Gilbert Public Schools bolstered its elementary school art education Jan. 31 as the GPS Governing Board unanimously approved adding 12 full-time art teachers for the 2023-24 school year.
The move, long sought by the district’s elementary-level art teachers, brings staffing to a level that will allow all elementary schools in the district to offer art class to students once a week. Currently, students have art every other week.
It also puts art on an equal footing with other elementary “specials” — physical education, music and library — and provide the elementary academic classroom teachers planning periods daily.
