From: Kasper, Jamie <KasperJ@ArtsEdCollaborative.Org>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2018 8:09 AM
To: Jeff Poulin <jpoulin@artsusa.org>
Subject: RE: Questions for Superintendent Interviews
Jeff,
My thoughts for the group are below.
- Your question #2 below focuses on data collection. That reads to me a couple of different ways, i.e. enrollment OR student learning/assessment data. I think information about student learning is more valuable.
Perhaps reframe this question as “How have you worked in the past to measure student learning in the arts, particularly for students who live in challenging circumstances, are ELLs, or have IEPs? Based on [the state’s] ESSA state plan, how do you plan to include
the arts in the district’s measures of a well-rounded education?”
- An additional question – What is the relationship between certified arts teachers, classroom teachers, and arts organizations in supporting student learning? How do you envision these groups working together
for students in the district?
- And the big one – What is your vision for arts education in the district?
Jamie Kasper, Associate Director
Three Gateway Center
401 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1965
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1005
p: 412.397.8277
f: 412.201.7401
kasperj@artsedcollaborative.org
Skype: Arts.Education.Collaborative
Twitter: ArtsEdCollab
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From: Scott@TBAE.net <scott@tbae.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2018 12:33 PM
To: Jeff Poulin <jpoulin@artsusa.org>
Subject: Re: [Americans for the Arts] Questions for Superintendent Interviews
HI Jeff,
Here in Tampa we are focused on putting the “A” into STEM education….. We prefer “STEAM”. Our superintendent supports this as does our school board. I’d ask if the new sup understands “WHY” the A is important in this content.
G. Scott Maiden
President & Chief Executive Officer
Tampa Bay Arts & Education Network
505 E. Jackson St., Suite 202
Tampa, FL 33602
PH: (727) 244-7342
From: local_arts_education_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com <local_arts_education_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com>
On Behalf Of Jeff Poulin
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2018 11:59 AM
To: local_arts_education_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com
Subject: FW: [Americans for the Arts] Questions for Superintendent Interviews
From: Sheila Walk <programs@springfieldartsco.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2018 11:49 AM
To: Jeff Poulin <jpoulin@artsusa.org>
Subject: RE: [Americans for the Arts] Questions for Superintendent Interviews
Creating a resource like this should prove valuable. Good idea.
Why is arts education important? What does it look like at elementary and secondary levels?
Describe your own experiences, as a student and as an educator, with arts learning.
What place would arts education hold in your budget proposals?
What involvement should this school district have in the local arts community?
A careful listener will learn what value the candidate places on arts education and will hear (or not) a natural enthusiasm and commitment along with practical ideas.
Sheila Walk
Interim Executive Director,
Springfield Area Arts Council
420 South Sixth Street Phone: 217-753-3519 E-mail:
programs@springfieldartsco.org
Springfield, IL 62701 Fax: 217-753-8018 Website:
www.springfieldartsco.org
Enriching the community through the arts
From:
local_arts_education_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com
[mailto:local_arts_education_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com]
On Behalf Of Jeff Poulin
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2018 9:48 AM
To: local_arts_education_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com
Subject: [Americans for the Arts] Questions for Superintendent Interviews
Hi Local Arts Ed Network,
One of your fellow members just posed an interesting question to me and I am hoping that you can all add your two cents to help out!
In the next few days, the school district is interviewing several candidates for the position of Superintendent. As the arts education organization working with the district, they have the opportunity to pose a few questions. What should
they ask?
I have brainstormed a few ideas below to kick us off, but we would welcome your thoughts to help form a comprehensive list:
- Would you support a District Arts Education Strategic Plan? In the past how have you supported arts learning in a long-term, sequential, standards-based way?
- How do you address data collection beyond math and ELA, particularly for students who are Low SES, ELLs or on IEPs? Can the arts be part of the equation for those students and how will you measure it?
- How do you plan to engage community partners, like the Smith Center, in the Title IV, part A well-rounded education needs assessment as dictated by ESSA?
Thanks so much,
Jeff
PS. Once this email thread has concluded, I can pull together and turn into a rough draft of a resource that we can add to the AFTA website.
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Jeff M. Poulin
Arts Education Program Manager
Americans for the Arts
1000 Vermont Avenue, NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
P: 202.371.2830 x2041
F: 202.371.0424
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Media: @JeffMPoulin
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