HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 Arts Education Month 2017PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Santa Clara County Board of Education is committed to supporting the
arts to inspire and prepare students for success in the 21st century and allowing them to
develop as productive, contributing members of a strong community; and
WHEREAS, we share the vision of ensuring that students have access to high-quality arts
education, that is culturally-relevant and inclusive, in all forms as part of a comprehensive
education that sparks curiosity, imagination, creativity and joy; and
WHEREAS, Artspiration is a county-wide arts education initiative focused on
professional development, student engagement, and advocacy and communication; and
WHEREAS, arts-learning strategies and arts integration help teachers to recognize and
build upon critical thinking skills, curiosity, flexibility, communication, innovation,
collaboration and are the traits required for post-secondary and workplace success; and
WHEREAS, each March, Arts Education is celebrated in local schools, school districts,
community arts organizations and larger communities.
NOW, therefore, be it resolved, that the Mayor and City Council of Cupertino, do hereby
recognize March as
Arts Education Month
in the City of Cupertino, and urge all residents to celebrate students’ creativity,
inspiration and joy through artistic expression.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of
Cupertino to be affixed this Tuesday, March Seventh, Two Thousand and Seventeen.
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Savita Vaidhyanathan, Mayor