Prop 28 - Annual Report
Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, Proposition 28 provided approximately $1.9 million to increase Arts Education in the Baldwin Park Unified School District. Proposition 28 mandates that a minimum of 80% of each school's allocation must be spent on staffing, including certificated or classified District employees.
In the summer of 2023, a collaborative process was implemented with district personnel and VAPA educators to seek feedback on fund allocation. A summer committee was formed to develop recommendations for increasing equity and access to arts education across the District.
The committee proposed the following projects to be funded by Proposition 28:
- Hiring itinerant elementary art teachers to implement a visual arts program at all elementary sites.
- Expanding the elementary music program (Band and Orchestra) by hiring additional music personnel.
- Introducing a middle school art elective course that aligns with high school art courses.
- Hiring drama teachers to enhance theatre programs at secondary schools.
- Employing an art teacher at the Continuation High School to offer VAPA electives.
- Hiring certificated personnel to manage a Maker Space at middle school sites, specifically integrating art into the social studies curriculum.
| School | Level | Total |
| Charles Bursch Elementary | Elementary | $61,497.81 |
| Central Elementary | Elementary | $49,288.14 |
| De Anza Elementary | Elementary | $75,091.50 |
| Foster Elementary | Elementary | $77,621.94 |
| Ernest R. Geddes Elementary | Elementary | $87,467.49 |
| Kenmore Elementary | Elementary | $80,489.97 |
| Margaret Heath Elementary | Elementary | $51,877.98 |
| Tracy Elementary | Elementary | $105,657.75 |
| Vineland Elementary | Elementary | $100,103.85 |
| Walnut Elementary | Elementary | $77,833.80 |
| Charles D. Jones Middle | Middle | $84,968.73 |
| BP STEM Academy | Middle | $108,552.51 |
| Olive Middle | Middle | $ 89,091.09 |
| Sierra Vista Middle | Middle | $142,656.03 |
| Baldwin Park High | High School | $247,693.05 |
| North Park Continuation High | Continuation | $46,884.42 |
| Sierra Vista High | High School | $306,174.33 |
Based on the committee's recommendations, schools utilized the 2023-2024 academic year as a planning period for the 2024-2025 school year. During this budget development period, school principals received clear guidance on how to spend Proposition 28 funds.
The following plans will be executed during the 2024-2025 school year:
- Itinerant elementary art teachers will provide art instruction to all elementary students from TK to 5th grade.
- A Drama teacher will offer theatre instruction at Sierra Vista Middle School and Sierra Vista High School.
- An Art elective will be created at North Park Continuation School to provide students with access to a VAPA elective.