Our Model

Art is Education Programming

In School Programs

All in-school programming includes planning time and professional development for residency teachers and teaching artists to develop an arts-integrated unit.

  • Pre-K Arts-Integrated Residency

    • 3 or more classroom visits from one arts organization
    • May include a field trip or assembly

  • Combined Arts-Integrated Residency

    • 5-7 classroom visits with 2 or more collaborating arts organizations
    • Will include a field trip or assembly

  • Short Term Arts-Integrated Residency

    • 8-10 classroom visits from one arts organization
    • May include field trip or assembly

  • Long Term Arts-Integrated Residency

    • 16-18 classroom visits from an arts organization
    • May include field trip or assembly

  • Third Grade Arts for Learning Curriculum & Residency

    • Includes specialized teacher training in nationally developed literacy curriculum
    • Teacher-led classroom curriculum
    • 5 classroom visits with a Young Audiences teaching artist

Out of School Programs

  • Parents as Arts Partners

    • Arts programming for parents and families
    • Increases parents’ awareness of the importance of the arts in their child’s education
    • Supports parents as advocates on behalf of arts education
    • Connects families to schools through arts programming

  • On-Site Teacher Professional Development

    • Customized staff workshops to explore educational methods and practice

  • Art is Education Leadership Meetings

    • Regular meetings for communication and planning among residency group leaders, site coordinator, arts organization representatives, and principal

Initiative-wide Programs

  • Best Practices (November, February, May)

    • Meetings of the Art is Education network of schools and arts organziations to explore themes in and models of arts-integration curriculum and methodology

  • Art is Education Week

    • Week-long celebration of Art is Education
    • CMSD administrators, community members, and initiative funders visit schools to observe programming
    • Bulletin Board Contest
    • Celebration for Arts Education event to kickoff Art is Education Week at City Hall

  • Summer Institute

    • Summer seminar for Art is Education network of schools and arts organziations to explore local and national models, policy, research, and best practices of arts integration