arts alliance structure and reports

Teaching and Learning

• Integrated Learning Specialist Program • Integrated Learning Summer Institute • Regional Afterschool Arts Integration • Dance Education Initiative

• Art IS Education Month

• Website and Social Media

District Planning

• Middle School Science and Arts Integration • Demonstration Schools and New Assessments • CCSESA Region IV County Arts Lead • Alameda County Art and Life Skills

Steering Committee Purpose: Thoughtfully connecting everyone together and following the details

Representatives from: Alameda County Arts

Commission Alameda County Office of

Education Cal Performances California State PTA California State University

East Bay Justice Matters KQED San Francisco Ballet Teaching Artists Organized

Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership

Governance Structure 2012-2013

Mapping the Next 10 Years Focus Groups

District Planning Purpose: Make systemic change by building leadership capacity and accountability within and across school districts for equitable access to arts learning and arts integration

Planning and Implementation Groups

Teaching and Learning Purpose: Develop a professional community of educators to respond to students’ diverse learning needs

Communication for Motivating Change Purpose: Support policy change that situates arts at the core of the highest quality public education

Oversight Committees

Communication for Motivating Change

Focus Areas

Roles and Responsibilities

ROLE

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EACH ENTITY

PURPOSE/MEMBERSHIP/WHO

PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GROUPS

Created based on need to address specific issues or accomplish defined objectives

Constituted as defined partnerships between project participants who bring financial resources and/or expertise

Develop, design, and direct the project Performs and executes programmatic work; implements

program Makes recommendations to the program oversight

committee based on results of their work Frequency of meetings as nature of work requires

Representatives of partner and collaborating agencies who are charged with implementation of specific project

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES

Provide expertise in program area Evaluates the program against defined strategic objectives

and annual workplans Makes recommendations to the Steering Committee

regarding allocation of resources Meets 3x/year or as nature of work requires

Experts in the field Representatives of Alliance partners

STEERING COMMITTEE

Understand the goals and philosophy of the Alliance and support its strategic plan

Provide professional and organizational expertise to reach Alliance goals and oversee implementation of strategies

Review periodic updates and assess progress towards strategic plan goals

Actively promote and serve as a spokesperson for the Alliance: within organization and with constituents, policy/decision makers and the general public

Build leadership in the Alliance governance structure Review the Steering Committee ongoing work priorities as

well as composition and recommend new partners Meets monthly to review and set direction

Representatives of lead partnership agencies Alameda County Office of Education staff Alameda County Arts Commission staff

Alameda County Office of Education Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership Planning and Implementation Groups

Annual Workplan 2012/13

Name of Planning and Implementation Group: Afterschool Arts Integration Date Submitted: Sept. 28, 2012 Lead Alliance Team Member: Jackie Shonerd Members of Group (please include email addresses): Ai Vu [email protected] Tana Johnson [email protected] Kim Turner [email protected] Trena Noval [email protected] Jennyann Carthern [email protected] Margaret Dunlap [email protected] Mission: The mission of the Alameda County Office of Education’s Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership is to establish arts learning at the core of the highest quality public education, across the curriculum, for every child, in every school, every day. What this group plans to accomplish (anticipated outcomes):

- Increase opportunities for Region 4 afterschool programs to access high quality arts-integrated programming, with an emphasis on STEAM/STEM learning

- Increase understanding of the interconnections between the Studio Habits of Mind with the Common Core State Standards and the New Generation Science Standards

This is how (activities):

- Share resources and frameworks for integrating arts learning into STEM learning (STEAM) with up to 250 afterschool sites participating in the Power of Discovery: STEM2grant

- Share common links between Studio Habits of Mind with the Common Core State Standards and the New Generation Science Standards with prospective workshop presenters

- Provide workshops and examples of high quality arts integration afterschool at the Region 4 afterschool conferences with an emphasis on STEAM/STEM learning (Kick-off Conference Aug. 7, 2012 and Bridging the Bay Conference Feb. 1-2, 2013)

What are the benchmarks for success? - Exhibit at Aug. 7 Region 4 Afterschool Kick-Off Conference (“Can a Chair Save the Planet?”) - Workshops and quality examples of STEAM learning identified for presentations at Bridging the Bay

Feb. 1-2; positive feedback from participants. - Examples of STEAM learning resources and strategies included in workshops presented to participants in the Power of Discovery: STEM2 grant as part of the needs assessment and program planning process. Documentation or final products:

- Conference programs - Workshop participant evaluation forms - Resource lists, website links - Feedback from sites participating in the Power of Discovery: STEM2 grant - Exhibits at workshops/ conferences

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Mid-Year Workplan Update 2012/13

Name of Planning and Implementation Group: Afterschool Arts Integration Date Submitted: January 23, 2013 Lead Alliance Team Member: Jackie Shonerd Members of Group (please include email addresses): Ai Vu [email protected] Tana Johnson [email protected] Kim Turner [email protected] Trena Noval [email protected] Jennyann Carthern [email protected] Mission: The mission of the Alameda County Office of Education’s Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership is to establish arts learning at the core of the highest quality public education, across the curriculum, for every child, in every school, every day. What this group plans to accomplish:

- Increase opportunities for Region 4 afterschool programs to access high quality arts-integrated programming, with an emphasis on STEAM/STEM learning

- Increase understanding of the interconnections between the Studio Habits of Mind with the Common Core State Standards and the New Generation Science Standards

This is how (activities):

- Share resources and frameworks for integrating arts learning into STEM learning (STEAM) with up to 250 afterschool sites participating in the Power of Discovery: STEM2grant

- Share common links between Studio Habits of Mind with the Common Core State Standards and the New Generation Science Standards with prospective workshop presenters

- Provide workshops and examples of high quality arts integration afterschool at the Region 4 afterschool conferences with an emphasis on STEAM/STEM learning (Kick-off Conference Aug. 7, 2012 and Bridging the Bay Conference Feb. 1-2, 2013)

What are the benchmarks for success? - Exhibit at Aug. 7 Region 4 Afterschool Kick-Off Conference (“Can a Chair Save the Planet?”) This exhibit and the Common Core workshop that included dramatizing informational text were highly rated by participants. - Workshops and quality examples of STEAM learning identified for presentations at Bridging the Bay

conference positive feedback from participants. 18 sessions with arts learning and/or STEAM focus are scheduled at Region 4 Bridging the Bay, Feb. 1-2, 2013 by 8 different Arts Learning providers. Performances by Bay Area K-12 Youth are featured on both days.

- Examples of STEAM learning resources and strategies included in workshops to be presented to participants in the Power of Discovery: STEM2 grant as part of the needs assessment and program planning process and through workshop offerings. The Jan. 15 Power of Discovery Workshop #1 in the series emphasized fostering creativity as integral to STEM/STEAM learning. Videoconference workshops including STEAM resources are in the process of being scheduled for March and April. Documentation or final products:

- Conference programs - Workshop participant evaluation forms - Resource lists, website links - Feedback from sites participating in the Power of Discovery: STEM2 grant - Exhibits at workshops/ conferences








Name of Planning and Implementation Group: Art IS Education Date Submitted: 09/26/12 Lead Alliance Team Member: Violet Juno Members of Group (please include email addresses): Name / Organization Program Position / Email Unique Holland / ACOE Strategic Initiatives &Communications & Assistant to Supt. /

[email protected] Nate Ivy / ACOE Service Learning Waste Reduction Coordinator [email protected] Violet Juno / ACAC Arts Education Coordinator / [email protected] Sabrina KleinBelinda Taylor / Teaching Artists Organized

/[email protected] Susan Manbiean / Fremont Unified Arts Specialist / [email protected] Scott Miner / ACAC Commissioner / [email protected] Gary Morrison / Alameda County Library Teen Services Coor / [email protected] Rachel Osajima / Alameda County Arts Commission ED / [email protected] Pedro Naranjo / Alameda County Health Care Services Agency / [email protected] Lara Jealous / Montclair Elem School Art & Environmental Ed Co-Chair /

[email protected] Darlene Wilhelm/ Fremont Unified / Walters Junior High / [email protected] Mission: The mission of the Alameda County Office of Education’s Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership is to establish arts learning at the core of the highest quality public education, across the curriculum, for every child, in every school, every day. Art IS Education Background: Art IS Education is a program of the Alameda County Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership, a project of the Alameda County Office of Education in partnership with the Alameda County Arts Commission. Art IS Education is an annual showcase of arts learning in Alameda County schools in March during national arts education month. Events include presentations of visual and performing arts created by K-12 students with a public gathering at a school or community site. Over the last 12 years, Art IS Education has become a highly visible countywide event that creates a vehicle for students to share with their community what they are learning in and through the arts. What this group plans to: accomplish (anticipated outcomes), how (activities), benchmarks, and current activities:

1. Promote participation through the 2013 Theme (anticipated outcome) • Goal of theme is to continue to build on the success of the 2012 theme and provide

multiple entry points for youth and families to envision making positive change for themselves, their communities and the world through the arts

• Projected Activities: Create and promote a ready-to-use lesson plan based on the theme that could be used by schools, teachers, teaching artists, librarians, and


parents. Share on Art IS Education web site and in person with groups such as Alliance Retreats.

• Projected Benchmarks: Create lesson plan, develop student and community artwork samples, photograph artwork, submit to Art IS Ed web site, share with partners, and present at convenings.

• Current Activities: o Theme identified: “Every Child is Creative” o Initial lesson planning begun: Project will build on highly successful community

quilt project from 2012. 2. Continue to build and strengthen county partnerships from 2012 (anticipated outcome)

• Goal of partnership work is to continue to build upon and deepen county partnerships to encourage and strengthen multi-level partnerships between county government, city and civic organizations, local arts organizations, school districts, and local artists to advance a common understanding that the arts are an essential part of a complete education for every child, and a thriving Alameda County.

• Projected Activities: Deepen and expand partnerships with Alameda County Library, New Beginnings Program, 100 Families Alameda County, Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, Alameda County Probation, Alameda County Sustainability Program Service Learning Waste Reduction Project. Specific activities include: Convene planning groups and meetings, develop plans for new and continuing projects, promote, document and reflect on projects.

• Projected Benchmarks: Project plans created and shared with partners, project promotion created and shared, documentation and evaluation documents created and shared.

• Current Activities: Initial planning begun with several partners. Art IS Ed P&I Group meetings have been scheduled to take place at the Office Building of the Alameda County Arts Commission:

o Monday, October 29, 3:00-4:30pm (Rm 1105) o Monday, January 14, 3:00-4:30pm (Rm 1107) o Monday, May 13, 3:00-4:30pm (Rm 1105)

3. Provide feedback on proposed action steps that link to the theme (anticipated outcome) • Goal of the action steps is provide the basis for public engagement at Art IS

Education 2013 events. • Projected Activities: Provide feedback on action steps suggested by the

Communicating for Motivating Change group that might use an online letter/fax campaign targeting elected officials focusing on timely issue facing arts education during March 2013.

• Projected Benchmarks: Receive suggested action steps, submit feedback. • Current Activities: Art IS Ed P&I Group Lead, Violet Juno, is scheduled to attend

Communicating for Motivating Change meetings to act as a liaison between the two groups to facilitate projected activities.

Anticipated documentation or final products:

• Art IS Education information sheet, poster and custom poster. • New theme-based lesson plan, artwork examples, and photographs of resulting

theme-based projects. • Alameda County Board of Supervisors Art IS Education proclamation.

• Alameda County Library booklet including of events at 10 library locations. • Photo and video documentation collected from AC Library events. • Updates to family resource web page on Alameda County Library web site for Art IS

Education related books, and web links. • Updates to dedicated educator resource web page on Alameda County Sustainability

web site for lesson plans, books, and web links. • County of Alameda press releases about Art IS Education partnership events and

any resulting press. • Information sheet for Art IS Education Exhibitions at County Administration building.

Alameda County Office of Education Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership


Mid Year Report 2012/13

Name of Planning and Implementation Group: CCSESA Region IV County Arts Lead Date Submitted: 01/28/13 Time Period this form covers: 09/01/12 – 06/30/13 Lead Alliance Team Member: Carolyn Carr Members of Group (please include email addresses): Chair, Louise Music, ACOE, [email protected] Terry Longoria, NCOE, Napa County, [email protected] Susan Stauter, SFCOE, San Francisco, [email protected] Antigone Trimis, SFUSD, San Francisco [email protected] Rob Daniels, VAPA, SFUSD, [email protected] Audra Pittman, San Mateo County Office of Ed.,[email protected] Ellen Arenas Judy Arrow, [email protected] Jan Sabo, [email protected] Kathy Farros-Hoepner, Solano COE, [email protected] Laura Trahan, Marin COE, [email protected] Louise Barbee, Contra Costa County ([email protected]) Miki Hsu Leavey, Napa, [email protected]; [email protected]; Marsha Tokuyoshi, Contra Costa County [email protected] Phil Rydeen, VAPA, OUSD [email protected] Susan Spain, Marin COE, [email protected] Suzanne McCulloch, VAPA, BUSD ([email protected]) What this group planned to accomplish (anticipated outcomes for 2012-13 annual workplan): Together the committee will look at how county offices of education can help schools and school districts transition to a new generation of performance assessments aligned to California common core standards through arts learning. Meeting topics will include: • Arts learning and Common Core standards professional development • The 6th annual, regional Leadership Forum on Collective Impact and Mapping the Next 10 Years – January 9, 2013 • Arts learning in court and community schools • Arts learning in after school • The second annual Region 4 Integrated Learning Summer Institute August 13-15, 2013

Progress to date: The January meeting of this group co-convened with the Regional Summer Institute (SI) Planning and Implementation group (including Caren Gutierrez, Asian Art Museum; Roxanne Padgett, MOCHA; Janice Jackson, SCOPE; Belinda Taylor, TAO; Kristen Farr, KQED; Nate Ivy, ACOE; Mariah Landers, ACOE; Louise Music, ACOE; Carolyn Carr, ACOE). This was a joint working meeting Where members weighed in on the presented SI throughline and strands and made recommendations for plenary speakers/performers and mini course presenters.












Alameda County Office of Education Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership



Name of Planning and Implementation Group: Dance Education Initiative Date Submitted: 01/23/13 Time Period this form covers: 09/01/12 – 06/30/13 Lead Alliance Team Member: Nancy Ng and Ashlie Kirbys

Members of Group (please include email addresses):

Name / Organization Program Position / Email Nancy Ng, Director of Community Engagement, Luna Dance Institute, [email protected] Annika Presley, Director of Education, AXIS Dance Company, [email protected] Avilee Goodwin, Dance Specialist, Alameda County, [email protected] Cheryl Eccles, pre-K Dance Educator, Berkeley and Oakland , [email protected] Heidi Sawicki, PE/Dance Teachers, PUSD, [email protected] Ashlie Kirby, Teaching Artist, Luna Dance Institute, [email protected] Valerie Gutwirth, Dance Specialist, BUSD, [email protected] Linda Carr, Dance Teachers, AHA Berkeley High Carolyn Carr, ACOE rep Danae Rees, Co-President, CDEA, [email protected] What this group planned to accomplish (anticipated outcomes from 2012-13 Workplan):

Items below taken from objectives in workplan:

1. Identify dance programming happening in Alameda County (carried over from 2011-12 year)

2. Develop network to support Alameda County dance artists, educators and providers

3. Promote value of dance in Alameda County to a wider audience (from parents to decision-makers) Progress to date: Objective One: This group met 1/23/13 and decided how to implement at survey that will be administered to school districts in Alameda County. The survey will be implemented in phases. The first phase will be to identify one key person in each district that a DEI member will call and ask a short series of questions. In this conversation, the DEI member will also frame the work of ACOE AALL and how the DEI relates to this.; and ask for potential survey respondents for the 2nd phase of this survey which will probably be online. DEI members will also direct survey respondents to the Art is Ed. Website. Some of the survey information we wish to ultimately find our includes: Is dance happening in your district? When does it happen (in-school/after-school)?; Who provides it and what is the fte? (certificated personnel, TA, arts group); How much do the students get? (ongoing for whole year, 10-week residency, which grades); What kind of dance? (cultural, folk, creative, etc.)? How is it funded? ; What is program longevity? The first phase will be administered in February. DEI will meet in March to review data and decide next steps. The ultimate goal is to create a map of dance edu. for ACOE.


DEI needs this from ACOE office: names of one key person in outlying districts (particularly south county) we contact); technical support once the survey is online. We would like to link online survey through Art Is website and use ACOE IT to help us analyze data and create map. Carolyn Carr told us she would help with this. Objective Two: DEI will use dance education events already scheduled to network dance educators and support survey data collection – this includes CDEA conference 2/02/13 (many of the DEI members will be there); and Luna Arts Education Forum April 20th. Objective Three: DEI members looked at ACOE ArtIs website. Many folks had not seen this yet. Members will post on website so that WHAT IS happening in Alameda County can be made visible as advocacy tool for dance education. DEI needs this from ACOE IT: ability to upload video link to web postings. We also would like the new AALL coordinator Ray Kagan attend our March meeting scheduled for 3/13/13 Wed. 4-6 pm at Luna.

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Dance Annual Workplan 2012/13

Name of Planning and Implementation Group: Dance Education Initiative Date Submitted: 10/03/12 Lead Alliance Team Member: Nancy Ng (Luna Dance Institute); Luna representative may chance this year. Members of Group (please include email addresses): Nancy Ng [email protected] Jochelle Perena [email protected] Heidi Sawicki [email protected] Avilee Goodwin [email protected] Annika Nonhebel [email protected] Cheryl Eccles [email protected] Mission: The mission of the Alameda County Office of Education’s Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership is to establish arts learning at the core of the highest quality public education, across the curriculum, for every child, in every school, every day. What this group plans to accomplish (anticipated outcomes): (From 2012-13 strategic plan goals; some 2011-12 goals have been carried to this academic year.) Goal: Promote the value of dance and develop network of Alameda County dance resources.

Objective One: Identify dance programming happening in Alameda County (carried over from 2011-12 year)

Strategies: 1) Survey city unified school district offices and county-wide arts organizations

through ACOE website. 2) Develop follow-up plan for survey

Objective Two: Develop network to support Alameda County dance artists, educators and providers

Strategies: 1) Use information from surveys to develop network database 2) Convene network at an event where they can support and learn from each

other 3) Link with other dance institutions that can support convening (ie. California

Dance Education Association, Luna Dance Institute’s Dance Education Forum 2013)






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Objective Three: Promote value of dance in Alameda County to a wider audience (from parents to decision-makers)

Strategies: 1) You tube link to ACOE web page 2) Encourage network to showcase dance publicly in their community (use existing

outlets – Bay Area National Dance Week, Dance Anywhere, Earth Day) This is how (activities): See question above. Documentation or final products:

• Survey results • Follow-up plan from survey • Possibly a network database? (As all communication is through new ACOE website

should consider using this) • Description and photo documentation of event (network convening)

Alameda County Office of Education Alliance Arts Learning Leadership



Name of Planning and Implementation Group: Demonstration School and Assessment Planning and Implementation Group Date Submitted: 01/23/13 Time Period this form covers: 09/01/12 – 06/30/13 Lead Alliance Team Member: Ingrid Roberson Members of Group (please include email addresses):

Alameda County Office of Eduation • Alicia Gonzalez, Math Coordinator ([email protected]) • L. Karen Monroe, Associate Superintendent ([email protected]) • Louise Music, Executive Director ([email protected]) • Aaron Tigerino, Math Coordinator ([email protected])

California Office to Reform Education

• Shannah Estep, Manager of Curriculum Integration • Ben Miller, Director of Standards, Instruction and Assessment

Envision Learning Partners

• Symon Hayes, Director of Professional Development ([email protected]) • Erika Nielsen Andrew, Executive Director ([email protected])

Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education

• Diane Friedlaender, Senior Associate ([email protected]) • Janice Jackson, Executive Director ([email protected])

Other

• David Foster, Silicon Valley Math Initiative, ([email protected]) • Phil Rydeen, Visual and Performing Arts Manager, Oakland Unified School District

([email protected]) Purpose: The purpose of this working group is to establish a network of demonstration schools that utilize performance assessments as aligned to the integrations of art learning in core content areas.




What this group plans to accomplish (anticipated outcomes):

1. Network of demonstration schools 2. Performance assessments

This is how (activities): This group will meet bi-monthly to plan and coordinate both the network of demonstration schools and performance assessment activities that support arts integration into core content areas. Key activities include:

• Recruitment of new cohort of schools for Envision Learning’s Bay Area Performance Assessment Network, and

• Development of performance tasks with CORE districts in the core content areas of English Language Arts and Mathematics.



Name of Planning and Implementation Group: Demonstration Schools and Performance Assessments Date Submitted: 09/28/2012 Lead Alliance Team Member: Ingrid Roberson Members of Group (please include email addresses): Alicia Gonzalez [email protected] Aaron Tigerino [email protected] Louise Music [email protected] L. Karen Monroe [email protected] Mission: The mission of the Alameda County Office of Education’s Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership is to establish arts learning at the core of the highest quality public education, across the curriculum, for every child, in every school, every day. What this group plans to accomplish (anticipated outcomes): This group will establish a network of demonstrations schools that utilize performance assessments as aligned to the integrations of art learning to core content areas. This is how (activities): This group will meet bi-monthly to plan and coordinate performance assessment activities that support arts integration into core content areas. This group will asset map coordinated partner activities that make visible performance assessment in demonstration schools. What are the benchmarks for success? There will be quarterly progress reports. Documentation or final products: There will be performance assessments aligned to arts integration.




Name of Planning and Implementation Group: IMSS/TARI: Integrating Middle School Science and Teacher Action Research Initiative Date Submitted: September 28, 2012 Lead Alliance Team Member: Carolyn S. Carr Members of Group (please include email addresses): Chair: Mike Walbridge, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, SLUSD [email protected] Middle School Leadership: Bancroft: Principal: Jonathan ? Muir: Vice Principal: Zach Kahn, [email protected] Elementary School Principal: Washington: Tracey Lantz [email protected] Science: Ai Vu (IMSS) [email protected] Teacher Action Research: Anna Richert (Mills Teacher Scholars) [email protected] Carrie Wilson (Mills Teacher Scholars) [email protected] Claire Bove: Wilson (Mills Teacher Scholars) [email protected] English Language Arts: Cynthia Medina (ACOE ELD Coach) [email protected] Evaluation: Diane Friedlander (Stanford) [email protected] Teaching Artist: Brett Cook [email protected] Arts Integration PD: Tana Johnson (ACOE) [email protected] Coordination: Carolyn Carr (ACOE) [email protected] Oversight: Louise Music (ACOE) [email protected] Mission: The mission of the Alameda County Office of Education’s Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership is to establish arts learning at the core of the highest quality public education, across the curriculum, for every child, in every school, every day. What this group plans to accomplish (anticipated outcomes) and how: 1. Implement 4 daylong professional development workshops (Sept, Dec, Feb, Mar) that integrate Science, ELA and the arts by meeting with coaches to co-design scaffolded, arts integrated lessons. 2. Gather data on how teachers are assessing student work by creating & implementing a coaching plan that brings coaches to schools sites to work with teachers on how they are looking at and assessing student work meaningfully. 3. Present data outcomes from surveys to principals in the fall and spring so that they understand the scope of the work deepening content knowledge through arts integration. What are the benchmarks for success? Each teacher will develop one arts integrated lesson or unit by the end of the school year. Documentation or final products: Each completed arts integrated lesson/unit will be uploaded onto the Alliance website. PowerPoints from each PD will be made available online.














Alameda County Office of Education Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership Planning and Implementation Groups Mid Year Report 2012/13

Name of Planning and Implementation Group: IMSS/TARI: Integrating Middle School Science and Teacher Action Research Initiative Date Submitted: 01/23/13 Time Period this form covers: 09/01/12 – 06/30/13 Lead Alliance Team Member: Carolyn Carr Members of Group: Mike Walbridge, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, SLUSD [email protected] Middle School Leadership: Bancroft: Principal: Jonathan Ferrer, [email protected] Muir: Vice Principal: Zach Kahn, [email protected]

Elementary School Principal: Washington: Tracey Lantz [email protected] Science: Ai Vu (IMSS) [email protected] Teacher Action Research: Anna Richert (Mills Teacher Scholars) [email protected] Carrie Wilson (Mills Teacher Scholars) [email protected] Claire Bove: Wilson (Mills Teacher Scholars) [email protected] English Language Arts: Cynthia Medina (ACOE ELD Coach) [email protected] Evaluation: Diane Friedlander (Stanford) [email protected] Teaching Artist: Brett Cook [email protected] Arts Integration PD: Tana Johnson (ACOE) [email protected] Coordination: Carolyn Carr (ACOE) [email protected] Oversight: Louise Music (ACOE) [email protected] What this group planned to accomplish (anticipated outcomes from 2012-13 Annual Work Plan): #1: Implement 4 daylong professional development workshops (Sept, Dec, Mar, May) that integrate Science, ELA and the arts by meeting with coaches to co-design scaffolded, arts integrated lessons. #2: Gather data on how teachers are assessing student work by creating & implementing a coaching plan that brings coaches to schools sites to work with teachers on how they are looking at and assessing student work meaningfully. #3 Present data outcomes from surveys to principals in the fall and spring so that they understand the scope of the work deepening content knowledge through arts integration. Progress To Date: #1: Tana Johnson and Brett Cook co-led two successful PDs (Sept 27 and Dec 10) with a total of 15 teachers attending. Evaluations have been positive. Third is currently being planned for March with a focus on Teaching for Understanding and making the teaching practice and process transparent. #2: Coaches are meeting with small groups of teachers between each PD to look at student work together and get a baseline for assessing their work. #3: Louise and Carolyn have met with district leadership several times to deepen connections and understanding around PLCs and how to plan strategically for a Principals Meeting scheduled for Feb 26 where Diane Friedlander will present data outcomes from surveys and Carolyn will facilitate a discussion with principals about how to align IMSS/TARI strategies with PLC work site by site. Cynthia and Carolyn are meeting with all principals one-on-one to emphasize the role of site leads and to learn about their site’s PLC.

















Name of Planning and Implementation Group: Region IV County Arts Leads Date Submitted: September 28, 2012 Lead Alliance Team Member: Louise Music and Carolyn Carr Members of Group (please include email addresses): Terry Longoria, NCOE Susan Stauter, SFCOE Antigone Trimis, SFUSD Rob Daniels, VAPA, SFUSD Audra Pittman Ellen Arenas ? [email protected] ? [email protected] Kathy Farros-Hoepner ? Laura Trahan ? Louise Barbee, Contra Costa County ([email protected]) Miki Hsu Leavey, Napa, [email protected]; [email protected]; ? [email protected] Phil Rydeen, VAPA, OUSD [email protected] Susan Spain ? Suzanne Mcculloch, VAPA, BUSD ([email protected]) Mission: The mission of the Alameda County Office of Education’s Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership is to establish arts learning at the core of the highest quality public education, across the curriculum, for every child, in every school, every day. What this group plans to accomplish (anticipated outcomes): Together the committee will look at how county offices of education can help schools and school districts transition to a new generation of performance assessments aligned to California common core standards through arts learning. Meeting topics will include: • Arts learning and Common Core standards professional development • The 6th annual, regional Leadership Forum on Collective Impact and Mapping the Next 10 Years – January 9, 2013 • Arts learning in court and community schools • Arts learning in after school • The second annual Region 4 Integrated Learning Summer Institute August 13-15, 2013











Name of Planning and Implementation Group: Social Media Planning & Implementation Group Date Submitted: 10/3/12 Lead Alliance Team Member: Jessie Wick Members of Group (please include email addresses): Tana Johnson [email protected] Susan Wolf [email protected] Tina Silverstein [email protected] Unique Holland [email protected] Mariah Landers [email protected] Carolyn Carr [email protected] Belinda Taylor [email protected] Kathy Graddy [email protected] Mission: The mission of the Social Media Planning & Implementation Group is to utilize communications media to increase enrollment in professional development opportunities, support teacher learning and collaboration and communicate to motivate change and transformation in the public schools in Alameda County. What this group plans to accomplish (anticipated outcomes): Unified message and more connectedness using all website and social media channels This is how (activities): Aligning messaging (blog post announcements, School & Student Stories, Facebook & Twitter activities) to create momentum around events, forums, workshops and annual action step. Implement Phase II of website redeisgn -- including teacher units section. Provide annual calendar for staff to coordinate and focus their blogging and providing information to website and social media. Provide any training necessary so that staff can appropriately contribute to the website and other social media. What are the benchmarks for success?: Soliciting & receiving quality Stories to publish on website, continued momentum with arts providers submitting events to calendar improved statistics smoothly functioning website Documentation or final products:

● Online published content, and statistics: Facebook likes/views, twitter “re-tweets”, blog post and site views. Online documentation

● Useful, used teacher units section ● Action step collateral



Name of Planning and Implementation Group: Regional Summer Institute Date Submitted: January 23, 2012 Lead Alliance Team Member: Carolyn S. Carr Members of Group (please include email addresses):

• Etta Heber, Chabot Space and Science Center [email protected] • Janice Jackson, SCOPE [email protected] • Belinda Taylor, TAO [email protected] • Miko Lee, Youth in Arts [email protected] • Roxanne Padgett, MOCHA [email protected] • Julia Marshall, SF State [email protected] • Helena Carmena, Cal Academy of Sciences [email protected] • Julie Charles, SFMOMA [email protected] • Kristen Farr, KQED [email protected] • Caren Gutierrez, Asian Art Museum [email protected] • Nate Ivy, ACOE [email protected]

Mission: The mission of the Alameda County Office of Education’s Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership is to establish arts learning at the core of the highest quality public education, across the curriculum, for every child, in every school, every day. What this group plans to accomplish (anticipated outcomes): Build on the success of the first year’s institute by:

• Refining and starting the RFP process earlier • Providing orientation to RFP process and workshop on presentation skills • Streamlining the online registration process • Developing marketing plan in the fall of 2012 • Increasing outreach for substantial sponsorships to raise more funding

Progress to Date

• Set date for August 13-15, 2012 • Secured same location at Chabot Space & Science Center • Held three Planning & Implementation Group meetings between November and January

where above members brainstormed themes, strands, plenary speakers & artists, and ideas for mini courses.












The following chart lists the strands and understanding goals for the institute.

Strand 1 Rehumanizing Classrooms and Community

Strand 2 Citizenship and the Environment

Strand 3 Engaging our Creative Power

Understanding Goal How can we create safe and respectful human relationships to realize the potential of our classrooms and communities?

Understanding Goal How can we take responsibility for the urgent issues of our natural environment?

Understanding Goal How can we harness the courage and innovation necessary for each and every child to succeed?

Progress to Date (continued)

• An all hands Alliance meeting will be held Jan 25 as an orientation for staff about planning for registration (online & onsite), marketing, design/print, faculty roles, and social media presence.

• A contract is in process with Chabot Space and Science Center • A contract has been established between Teaching Artists Organized and ACOE to

manage registration and volunteers. • A “Registration Open” Eblast has gone out to entire Alliance list. The Alliance website

has been updated. • The RFP Eblast is scheduled to go out Jan 29. Proposals are due Feb 25. • Mini courses can now be for one session or a series of two or three sessions across the

three days. • The format of Reflection Groups is being reconsidered. Current thinking is to extend the

mini course to 2 hours and use the last half hour for reflection. Two faculty would attend each mini course and facilitate the reflection process with the mini course presenter for the last half hour.

• The Wine Reception is being moved from the middle to last day of the Institute for a celebratory closing.

• Fundraising has began when Carolyn did a pitch for sponsorships for 14K at the recent P&I meeting at Berkeley Rep.



Name of Planning and Implementation Group: Regional Summer Institute Date Submitted: September 28, 2012 Lead Alliance Team Member: Carolyn S. Carr Members of Group (please include email addresses):

• Janice Jackson, SCOPE [email protected] • Belinda Taylor, TAO [email protected] • Miko Lee, Youth in Arts [email protected] • Roxanne Padgett, MOCHA [email protected] • Helena Carmena, Cal Academy of Sciences [email protected] • Julie Charles, SFMOMA [email protected] • Kristen Farr, KQED [email protected] • Caren Gutierrez, Asian Art Museum [email protected] • Evelyn Orantes, Oakland Museum [email protected] • Nate Ivy, ACOE [email protected]

Mission: The mission of the Alameda County Office of Education’s Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership is to establish arts learning at the core of the highest quality public education, across the curriculum, for every child, in every school, every day. What this group plans to accomplish (anticipated outcomes): Build on the success of the first year’s institute by:

• Refining and starting the RFP process earlier • Providing orientation to RFP process and workshop on presentation skills • Streamlining the online registration process • Developing marketing plan in the fall of 2012 • Increasing outreach for substantial sponsorships to raise more funding

This is how (activities): See attached timeline What are the benchmarks for success? High attendance; strong evaluations; increased enrollment in ILSP courses; increased attendance at Leadership Retreats; a growth spurt in educational leadership throughout the greater community. Documentation or final products: Continue to use and refine the [email protected]; involve ACOE’s Communications Department in planning the documentation at SI.










