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Solano County Office of Education to use roughly $50,000 from Prop 28 for arts supplies and programming
Summary
Presenters told the Solano County Board of Education that Prop 28 provides about $50,000 to the county office and directs spending largely toward supplies; staff said funds will support local artists, professional learning and integrating arts across academics for SCO students.
The Solano County Office of Education presented details to trustees on Aug. 14 about how it plans to use Proposition 28 funds to expand arts and music instruction.
Shavon Dill, a member of the SCOE presentation team, told the board the award is “about 50,000.” She said the Prop 28 guidance directs the county office to focus spending on supplies and materials and that the funding is intended primarily for students served directly by SCOE. “The grant directs us to spend our funding 80% supplies,” Dill said, describing a parameter the county must follow for eligible populations and program types.
Dr. Valerie Garrett, who the presentation named as a colleague working on the plan, said the funding will be used flexibly to meet community requests, including professional learning for staff, materials for art and music instruction, and partnerships with local artists. “So the funding, we’re actually able to fulfill many of the programs that our community is requesting,” Garrett said, adding the programs will be integrated into other subjects such as writing and science.
Trustees asked how the dollars would appear in classrooms and whether purchases would include instruments or curriculum. Dill said offerings will be a mix based on teacher and student interest and on integration with the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), and said school-site councils and LCAP partner meetings will serve as points to share and evaluate implementation.
The board received clarifying remarks from staff that the 80/20 guidance refers to student-population thresholds and that districts or programs serving fewer than 500 students receive some flexibility under the program rules. The trustees did not take formal action on the presentation; staff said they will return with implementation details and evaluation opportunities through existing site council and LCAP reporting channels.
