Chula Vista Elementary School District launched an arts education expansion and teacher hiring spree this summer unlike any that local arts educators have ever seen.
The district serving 30,000 students has hired about 65 new art teachers for this school year, and three music teacher spots still remain open.
"I was looking for teachers in the Midwest and on the East Coast and programs coming out of New York and Chicago and Michigan," said Lauren Shelton, who is overseeing the district’s major arts expansion.