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The Advancement Grant Program offers flexible matching grants to support Los Angeles County school districts aiming to provide quality arts education for public school students. Grant funds assist school districts in achieving key action items in their district arts plans, helping districts invest in launching or expanding projects that align with priority goals, and cultivating skills and practices that can be sustained beyond the term of the grant. Districts may apply for matching funds of up to $25,000.
Underwritten by the Funders Council, this program offers financial support to school districts in the Arts Ed Collective. Grants are matched by school district funds, leveraging public and private resources to expand high quality instruction in dance, media arts, music, theatre and visual arts. A complete list of grantee projects can be found below.
In 2023-24, the Arts Ed Collective offered $743,440 in financial support to 33 school districts including three charter networks through the Advancement Grant program.
District Name | Award | Final Project Description |
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Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District | $22,600 | to support district-wide weekly music instruction, the expansion of a district Arts Lead position, culturally relevant teacher professional development, and the purchase of musical instruments and media arts equipment |
Arcadia Unified School District | $22,300 | to support the purchase of equipment, instruments, technology, and instructional materials for visual, performing and media arts classes |
Azusa Unified School District | $25,000 | to support three full-time teachers for the expansion of district-wide elementary visual arts instruction |
Burbank Unified School District | $21,000 | to support the preservation of the secondary music mentor program, teacher professional development, curriculum development planning time for VAPAM teachers, and the purchase of equipment and instructional materials |
Castaic Union School District | $19,700 | to support the purchase of books and instructional materials for a visual arts resource library at each site |
Centinela Valley Union High School District | $25,000 | to support performances for students with pre-performance teacher professional development, curriculum development for arts integration, and audiovisual equipment training for performing arts teachers |
Claremont Unified School District | $24,300 | to support culturally responsive arts integration with social-emotional learning through teacher professional development, teacher collaboration time, family engagement, community arts collaboration, and the purchase of instruments, instructional materials, and supplies |
Compton Unified School District | $25,000 | to support the expansion of artist residencies and field trips, and teacher professional development in Meet the Masters |
Covina-Valley Unified School District | $25,000 | to support the purchase of middle school visual arts equipment and instructional materials and teacher professional development in culturally responsive arts instruction |
Culver City Unified School District | $20,900 | to support a district-wide shared arts education leadership model, district arts coaching, and TEAL teacher professional development at El Rincon Elementary |
Garvey Elementary School District | $25,000 | to support professional development in the arts standards by the California Arts Project, curriculum development, arts workshops, the district arts showcase, and the purchase of instructional materials and arts supplies |
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District | $25,000 | to support arts integrated teacher professional development, the preservation of the Arts Showcase, the expansion of the Read Across HLPUSD collaboration, and the purchase of supplies, materials, digital technology and software |
Hawthorne School District | $25,000 | to support arts integrated professional development and curriculum development for elementary teachers, Arts Leads stipends for planning and collaboration, and the purchase of instructional materials for the Arts Docent program |
iLead Charter Network | $23,800 | to support the expansion of the CTE Media Arts Pathway, the addition of a photography course at iLead Antelope Valley, and an 8-week teaching artist series at iLead Exploration Action Learning Studio |
Inner City Education Foundation | $25,000 | to support a full time visual arts teacher at ICEF Innovation and after school music programs at View Park and Inglewood Academy |
Lawndale Elementary School District | $25,000 | to support district-wide professional performances for students with teacher professional development, arts integrated curriculum development, and the purchase music software for middle school |
Lynwood Unified School District | $11,500 | to support teacher participation in arts strategic planning, preserve teacher professional development and coaching for the Arts Advocacy Team |
Magnolia Public Schools | $25,000 | Pending... |
Monrovia Unified School District | $23,300 | to support a full-time music instructor for district-wide elementary music instruction with social emotional learning integration |
Montebello Unified School District | $25,000 | to support the expansion of visual arts teacher professional development by the California Arts Projects and additional coordination support hours for the Arts TOSA |
Mountain View School District | $9,440 | to support the expansion of dance artist residencies for transitional kindergarten district-wide |
Norwalk La Mirada Unified School District | $21,100 | to support the purchase of musical instruments for secondary schools district-wide |
Paramount Unified School District | $25,000 | to support the expansion of arts integration professional development and coaching by P.S. Arts, in-studio art classes for all TK-2nd grade students, access to field trips and assemblies, and the initiation of a district-wide PLC for arts teachers |
Pasadena Unified School District | $25,000 | to support the purchase of production equipment and professional mentorships in sound design, costume design, lighting design, and scenic design |
Rosemead School District | $25,000 | to support district-wide teacher professional development in arts integration and artist residencies by the Music Center |
San Gabriel Unified School District | $11,400 | to support teacher participation in arts strategic planning, elementary arts lead stipends, and professional services in branding and design to update of the district arts website |
Saugus Union School District | $21,500 | to support the expansion of resources for Meet the Masters, professional development for classroom teachers, the purchase of instructional materials and supplies, and field trips for students |
South Pasadena Unified School District | $22,000 | to support the purchase of technology and equipment for the digital photography lab |
Sulphur Springs Union School District | $21,900 | to support the expansion of district-wide elementary music instruction, teacher professional development, and the purchase of instruments and instructional materials |
Torrance Unified School District | $25,000 | to support district-wide arts and social emotional learning residencies for transitional kindergarten and special education students, and district arts coaching |
Whittier City School District | $25,000 | to support district-wide field trips for elementary and middle schools |
Whittier Union High School District | $25,000 | to support intra-district collaboration for arts articulation, collaboration time for curriculum development of ethnic studies course, arts field trips, and district arts coaching |
Wiseburn School District | $21,700 | to support district-wide elementary dance instruction and teacher professional development, instrument maintenance, the purchase of instructional materials, and Music and Media technology |