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Board reviews school-by-school Prop. 28 arts plan; $225,790 remaining this year
Summary
Staff presented school-level plans for spending Proposition 28 arts-and-music funds, including a proposed high-school 2-D digital art course; the board was told $225,790 remained in the district’s Prop. 28 allocation for the year.
District staff presented each school's Proposition 28 arts-and-music spending plan and told the Palmetto Aerospace Academy board that $225,790 remained available to spend in the current year.
Presenters said the elementary school will continue with last year’s plan with no changes; the middle school plans to add presentations in visual and performing arts and seasonal showcases to help students explore visual storytelling; and the high school is planning a 2-D digital art course for the next year, described as a college-level course focused on portfolio development. The staff noted that the district has three years of funding for these Prop. 28 allocations and that staffing figures currently show zero full-time-equivalent personnel tied to the plan because no new staff have yet been hired.
A board member asked whether the district could continue any activities after the three-year funding period without hiring staff associated with the program; staff replied that the funding is structured as a three-year grant and that permanent positions would affect multiyear budget commitments. Staff said they would consult Roseanne (staff) for more specific financial modeling if the school opted to add a permanent art teacher later.
If approved by the board, staff said the Prop. 28 plans will be posted on the California Department of Education website and on the academy’s website.
Ending: The board did not record a detailed vote on the Prop. 28 package in the provided transcript excerpt; staff will post the plans to the CDE and the academy website as required if the plans move forward.
