SR 3 — Designate March Arts Education Month

SecondSENATE RegularRESOLUTION Session26-003 Seventy-fifthBY GeneralSENATOR(S) AssemblySnyder STATEand OFBaisley, COLORADOAmabile, ENGROSSEDBall, LLSBenavidez, NO.Bridges, Bright, Carson, Catlin, Cutter, Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lindstedt, Liston, Marchman, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Rich, Roberts, Rodriguez, Simpson, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Zamora Wilson, Coleman.

R26-0682.01CONCERNINGDESIGNATINGMARCHAS Olivia"ARTSEDUCATION NesselroadeMONTH" x2670 SR26-003 SENATE SPONSORSHIP SnyderandBaisley, Amabile,Ball,Benavidez,Bridges,Bright,Carson,Catlin,Coleman, Cutter, Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Frizell, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lindstedt, Liston, Marchman, Mullica, Pelton B., Pelton R., Rich, Roberts, Rodriguez, Simpson, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Zamora Wilson Senate Committees SENATE RESOLUTION 26-003 C ONCERNING DESIGNATING M ARCH AS "A RTS E DUCATION M ONTH " IN CCOLORADO. OLORADO .

WHEREAS, Arts education, which comprises a rich array of disciplines such as dance, media arts, music, film and theatre arts, visual arts, and more, is a well-rounded subject and is an essential element ofofa a complete education for all students;

and WHEREAS, A substantive and sequential visual and performing arts curriculum enables students to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, imagination and creativity, discipline and collaboration, alternative ways to communicate and expressfeelingsexpress feelings and ideas,andcross-culturalunderstanding,whichsupportacademicsuccessideas, and cross-culturalunderstanding, which support academic success across the curriculum;

and WHEREAS,. Arts education contributes to increased attendance andgraduationrates;elevatesacademicachievement;enhancessocialand emotional learning;

WHEREAS, Arts education contributes to increased attendance and graduation rates;

elevates academic achievement;

enhances social and emotional learning;

and g 6 WHEREAS, To succeed in today's economy, students must imasterfully 0develop Tskills ethat ,business Nleaders ldemand hin Shadinga denotes21st HOUSEcentury amendment.workforce, including the ability to be creative, communicate effectively, collaborate with peers, think critically, and innovate;

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masterfullydevelop skills that business leaders demand in a 21st century workforce, including the abilityto be creative, communicate effectively, collaborate with peers, think critically, and innovate;

and WHEREAS, StandardsStandardsfor for dance;

drama, film, andandtheatrearts;music; theatre arts;

music;and visual arts have been fully embedded in the Color~do academic standards and are updated every six years, but there is no statewide instructionalrequirement for elementaryschools, middle schools, orhigh schools;

and visualWHEREAS, artsColorado haveis beenone fullyofonly embeddedtwo states.that does not collect data on course-level offerings in the Coloradoarts academicacross standardsall anddistricts areor updateddata everyon sixstudent years,participation butin therespecific isforms noof statewideart, instructionalsuch requirementas fordance, elementarymusic, schools,theatre, middleorvisual schools,arts, orwhich highleads schools;to difficultyinevaluatingthe equitable access to arts education for Colorado students, schools, and districts;

and WHEREAS, ColoradoThe isarts oneare ofa onlyvalued twoand statesintegral thatpart doesof notlife collectdataoncourse-levelofferingsintheartsacrossalldistrictsordata on student participation in specificthe formsUnited ofStates art,andinColorado, such as dance, music, theatre,orvisualarts,whichleadstodifficultyinevaluatingtheequitable accesstoartseducationforColoradostudents,schools,anddistricts;and WHEREAS, The arts are aessentialfor valuedacomplete education, and integralcontribute partimmenselyto ofthevibrancy lifeandvitality inofcommunities theandthe UnitedStatesandinColorado,areessentialforacompleteeducation,and contributeimmenselytothevibrancyandvitalityofcommunitiesandthe nation;

now, therefore, BeItResolvedbytheSenateoftheSeventy-fifthGeneralAssemblyBeltResolvedby ofthe Senate ofthe Seventy-fifth GeneralAssemblyof the State ofofColorado: Colorado:

(1) That, to align with Music in Our Schools Month, Theatre in Our SchoolsSchoolsMonth, Month,DanceinYour DanceSchoolsMonth, inandYouthArtMonth, Your Schools Month, and Youth Art Month, all of which are celebrated nationally in March each year, the ColoradoGeneralAssemblydesignatesMarchas"ArtsEducationMonth"Colorado General Assembly designates March as "Arts Education Month" to commemorate, celebrate, and advance the vital role that arts learning plays in a complete and comprehensive education;

and (2) ThatThatthestateofColoradorecognizes thetheneedto stateexpandequitable of Colorado recognizes the need to expand equitable access to quality arts education across the state to serve all students.

PAGE 2-SENATE RESOLUTION 26-003 Be It Further Resolved,ResolThat That copies of this Resolution be sent to Governor Jared Polis and the members of the Colorado State Board of Education.

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