The Arts
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The Arts in Washington state include dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. Quality instruction in the Arts is provided by specialists and classroom teachers and supported by partnerships with professional organizations and community programs.
Learning Standards
The Arts learning standards describe what students should know and be able to do in the arts. The final and approved Arts Learning Standards are now available for use and implementation.
Assessments
The OSPI-Developed Performance Assessments help schools and districts determine whether students have met the Arts learning standards.
Annual High School Art Show
High school students from across the state participate in our artistic celebration each year, the Superintendent's High School Art Show.
Graduation Requirements
The state's arts high school graduation requirement is one (1) credit in visual or performing arts aligned to high school arts learning standards, or, for the Class of 2019 and beyond, two (2) credits of arts, one of which may be replaced by a Personalized Pathway Requirement.
Arts Education Data Dashboard Pilot Project
This pilot project was developed to provide communities with information about arts education in King County and begin conversations about access, equity, and the role of arts education in our system. See the Special Projects in the Arts web page for more information.
Arts Education Newsletters
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020 *SUPPLEMENTAL No.3
- March Special Edition 2020 Arts Newsletter
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- Special Edition