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(a) For purposes of this chapter, “grant the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Grant program” means the Arts for Every Student Incentive Grant Program established pursuant to this chapter.
(2) “Local educational agency” means a school district, county office of education, or charter school.
(b) (1) The Arts for Every Student Incentive Grant Program is hereby established, to be administered by the department, as a state education, access, and equity initiative with the goal of providing pupils in prekindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, with the knowledge and skills to be successful in school, work, and life and to close the gap in access to visual and performing arts education that exists in communities across the state, particularly the most underresourced. The grant program shall encourage and maintain the delivery of
high-quality visual and
performing arts education programs and provide a jump start for school districts local educational agencies lacking the capacity to provide access to a visual and performing arts education to every pupil.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the grant program provide a one-time investment to establish models of best practice, leading to sustained funding over time through the local control funding formula.
(c) When awarding grants pursuant to the grant program, the department shall give special consideration to all of the following:
(1) Socioeconomically disadvantaged school districts local educational agencies with limited access to visual and performing arts education, in which funding may be used to create new opportunities.
(2) School districts Local educational agencies with a demonstrated commitment to visual and performing arts education, in which funding may be used to match local investment for specific programs.
(3) School districts Local
educational agencies demonstrating districtwide commitment throughout the local educational agency to visual and performing arts education in their existing local control and accountability plans.
(4) School districts Local educational agencies that articulate a plan for the sustained provision of visual and performing arts education.
(d) An applicant’s grant program application shall include a plan describing how it will use the
grant. The department shall give favorable consideration to plans that expend appropriate grant resources on effective visual and performing arts education supports, including on any of the following:
(1) Offering high-quality curriculum and instruction in all five disciplines aligned with the state’s visual and performing arts content standards for sequential, standards-based arts education, provided by certificated visual and performing arts educators and qualified community arts providers.
(2) Offering visual and performing arts education and integration professional learning for teachers to enhance educator quality, preparation, and professional learning in the visual and performing arts.
(3) Collecting and
reporting appropriate data for the evaluation of the grant program.
(4) Making public and private direct and indirect investments in mentorship and training.
(5) Building awareness and public will through community engagement and mobilization.
(6) Identifying and utilizing community cultural and linguistic resources.
(e) (1) The department shall award grants pursuant to the grant program based on an appropriate scoring system that is based on a demonstrated commitment to high-quality visual and performing arts education and equity.
(2) A grant recipient may consist of one
or more, or any combination of, of the following: combination of, local educational agencies.
(A)A school district.
(B)A county office of education.
(C)A charter school.
(f) In developing and administering the grant program, the department shall consult with persons and entities that have expertise in visual and performing arts education, including the following:
(1) Higher education institutions with certificated visual and performing arts programs.
(2) Community cultural organizations.
(3) School district Local educational agency personnel.
(4) Creative industry business leaders.
(5) Teachers.
(6) Parents.
(7) Visual and performing arts education policy experts.
(8) Statewide professional visual and performing arts organizations.