MEDIA AVAILABILITY: San Diego Unified, UC San Diego Showcase the Future of Arts Education

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MEDIA AVAILABILITY



San Diego Unified, UC San Diego Showcase the Future of Arts Education, Announce New Teacher Training Series with Exhibition

November 9, 2022



WHAT: The San Diego Unified School District, UC San Diego, and the VAPA Foundation will host some of the city's top arts educators, student artists, and members of the public at the "Arts and Music Collab," an exhibition of visual and performing arts and discussion of the future of arts education in San Diego.

The Arts and Music Collab event will be held at the new UC San Diego Park & Market building downtown, and will feature numerous student performing arts groups and visual arts exhibitions on display.

Arts education leaders will then speak on the impact of Proposition 28, the recent ballot initiative that will increase music and arts funding for California K-12 schools, as well as a new educator recruitment partnership designed to attract top teaching talent to the San Diego region.

Members of the media are invited to speak with student performing artists and representatives from San Diego Unified and UC San Diego, and will also be able to tour the state-of-the-art Park & Market building.


WHEN: 6:00 - 9:40 a.m. on Thursday, November 10, 2022


WHERE: UC San Diego Park & Market, 1100 Market Street, San Diego 92101
<https://goo.gl/maps/PZWU8jyktmJtPCsJ7> Limited underground parking is available.



SPEAKERS:

* Russ Sperling, Director of VAPA, San Diego Unified

* Dr. Ed Abeyta, Associate Dean for Community Engagement, UC San Diego

* Sabrina Bazzo, Vice President, San Diego Unified Board of Education

* Maria Montgomery, Instructional Support Officer, SDUSD

* Felicia Shaw, Chair, San Diego Regional Arts and Culture Coalition

* Student artists from San Diego Unified schools

BACKGROUND: The San Diego Unified School District is committed to providing students of all ages with access to arts and music education. With the approval of Proposition 28 by California voters, schools throughout the state will now be better positioned to provide instructional offerings in visual and performing arts.

The district will partner with UC San Diego and the San Diego County Office of Education to boost interest in K-12 music and arts programs, and attract top talent to the region. San Diego Unified will continue to create innovation in arts education and support new arts and music teachers who will be needed to serve in San Diego schools.


MEDIA CONTACT: Dan Howe, dhowe@sandi.net<mailto:dhowe@sandi.net>, (619) 578-4883

This event is for professional journalists. Please confirm coverage at Communications@sandi.net


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