This week, ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD will train more than 1,000 teachers on 24 campuses in arts-based integration strategies through the Any Given Child Creative Learning Initiative.
The 2013-14 school year will launch the inagural year of the initiative, which was approved by the ÁùºÏ±¦µä Board of Trustees in December 2012.
This week's training is a collaborative effort among ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD and community arts partners such as, MindPOP, Creative Action, Zach Theatre and The University of Texas at ÁùºÏ±¦µä Drama for Schools program.
"Our goal is to significantly impact student engagement, achievement and equitable access to the arts by building a sustainable community-wide partnership with the City of ÁùºÏ±¦µä and our community arts partners," Yesenia Garcia, AGC creative learning coordinator said. "This is a transformative time for ÁùºÏ±¦µä ISD and an opportunity for the district to create a national model for arts-based integration in public education."
In April 2013, the Board of Trustees received a grant from the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and National School Boards Association Award Program for their demonstrated support for and commitment to high-quality arts education in its school district.
For more information, please contact Any Given Child Creative Learning Coordinator Yesenia Garcia at 414-4731.