Seattle Public Schools has received a $1 million grant from the New York-based Wallace Foundation to engage the community and develop a multi-year plan for introducing more arts instruction into the classroom.
The Foundation's Arts Learning Initiative planning grant, which runs from July 2011 through January 2013, will support development of a comprehensive K-12 arts education plan aimed at increasing quality learning opportunities for all students, especially those with the least access to the arts.
The 19-month planning process will further advance a five-year effort between Seattle Public Schools and the City of Seattle – known as the Arts Education Partnership – to build a system and aligned resources (including budget, arts partnerships, professional development and instructional tools) to put the arts back in education for all students as a means to encourage creative expression and develop job and life skills.
The Wallace Foundation is a national philanthropy that supports and shares ideas and practices to expand learning and enrichment for disadvantaged children. To learn more, visit https://www.wallacefoundation.org/.
