VAPA DAC

The charge of the Visual & Performing Arts DAC shall be to:

  • Serve as a vehicle for parents, community, teachers, and students to communicate with the Board of Education on matters related to all students' equitable access to and successful participation in comprehensive, sequential, standards-based PreK-12 Arts Education. A comprehensive arts education program, with the arts taught as discrete disciplines, should be an integral part of the core curriculum offered to all students at all grade levels.

  • Assess our current Visual and Performing Arts programs (Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual arts).

  • Compare the District's curriculum scheduling, staffing, instructional materials, equipment, and facilities with national and state standards and frameworks.

  • Work with various agencies to explore funding to support the Visual and Performing Arts programs.

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DAC Chair
Cindy Rosmann
c.rosmann@yahoo.com

Staff Liaison
Tom Whaley
twhaley@smmusd.org

VAPA Assistant
Chandra Narain
narain@smmsud.org

Board Liaison
Kelly Pye
kelly.pye@smmusd.org

DAC Secretary
Zina Josephs
zinajosephs@aol.com

Current VAPA DAC subcommittee members:
Dance/Drama - Brenda Armstrong, Cheryl Downey, Susan Jain, Maureen Matthes, Marcia McCarthy, Cyndi Mladinov, Amy Spiegel, Donna Sternberg

Music - David Avshalovov, Patty Born, Janis Gabbert, Zina Josephs, Susan Justin, Cheryl Mollicone, Cindy Rosmann, Terry Sakow, Jean Sedillos, Angela Woo

Visual Arts - Deborah Berek, Amy Bouse, Carla Bowman-Smith, Kathryn Kert Green, Diane Hines, Karen Koblitz, Susan Petz
Agendas for these meetings will be posted at the District Office 72 hours before the meeting.

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