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Creative Schools Initiative | Chicago Public Schools Creative Schools Initiative Department of Arts Education The Creative Schools Initiative is an ambitious effort to help every CPS student receive a well-rounded education that includes the arts.
The Creative Schools Initiative places an Arts Liaison in every school, uses data and information to plan more effectively, and expands the pool of financial resources to help schools bring the arts to more students throughout their school years. The Initiative’s four leading components address needs identified during the development of the CPS Arts Education Plan .
Arts Liaisons serve as on-site arts leaders and champions in their school communities.
In every CPS school, the Liaison: serves as the primary point of communication between their school, the CPS Department of Arts Education, Ingenuity, and community arts partners works to ensure that students, educators, and administrators have access to vital arts-related information across all disciplines (visual art, music, theatre, dance, media arts) acts as an advocate by seeking actionable ways to expand and improve arts education and programming in their school and in the broader community Arts Liaisons must be (re)nominated every school year by their administrator.
Ingrid Swenson: Be Present Arts Liaisons serve as on-site arts leaders and champions in their school communities.
In every CPS school, the Liaison: serves as the primary point of communication between their school, the CPS Department of Arts Education, Ingenuity, and community arts partners works to ensure that students, educators, and administrators have access to vital arts-related information across all disciplines (visual art, music, theatre, dance, media arts) acts as an advocate by seeking actionable ways to expand and improve arts education and programming in their school and in the broader community Arts Liaisons must be (re)nominated every school year by their administrator.
The Creative Schools Certification The Creative Schools Certification (CSC) identifies the level of arts instruction in each school in five categories from Emerging to Excelling. It creates a clear picture for principals, teachers, and families about arts instruction in their school and serves as a roadmap for expanding the quality of, and access to, arts education.
The Certification appears on school progress report cards along with other indicators of academic performance. The Creative Schools Certification – Scoring Rubric provide an overview of the process by which Categories for High School and Elementary Schools are determined. This school is Excelling in the arts.
It meets the goals and priorities outlined in the CPS Arts Education Plan, including Staffing & Instruction, Partnerships, Community & Culture, and Budget & Planning. This school is Strong in the arts. It nearly meets the goals and priorities outlined in the CPS Arts Education Plan, including Staffing & Instruction, Partnerships, Community & Culture, and Budget & Planning.
This school is Developing in the arts. It occasionally meets the goals and priorities of the CPS Arts Education Plan including Staffing & Instruction, Partnerships, Community & Culture, and Budget & Planning. This school is Emerging in the arts.
It rarely meets the goals and priorities outlined in the CPS Arts Education Plan including Staffing & Instruction, Partnerships, Community & Culture, and Budget & Planning. Category 5: Incomplete Data This school has an arts designation of incomplete Data, meaning it may or may not meet the goals and priorities of the CPS Arts Education Plan, but has insufficient data available to complete an assessment.
Find Your School's Certification View arts offerings, certifications and more by searching for your school name below, or visiting Artlook . Developed by Ingenuity in Chicago and customized through a local collaboration among CPS teachers, school and district leaders, and arts organizations, Artlook® provides a historical and real-time picture of the people, places, and programs supporting arts education in Chicago.
The Creative Schools Supports Shannon Stuchel: Swirly Sky The Creative Schools Support System is a collection of reports and opportunities that directly relate to the Creative Schools Certification . This includes the Creative Schools Roadmaps, Creative Schools Fund grants, Creative Teachers Fund grants, and Arts Essentials.
Creative Schools Roadmap Webinar (10 min video) Creative Schools Roadmap Slide Deck The Creative Schools Fund (CSF) is a grant-making partnership between Ingenuity , the City of Chicago, and the CPS Department of Arts Education to support the expansion of arts education in schools.
Arts Liaisons apply for grants on behalf of their school, and include awards for Art Partner Residencies / Student Learning Experiences , capital improvements for Dedicated Arts Spaces , revamping master elementary school schedules to improve Minutes of Instruction , and high schools offering greater arts course Disciplines and Depth .
The Creative Teachers Fund grants are administered exclusively through the CPS Department of Arts Education and are designed for individual arts teachers to apply for support relating to their curricular and instructional practice. These supports include the Arts Curriculum PLC, Foundational Professional Learning, and Instructional Coaching. Application opportunities will be sent via email to arts teachers annually.
Arts Essentials provides $1,000 annually to all CPS schools that have fully completed the annual Creative Schools Survey and have an active Arts Liaison. Schools do not need to apply for Arts Essentials funding, which is provided by the CPS Department of Arts Education.
Funds must be used for the purchase of materials, supplies, and equipment for visual art, music, dance, theatre, and media arts programming or instruction during the school day. Frida Mejia: The Last Fragments The Creative Schools Fund (CSF) is a grant-making partnership between Ingenuity , the City of Chicago, and the CPS Department of Arts Education to support the expansion of arts education in schools.
Arts Liaisons apply for grants on behalf of their school, and include awards for Art Partner Residencies / Student Learning Experiences , capital improvements for Dedicated Arts Spaces , revamping master elementary school schedules to improve Minutes of Instruction , and high schools offering greater arts course Disciplines and Depth .
The Creative Teachers Fund grants are administered exclusively through the CPS Department of Arts Education and are designed for individual arts teachers to apply for support relating to their curricular and instructional practice. These supports include the Arts Curriculum PLC, Foundational Professional Learning, and Instructional Coaching. Application opportunities will be sent via email to arts teachers annually.
Arts Essentials provides $1,000 annually to all CPS schools that have fully completed the annual Creative Schools Survey and have an active Arts Liaison. Schools do not need to apply for Arts Essentials funding, which is provided by the CPS Department of Arts Education.
Funds must be used for the purchase of materials, supplies, and equipment for visual art, music, dance, theatre, and media arts programming or instruction during the school day. Annual Creative Schools Calendar * Please note this calendar is subject to change, but it is intended to illustrate how the Creative Schools components align.
Arts Essentials Timeframe State of the Arts Report Released Creative Schools Fund - Fall Application Creative Schools Fund - Winter Application Creative Schools Fund - Application 42 W. Madison St, 3rd Floor View this profile on Instagram CPS Department of Arts Education (@ cps_arts ) • Instagram photos and videos
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