The California Arts Project, specifically Southern Counties Arts Project, has been an active partner with Orange County Office of Education’s countywide arts education Arts Advantage initiative since 2006. This year an independent researcher has conducted a study to provide a picture of both the background of the initiative and the progress made to date. First Glance is the resulting preliminary evaluation of progress of the initiative with a specific focus on the first milestone of Arts Advantage: the visual arts pilot curriculum.
The study identifies not only the immediate results of the visual arts pilot, but also provides the background context of the Arts Advantage initiative. First Glance provides not only insight to the progress made by Arts Advantage, but provides a view into the factors and context that have shaped the present results which can be helpful to others working to improve arts education.
The California Arts Project is honored to be a continuing partner with the Orange County Office of Education and for the opportunity to work together collaboratively toward the goal of ensuring that every student in Orange County has a comprehensive, sequential, standards-base arts education.