Magnifying Media Arts in the San Diego Unified School District
2023-2028 MSAP Grant
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Magnifying Media Arts In the San Diego Unified School District is a federally funded Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grant designed to promote and attract diversity while creating inquiry-based, civically engaged, and culturally responsive learning environments through the power of integrated media arts.
The Priority Choice Application Window for the 2026-2027 school year will open Monday, September 22, 2025 and close on Monday, November 3, 2025.
The Priority Choice Application Window for the 2026-2027 school year will open Monday, September 22, 2025 and close on Monday, November 3, 2025.
"Media arts is now the foundational element of our global, networked culture, as its primary means of communication and design."
- Dain Olsen
Magnifying Media Arts in the SDUSD Outcomes:
Integrate media arts seamlessly into all disciplines
Enable students to thoughtfully and critically consume and create media
Incorporate the newly revised California Arts Standards (CAS) and California SB 873
Design inquiry-based and project based learning (PBL) that enables students to take an active role in their own learning process.
Enhance partnerships between academics, civics, culture, the arts, and philanthropy.
Increase family and community engagement.
Create vertical Media Arts articulation in the VAPA pathway
CENTRAL OFFICE TEAM
MSAP stands for Magnet Schools Assistance Program, which lies within the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) in the U.S. Department of Education. The MSAP Department oversees the federal competitive MSAP grant.
CLICK HERE to find out more about magnet programs in San Diego Unified
Dr. Jeralyn Johnson,
MSAP Grant
Program Manager jjohnson8@sandi.net
Dr. Camie Dyess,
MSAP Resource Teacher
Maria Nichols,
MSAP Grant Support mnichols1@sandi.net
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