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Empire State Partnerships

Empire State Partnerships. Funding from the New York State Council on the Arts. Empire State Partnerships is:.

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Empire State Partnerships

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  1. Empire State Partnerships Funding from the New York State Council on the Arts

  2. Empire State Partnerships is: • A sequential, multi-year funding program for partnerships between cultural organizations and schools that strive to achieve whole-school improvement of teaching and learning in and through the study of the arts.

  3. ESP Funding from NYSCA • Project-based Support • Planning (up to $10,000 – two years max) • Implementation (up to $20,000 – no limit on years) • School-wide Support • Planning (up to $20,000 – one year, optional) • Implementation • Five years • Up to $25K, $50K, $75K, $50K, $25K • Dissemination (unlimited $ and time) *All ESP grants are dollar-for-dollar matching grants

  4. Goals of the ESP Program • To stimulate and support teachers, artists, and students in their efforts to improve arts programming and education school-wide, with the goal of improving the culture of the school • To support the creation of inquiry-based, interdisciplinary learning experiences and the exploration of the artistic process as a model for teaching, learning, and authentic assessment across the curriculum • To de-marginalize the arts in schools across New York state • To create a state-wide community of practitioners who are committed to learning from and with one another

  5. Characteristics of the Partnerships • Involve schools and cultural organizations • Shared beliefs about how and why the arts will help to transform teaching and learning • Developed shared goals for the work of the partnership • Clearly identified each partner’s support (monetary and otherwise) of the partnership, as well as their respective roles and responsibilities for achieving the specified goals and objectives • Steering Committees that include representatives of all stakeholder groups • Plans for deeply involving their certified arts teachers

  6. More Characteristics • Develop curriculum units that are collaboratively designed, taught, and assessed by teachers and artists • Create professional development strategies that support experimentation, risk taking, and reflection • Authentically document and assess student learning • Create innovative strategies for deeply involving parents and community members

  7. Support Mechanisms • State-wide Professional Development Opportunities • ESP Professional Development Program • Website with “Online Discussion” capabilities • Listserv • 5 to 7-day Summer Seminar Intensive • Regional Leadership Networks • Arts Education: A Common Ground for Learning conference • Administered by Partners for Arts Education in partnership with NYSCA and other stakeholder agencies • Ongoing Dialogue with NYS Education Department • Networks • Regional Arts in Education Roundtables • Topic-based Roundtables (Alternative Populations, Design Ed, Museum Ed)

  8. Regional Leadership Networks (RLNs) • Geographically based: • Western New York • Central New York • Capital Region • Hudson Valley • New York City • Elementary • Middle/High

  9. Goals of RLNs • Extend the learning from Summer Seminar to teammates “back home” • Allow member partnerships to learn from and with one another throughout the year • Address specific issues of member partnerships • Disseminate best practices • Publicize and Advocate

  10. Your Responsibilities • Indulge in the joy of arts-based learning • Take risks, explore, reflect • Contribute heartily to the “visioning” work of your team • Take stock of what you personally need to learn and “go for it” • Be a steward for your teammates back home

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