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The Arts & STEAM

Welcome to the Los Angeles County Office of Education Arts & STEAM page. We provide assistance to districts and schools in delivering systematic, sustainable, high quality, standards-based Arts & STEAM education for all students.

In 2019, California adopted new Arts standards based on the National Core Arts Standards. California Department of Education and LACOE shifted language to “the Arts” to encompass all the arts disciplines of dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. Formerly, called Visual & Performing Arts or VAPA. Visit the Online Arts & Arts Integration Resources below for more information.

Arts Integration and STEAM are approaches to education that integrate arts with other subject areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, English language arts, English language development, social studies, and/or physical education. Visit the Professional Learning & Convenings for Arts Educators section below for LACOE offerings.

Featured Events
LA Board of Education Adopts March is Arts Education Month Resolution LA Board of Education Adopts March is Arts Education Month Resolution
The LA County Board of Education adopted a March is Arts Education Month resolution on February 21, 2023. Click here to see resolution. ...Read more
Los Angeles County's Poetry Out Loud: County Recitation ContestLos Angeles County's Poetry Out Loud: County Recitation Contest
Poetry Out Loud inspires in high school students the confidence to make themselves heard, using one of the most powerful tools at their disposal—art. This contest is open to public and private schools within Los Angeles County. ...Read more
Meet Jeannine FloresMeet Jeannine Flores
Ms. Jeannine Flores is the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) Arts & STEAM Coordinator in the Center for Distance and Online Learning, a division of Curriculum & Instructional Services....Read more
Hewlett Report on Arts Education Landscape - The Creativity ChallengeHewlett Report on Arts Education Landscape - The Creativity Challenge
This report evaluates data from the 2019-20 school year. It measures the degree to which students have an opportunity to complete standards-based, sequential arts education K-12 in music, dance, theater and visual arts as required by state law....Read more
Leadership in Arts Education: CCSESA Creativity at the Core ModuleLeadership in Arts Education: CCSESA Creativity at the Core Module
Module 12 will provide education leaders at every level practical skills and tools to establish sustainable arts education programming in schools. ...Read more
CCSESA Resources for Media Arts in Elementary ClassroomsCCSESA Resources for Media Arts in Elementary Classrooms
This module brings together high-quality arts integration professional learning to support Media Arts across the state. You'll find foundational skills and instruction in various Media Arts contents. TEAL supports with online and virtual professional development....Read more
K12ArtChat Podcast Episode 55: Partnerships Towards Creating ChangeK12ArtChat Podcast Episode 55: Partnerships Towards Creating Change
Listen to the latest podcast and checkout the resources to learn about Partnerships Towards Creating Change. ...Read more
Taking First Steps Into STEAM PodcastTaking First Steps Into STEAM Podcast
Jeannine Flores spoke with Dr. Monica Burns on this Easy EdTech Podcast episode. It’s on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Play right now. ...Read more
LACOE Adopts Arts Equity Resolution LACOE Adopts Arts Equity Resolution
In April 2018, LACOE joined other California county offices of education in adopting the Declaration of Student Rights to Equity in Arts Education....Read more