End of year report covering the activities of the LA County Arts Education Collective.
California’s Arts and Music in Schools Act (Prop 28) is making historic investments in arts education—but districts must spend their first-year funds before the upcoming June 30, 2026 deadline or risk having them clawed back by the California Department of Education. This webinar recording includes:
• An overview of Prop 28 deadlines and spending requirements
• Insights from parents, advocates, and district leaders on local strategies
• A case study from a district that is planning to use a waiver
In 2024-25, teaching artists provided Creative Wellbeing for youth and adults through in person and virtual direct services, professional development sessions, and arts-based workshops. Youth and adults receiving direct services and participating at some special events were surveyed about their experiences. These end of year reports summarize the data from those surveys and elaborate on learnings about Creative Wellbeing affecting their mental health and protective factors including social-emotional competencies and social support.
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This report summarizes the work of our network of school districts, nonprofit partners, County service providers, and arts advocates from the 2023-24 fiscal year.
Arts and Culture partnered with the Department of Youth Development, Probation Department, and the Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles to bring the arts to the Barry J. Nidorf Secure Youth Treatment Facility, where justice-involved youth learned to play in a drumline. The Drum Corps Program is the result of a 2023 motion by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Lindsey P. Horvath which directed the music program be developed and implemented at Nidorf.