Structure and promote safe, positive, supportive, caring,
trusting, empathetic, diplomatic, democratic, respectful,
ethical, and peaceful relationships with peers and adults;
• Build capacity for greater responsibility and leadership;
• Equip students with brain-based skills, strategies and
practice to confidently implement: emotional and
physical stress-management; reading social cues;
appropriate responses; coping mechanisms; ethical
decision-making; and creative problem solving;
• Develop certainty, resiliency, reliability, dependability,
accountability, flexibility, adaptability, and affinity;
• Establish16 and reinforce safe and civilized learning
environments by reducing bullying, and impulsive,
defiant, violent, and delinquent behavior;
• Deter truancy problems, lower the drop-out rate, and
keep at-risk youth engaged in school;
• Foster active, responsible civic participation, and
productive, socially-just service, within/for the local,
state, national, and global communities;
• Create and expand opportunities to: explore, share,
appreciate, understand, express, value, and celebrate
everyone’s ethnic, cultural, physical, linguistic,
ability/disability, socio-economic, gender, age, and lifestyle perspectives, similarities, and differences;
• Motivate17 students to soar towards: high academic and
artistic achievement; personal excellence and
accomplishment; and life-long learning.


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REFERENCES
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The Federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Title IX, Part A, Section 9101(1)(D)(11) “(11) Core Academic Subjects: The term ‘core academic subjects’ means English, reading
or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography.” http://www.ed.gov/
LAUSD Board of Education Resolution (adopted March 23, 1998). Restoration of Arts Education: "The arts belong as a part of the core curriculum for all students"
LAUSD Board of Education Policy (adopted March 15, 2011): Arts Education Master Plan 2011-2014, Access, Equity, Quality: Arts and Creativity in Learning and Achievement,
p.15: "Arts at the Core: The Board of Education and the Superintendent affirm the position that dance, music, theatre, and visual arts are core academic curriculum."
LAUSD Resolution (adopted October 9, 2012). Supporting Educational Equity, Student Achievement and Mastery of 21st Century Skills through Arts at the Core: "To assure
equitable access to quality arts instruction across LAUSD… the Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District will establish Arts Education as a Core Subject".
2
California Education Code 51210(e) and 51220(g) “The adopted Course of Study, for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, shall include instruction beginning in Grade 1 and continuing
through Grade 6… [and] for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, shall offer courses, in the following areas of study… Visual and Performing Arts, including dance, music, theatre, and visual
arts, aimed at the development of aesthetic appreciation and the skills of creative expression.”
LAUSD Office of Curriculum, Instruction and School Support (May 2, 2012) BUL-5429.2: Revised and New Middle and Senior High Visual and Performing Arts Courses:
“Guidelines: With the move to school-wide implementation of smaller learning communities… and personalized learning environments… new course sequences and career
pathways are necessary in the arts. Secondary schools are required to provide rigorous, sequential, standards-based learning opportunities in the arts for all students."
3
LAUSD Board of Education Resolution (adopted June 13, 2000). Support of Senate Bill 1390 (Visual and Performing Arts Standards): "The Los Angeles Unified School District
recognizes that arts education, including dance, theatre, music, and visual arts is an integral part of basic education for all students" and "The Los Angeles Unified School District
supports a comprehensive curriculum that includes performing and visual arts education as part of the program for all students as stated in the California Department of Education
Visual and Performing Arts Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve (1996)"
LAUSD BUL-4670.0: Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards for California Public Schools; Pre-Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve. January, 2001.
LAUSD BUL-4670.1: Visual and Performing Arts Framework for California Public Schools; Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve. January, 2004.
4 Partnership for 21st Century Skills: http://www.p21.org/ 21st Century Skills Map in The Arts: http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/P21_arts_map_final.pdf
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LAUSD Board of Education Policy (adopted March 15, 2011): Arts Education Master Plan 2011-2014, Access, Equity, Quality: Arts and Creativity in Learning and Achievement,
p. 20, Pathway to Artistry and Seal of Artistry Awards: “Approval provides a framework for direction to school leadership in building upon the achievements of the first 10-Year
Arts Education Plan and laying the groundwork for Pre-K thru 12 arts education pathways in all arts disciplines.” http://tinyurl.com/LAUSD-2011-14ArtsPlan
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National Endowment for the Arts (2012). The Arts and Achievement in At-Risk Youth. Reports that low-income students who have access to arts education achieve higher GPA and
test scores and are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college than their peers without access to the arts. http://www.nea.gov/research/Arts-At-Risk-Youth.pdf
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Arts Education Partnership (2012). ArtsEdSearch. http://www.artsedsearch.org/ A research and policy clearinghouse focused entirely on student and educator outcomes associated
with arts learning. Featuring user-friendly summaries of high-quality research, and overviews of current research, ArtsEdSearch provides reliable and objective information about
the academic, cognitive, personal, social and professional outcomes of an arts education. http://aep-arts.org/
President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (May, 2011). Reinvesting in Arts Education: Winning America’s Future Through Creative Schools, Washington, DC. “All
of our research points to the success of schools that are “arts-rich,” in which students who may have fallen by the wayside find themselves re-engaged in learning.” http://pcah.gov/
Barry, N. H. (2010). Oklahoma A+ Schools: What the research tells us 2002-2007. Volume three, quantitative measures. Oklahoma A+ Schools/University of Central Oklahoma.
Survey data analyses reveal: Higher achievement: OAS students’ performances on standardized tests generally meet or significantly exceed state and district averages, a striking
finding considering that OAS schools serve a greater proportion of ethnic minorities and a greater proportion of economically disadvantaged students; better attendance for
students and teachers; decreased disciplinary problems in schools; happier, more effective educators; joyful, engaged students; more parent and community involvement; creative,
focused instruction; positive student attitudes about their classroom activities; positive teacher attitudes about arts in education, arts integration, and teacher collaboration.


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Khan, Yasmeen, In District 75, Using the Arts in Everyday Academics, New York Times, May 16, 2012. Professional development program focused on the Arts for New York
City special education teachers: http://www.nytimes.com/schoolbook/2012/05/16/in-district-75-using-the-arts-in-everyday-academics/
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Catterall, J.S., Chapleau, R. & Iwanaga, J. (1999). In Fiske (Ed.). Champions of Change: The Impact of the Arts on Learning. Washington D.C.: President’s Committee on the
Arts and Humanities, Washington D.C.: Arts Education Partnership. http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/champions/pdfs/ChampsReport.pdf
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Caldwell B J., Harris, J., Vaughan, T., (2011) Bridging the gap in school achievement through the Arts (Summary report) The Song Room, Abbotsford, Victoria.
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11 Stanford University and Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching (1998)
12
“Equity, Access, and Impact for Arts Education”, A Statement by the Professional Community of Los Angeles Artists, Arts Organizations, and Cultural Institutions (October 5,
2009) http://notebook.lausd.net/portal/page?_pageid=33,1161943&_dad=ptl&_schema=PTL_EP http://lacountyartsforall.org/
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Saraniero, Patti (2012) Raising “Art Smart” Students in the 21st Century: An introduction to 21st century workplace skills and why they matter to "art smart" parents. The
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Willis, Judy (3/14/12). Executive Function, Arts Integration and the Nueroscience of Joyful Learning: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/arts-inegration-joyful-learning-judy-willis-md
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
National Center for Educational Statistics in the US Dept of Education (April, 2012). Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools: 1999-2000 and 2009-10:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012014.pdf http://www.ed.gov/blog/2012/04/ed-releases-new-report-on-arts-education-in-u-s-public-schools/
Diane Ravitch on Arts Education: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/multimedia/series/VideoStories/diane-ravitch.aspx
Arts for LA: Benefits of Arts Education flyer (English) http://www.artsforla.org/sites/default/files/AFLA-ArtsEdbenefits-ENGL_1.pdf
Arts for LA: Benefits of Arts Education flyer (Spanish) http://www.artsforla.org/sites/default/files/AFLA-ArtsEdbenefits-SPAN_1.pdf
Arts for LA: Title I and Arts Education flyer (English) http://www.artsforla.org/sites/default/files/Title I Funds and Arts Education- English_0.pdf
Arts for LA: Title I and Arts Education flyer (Spanish) http://www.artsforla.org/sites/default/files/Title I Funds and Arts Education- SPANISH.pdf


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