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North County Regional Education Center (NCREC)

255 Pico Avenue, Suite 250

San Marcos, CA 92069

Phone Number: (760) 752-1299

Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

The NCREC building houses offices of the San Marcos Unified School District and also offices of the San Diego County Office of Education

Number of Schools

• Elementary -10

• K-8 School- 2

• Middle - 3

• Comprehensive High school – 2

• Continuation High School – 1

• Independent Study High Schools – 1 (one high school with two distinct programs and campuses)

• Charter – 1

• Adult Education School

On September 24, 2014 the Arts Empower Task Force met for the first time with the task of writing a strategic Visual and Performing Arts Education Plan for San Marcos Unified School District. The committee’s goals were to create a visionary plan for San Marcos that would provide a high quality, comprehensive, sequential, standards-based arts education for all students at all schools. This committee represented a cross section of the district including administrators, visual and performing arts teachers, multiple subject teachers, community members, parents and students. The goal is to fully implement the plan within 3- 5 years, acknowledging that the implementation timeline will need to correspond with overall district financial obligations.

In the four sessions, the committee created a vision statement, mission statement and a District Plan to enrich SMUSD students’ lives with the arts. The Plan is divided into six ‘Focus Areas’ that address the specific needs of a comprehensive arts program. Resources used to help define these focus areas were the National Core Arts Standards, 2014; The Qualities of Quality: Understanding Excellence in Arts Education, Project Zero, Harvard University, 2009; and Ed Codes 51210, 51220 and 8950.

The Focus Areas are:

1. Leadership

2. Equal Access

3. Professional Development 

4. Curriculum and Instruction

5. Arts Collaboration

6. Community Connections

Each Focus Area has specific action steps to be taken, with their resulting outcomes, budget implications, and recommended timelines for implementation. The timeline for the plan has been divided into three phases for implementation. This would allow the district flexibility according to fiscal restraints but provide a roadmap for long-term implementation.