Dance education p&i 2011-14

Dance Education InitiativePlanning and Implementation Group Action Plan 2011-14

Mission Statement The mission of the Dance Education Initiative is to support life-long appreciation of dance for the students in Alameda County.

Our vision is to:

• promote the value of dance and dance learning• ensure all children and youth have access to an ecology of dance

education resources • prepare students to be culturally literate in the art of dance

Year One: 2011-12Goal: Strengthen the capacity of the ACOE DEI and find support for a public education campaign about the value of dance.

Objective One: Build DEI committee’s capacity and representation

Strategies: 1) Find an ACOE south county representative for ACOE DEI2) Committee members accountable at each DEI meeting about recruitment from original list. (see attached minutes from March (2011)3) Include DEI as part of ACOE’s Alliance for Arts Leadership

planning process4) Develop Budget for DEI for expenses (ie. public relations, survey

instrument, committee chair’s fte)

Objective Two: Identify dance programming happening in Alameda County

Strategies: 1) Identify who can provide technical assistance support for survey2) Survey city unified school district offices and county-wide arts

organizations3) Develop follow-up plan for survey

Objective Three: Promote Alameda County dance events as they occur, and develop public education campaign

Strategies: 1) Use current online and print communication tools : California

Dance Network (online), In Dance (monthly publication) 2) DEI page on the new ACOE Arts is Education website3) Targeted e-mails to districts promoting ACOE website DEI page4) Article in Educational Leadership Magazine (ASCD publication)

highlighting dance programming in a school or district5) Work with ACOE public relations manager on public relations

strategy6) Article in local newspaper or major newspaper

Alameda County Office of Education1/24/2013

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Year Two: 2012-13Goal: Promote the value of dance and develop network of Alameda County dance resources.

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

Strategies: 1) Use information from surveys to develop network database2) Convene network at an event where they can support and learn

from each other3) Link with other dance institutions that can support convening (ie.

California Dance Education Association, Luna Dance Institute)

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

Strategies: 1) You tube link to ACOE DEI page2) Encourage network to showcase dance publicly in their community

(use existing outlets – Bay Area National Dance Week, Dance Anywhere, Earth Day)

Year Three: 2013-14Goal: Provide network and tools to broaden Alameda County students participation in dance with support from district offices of education.

Objective One: Create a core of dance advocates among county and district decision-makers

Strategies: 1) Presentation to district decision-makers at ACOE arts education

leadership event.2) Present outcomes from year 1 and 23) Follow-up meetings with 3-5 decision-makers advising them on how

to begin or build upon dance education in their school or district.4) Present at California County Superintendents Educational Services

Association state-wide conference.

Objective Two: continue to build on dance network tools promoting the value of dance

Strategies: 1) Encourage dialogue between dance-makers, parents and

decision-makers2) Document how network has broadened on ACOE DEI page


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Objective Three: Create a leadership team, consisting of district decision-makers, parents, teachers who will hold Alameda County accountable to the mission vision of the DEI, and a working structure for this group.

Strategies: 1) Identify leadership (non-administrator) within key districts to

continue the promotion of dance and broaden participation.2) Approach administrative leaders in districts and develop them to

advocate for dance education among their colleagues in other districts

3) ACOE DEI planning and implementation group work with new “leadership team” of administrators, teachers, parents, artists ad they transition into their role as the “dance education keepers” of Alameda County.

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This is a draft plan pending recommendations from Teaching and Learning Oversight Committee.

Yearly timeframe is July 1st – June 30th.

Plan progress will be assessed mid-year and end of year, and revisions made as appropriate.


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