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ARTS ADVOCACY LINKS

New York State Alliance for Arts Education NYSAAE disseminates information about model programs, funding and standards of excellence, develops training models for constituent organizations, and advocates for arts education at the local, state and national levels.
Education Foundations:
Arts Education Partnership
Partners for Arts Education inspires learning and leadership for arts-in-education in Central New York and throughout New York State. We provide funding and support to deepen and enrich educational experiences in and through the arts for students, teachers and artists.
Kennedy Center ARTSEDGE: supports the place of arts education at the center of the curriculum through the creative and appropriate uses of technology. ARTSEDGE helps educators to teach in, through and about the arts.
Advocacy link: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/connect/aes.cfm
Greater Capital Region Teacher Center: Check out their education links!
NYS Education Department -The Arts
ArtLex: art dictionary
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
Arts Included as Core Academic Subjects in 2001 Education Act: Story from Artswire, a program of the New York Foundation for the Arts. 

"No Subject Left Behind" (pdf): A Guide to Arts Education Opportunities in the 2001 Education Act
Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO):  is a not for profit association of institutions with collections of art, collaborating to enable educational use of museum multimedia.
Arts, Crafts, and Theater Safety: "Providing Safety & Hazard Information for the Arts"
National Art Education Association: Advocacy/ Policy
New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA): Advocacy
Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations: Providing Essential Leadership & Services to NYS Arts and Cultural Organizations
New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA)

HOW YOU CAN HELP GAIN THE ARTS ADVANTAGE FOR YOUR CHILD AND SCHOOL DISTRICT? 

Q. WHAT CAN I DO? A. LOTS OF THINGS.

DOES YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE THE ARTS ADVANTAGE?

Gaining the Arts Advantage: Lessons from School Districts That Value Art Education is the first national study to examine district-wide arts education and identify strategies for its success. Are these 13 "critical success factors" at work in your school district?

  1. A community actively engaged in the arts politics and instructional programs of the district inside and outside the schools?

  2. A school board providing a supportive policy framework and environment for the arts?

  3. A superintendent regularly articulating a vision for arts education in the district?

  4. A cadre of principals that collectively supports the policy of arts education for all students?

  5. Teachers who practice their art and are encouraged by district administrators to grow in their art as well as in their teaching competence?

  6. District arts coordinator’s) who facilitate program implementation and maintain an arts supportive environment?

  7. Parent/public relations program to inform the community and gain its participation and support?

  8. National, state, and other policies, and programs employed by the district to advance arts education?

  9. An elementary foundation in the arts?

  10. Opportunities for higher level of student achievement through specialized programs?

  11. Continuous improvement in arts education through reflective practices at all schools levels?

  12. Planning with a comprehensive district-wide education vision but incremental implementation?

  13. Continuity in leadership in the school and in the community?

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS:

Colleagues across the country in similar leadership roles urge you to…

  • Take the lead by assessing the community’s commitment to the arts in learning before setting educational goals.

  • Develop an arts-supportive policy framework and an infrastructure that supports teaching and learning in and through the arts.

  • Provide ongoing professional development for arts specialists and classroom teachers.

  • Treat the arts as equal to other school subjects when budget cuts are required and apportion resources in accordance with the plan.

  • Consider the artistic qualities of buildings and the needs of arts education programs during facility renovation and development.

  • Hire and support strong district arts coordinators to link the district and the community, work collaboratively with principals, arts specialists, and curriculum specialists, and seek competitive funding for professional and curriculum development and innovative arts programs.

  • Encourage entrepreneurial thinking. Districts with outstanding arts programs seek and obtain federal, state, and local government grants, private grants, and use of community facilities for events.

DISTRICT ARTS COORDINATORS:

You are in a position to make the connections that make for strong district-wide arts education. You can...

  • Provide arts specialists and classroom teachers with information on successful arts-integrated units.
  • Encourage arts specialists and classroom teachers to consider community artists’ participation when they develop curricular initiatives.
  • Promote professional development of all district educators in interdisciplinary curriculum and teaching.
  • Communicate the arts needs, plans, and programs of the district to the community and vice versa.
  • Participate in the activities of your local arts organizations and develop ongoing relationships, collaborative programs with well-defined goals, and partnerships in grant initiatives.

     For assistance  please contact 
Capital Region BOCES Arts & Enrichment Office

Mindy Noxon Iannotti, Arts & Enrichment Program Manager
 miannott@gw.neric.org

Sharon Siegel, Arts Coordinator
ssiegel@gw.neric.org

Shelley Viola, Secretary
 sviola@gw.neric.org

Capital Region BOCES
 Phone: (518) 464-3910
900 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Suite 102, Albany, NY 12205
Fax: (518) 464-3909
   
         
   
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