Arts Work Grants at Risk
March 10, 2004

In the proposed budget, funding for the CA Dept of Education (CDE) Arts Work Grants has been zeroed out – a $6 million cut. (Line item 6110-177-0001).
In prior years, CA Department of Education and Superintendent O’Connell in particular have been strong advocates for this program.

To learn more about the impact of Arts Work grants click here.

ACTION REQUESTED: Write Superintendent Jack O’Connell with a copy to your legislators. Key messages include:

• Urge restoration of the Arts Work Visual and Performing Arts Education Program (Line item 6110-177-0001).
• Funded by Proposition 98, the Arts Work Program is currently the only source of state funding for arts education.
• The purpose of the Arts Work Program is to award grants to local educational agencies to develop their capacity to implement high-quality, instructional programs based on the state adopted visual and performing arts content standards for pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
• Since its inception in 1999, the program has distributed funding to over 32,000 schools, serving over 6 million students and 90,000 teachers.

Jack O'Connell
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Office of the State Superintendent
1430 N St., 5th floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
FAX 916-319-0111

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