Hillsborough County Public Schools Curriculum and Instruction
Action Item

DATE: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent

SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS

Adoption of Proclamation – "Youth Art Month", March 2009 (Curriculum and Instruction Division)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

We request the School Board adopt the attached proclamation designating the month of March 2009 as “Youth Art Month” in Hillsborough County schools.

The Art Educators National Conference has designated March 2009 as “Youth Art Month.” Attached is a proclamation that The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida will observe the month of March 2009 as “Youth Art Month.” The theme for this year’s activities is “Art Bridges the Gap” 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.

ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)

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

FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)

Activities for “Youth Art Month” are integrated into the standard curriculum with no additional cost to District.

EVALUATION

SUBMITTED BY: Melanie Faulkner, Supervisor, Elementary Fine Arts 
Phyllis Alexandroff, Supervisor, 6-12 Art and Humanities

Barbara B. Hancock
General Director, Elementary Education
(813) 272-4455
Wynne A. Tye
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
(813) 272-4221
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