Plano ISD Academy High School – Unified: Visual Art

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Unified Visual Arts is an inclusive course that allows students to work collaboratively to learn the Visual Arts Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. This success-oriented course for students with special learning needs and general education peers. General education students will support a peer with special learning needs to work through the creative/artistic process to produce art that allows for discovery and expression. Students who would like to be a supporting artist will be required to submit an application and attend training upon their acceptance into the course. Training will prepare the general ed. support artist to be successful in their mentor role. Initial training will include confidentiality, cueing, prompting, and positive reinforcement and will continue throughout the semester with mini-sessions. Unified Art is focused on building independence, community, empathy, management skills, and artistic growth in a visual art learning environment for students of all levels. Unified Art emphasizes leadership skills in making connections in a partnership that may appeal to future educators, counselors, healthcare workers, or career coaches and advocates. Please see a counselor or art teacher about the application process.