Welcome to the Arts Advocacy Event

Bert Goldstein – DirectorMSUFCU Institute for Arts & Creativity

Kathryn Dewsbury-White, Ph.D. Arts-related & Integrated Professional

Learning Coordinator

MI Arts-Education Census MDE – SBOE Approved K-12 Arts

Standards Opportunities for Support of

Professional Learning and Advocacy through the Ingham Kennedy Center Partners in Education Program with MSU-FCU Institute for Arts & Creativity @ Wharton Center and Ingham ISD

Meeting Demands of 21st Century Skills

Number of Arts Disciplines Offered

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AVAILABILITY OF ARTS EDUCATION IN MI SCHOOLS

http://www.michiganyoutharts.org/advocacy/surveyFor Full report MI Arts Education Survey

*108,000 students are without access to arts education in Michigan. Q1A: The total number of courses offered in EACH arts area for the 2011/2012 school year. Do not include non-arts

courses thathave an arts component. Count all curricular courses that meet at least the equivalent of 30 days (an average of once per week).

Percent of Schools with a Certified Arts Specialist as the Primary Instructor for at Least One Grade

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AVAILABILITY OF ARTS EDUCATION IN MI SCHOOLS

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94% of schools have at least one course in any of the four arts disciplines.

93% of schools have at least one course in any of the four arts disciplines.

92% of schools have at least one course in any of the four arts disciplines.

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Q1: What is the total number of courses offered in EACH arts area?

Per Student Basis Budget Allocation

Median Budget Allocation Per Student by School Type:• Elementary: $1.67• Middle School: $2.74• High School: $4.39

RESOURCES FOR MICHIGAN ARTS EDUCATION

*Median = $2.09 per student enrolled in school per year.

*27% of schools spend $0

Q18: What is the TOTAL budget allocation for arts education for the current school year? (Do not include teacher salaries, capital expenses, non-district funds or one-time expenditures.)

• Access for All determine the reason why 108,000 students attend schools without any arts education and provide recommendations and strategies to reduce this number to zero.

• Accountability publicly report annually information

• Arts Education Policy importance of arts education in a student’s holistic development

• Arts Education Strategic Plans include the visual and performing arts education in district strategic plans.

• Develop Appropriate Student/Teacher Assessment System acquisition of skills and knowledge in all four arts disciplines

• Arts Education Funding recommend level of funding to support arts instruction in the public schools.

• Identify Schools in Need identify schools where arts instruction is unavailable or very limited and support policies and resources that restore arts education in those schools.

• Professional Development for Administrators and Educators increase professional development

• Weigh Courses Equally weight courses in the visual and performing arts equally with all other courses in calculating a pupil’s grade point average

• Target Resources Michigan foundations and other grant making agencies and organizations use these Michigan Arts Education Survey results to help direct resources to areas of greatest need.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Michigan Merit Curriculum Visual, Performing, and Applied Arts Credit

Guidelineshttp://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-38924_41644_42820---,00.html

Career & College Ready

NEWArts Integration Summer Institute9 buildings Arts Integration Focus Schools Continuing Teacher Workshops

Our Past Efforts by the #’s18 Workshops (all art forms) 35 districts, 180 teachers

4 years of arts integration courses, 115 teachers, 20 districts – involving estimated 2,500 students.

Arts Connects online course – teaching creativity, integrating arts, familiarize with MI K-12 Arts Standards

Hosting 5th arts advocacy event, serving over 250 leaders

Arts Integration isAn APPROACH to TEACHING

In which students construct & demonstrateUNDERSTANDING

Through an ART FORM.Students engage in a

CREATIVE PROCESS whichCONNECTS an art form and another subject area

And meets EVOLVING OBJECTIVES in both.

21st Century Skills Arts Education

Core Subjects (includes arts)

Learning and Innovation•Creativity•Critical thinking & Prob. Solving•Communication & Collaboration

Information, Media and Technology Skills

Life and Career•Flexibility & Adaptabilty•Initiative/self-direction•Social Cross Cultural•Productivity & Accountability•Leadership & Responsibility

Our Challenge = Developing 21st Century Skills

Barbara ShepherdDirector of National Partnerships

Building Support for Arts Education

THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE IMPACT

BARBARA SHEPHERD

DECEMBER 4, 2012

Partners in Education

Alliance for Arts Education

Any Given Child

NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS:

Professional CapitalAuthor - Michael Fullan

EDUCATION WEEK – JUNE 2012

Professional Capital

Author - Michael Fullan

EDUCATION WEEK – JUNE 2012

NATIONAL SCH0OLS & STAFFING SURVEY

K- 8

Equity and Access

ENSURING THE ARTS FOR ANY GIVEN CHILD

Community Arts Team

SOUTHERN NEVADA-LAS VEGAS

Any Given Child

Phase 1 (year one)Strategic Planning Data Gathering Long Range Goals

Action Plan

Phase 2 (years two-four)Implementation Governance/Oversight Programming

Any Given Child sites

Sacramento, CASpringfield, MOPortland, ORLas Vegas, NVTulsa, OK Sarasota, FLAustin, TXIowa City, IAFresno, CABaltimore, MD

YOU

Guiding PremisesAny Given Child

► Build coalition at top ► Carefully select committee ► Develop a vision ► Gather data ► Plan strategically ► Plan for administration ► Leverage resources ► Advocate ► Build capacity

Five “Conditions”

Common AgendaShared Measurement SystemsMutually Reinforcing ActivitiesContinuous CommunicationBackbone Support Agency

COLLECTIVE IMPACT – JOHN KANIA

Barbara ShepherdBBShepherd@Kennedy-Center.org

Ensuring the Arts for ANY GIVEN CHILDwww.kennedy-center.org/education/AnyGivenChild

John Kaniawww.fsg.org

THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE IMPACTBUILDING SUPPORT FOR ARTS EDUCATION

Cyro Baptista and Brian Marsella