The Art Educators National Conference has designated March 2010 as “Youth Art Month.” We request the School Board adopt the attached proclamation designating the month of March 2010 as “Youth Art Month” in Hillsborough County schools.

The theme for this year’s activities is “Art Shapes the World: Everything Old is New Again," with the focus on visual arts programs that cultivate student, parent, and community learning. These programs approach academic concepts from an artful point of view. Art communicates through a language of images and experiences with which students connect and that students also enjoy. As art teachers share techniques and skills they make learning an adventure for their students and themselves.

* Increase promotion rates at all grade levels and the percentage of high school graduates

This item is a proclamation and has no financial impact to the district.