CCSESA

Advocacy-Oriented Administrative and Leadership Systems

Provide advocacy-oriented administration and leadership that institute system-wide mechanisms to focus all stakeholders on the diverse visual and performing arts needs and assets of each specific group of students. These administrative and leadership systems structure, organize, coordinate, and integrate visual and performing arts programs and services to respond systemically to the needs and strengths of each group of students.

Overview of Principle 8: Advocacy-Oriented Administrative and Leadership Systems

Planning Tool for Principle 8: Advocacy-Oriented Administrative and Leadership Systems

Around the state of California, students and teachers, schools and communities, are rising to the challenge of creating high-quality arts education, often in very difficult circumstances. Below are some examples of advocacy-oriented administrative and leadership systems.

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School/District	Description	Online resource	Contact information
Region 7 Regional Forum 2011	County Superintendent Larry Powell speaks out for the Arts.	Video	Bob Bullwinkel bbullwinkel@fcoe.k12.ca.us
Region 7 Regional Forum 2011	Mike Berg speaks out for the Arts.	Video	Bob Bullwinkel bbullwinkel@fcoe.k12.ca.us
Alameda County Alliance for the Arts	These Webpages show how the Alameda County Alliance for the Arts is providing resources and support for arts advocacy.	The Time is Now Take Action District Arts Network	Click Here for Team Contact Page
Walnut Elementary Education Center Turlock Unified	Short video highlighting how Walnut Elementary teacher-leaders work together with administrators to engage families and infuse the arts throughout all curriculum.	Click Here To View Video	Mark Holmes MHolmes@turlock.k12.ca.us
Chula Vista High School SCPA Sweetwater Unified	Short video in-depth description of an 800-student arts “school within a school” in an inner city setting.	Click Here To View Video	Ron Jessee ronarts@sdcoe.net
Buellton Union School District	Short video highlight honoring Ron Zell, teacher of the year, who shares his thoughts and ideas on integrating the arts.	Click Here To View Video	Ron Zell rzell@buelltonusd.org

	Thorner Elementary School Thorner Elementary School's curriculum is based upon the California Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards, as found in the Visual and Performing Arts Framework, 2004.
	Garfield Elementary School Garfield Elementary School is a rural, one-school district serving a total of 61 students in grades K-6. The school offers standards-based arts instruction in all four arts disciplines.
	Monson-Sultana In 1994, the new superintendent, Mr. Tom Giampietro, saw that the band program was less than satisfactory for this small school district.
	Capistrano Unified School District - The MITRE Project District middle school visual arts teachers met monthly for three hours after school throughout a year to create a standards-based curriculum for our students that would have clear goals.