Ingenuity State of the Arts Progress Report 2015-2016 | Page 68

CPS arts education
plan progress
This report, like previous ones, provides
an opportunity to reflect on the full
complement of the CPS Arts Education
Plan’s goals and recommendations. As

circumstances change, they must be revisited
and implemented again each year. The Plan
itself highlights that the recommendations
under each of these goals are designed to be

noted in the introduction, the Plan includes
recommendations across a broad spectrum
of goals, not all of which are measured in the
Survey. Using data from the Creative Schools
Certification and additional findings, this
section presents a broader assessment of
progress on the Plan.

flexible; “They acknowledge that Chicago’s
neighborhoods have a distinct history and
voice and that no one model or solution will
work for all schools.”22 And the same broad
set of stakeholders who assisted in the Plan’s
formulation acknowledge the time required
for a systemic change of the kind the Plan
envisions. The graphic below examines
the progress that has been made on all
recommendations in the Plan, as well as the
areas of opportunity for future improvement.

All of the goals have been at least
partly achieved; some have been fully
implemented.
Some
recommendations
are more aspirational in nature; because

Progress Update Definitions
ongoing

Policy-level support for these recommendations is in place, but their on-the-ground implementation varies by school and by
year, depending on local circumstances; realization of the intent behind these recommendations can therefore never be truly
said to be “complete.”

in process

The creation of policy-level support at the district, state, or federal level for these recommendations is in progress. When that
support is in place, on-the-ground realization of the recommendations’ intent will vary from one school to the next and from
one year to the next.

partially
implemented

These recommendations are also focused on creation of policies and programs; the policies and programs are partially in place.

fully
implemented

These recommendations are focused on creation of policies and programs; the policies and programs are now in place.

not applicable

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