Superintendents can play a crucial role in arts education. They propose budgets; provide district wide training (including professional development for teachers and leadership training for principals); hire and empower curriculum directors (including district arts coordinators); and can ensure the arts are included in district planning. This webinar will share a case study about 5 different district leaders, and help you learn the importance of the superintendent position within the field of arts education.

This webinar is one of a seven part series as Americans for the Arts rolls out a toolkit, The Arts Education Field Guide, which will illuminate ways to navigate the complex web of citizens, policy-makers, government entities, and organizations that influence arts education from the school house to the White House and from the living room to the board room.

Presenter: Talia Gibas, Associate Manager, Arts for All, Los Angeles County Arts Commission

Moderated by: Kristen Engebretsen, Arts Education Program Coordinator, Americans for the Arts; Narric Rome, Senior Director of Federal Affairs and Arts Education, Americans for the Arts