Quartet of Arts Workshops To Be Featured at Annual Convention

If you are a "parent for the arts," a PTA arts leader, or just passionate about arts education, choose from among our "Quartet of Arts Workshops" at the California State PTA convention this spring in Sacramento!   Arts leaders from across the state will share their expertise and insights in four dynamic workshops on Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1, including the following:

• Bring Children, Families, and Schools Together Through the Arts (Workshop #317)
  

• EveryChild.QualityArts - Join the PTA Arts Network! (Workshop #405)
  

• SMARTS: Arts = Achievement for All Students (Workshop #510)

• Advanced Arts Advocacy Seminar (Workshop #516)
  
  

In addition, student Reflections winners will perform and be honored on April 29 and 30, and acclaimed children's author Julianna Baggott (who writes under the name N.E. Bode) will give a keynote presentation on April 30 about the importance of the arts in the lives of all students.

For more details, click here to find the Convention Registration book.

Win $1,000 for Your PTA!

Apply for an Arts Enhancement Grant by May 3. Imagine what your PTA could do with $1,000 to support arts education? Each year, National PTA offers a limited number of matching grants of up to $1,000 to help local units establish or enhance student-centered arts education programs.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Mary Lou Anderson Reflections Arts Enhancement Grants. They are due by May 3. Click here to learn more. 

Help for Winning Board Support for the Arts

As district school boards set the educational vision, prioritize programming, and finalize budget proposals,  you need to encourage  your school board to back your efforts to keep arts in the schools.  Keepartsinschools.org has a new toolkit, Winning School Board Support for Arts Learning, which has ideas, examples, tools and resources for effective engagement of your school leaders.