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In November, Proposition 28: The Arts and Music in Schools Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act was successfully passed by California voters. This measure mandates the establishment of ongoing support for arts instruction in schools starting from the academic year 2023-2024. Specifically, one percent of the K-12 portion of the Proposition 98 funding guarantee from the previous fiscal year, excluding funding allocated for the Arts and Music in Schools (AMS) program, will be earmarked for this initiative.

The California Department of Education (CDE) will determine the allocation of grants to individual school sites on an annual basis. Subsequently, each school will have the autonomy to decide which arts education programs they wish to offer. In this decision-making process, school leaders will collaborate with teachers, families, and students, ensuring that the choices made best serve the unique needs of their local school community.

The funds from Proposition 28 can be utilized for a wide range of arts education purposes. These include, but are not limited to, providing instruction and training, acquiring necessary supplies and materials, and establishing partnerships with arts organizations for enhanced educational programs. The supported art forms include dance, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts, which may involve folk art, painting, sculpture, photography, craft arts, creative expression (such as graphic arts and design), computer coding, animation, music composition, ensembles, script writing, costume design, film, and video.  Prop 28 funding is intended to expand existing arts education at all school sites.  The site specific plans below share a simple description of how programs are expanding their arts programs using their Prop 28 yearly allocations.  This description does not include all aspects of visual and performing arts (VAPA) offerings.

• Anza Elementary: Expanding VAPA program with visual arts and performing arts for grades TK-6, hiring .5 performing arts and .5 visual arts teachers.
• Avocado Elementary: Introducing visual arts for grades TK-5, hiring .5 visual arts teacher.
• Blossom Valley: Introducing visual or performing arts for grades TK-5, hiring a part-time teacher.
• Bostonia Global plans to expand their current VAPA program by introducing a visual or performing arts program for TK-12. The site plans to hire either a visual or performing arts teacher or instructor.
• 51³Ô¹Ï Middle School: Introducing music elective for grades 6-8, hiring .6 music 
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• Chase Avenue Elementary: Introducing visual arts for grades TK-6, hiring a full-time visual arts teacher.
• Crest School: Introducing visual arts for grades TK-8, hiring a classified or certificated visual arts teacher for 1 day a week.
• Empower plans to expand their current VAPA program by introducing visual arts instruction.
• Flying Hills School of the Arts: Introducing an arts facilitator for all grades TK-8, hiring a full-time position.
• Fuerte Elementary: Introducing performing arts for grades TK-5, hiring .5 performing arts teacher.
• Greenfield Middle School plans to expand their current VAPA program by adding a section of dance, music, and art for students in Grades 6-8. The site is looking to add a class period to current teachers at the site.
• Hillsdale Middle School: Expanding VAPA program with new music electives and VAPA instruction for SPED and ELD classes, hiring .4 music position and adding 6 sections of VAPA.
• Jamacha Elementary: Introducing performing arts for grades TK-5, hiring .4 performing arts teacher.
• Johnson Elementary: Introducing music program for grades TK-5, hiring full-time music teacher.
• Lexington Elementary: Introducing visual arts for grades TK-5, hiring full-time visual arts teacher.
• Los Coches Creek Middle School plans to provide a performing arts program for grades 6th-8th. The site is looking to hire a full-time performing arts teacher.
• Madison Elementary: Offering visual and performing arts programs for grades TK-5, hiring a full-time arts teacher.
• Meridian Elementary: Introducing visual arts for grades TK-5, hiring .5 visual arts teacher.
• Montgomery Middle School: Expanding VAPA program with music electives for grades 6-8, hiring .4 music position.
• Naranca Elementary: Introducing performing arts for grades TK-6, hiring full-time performing arts teacher.
• Rancho San Diego Elementary: Introducing new visual arts program for grades TK-5, hiring .5 visual arts teacher.
• Rios Elementary: Introducing visual or performing arts programs for grades TK-5, hiring .2 teachers for one day a week.
• Virtual Learning Program plans to expand their current VAPA program by introducing visual or performing arts programs for students in grades TK-8.  The site plans to hire either a visual or performing arts teacher or instructor.
• Vista Grande Elementary: Introducing performing arts for grades TK-5, hiring .6 performing arts teacher.
• WD Hall Elementary: Introducing visual and performing arts programs for grades TK-5.