1. County Curriculum Leads
November 18, 2017

5. Location 2016-17 CA Student Assessment Accessibility

6. Upcoming PD Classified and Clerical
This one-day event provides clerical/classified staff an overview of how to use the G Suite within the context of their work. Participants explore best practices with Gmail, Calendar, Forms and Spreadsheets - along with basics in Google Apps such as sharing settings & collaboration.
This training is February 6, 8:30 – 3:30, and costs $199. The training is limited to 30 participants, if you are interested I encourage you to register soon.
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7. Upcoming PD Learning and Leading Administrator
This one-day event explores frameworks that help administrators recognize effective and purposeful technology integration in classrooms. In particular, participants are introduced to the SAMR and 4Cs models while coaching techniques and evaluation methods are also discussed and practiced. The afternoon focuses on administrative uses of Google Tools. Administrators leave this session with a solid understanding of how to support teachers in an ever-changing world and use Google Tools to increase work efficiency.
This training is March 1, 2017, 8:30 – 3:30, and costs $249.
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8. Utilizing the Arts to Meet Title I Goals
Amy Zschaber

9. California’s Educational Code & Arts Education
Section 51210(e) mandates VAPA (Music, Dance, Theatre, & Visual Art) be included in school curriculum for students in grades 1-6
Section 51210(g) mandates VAPA be offered to all students in grades 7-12
BUT, Arts are a course of study and Section states, “the governing board of every school district shall enforce the courses of study.”

10. Access to the Arts in California
California Arts Education Data Project:

11. Access to the Arts in Stanislaus County
California Arts Education Data Project:

12. Equity and Access to Arts Education
“In California’s more affluent schools, almost twice the percentage of students received instruction in each arts discipline compared with the high poverty schools.”

13. Access to the Arts in Stanislaus County
Data compiled from the CDE and California Arts Education Data Project

14. What Can Arts Education Do for Students?
Information from Americans for the Arts:

15. What Can Arts Education Do for Students?
Information from Americans for the Arts:

16. 3 Approaches to Using Arts Education to Achieve Equity Goals
Arts in LCFF
Arts education as a strategy to enhance student learning, improve school climate, and increase student and parent engagement.
Title I Arts
National recognition that arts education supports the goals of Title I federal funding stream, targeting the most underserved students.
Arts Integration
Integrating the arts throughout the curriculum can motivate students to unleash the critical and creative thinking skills central to college and career readiness.

17. Vetting the Process of Utilizing Arts to Achieve Title I Goals
U.S. Federal Title I policy supports using Title I funds for, “arts
education to improve the achievement of disadvantaged students.”
2. “Title I funds may be used to fund aspects of arts education if the strategies have been demonstrated to improve student academic achievement in English Language Arts and/or Mathematics. In order to use Title I, Part A funds, a Title I school’s School Site Council (SSC) must develop, review update, and approve the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA), which then must be approved by the local governing board.” –Former Deputy Superintendent Deb Sigman
3. Paul S. Brown, Acting Director, Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs, at the U.S. Department of Education gave assurance that the language provided by CDE (Deb Sigman) is consistent with that of the U.S. Department of Education.

19. Utilizing Arts to Achieve Title I Goals
Educational strategies involving the arts must target student achievement in ELA and/or Math

20. Strategies Like. . .
Zero period Arts courses for students in Math and/or ELA remediation
Arts Integration training for ELA and/or Math educators (optional: connect to PBL/UDL)
Arts-based student concerts/performances that help students with reading comprehension and encourage parent involvement
Drama options to help students understand complex texts