Santa Monica-Malibu (USD): Arts for LA

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Advocacy Teams

Santa Monica-Malibu (USD)

The Santa Monica-Malibu Arts Education Advocacy team is a group of community stakeholders whose mission is to support the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District in implementing its Visual and Performing Arts Education Policy and its Strategic Plan.

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UPDATES

Measures Y and YY Pass in Santa Monica

Congratulations to the residents of the City of Santa Monica for the passage of measures Y and YY. Measure Y will bring $12 million dollars annually to the City’s general fund. Measure YY stipulates that half of the money received from measure Y will go to Santa Monica- Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD).

Arts for LA Releases Results of Survey of Candidates for SMMUSD Board

Arts for LA Releases Results of Santa Monica-Malibu Candidate Survey

Why is Art Important?

Lynn Robb, Co-Chair of the Santa Monica Malibu Arts Advocacy Team, blogs about the importance of inquiry, teaching art, and asking the Big Question. Why is art important?

SMMUSD Budget Update

Early this week, arts education advocates along with many other parents, educators, and community members in Santa Monica and Malibu were disappointed to learn that Measure A failed according to the latest vote count.* Measure A, a parcel tax initiative conducted by SMMUSD through a mail-in only election, was the district’s best shot at retaining many of its programs and staff.