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Public Comment & Review Now Open for Wisconsin MUSIC and THEATRE Academic Standards is now CLOSED

What Happens Next?

The data from the comments will be shared with the State Superintendent’s Academic Standards Review Council. The Council will make the decision whether or not a revision is necessary. After state superintendent authorization, a state writing committee revises standards for all grade levels. The draft standards are then available for public review and feedback prior to adoption. 

Wisconsin Academic Standards are not requirements. They serve as goals for teaching and learning and specify what students should know and be able to do in the classroom at a given grade level. Every seven years, each academic area of standards go through the review and possible revision process. Additional information on Wisconsin Academic Standards can be found on the DPI’s website. 

 
Kids playing instruments

The arts are the areas of: Art and Design, Dance, Media Arts, Music, and Theatre

Wisconsin students attending public schools have the opportunity to take part in arts areas throughout the state. The Wisconsin Education Standards j, k, and l promote the goal of providing quality experiences in music and visual arts within a student’s elementary school experience. In the middle and high schools, a variety of arts experiences are offered for the continued development of our student’s fine arts skills and knowledge. 

The Department of Public Instruction works to support artistic and creative development by:

  • Disseminating the Wisconsin’s Model Academic standards for each of the arts areas;
  • Providing professional development resources to support student growth in the arts;
  • Providing creativity resources that highlight the research, use, and learning practices for multiple content areas;
  • Pursuing common goals with state and national professional education organizations, and
  • Working to build a highly qualified workforce to support student learning in artistic and creative practices.
“Creative expression, the arts, and aesthetics serve a core purpose: To birth new thoughts and ideas. To mirror back to one another what is important and what is needed. To weave together common threads of humanity. The arts empower us to reimagine, re-envision, and reconnect in order to create a better future together.”
 ~ Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us (p. 227)

 

For questions about this information, contact Christopher Gleason (608) 264.9554