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Board to consider Arts Education Plan 2; arts groups urge adoption to protect access and quality
Summary
Staff recommended adoption of the CPS Arts Education Plan 2 ("Cultivating Creativity") for 2025'2030 at the July board meeting; presenters and arts organizations testified in support and staff said adoption carries no immediate funding request but implementation will require future funding decisions.
Cesar Torreya, Executive Director of Arts Education in the Office of Teaching and Learning, told the Agenda Review Committee on July 9 that staff will recommend board adoption of the CPS Arts Education Plan 2: Cultivating Creativity (2025'2030) at the July 24 board meeting. Torreya said the plan shifts district policy from focusing on access to a dual emphasis on access and quality, sets two clear goals (equitable access and high-quality instruction across arts disciplines), and was developed through extensive stakeholder engagement including 17 engagement sessions,…
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