Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)

Art and Music in Schools (AMS) Also known as Proposition 28:

On November 8, 2022, California voters approved Proposition 28: The Arts and Music in Schools (AMS) Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act. The measure required the state to establish a new, ongoing program supporting arts instruction in schools beginning in 2023–24.

Proposition 28: Art and Music in Schools Funding Annual Report Fiscal Year 2024-25

Proposition 28: Arts and Music in Schools Funding Annual Report Fiscal Year 2023-24 

Principal Apportionments by School 2023-2024

Principal Apportionments by School 2024-2025

FCUSD Strategic VAPA Plan 2023-2028

FCUSD VAPA Steering Committee Our school community is welcome to attend the virtual meetings. Please email lvaca@fcusd.org for the meeting link. 25-26 Meeting Dates:  9/3/25 4:00-5:30 pm, 10/22/25 4:00-5:30 pm, 1/21/26 4:00-5:30 pm, 4/22/26 4:00-5:30 pm

25-26, 26-27 Pilot Programs (AMS)

1. Elem Music: Weekly TK-3 GM (Video) Lessons (All schools)
2. Elem Music: Weekly Special Day Class GM Lessons (All schools)
3. Elem Music: 5th Grade, GM & Choir option added (All schools)
4. Elem Music: 3rd Grade, GM/Choir (3 schools, adding additional schools next year)
5. Elem Visual Arts: Weekly K-5th grade Lessons (9 schools, adding additional schools next year)
6. Elem Wheel: Weekly K-5th Grade Visual Art/Spanish/Science (2 schools)
7. Middle School: Drama (3 schools, adding 4th school next year)

For any questions regarding Proposition 28 (Arts and Music in our Schools), please contact: lvaca@fcusd.org

Announcements:

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces Implementation of Prop 28

A Message from the former State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction

The arts are a dynamic presence in our daily lives, enabling us to express our creativity while challenging our intellect. Through the arts, children have a unique means of expression that captures their passions and emotions and allows them to explore ideas, subject matter, and culture in delightfully different ways. Achievement in the arts cultivates essential skills, such as problem solving, creative thinking, effective planning, time management, teamwork, effective communication, and an understanding of technology.

The visual and performing arts standards presented here are comprehensive and provide important guidance for schools to prepare curricula for students in prekindergarten through grade twelve. For the four disciplines of dance, music, theatre, and visual arts— each with its own body of knowledge and skills—the standards are organized into five strands that are woven throughout all artistic experiences. The standards incorporate both traditional means of artistic expression and newer media, such as cinematography, video, and computer-generated art.

Educators are encouraged to take the standards and design curricular and instructional strategies that address the needs of their students, teachers, and families. Local educational agencies will want to consider ways to include standards-based visual and performing arts instruction both in regular arts instruction and into other subject areas for interdisciplinary instruction.

The visual and performing arts standards reflect our belief that all children should have access to challenging curriculum content, exhibit a high level of performance proficiency, and be prepared for the world of tomorrow.

RUTH E. GREEN President, California State Board of Education

JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction

The California Department of Education, Visual and Performing Arts webpage is located at: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/vp/

RESOURCES & COMMUNITY PARTNERS:

• Create Ca here.
• Crocker Art Museum here.
• Friends of Sacramento Arts here.
• Harris Center here.
• MACC (Mills Station Arts & Community Center) here.
• Meet the Masters here.
• Sacramento County Office of Education SCOE here.
• The California Arts Project (TCAP) here.
• Information about Art & Music in Schools Funding (Proposition 28) can be found here.
• Information from Create Ca. Art & Music in Schools Funding (Proposition 28) Tool kit can be found here.
• The FCUSD Visual and Performing Arts Plan can be found here. This document is being updated and revised for the 2023-2028 school year.
• The FCUSD SCOE Community of Practice VAPA Updates 10-15-20 can be found here. 

 

CHS Ceramics Program

Youth Art Month Information:

• Arts Education Month
• March is Music in our School Month 
• Youth Art Month
• Theater in Our Schools Month
• Dance in Your Schools Month