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MPS Mission: Minneapolis Public Schools exists to provide a high quality, anti-racist, culturally responsive education for every Minneapolis student

MPS Vision:  All students -- regardless of their background, zip code, and personal needs -- will receive an anti-racist, holistic education that builds essential knowledge to prepare students for future success.

Arts Purpose: For all students to learn in and through the arts.  Students will apply the  artistic process of creating, performing/presenting, responding, and connecting in relevant and culturally sustaining contexts in order to become artistically  literate. 

Rationale: Arts instruction is an essential component of a well rounded education. All students must have the opportunity to engage in learning in and through the arts on a daily basis. Quality arts education promotes student engagement, academic achievement, and the opportunity to bring the whole school community together.  The arts provide opportunities for all students to make meaning in and of themselves, their communities, and the world around them.

Policy Impacting the Arts Education in Minnesota

MN State Statutes 120B.021 Required Academic Standards

(7) the arts, for which statewide or locally developed academic standards apply, as determined by the school district. Public elementary and middle schools must offer at least three and require at least two of the following four arts areas: dance; music; theater; and visual arts. Public high schools must offer at least three and require at least one of the following five arts areas: media arts; dance; music; theater; and visual arts.

Minnesota Academic Standards in the Arts

Minneapolis Public Schools requires arts curriculum and instruction to be aligned to the 2018 MN Academic Standards in the Arts .