Ingenuity State of the Arts Progress Report 2015-2016 | Page 70

CPS arts education
plan progress
goal 3
capacity building

Create a system for
identifying professional
development needs and
growth areas in the arts.

goal 4

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Provide relevant professional development for all stakeholders to build their capacity for improving
student learning in and through the arts, and develop strategies to address the district’s challenges to
arts education.
Professional learning opportunities for community providers and principals have been increased and
enhanced since the Plan’s inception; sustaining these increases will require continued effort and support.
Increasing professional development opportunities for arts instructors has been more challenging
because of changes in state law and because of the limited time available for such efforts.

Offer consistent and
relevant professional
development to all CPS
stakeholders, including
instructors, principals,
chiefs of schools, parents,
and community arts
partners.

Develop a Creative
Schools Certification
to provide school- and
network-level guidelines
and structures that
will support principals
planning for and
implementing the arts
both in and out of their
school day.

Identify opportunities to tie
arts education to college
and career readiness
as well as workforce
standards.

Write and disseminate
School Leadership Guide
in the Arts to establish
a common vocabulary
and understanding in
the arts.

Facilitate and support strategic partnerships and collaborations in the arts, built upon quality indicators,
to enhance student learning at all levels and celebrate and honor student voice, culture, and traditions.

partnership

Through tools such as artlook Map and learnings like the Summits that bring teachers together with
partners, Ingenuity is addressing the facilitation of strategic partnerships. Quality indicators are currently
being developed through a year-long Quality Initiative that includes intensive community outreach.

Design and implement
a request for proposal
process that supports
and elevates the quality
of programs provided
by arts partners and
independent teaching
artists.

Match at least one
community arts partner
to every school in
collaboration with an
arts, classroom, or other
content area instructor.

Design and implement
a coordinated public/
private strategy that
will improve delivery of
resources, opportunities,
and partnerships at the
school level through
Arts Liaisons.