The California County Superintendents Educational Services Association supports the belief that every student needs a comprehensive curriculum. A high-quality education in the arts, including the subject areas of dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts is an integral component of a comprehensive curriculum. The arts play an essential role in the daily lives of California citizens and influence expression, creativity, and imagination as it relates to the human experience. An understanding and appreciation of the arts, as well as the ability to participate in the arts, are key attributes of an educated person.

Congress Creates Arts in Education Week RANCHO TESORO - An original new musical by Theatre Company Director Brian Roberts made its debut for Central Valley audiences this summer. To read more, click here.   To see some photographs from the production, click here.  

“Education, Creativity and California’s Future” -- The California Alliance for Arts Education and the Music Center: Performing Arts Center of LA County are producing an arts education forum on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Celebrities, candidates and arts education leaders will converse about the plight and promise of arts education in California public schools.  For more information, click here 

 The California Art Education Association presents the 2010 State Conference. To find out more, click here.

Superintendent's Corner: Standing Up For Arts Education  

Report released by the nonprofit Center for Arts Education finds that New York City high schools with the highest graduation rates also offered students the most access to arts education.

New study on Arts Assessment conducted by SRI International entitled Achieving Balance in Districtwide Arts Assessment Systems: A Review of Issues and Promising Approaches

Increasing Arts Demand through Better Arts Learning—Knowledge Brief

The Qualities of Quality: Understanding Excellence in Arts Education

Education Week: Arts Touted as Key to U.S Innovation Agenda

Education Week:  Insights Gained Into Arts and Smarts

School Administrator:  Why the Arts Deserve Center Stage

Neuroeducation:  Learning, Arts, and the Brain ,  A Study by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education Department of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education Neuro-Education Initiative 

CCSESA Arts Initiative Brochure
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