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PGUSD outlines K–12 arts and world‑language expansion, including instrumental music and Spanish for grades 2–5
Summary
District executive staff presented an overview of visual and performing arts (VAPA) and world‑language offerings across K–12, highlighting Spanish in grades 2–5, expanded middle‑school electives and high‑school AP/dual‑enrollment VAPA courses aligned to district LCAP and WASC goals.
Pacific Grove Unified officials presented a district overview of world‑language and visual and performing arts (VAPA) offerings at the Aug. 7 board meeting, describing available courses across elementary, middle and high schools and alignment to the district’s LCAP and accreditation goals.
Executive Director of Educational Services Larry Hedquist said the presentation used "backward mapping" — beginning with high‑school outcomes and aligning middle and elementary programming to those goals. At the high school, Hedquist noted Spanish and French are offered through level 4 plus AP work, and that the high school offers an array of VAPA…
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