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Arts course of study undergoing rewrite; five disciplines to be aligned for public review
Summary
State arts education leaders told the board they are redrafting K‑12 arts standards across five disciplines and plan a public draft for August with anticipated adoption in December.
The board received an update on the Alabama Course of Study: Arts during the work session, covering a multi‑discipline rewrite intended to align arts instruction across the state.
Dr. Lee, chair of the fine‑arts committee, told the board the rewrite covers five disciplines—dance, media arts, music, theatre and visual arts—and will include grade‑band progressions, college‑and‑career readiness alignment and stronger elementary frameworks. "We wanted to make sure that the practices and everything that we were doing in the state of Alabama was aligned so that we can produce top notch students in all the arts," Dr. Lee said.
The committee described a research review, stakeholder engagement with arts organizations and a public‑review schedule that mirrors social studies: draft completion for public review in August, in‑depth comment collection and final edits in October in advance of a presentation in November and anticipated adoption on Dec. 12. Committee members emphasized the breadth of the task because five separate disciplines must be combined into a single course‑of‑study document.
Presenters said the committee is maintaining a bibliography of sources and will solicit expert reviewers before public release; no formal vote or adoption was recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
