District staff presented a five-year Strategic Arts Plan at the meeting and said the plan sets four strategic directions and nine goals to expand arts access K–8. The plan, staff said, is intended to guide implementation of funding from California’s Proposition 28.

A staff presenter told trustees that district planning assumed Proposition 28 rules requiring that about 80% of that funding be spent on personnel. The plan proposes new positions including a middle-school theater arts teacher and elementary music and visual-arts teachers to build an articulated K–8 arts curriculum and lay groundwork for full implementation next year. "The plan establishes 4 strategic directions and 9 goals, and it sets the course for the next 5 years," the presenter said.

Trustee Phillips asked whether the new positions had been posted; the presenter replied, "They have not yet." Trustee Phillips requested notice when the positions are advertised.

Staff said the next steps, if the board approves the plan, would include forming a District Community Arts Team (DCAT) and moving to implement the staffing recommendations required by Proposition 28.

Ending: The plan was presented for board review and possible approval; staff said hiring would follow and agreed to notify trustees when job postings go live.