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Encinitas Union School District
URL: http://www.eusd.k12.ca.us

SDAN Contact: Kathie Jenuine
Title: Arts Coordinator
Mailing Address: 101 South Rancho Santa Fe Rd., Encinitas, CA 92024
Phone: (760) 944-4300 ext. 1735
e-mail: Kathie.Jenuine@eusd.net

SDAN Members: Jenuine, David Miyashiro, Mike Guerena, Erin English, Belinda Minor

The arts are alive and thriving in the Encinitas Union School District thanks to arts grants, our ongoing community arts partnerships, the talented, dedicated classroom teachers, arts consultants and the strong commitment to the arts by our Administrators and supportive School Board. Encinitas Union School District is a founding member of the San Diego Arts Network and the California Department of Education's Model Arts Program Network.

2009 - 2010 Arts Program Highlights:

• VAPA Cohorts- Act 1 and Act 2: Selected cadre of classroom teachers across the district who meet monthly to receive in-depth training in the arts. Act 1 group also receiving training in Garage Band, podcasting in the arts and 18 weeks with 3 SUAVE Art Coaches. Act 2 group receives training in the art of animation, the Playwrights Project and World Drumming.
  
• teacher inservices at all 9 schools on Art Connections, our newly adopted visual art curriculum series
  
• music consultants at all schools
  
• chorus and dance consultants at several school sites
  
• District band program, Artistry in Music, offers Beginning and Intermediate levels, Jazz Band and a strings program. Winter and spring evening performances are open to the community and held at La Costa Canyon High school's Performing Arts Center.
  
• all 2nd grade classes across the district receive 6 visits with the Lux Art Institute's Valise Project
  
• 3rd and 4th grade classes visit the Cannon Art Gallery's 3-Part Art Program, 2-3 times per year
  
• Guitars in the Classroom program provides guitar instruction (and guitars) for classroom teachers
  
• Coastal Communities Concert Band provides "Band Day" at all schools for all 3rd grade classes to experience band instruments
  
• Native American Flute program for all third graders across the district
  
• BTSA teachers receive monthly arts training provided by the district Vapa Coordinator
  
• Additional on-going Community Arts Partnerships include the following: Class ACT
  Classic Youth Theatre
  La Jolla Playhouse POP Tour program
  La Jolla Symphony and Chorus Mariachi program
  Museum of Photographic Arts
  Playwrights Project
  San Diego Symphony
  Taylor Guitars in the Classroom
  Park Dale Players
  Museum of Making Music