Chicago’s New Arts Education Plan: A Collective Impact Study

1. Chicago’s New Arts Education Plan: A Collective Impact Study Mario Rossero, Chicago Public Schools Paul Sznewajs, Ingenuity

2. Overview • Welcome and Introductions • How We Got Here • First Cultural Plan in 25 Years • The Call for Increased Arts Education: The Chicago Public Schools Arts Education Plan • SY2013-14: Working to make the Plan come alive in classrooms • Questions

3. How Did We Get Here? 2013 Creative Schools Initiative 2012 New CPS Department of Arts Education 2012 Cultural Plan & Arts Ed Plan 2008—Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination: “During our interviews in Chicago (October and November 2006), we found little collaborative effort other than that of a group of foundations supporting the school district’s newly hired director for the arts. The city’s many other networks of providers and influencers were involved in their own efforts, but there was little coordination across them.”

4. Mission and Role Direct to Tools, Resources, Strategies, and Partnerships Provide Quality Feedback and Review Consult to Identify Needs and Vision Set The Standard MISSION We support high-quality arts education across the district by implementing a robust arts curriculum, building teacher capacity, and promoting policies that ensure equitable access to arts education for all students Department of Arts Education

5. Chicago Arts Learning Initiative (CALI)

6. The Thinking Behind Arts Learning

7. Ingenuity Use data to inform and fuel strategies to expand arts programming across the district DATA & IMPACT Connect and provide resources to schools and arts organizations STRATEGIC INITIATIVES ADVOCACY Provide a voice and agenda for arts education

8. Ingenuity Community Advisory Panels COMMUNITY ADVISORY PANELS

9. Ingenuity: Lead Partner Role 2012-2013 MILESTONES

10. Milestones 2012-2013 MILESTONES • The arts are now a CPS core subject • 120 minutes of recommended weekly arts instruction • Arts on 2013-2014 CPS School Progress Report Card • Expanded H.S. graduation requirements in the arts • 556 Arts Liaisons trained • New data tracking system + 394 schools reporting new data • Creative Schools Fund seeded

12. “If math and reading and science are the exercises, art is the stretching that permits you to lift a little more weight and do a few more reps. • It is not a break from the important work, it is the equally important enabler that allows you to work harder and achieve more.” • --Dina Everage, Principal, Wentworth Elementary

13. DATA COLLECTION DATA DISSEMINATION

14. The Starting Point • 8 in 10 schools have at least one community arts organization offering programming • An 95% of CPS elementary and 88% of CPS high schools have a certified/endorsed arts teacher on staff • For both CBOs and certified/endorsed staff, music and visual art are most offered • Schools are 12x less likely to have a community arts partner if there is not a certified/endorsed arts instructor on staff

15. Opportunity

16. Opportunity • Increased minutes within the school day: • Elementary: now 7 hrs • High School: now 7.5 hrs • Longer preparation periods for teachers: now 60 minutes • Increased demand for visual art, music, dance, and drama from parents, community members, teachers, and principals

17. PROCESS

18. Steering Committee District Leadership Board of Education Mayor’s Office Local Philanthropy feedback & recommendations feedback & recommendations Nat’l Cultural Advisors Local Arts Partners Arts Advocacy Higher Education Philanthropy Civic Leadership CPS Network Chiefs CPS Principals CPS Teachers CPS Parents CPS Students CPS Charter Schools Advisory Committee Community Engagement Sessions Source Documents

19. VISIONGOALSRECOMMENDATIONS

20. CPS Arts Ed Plan Vision:Every student, every art form, every grade, every school The guiding principle of the CPS Arts Plan is that every CPS student will receive ongoing high quality arts education both in and out of the classroom. Through a comprehensive and sequential study of visual art, music, dance, and drama from pre K-12th grade, all Chicago Public School students will have the opportunity to develop into innovative thinkers and creative problem solvers who are capable of expressing themselves, understanding others and contributing to their city’s culture and economy for years to come.

21. CPS Arts Education Plan Goals

22. FINAL PLAN RELEASED

23. Planning, Planning, and Planning Now What?

24. Deep Dive: The Creative Schools Initiative-Creative Schools Certification-CPS Arts Liaisons

25. CREATIVE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE FOUR PRIMARY FEATURES

26. Arts Liaison 556 Arts Liaisons! A mix of arts teachers, counselors, and administrators!

27. Arts Liaison Role • Coordinate and communicate • Gather and analyze data • Be the public-face and point-person of the arts at their school and to a broader community • Collaborate with school leadership on charting the direction of arts programs at their school • Incentives and Supports to Engage Arts Liaisons • Exclusive arts and cultural events and programs throughout the city • Access to additional funding and resources for their school • A team of staff, volunteers and interns is being developed to support Arts Liaisons at their schools as needed LEAD CONNECT INSPIRE

28. CPS School Progress Report Card Creative Schools Certification

29. Creative Schools Certification: Overview Staffing and Instruction Arts Liaison and arts staffing ratio Instructional minutes (elementary only) Instructional offerings Professional development Partnerships, Community and Culture Partnerships and collaborations with cultural partners Student, parent and community engagement – exhibits, performances, volunteer opportunities Budget and Planning CIWP inclusion (school improvement plans) Dedicated per pupil funding per art form

30. Creative Schools Certification

31. The Creative Schools Initiative: Making the CPS Arts Education Plan Come Alive in Schools Data Driven Decisions Robust data systems collect information from all parts of the Initiative. The information allows all stakeholders to track progress, and gain insight into challenges and promising practices in schools. Lead Partner: Ingenuity Data Driven Decisions

32. Pillars • Integrate arts education for students at every grade level. The arts are a vital piece of a well-rounded education, stimulating creativity and critical thinking. The CPS Arts Education Plan, adopted in 2012, will now require a minimum of 120 minutes of arts instruction each week by certified art teachers for all students in grades K-8. The curriculum will cover visual art, music, dance and drama. High school students will also be required to earn two credits from these art forms. Department of Arts Education

33. Questions

34. Contact Information Mario Rossero 773.553.1306 Mrrossero@cps.EDU Paul Sznewajs 312-583-7470 ps@ingenuity-inc.org www.CPSARTS.ORG www.ingenuity-inc.org WWW.CPSARTSPLAN.COM