{"id":276,"date":"2012-10-04T17:16:02","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T17:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.highlandscouncilpta.org\/?p=276"},"modified":"2012-10-05T20:17:42","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T20:17:42","slug":"call-to-action-dahlia-heights-pta-adopts-resolution-on-arts-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highlandscouncilpta.org\/?p=276","title":{"rendered":"CALL TO ACTION: DAHLIA HEIGHTS PTA ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON ARTS EDUCATION"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Dahlia Heights Elementary PTA Association <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

R E S O L U T I O N on ARTS EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ADOPTED on May 8, 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Whereas the qualities of team collaboration, critical thinking, oral and written communication, perseverance, risk-taking, focus, and problem-solving abilities are skills parents regard as essential for success in school, life and the workplace, and<\/p>\n

Whereas, parents want all students to have access to instruction from credentialed arts teachers, and<\/p>\n

Whereas, parents support teachers who teach arts, raise up the value of the arts, and give time to arts instruction, and<\/p>\n

Whereas, parents support teachers who are open to how the arts can accelerate other academic instruction, and<\/p>\n

Whereas, parents are willing to support follow-through with students in all subject areas, including the arts, and<\/p>\n

Whereas, visual and performing arts are defined as core subjects at the state and federal levels, and<\/p>\n

Whereas, school is the only place where some students may have meaningful arts experiences, and<\/p>\n

Whereas, improving writing skills are a stated goal of local district superintendents, and<\/p>\n

Whereas, the above named qualities and writing opportunities are uniquely offered through the arts, and<\/p>\n

Whereas, we need our children to have many pathways to achievement, and often success in the arts opens the door to success in other academic areas, and<\/p>\n

Whereas, students who engage in the arts are six times more likely to be successful in other academic areas, and<\/p>\n

Whereas, arts at a school enhances the school\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s culture and gives the school an identifiable character, and<\/p>\n

Whereas, there is an over-reliance on standardized tests as a measure of success, and<\/p>\n

Whereas, parents support leadership that allows for time for the arts to be taught, and<\/p>\n

Whereas, parents will communicate these values to supervisors and all necessary personnel who question the value of arts education, and<\/p>\n

Whereas, results from surveys 2009-2011 showed that parents supported the arts at the school,<\/p>\n

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Therefore, the Dahlia Heights PTA declares that all efforts be made to preserve and sustain arts education at Dahlia Heights, and that \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcthe arts\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 continue to be valued and sustained as an integral part of the school, and that a high value be placed on cultivating the skills of collaboration, critical thinking, communication, perseverance, focus, and problem solving through the arts.<\/p>\n

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