Parents can become influential spokespersons for improving school art programs. Parents can make a difference by:
- Encouraging their children's participation in art at home
- Supporting art programs in their community
- Helping to decide how art will be taught in school
Curriculum
Information about the art curriculum taught at each
level can be reviewed here: Elementary | Middle | High
Parents as catalysts for quality arts programs (PDF)
Includes a checklist for action to support the arts
Written by Sarah Tambucci during her time as the National Art Education Association's president
Standards
Find the ASD Content Standards, Alaska Content Standards and National Standards for Arts Education
 Why your child needs the arts advantage and how you can gain it (PDF)
Lessons from parents, principals, school board members, teachers, superintendents, artists, arts coordinators and community leaders who value arts education.
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Interested in a visual art or art -related career? From Advertising Designer to Window Display Artist, you have lots of choices (PDF)
Career pathway plan of study documents: (PDF)
King Career Center is a great place to explore careers; their art-related courses include:
- Advertising, Art & Design
- Business Technology & Web Design
- Horticulture and Landscape Design
- Photography
- Radio & Television Production
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 The Nation's Report Card: Arts 2008
Results of the 2008 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) arts assessment
Full report or Visual Arts chapter only (PDF)
Standards
Find the ASD Content Standards, Alaska Content Standards and National Standards for Arts Education
Why should art be a part of every student's general education? Download all (PDF)
What our students gain from the arts
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