Want to Join Our Arts Integrated Network? Apply Now for 2018/2019!
WHY APPLY?
LAA+ is the first whole school arts-integrated reform initiative of its kind to enter Louisiana. There are currently eighteen (18) LAA+ Schools statewide. The LAA+ network provides teachers with the essentials to think more creatively about how students can apply learning to the real world, and how they can present curricula to students in ways they learn best.
- Jacques Rodrigue, Chairman of the Board for Louisiana A+ Schools
Any Louisiana school (public, private, charter, urban, suburban, rural, PreK through 12) can now begin the application process to be a member of the LAA+ School network by visiting www.aplusla.org and completing the Letter of Interest Form.
"We are thrilled to begin work with a new cadre of schools across the state. The schools in our network have seen growth in academic success and in student engagement."
- Bethany France, Director, Louisiana A+ Schools
About A+ Schools
Started in North Carolina in 1995, A+ Schools is a research-based whole school network with a mission of nurturing creativity in every learner through an arts-integrated school network. Arts integration is achieved through continuous practitioner-led professional development, statewide support networks for teachers and administrators, and school partnerships with parents, community cultural resources, media and universities. There are currently over 150 A+ Schools across the country in North Carolina, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
The deadline to submit a Letter of Interest is December 1, 2017.
