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U-46 proposes new elementary art and music curricula with combined first-year cost of about $343,700
Summary
District curriculum leaders proposed new elementary art and music curricula to be phased in starting 2026–27. The art implementation is estimated at $178,614.96 with recurring consumables of about $75,000 annually; the music plan carries an initial cost of $165,091.76 and recurring costs near $69,657.70 per year.
Celia Banks, director of curriculum and instruction, and Jamie Abagnieraldo, fine-arts coordinator, presented proposed elementary art and music curricula for board consideration Jan. 26. The teams said both proposals aim to replace a 2016 curriculum that lacks common assessments and consistent instructional units.
Banks described the art proposal as aligned to the National Core Arts Standards and said the recommended teacher resource is Explorations in Art (Davis…
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