Arts Education
Every child has the right to a well-rounded education, which includes the arts. The Delaware Division of the Arts ensures access to quality arts education for Pre K-12 youth in Delaware. We do this by:
- Increasing access to arts education in the state through targeted funding that removes barriers to participation.
- Providing professional development opportunities, convenings, and research that strengthen arts education in the state.
- Collaborating with state and local leaders to advocate for and support greater access to arts education in the state.
- Promoting and facilitating performance and exhibition opportunities for young people in the state.
Standards
Delaware Arts Standards
On Thursday, March 17, 2016 the Delaware Board of Education voted to adopt new arts standards for Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts. These statements of learning, developed by teachers for teachers, will replace standards that have been used to guide instruction in arts classrooms for the last 20 years. Utilizing a framework which includes Philosophical Foundations and Lifelong Learning, the new standards focus on the creative process and highlight learning that includes Creating, Performing, Responding and Connecting across arts disciplines.
The Delaware Department of Education has produced three video webinars to serve as a resource for understanding the arts standards and ways to align curriculum to them.
Contact Us
If unsure whether an organization or facility is in compliance, please contact:
Kristin Pleasanton
Deputy Director
302-577-8284
kristin.pleasanton@delaware.gov
Grants
Related Programs
National Core Arts Standards
The National Core Arts Standards are a process that guides educators in providing a unified quality arts education for students in Pre-K through high school. The standards outline the philosophy, primary goals, dynamic processes, structures, and outcomes that shape student learning and achievement in dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. Read more about the National Core Arts Standards.
Research
Arts Education Partnership (AEP) is a national network of organizations dedicated to advancing the arts in education through research, policy and practice. Its vision is that every student in America succeeds in school, work and life as a result of a high quality education in and through the arts. Please visit ArtsEdSearch, a project of AEP, for online research and policy database focused on student and educator outcomes associated with arts learning in and out of school.
Delaware Arts Education Organizations
Arts Education Partnership (AEP) is a national network of organizations dedicated to advancing the arts in education through research, policy and practice. Its vision is that every student in America succeeds in school, work and life as a result of a high quality education in and through the arts. Please visit ArtsEdSearch, a project of AEP, for online research and policy database focused on student and educator outcomes associated with arts learning in and out of school.
Arts Education Dashboard
This dashboard is intended to promote meaningful dialogue around arts education across Delaware and to encourage equitable and data-driven decisions that support a well-rounded education for all Delaware students.
The Delaware Arts Education Data Project is the product of a partnership between the Delaware Department of Education, Delaware Division of the Arts and the Delaware Arts Alliance.