Leadership in Arts Education

Welcome to Creativity at the Core, Module 12: Leadership in Arts Education developed by the Los Angeles Office of Education and the Riverside County Office of Education.

Module 12 will provide education leaders at every level practical skills and tools to establish sustainable arts education programming in schools. We recommend progressing through the content in the following order: 

• Read the Leadership in Arts Education OVERVIEW (PPT)
• Watch the Content Webinars and refer to corresponding PowerPoints on the following FIVE content components:
  1. An Administrator’s Guide to Arts Advocacy
  2. Cultural Responsiveness in Arts Education 
  3. Arts Integration Leadership
  4. Arts Partnerships
  5. Leadership Development through Creative Action Planning
• Watch the “Take Five for Arts Ed” video interviews with many arts and education leaders from around the state of California. Access this YouTube Playlist in the Downloads or below. 

The Presentation Chart will give you an entire overview of the module (available under Downloads).

Tutorial: Click here for the Module 12 Overview.

Planning Your Professional Learning

This module is divided into seven sections.

Section 1: Overview of Arts Education in California 

Click here to access the Overview of Arts Education in California (PPT).

Section 2: An Administrator’s Guide to Arts Advocacy

Click here to access the webinar regarding advocacy for arts education developed by former Create CA Manager, Pat Wayne.

Click here to access the corresponding PPT.

Section 3: Cultural Responsiveness in Arts Education 

Click here to access the webinar providing an overview of culturally responsive arts education with Dr. Charles Brown, Director of Equity & Access in the Office of Educational Services at Riverside County Office of Education. 

Click here to access the corresponding PPT.

For additional culturally responsive strategies, go to downloads to find the CCSESA Statewide Arts Initiative’s Culturally & Linguistically Responsive Arts Teaching and Learning in Action. 

Section 4: Arts Integration Leadership

Click here to access the webinar providing an overview of arts integration leadership with Dr. Merryl Goldberg, professor and author, California State University San Marcos and Executive Director of Center ARTES.

Click here to access the corresponding PPT.

To learn more, access Chapter 8 of the California Arts Education Framework for Public Schools, Transitional Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (download PDF of chapter).

Section 5: Arts Partnerships

Click here to view the webinar regarding developing arts education partnerships with Leonardo Bravo, Curatorial Programs Clockshop

Click here for the corresponding PPT.

Section 6: Leadership Development through Creative Action Planning

Click here for the webinar describing creative action planning and how this can impact arts education programming.

Click here for the corresponding PPT.

Section 7: Take Five for Arts Ed

In this section you will find interviews with education leaders, including county superintendents and other educational leaders, addressing topics related to arts education leadership.

To access the series, click here.

Handouts & Resources

Some sections have handouts and resources (available under Downloads). Handouts included are:

• An Administrator’s Guide to Arts Education Advocacy
• Steps to Intentional Arts Integration Leadership
• Arts Integration Administrator’s Checklist 
• Secondary Administrator Observation Tool for Arts Classrooms 
• Funding & LCAP Self-Assessment Tool
• Take Five for Arts Ed Playlist 

Research

In the Research document, you will find web and book resources (available under Downloads).

Standards

All of the standards used are available in the standards handout (available under Downloads).

Credits

Other Education and Arts Contributors

Consultants

• Leonardo Bravo, Director, Curatorial Programs Clockshop
• Dr. Charles Brown, Director of Equity and Access, Riverside County Office of Education
• Peggy Burt & Kimberleigh Aarn, Arts Education Consultants 
• Dr. Merryl Goldberg, Professor in the School of Arts at California State University San Marcos and Executive Director of Center ARTES.
• Pat Wayne, Consultant and former Project Director, Create CA

Expert Contributors for the Take 5 for Arts Ed Video Series 

• Dana Adams, Learning Support Specialist, Lake County Office of Education
• Noelle Chandler, Arts Program Specialist, Merced County Office of Education
• Dr. Edwin Gomez, Superintendent, Riverside County Office of Education
• Michelle Holdt, Arts & Restorative Learning Coordinator, San Mateo County Office of Education
• Lisa Kaplan, Executive & Artistic Director, Middletown Art Center
• Helen Lemnah, Arts Specialist, Plumas County Office of Education
• Dr. Maria Martinez-Poulin, Deputy Superintendent, Los Angeles County Office of Education
• Dr. Susan Salcido, Superintendent, Santa Barbara County Education Office
  
• Jennifer Spangler, Arts Education Coordinator, Butte County Office of Education
• Mike Taylor, Executive Director, Bay Area Creative 
• Tim Taylor, Executive Director, Small School Districts Association
  
• Kai Tepper, Executive Director, Children’s Creative Project, Santa Barbara County Education Office
• Dr. Steve Tietjen, Superintendent, Merced County Office of Education
• Jacqueline White, Assistant Superintendent, Sacramento County Office of Education
  
• Dr. Steven Winlock, Executive Director, School of Education, Sacramento County Office of Education

Production 

• Thomas Amiya, Distance Learning Resource Specialist,  Los Angeles County Office of Education
• Gerald Grant, Web Coordinator, Los Angeles County Office of Education 
•  Melinda Gruber, Creative Services Manager, Riverside County Office of Education
• Khanh Pham, Video Producer, Riverside County Office of Education
• Jonas Nagy, Multimedia Developer, Los Angeles County Office of Education
• Jeff Roy, Video Producer, Riverside County Office of Education