1. Arts Liaison Training #1: Leading from Your Sphere of Influence
September 21, 2017
Charles A. Hayes Center

2. Arts Liaison Training #1: Leading from Your Sphere of Influence
Training and Summit goal for the year: Inspire and empower Arts Liaisons to increase their leadership impact on their school community and in the district.
KNOW: The role of an Arts Liaison and the steps of Action Planning
UNDERSTAND: What’s within your realm of influence and control as an Arts Liaison
DO: Create a SMART goal for the year that reflects a priority issue for you and your school community

3. Arts Liaison BINGO!
Get BINGO by finding other Liaisons who have met expectations on the card. Talk briefly with them about what they did and how it went. Write their names in the accompanying squares.

4. What is the role of an Arts Liaison?
Be the public face and point person for the arts at your school and for the broader community
Communicate and coordinate the wealth of arts opportunities and resources available to students, educators, and administrators, including:
Arts initiatives within and beyond your school
Arts education resources for teachers, administrators, and students
Professional learning opportunities in the arts
Grants and other funding opportunities in the arts
Arts partnerships in and after school
Current research, trends, and hot topics in arts education advocacy (local, state, national)

5. What is the role of an Arts Liaison?
Collaborate with leadership on charting the direction and funding of arts programs and art integration at your school
Find opportunities to advocate for arts programming and arts integration at your school
Make the value of arts education visible and undeniable through data-informed evidence
Create sustained commitment to arts programs and initiatives
Assist administrators and colleagues with Arts Essential spending
Gather and verify data for Creative School Certification

6. Realms of Concern, Influence, and Control
Complete as an arts teacher.
Concern
Influence
Complete as an Arts Liaison.
Control

7. The Steps of Action Planning
What
When
Set Goal
Create a SMART goal around increasing active engagement of CPS arts liaisons.
Arts Liaison Training #1
Act
Create an Action Plan outlining steps that need to be taken to meet the goal.
Arts Liaison Training #2
Reflect
Reflect on the quality of implementation of the Action Plan.
Arts Liaison Training #6
(check-ins #3–5)

8. Setting a SMART Goal
What exactly do you want to achieve? (Who, what, where, when, how?)
Can you track progress and measure the outcome?
Is it something you can realistically accomplish?
Why is this goal worthwhile? How does it align with other goals?
Can you set a date by which this goal will be achieved?

9. Reflection on Training #1
Staying for the Summit? Turn in your reflection form at the Creative Corner and get an extra ticket for your school!
Leaving now? Sign out on your way out; we’ll you a link to complete the reflection form online.
From a Charter school? Please turn in your Reflection along with your ISBE Evaluation of Workshop form at the check-in desk on your way out to receive your Evidence of Completion form.

10. Important Reminders
Arts Liaison trainings: Next session, October 12: What’s Data Got to Do with Me?
CPS teachers: Register at cpsarts.org
Charters:

11. Important Reminders
Arts Education Conference, Nov 3–4, 2017 at Juarez HS Session proposals are due on September 29.
Register & propose sessions at cpsarts.org
Charters: Register at

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Important Reminders
Creative Schools Fund grant proposals are due on October 6th. Apply at ingenuity-inc.org.
Don’t forget to complete your survey on Learning Hub within 14 days and on ISBE within 60 days!
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