Community / Schools Partnership for the Arts
C/SPA was created in 1996 as an independent advisory council to the superintendent of schools. This unique partnership between the Sarasota County Arts Council and the Sarasota Public School District is comprised of school and district administrators, teachers, and community arts education advocates. In 2002, C/SPA was recognized at a national symposium of the Arts Education Partnership (AEP) in Washington, DC, for its outstanding collaborative relationship between the arts community and the school district. This partnership continues to serve the students of Sarasota County.
C/SPA's long-term goals are to advance the knowledge of arts education and its strategies, to encourage continuous learning and to promote dialogue about arts education in our schools and in our community.
C/SPA's Vision
C/SPA envisions every student participating in a quality arts program, taught through a balanced curriculum, based on national standards with school and community collaboration.
C/SPA's Mission
C/SPA provides leadership in the continual development, implementation, and celebration of education in, about, and through the arts for all students in Sarasota County.
C/SPA's Goals
1. Develop and implement curricula in five art forms: dance, media, music, theatre, and visual arts.
2. Infuse the arts into all facets of school life and into all subjects.
3. Develop and implement innovative programs including visual and performing arts magnet programs, to enhance standards-based courses, expanding the range of experiences available to students and teachers.
4. Systematically assess student learning in the arts and regularly evaluate arts education programs.
5. Recruit, hire, and retain highly qualified, certified arts teachers in all arts forms.
6. Provide regular professional development so that teachers can help their students meet National and Sunshine State Standards in the arts.
7. Address needs and resources for arts education in district planning, budgeting, and communication processes.
8. Provide equitable and adequate human, financial and instructional resources, facilities, equipment and supplies for education in all five art forms.
9. Communicate within the school district, the community, the state and the nation regarding arts education in Sarasota County and its effects.
C/SPA's Top Ten Priorities
ACCESS - helping to ensure that every child has access to sequential dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual art instruction at his/her level of achievement
- EQUITY - helping to ensure that students at all schools, regardless of their learning challenges, enjoy the same opportunities in arts education
- RESOURCES - helping to locate and encourage new sources of funding and monitor distribution of school and community arts education resources
- QUALITY - helping to ensure that all arts education courses are taught by qualified, certified arts educators
- CONTENT - helping to create and maintain excellence in arts education curricula and assessments as well as helping to align community arts programs with school district curricula
- INNOVATION - helping to ensure that teachers are aware of and utilizing the latest techniques and encouraging their students' originality
- LITERACY - helping to ensure that every child is literate in the arts as well as all of the other subjects taught in schools, especially reading
- RECOGNITION - helping to ensure that the district is recognized for its outstanding collaborations and that students, teachers, and community arts supporters have opportunities for celebrating their achievements
- COMMUNICATION - helping to teach the community at large the importance of supporting a world class, balanced education for its students
- CONTINUOUS PROGRESS - helping to monitor arts education programs to ensure that there is positive movement in all of these areas every year
2010-2011 Steering Committee Membership
SARASOTA COUNTY COMMUNITY C/SPA MEMBERS
- CHAIR - Nancy Roucher, Arts Education Task Force Chair
- Ivonne Antonian, Riverview High School Student
- Cindy Balistreri, Perlman Suncoast Program Education Director
- Susan Burke, FAAE Executive Director
- Jennifer Carlson, Riverview High School Parent
- Kevin Conlon, Ringling College Assoc. VP for Curriculum & Instruction
- Jennifer Gemmeke, Circus Sarasota
- Brian Hersh, Asolo Repertory Theatre Education Director
- Barbara Johnson, Creative Drama for Creative Lrng., Players Theatre Board Member
- Leslie Lacktman, Arts Education Advocate
- Kyle Lundquist, Retired Educator, Arts Education Advocate
- Elizabeth Power, Perlman Subcoast Program Executive Director
- Bruce Rodgers, Hermitage Executive Director
- Alyson Rozier, Sarasota Orchestra Music Education Coordinator
- Maureen Zaremba, John and Mable Ringling Museum Association Curator of Ed.
SARASOTA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT C/SPA MEMBERS
- CHAIR - Angela Hartvigsen, Fine Arts Program Specialist
- COORDINATOR - Karen Johns, Lakeview Music Specialist
- Joe Bazenas, Booker Middle School Principal
- Steve Cantees, Executive Director of High Schools
- Page Dettmann, Executive Director of Middle Schools
- Ron DiPillo, Oak Park School Principal
- Steven E. Dragon, Southside Elementary School Principal
- Gretchen Eidelbus, Taylor Ranch Elementary Educator
- Kelly Ellington, Taylor Ranch Elementary School Principal
- Phyllis Frederick, Oak Park Assistant Principal
- Colleen Glenney, Booker High School VPA Coordinator
- Wendy Katz, Leadership Development Director
- Leanne Mcintire, The Education Channel Manager/Director
- Carrie Mills, Booker Middle School Theatre/Math Educator
- Janet Ndah, Laurel Nokomis School Assistant Principal
- Nancy Roberts, Exec. Director of Curriculum and Instruction
- John Zoretich, Executive Director of Elementary Schools
C/SPA's 2010-2011 COMMITTEE WORK
The Community/School Partnership for the Arts is always looking for volunteers who wish to help complete its yearly advocacy projects. Committee members do not have to be on the Steering Committee.
LEADERSHIP
This committee will continue to supervise the distribution of the applications, evaluation of the portfolios, and presentation of the Arts Education Leadership Award annually.
CHAIR: TBA
MEMBERS: KYLE LUNDQUIST, JANET NDAH, COLLEEN GLENNEY
COMMUNITY RESOURCES/FIELD TRIPS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
This committee will determine what professional development the community arts organizations are willing and able to provide for teachers and will help develop resources to disseminate this information. The work will also include a comprehensive list of arts field trips available in our community with recommendations for students to attend at the various K-12 grade levels.
CHAIR: CINDY BALISTRERI
MEMBERS: ALYSON ROZIER, CARRIE MILLS, BARBARA JOHNSON
ACCESS & EQUITY
This committee will continue its work to promote continuity in arts education offerings between and among schools. Members will revisit the Elementary, Middle and High School C/SPA recommendations, will monitor elementary scheduling issues and address needs as they arise, will review articulation, will monitor the implementation of the 6-period middle school schedules, especially regarding placement of students in requested courses and ability-appropriate groupings, and will continue to encourage recruitment 5th-6th grades and 8th-9th grades.
CHAIR: KAREN JOHNS
MEMBERS: JOE BAZENAS, ANGELA HARTVIGSEN
PUBLIC RELATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS/CAREERS & WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT
This committee will continue to update the C/SPA web site and encourage media coverage of arts education events as well as continue to develop the school to work components.
CHAIR: NANCY ROUCHER
MEMBERS: SUSAN BURKE, IVONNE ANTONIAN, ELIZABETH POWER, KAREN JOHNS, KEVIN CONLON
2010-2011 C/SPA MEETING DATES
All meetings are open to the public. The Fall and Spring meetings (in bold) are general meetings/receptions; the rest are Steering Committee (working) meetings.
- AUGUST 17, Tuesday 4:30-6:30 p.m. (Landings Blue Bldg)
- SEPTEMBER 15, Wednesday 4:30-6:30 p.m. (location tbd)
- OCTOBER 5, 6, or 7 (T, W or Th) Fall Mtg/AP Reception 4:30-6:30 p.m. (location tbd)
- NOVEMBER 10, Wednesday 4:30-6:30 p.m. (location tbd)
- DECEMBER – no meeting
- JANUARY 20, Thursday 4:30-6:30 p.m. (location tbd)
- FEBRUARY 15, Tuesday 4:30-6:30 p.m. (location tbd)
- MARCH 23, Wednesday 4:30-6:30 p.m. (location tbd)
- APRIL 14, Thursday End-of-Year Committee Reports 4:30-6:30 p.m. (location tbd)
- MAY 3, Tuesday – Spring General Mtg & Leadership Award Presentation 4:30-6:30 p.m. (location tbd)
- JUNE 10, Friday 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Annual Planning Meeting (Landings Blue Bldg)
Please contact the chairs for further information.
Nancy Roucher: nancyhr@aol.com
Angela Hartvigsen: angela_hartvigsen@sarasota.k12.fl.us
Links
Sarasota County Arts Council
Florida Alliance for Arts Education
Florida Music Educators Assoc. & Florida School Music Assoc.