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Columbus County schools present arts programs, call for funding, staffing and schedule changes to protect arts and CCP participation
Summary
Kelly Jones, Columbus County Schools arts coordinator, told the board on May 12 that the district’s arts programs produce postsecondary outcomes but face funding, staffing and scheduling pressures.
Kelly Jones, Columbus County Schools arts coordinator, told the board on May 12 that the district’s arts programs — including music, theater, dance, visual art and poetry — have produced measurable student outcomes but face funding and staffing challenges.
Jones said Columbus County requires an arts credit for high‑school graduation and offers a broad set of disciplines, including piano labs in four schools and a long‑running Celebrate the Arts festival that he described as the largest student arts festival in the state. Jones said grant support from the State Arts Council, International Paper, the Sykes Foundation and other partners has exceeded a quarter‑million dollars over the past 20 years.
Jones gave operational details: 23 arts staff are…
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