See the Resource Directory: www.laartsed.org.
To apply, visit: http://www.laartsed.org/application/. Please note that the guidelines have been updated and changed. Details in the left column below.

Development of the Resource Directory
A key strategy for the Arts Commission identified in the Regional Blueprint is the development and implementation of an on-line Arts Education Resource Directory. Development of the Resource Directory is critical because Arts in Focus, the County’s first ever survey of the status of arts education, revealed that 82.3% of school districts use professional artists for arts education activities.

Current Environment
Up to this point, there has not been a comprehensive listing of approved arts education programs that can have an impact on K-12 education. The Commission has already identified 300 organizations that have an arts education program (arts education providers) and these organizations must individually disseminate program information to 83,000 teachers and administrators working in 1,767 schools. Furthermore, when educators receive this information, usually in the form of marketing materials, it is difficult for them to evaluate if the program can help them meet their instructional goals.

A site for Educators
This Resource Directory will enable educators to strategically search for arts education programs by arts discipline, subject area, grade level, program type and cultural origin. The site contains photographs of the arts education providers, video streaming of artists’ work, an electronic booking form to facilitate communication between teachers and arts education providers, and the ability for the Arts Commission to generate reports on the usage of the site.

All listing adhere to the California Content Standards
In order to be listed on the site, all arts education providers must complete an electronic application form demonstrating how the program supports the Content Standards for California Schools, which include the Visual and Performing Arts Standards, and be approved by a discipline-based peer review panel comprised of artists, arts organizations, curriculum specialists, teachers, and parents. The site has launched with 100 arts education programs and it is anticipated that 100 providers will be added each year.

The target audience for the site is the 93,000 teachers and administrators working in Los Angeles County schools. However, the Commission anticipates parents, professional artists, arts organizations, and other community-based non-profit organizations will also access the site.


Questions? Please contact:
Sofia Klatzker
Arts Education Program Coordinator
sklatzker@bos.co.la.ca.us
213-974-1343

WORKSHOPS
Two application workshops are available.
Wednesday April 28, 6:30 PM.
Thursday April 29, 10:30 AM.

Both workshops will be held:
500 West Temple St
Room 374, Conference Rm A

Parking at the Music Center will be arranged when you RSVP to Sofia by April 26th.

For parking directions, click here.

Approved programs will appear on the site Summer 2004.

Thank you to everyone who applied to the Arts Education Online Resource Directory Fall 2003.

To view the guidelines for 2003, click here.