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Board adopts visual and performing arts curriculum after committee presentation
Summary
After a six-minute presentation and video from the visual and performing arts committee, the RSU 18 board voted unanimously to accept recommended curriculum revisions spanning pre-K through the elementary grades.
The RSU 18 board voted unanimously to accept revisions to the district's visual and performing arts curriculum following a presentation by the committee.
A presenter from the visual and performing arts committee (S8) played a six-minute video showing the curriculum changes and said, "We decided a visual representation was a great way to to share what's going on with the curriculum work that they have been working on all year." Board members praised the presentation for clarifying how much classroom time (a statistic cited: about 24 hours per student at the elementary level) is available for arts instruction and for demonstrating curriculum tweaks designed to better serve current student needs.
The motion to accept the curriculum was made by a board member (S2) and seconded; the chair called for the question and the board approved the recommendation by voice vote. Board members said the revision process began in October, included input from educators across the district, and will move to implementation as described by the committee.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 196, topfinish SEG 266.
