SAN MATEO, Calif. (PRWEB)
September 16, 2019

One hundred and thirty nine public schools in 31 states will be receiving a $250 Music and Arts Grant from California Casualty. A total of $34,750 will provide materials, supplies, and instruments for art, music, and performance programs at the schools.

The grant is designed to foster creativity in schools, such as choir, band, dance, film, theater, computer arts and graphics, or any K-12 curriculum that employs art for learning.

Examples of how the $250 grants for 2019 will be used include:

• Purchasing special adaptive instruments for the Special Education Center at Mark Twain School in Garden Grove, CA, that serves special needs and medically fragile students
• Supplying watercolor sets for third grade students at Homer Davis Elementary School in Tucson, AZ
• Providing recorders for each music class student at Marie Roberts-Caney Elementary School in Lost Creek, KY
• Acquiring Diary of a Whimpy Kid books to foster the reading program at Garfield Elementary School in Yakama, WA
• Supplementing various art supplies (that the instructor often purchases with her own funds) at the Classical Studies Magnet Academy in Bridgeport, CT
• Buying an additional camera to allow more students to participate in the photography program at Filer High School in Filer, ID

The entire list of Music and Arts grantees is included below.

California Casualty has partnered with education associations since 1951 and understands the importance of music and arts education for children. Numerous studies have concluded that sharing a love of the arts enhances students’:

• Brain development
• Creativity
• Classroom involvement

Music and art curriculum has also been shown to reduce disciplinary issues and dropout rates.

Unfortunately, many schools have reduced or eliminated music and arts education because of budget cuts. California Casualty hopes to fill the need with the Music and Arts Grant.

“Students love to showcase their creativity, and helping educators keep music and arts in the forefront of every-day learning is absolutely the right thing for us to do,” said California Casualty AVP Brian Goodman.

Public K-12 schools needing funding for an arts or performance program can apply for the 2020 Music and Arts Grant from California Casualty at http://www.calcasmusicartsgrant.com.

Founded in 1914, California Casualty provides the NEA Auto and Home Insurance Program. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with Service Centers in Arizona, Colorado and Kansas, California Casualty has been led by four generations of the Brown family. To learn more about California Casualty, or to request an auto insurance quote, please visit http://www.calcas.com/NEA or call 1.800.800.9410.

2019 Music and Arts Awardees

Alabama

Collins-Rhodes Elementary School, Eight Mile

Randolph County High School, Wedowee

Arizona

Homer Davis Elementary School, Tucson

Roadrunner School, Phoenix

California

Bobbie Smith Elementary School, Long Beach

Braddock Drive Elementary School, Culver City

Brea County Hills Elementary School, Brea

Brentwood Academy, East Palo Alto

Bret Harte Elementary School, Long Beach

Browns Valley School, Napa

Carolyn Clark Elementary School, San Jose

Cesar Chavez Middle School, Hayward

Dairyland Elementary School, Chowchilla

Del Rey Elementary School, Del Rey

Delaine Eastin Elementary School, Union City

Fairview Elementary School, Fairfield

Foothill Middle School, Walnut Creek

French Camp Elementary School, French Camp

Grant Elementary School, San Jose

Hawthorne High School, Hawthorne

Hendrick Ranch Elementary School, Moreno Valley

Hughson Elementary School, Hughson

Jackson Heights Elementary School, Red Bluff

Junipero Serra Elementary School, San Francisco

Justin Early Learners Academy, Simi Valley

Laguna Creek High School, Elk Grove

Lakeside Middle School, Lakeside

Linda Verde Elementary School, Lancaster

Lindbergh Middle School, Long Beach

Mann Middle School, San Diego

March Middle School, Moreno Valley

McKinley Elementary School, Santa Barbara

Mno Grant Elementary School, Antioch

Nevada Union High School, Grass Valley

Raisin City Elementary School, Raisin City

RF Hazard Elementary School, Santa Ana

Rocklin Elementary School, Rocklin

San Gabriel High School, San Gabriel

Special Education Center at Mark Twain School, Garden Grove

Susan B. Anthony Elementary School, Sacramento

Three Rings Ranch Elementary School, Beaumont

Trinity High School, Weaverville

Winter Gardens Elementary School, Lakeside

Yucca Loma Elementary School, Apple Valley

Colorado

Asbury Elementary School, Denver

Heritage Elementary School, Pueblo

Hygiene Elementary School, Longmont

Malley Drive Elementary School, Northglenn

North Middle School, Aurora

Wiggins Elementary School, Wiggins

Connecticut

Aces Village School, North Haven

Classical Studies Magnet Academy, Bridgeport

Cross Street Intermediate School, Naugatuck

John G. Gilmartin Elementary School, Waterbury

Shelter Rock Elementary School, Danbury

Florida

Moore Haven Middle-High School, Moore Haven

Idaho

Clark County School District #161, Dubois

Filer High School, Filer

Summit Elementary School, Jerome

Illinois

Cedar Ridge Elementary School, Bloomington

Central Community High School, Breese

Chillicothe Elementary Center, Chillicothe

McHenry Middle School, McHenry

Indiana

East Crawford Elementary School, Milltown

East Noble High School, Kendallville

Franklin Township Middle School West, Indianapolis

Northridge High School, Middlebury

Summit Elementary School, Bloomington

Iowa

Capitol View Elementary School, Des Moines

Grinnell High School, Grinnell

West Lyon Community School, Inwood

Kansas

Hays Middle School, Hays

West Franklin Elementary School at Williamsburg, Williamsburg

Kentucky

Kathyrn Winn Primary School, Carrollton

Marie Roberts-Caney Elementary School, Lost Creek

Maine

Sedomocha Elementary School, Dover-Foxcroft

Maryland

Murray Hill Middle School, Laurel

Snow Hill Elementary School, Snow hill

Minnesota

Cass Lake-Bena Elementary School, Cass Lake

STAR: Assistive Technology Department, Chaska

Missouri

Coverdell Elementary School, St. Charles

Duchesne Elementary School, Florissant

Indian Creek Elementary School, Kansas City

Nebraska

Benson High School, Omaha

Hampton Public School, Hampton

Sandhills Public Schools, Dunning

Nevada

Pleasant Valley Elementary School, Reno

New Hampshire

Beech Street Elementary School, Manchester

New Jersey

Atlantic City High School, Atlantic City

Bartle Elementary School, Highland Park

Carl T. Mitnick School, Cape May

Hurden Looker Elementary School, Hillside

McKenzie School, East Rutherford

Panther Academy, Paterson

Washington Elementary School, Hawthorne

New Mexico

Highland Elementary School, Las Cruces

Tucumcari Elementary School, Tucumcari

Ohio

Black River Elementary School, Sullivan

Belpre High School, Belpre

Claymont Elementary School, Uhrichsville

Green Elementary School, Logan

Heritage Middle School, Painesville

Newcomerstown EVSD-West Elementary School, Newcomerstown

Overlook Elementary School, Wadsworth

Oklahoma

Pond Creek-Hunter Elementary School, Pond Creek

Oregon

Joseph Charter School, Joseph

Kennedy Middle School, Eugene

Peninsula Elementary School, Portland

Roberts High School, Salem

Shasta Elementary School, Klamath Falls

Union School District, Union

Pennsylvania

Conrad Weiser East Elementary School, Wernersville

Leechburg Area High School, Leechburg

North Schuylkill Jr./Sr. High School, Ashland

Octorara Area Elementary, Atglen

Roosevelt Elementary School, Allentown

Tamaqua Area High School, Tamaqua

Tennessee

Northview Primary School, Kodak

Texas

Lamar Elementary School, Amarillo

Utah

Springdale Elementary School, Springdale

Virginia

Elkhardt-Thompson Middle School, Richmond

Montross Middle School, Montross

Nansemond River High School, Suffolk

Washington

Arcadia Elementary School, Deer Park

Brookdale Elementary School, Tacoma

Chattaroy Elementary School, Chattaroy

Chief Sealth International High School, Seattle

Covington Middle School, Vancouver

DeLong Elementary School, Tacoma

Evergreen High School, Seattle

Garfield Elementary School, Yakima

George T. Daniel Elementary School, Kent

Highland Middle School, Bellevue

Julia Butler Hansen Elementary School, Olympia

Lincoln High School, Tacoma

Shorecrest High School, Shoreline

Westview Elementary School, Spokane

Wyoming

Alta Vista Elementary School, Cheyenne

Rock Springs High School, Rock Springs