Strategic Plan | 2020-2025 Strategic Plan | 2020 – 2025 OUR MISSION, VALUES, AND HISTORY

OUR MISSION OUR VALUES The New York City Arts in Education Roundtable • Continual learning and improvement through the improves, advances, and advocates for arts education. exchange of ideas, skills, and knowledge We are a community of organizations and practitioners • The mutual support and shared aspirations of that shares information, provides professional our diverse community development, and communicates with the public to • The power of the arts to activate learning and promote our work in schools and beyond. change lives Our core purpose is to elevate, enhance, and sustain the work of the arts education community in New York City’s schools and communities.

OUR HISTORY The Roundtable was created in 1992 by and for a small group of education directors at Manhattan-based cultural organizations to share best practices in the then-new work of fostering arts experiences and teaching artistry in public school classrooms. Twenty-eight years later, the Roundtable now includes every arts discipline, organizations and practitioners in all five boroughs, and teaching artists as well as administrators. Our members range from large- scale citywide institutions to community-based and culturally specific organizations, independent teaching artists, and consultants. The Face to Face conference, instituted in the Roundtable’s first year, has grown to become the largest arts education gathering in the region. The Roundtable has also become a go-to hub for information, advocacy, and community among arts education professionals in New York City. As a true grassroots service organization, the Roundtable’s vision and reach continues to evolve along with the arts education field in New York City.

NYC Arts in Education Roundtable 3 OUR COMMUNITY: WHAT WE LEARNED

To prepare this strategic plan, we surveyed our members and the broader arts education community, held town hall discussions, and reached out to experts in the field. Here are some of the data points that informed the priorities we’ve identified in this plan. OUR REACH

108 139 EVENTS29 HOSTED 1,032 68% 108 139INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATIONAL of event attendees surveyed THIS FISCAL YEAR REGISTRANTS FOR MEMBERS MEMBERS FACE TO FACE 2020 reported attending more than including more than 1,500 serving 3,025 people one event in FY19* individuals at those organizations including members and nonmembers

WHAT THE ARTS EDUCATION COMMUNITY VALUES MOST ABOUT THE ROUNDTABLE

TOP CATEGORIES OF THE ROUNDTABLE’S WORK WHAT MAKES THE ROUNDTABLE UNIQUE?† that respondents found Important or Very Important†

88% Helping Practitioners Become More Effective in Their Own Work 83% Advocacy on Issues Impacting the Arts Education Community 84% Introducing Practitioners to Leaders in the Field 85% 54% 50% 40% Teaching Best Practices in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion 85% Modeling Best Practices in Arts Education 86% Professional Development 87%

Providing Networking and Mentorship Opportunities Face to Face Current Info on Networking Advocacy 88% Conference Arts Education THE NEED FOR GREATER EQUITY AND INCLUSION

The need for action on equity and inclusion is most striking with respect to racial representation and borough representation.

† ROUNDTABLE MEMBERS HOW NYC′S CULTURAL WORKFORCE IDENTIFIES THEMSELVES‡ 0.00% American Indian or Alaskan Native White (non-Hispanic) 0.77% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 66%

5.83% Asian or Asian American 10% Black or African American 8.46% Other (please specify)

9.23% Hispanic or Latino 11% Hispanic 12.31% Black or African American 6% Asian White or Caucasian 63.85%

4 Strategic Plan 2020 – 2025 THE NEED FOR NEW YORK CITY MEMBER ORGANIZATION LOCATION White, alone 42.7% 30.71% GREATER EQUITY Black or African American, alone 24.3% 27.03% AND INCLUSION American Indian and Alaska Native, alone .4% (CONT.) Asian, alone 19.54% 13.9% 17.01% TOTAL NYC POPULATION: Native Hawaiian and EST. 8,336,817 other Pacific Islander, alone .1% Brooklyn: 30.71% (est. 2,559,903) Two or more races 3.5% Bronx: 17.01 % (est. 1,418,207) Manhattan: 19.54% (est. 1,628,706) Hispanic or Latino 29.10% Island Staten Staten Island: 5.71% (est. 476,143) White, not 5.71% Queens: 27.03% (est. 2,253,858) Hispanic or Latino 32.10% Brooklyn Bronx Manhattan Queens HOW COVID-19 HAS IMPACTED OUR WORK

FREQUENCY OF PROGRAMMING INCREASED DIGITAL REACH OVERALL

PRE – COVID-19 FREQUENCY COVID-19 FREQUENCY OF TOTAL PARTICIPANTS OF PROGRAMMING PROGRAMMING AT LIVE EVENTS July 2019–February 2020 March 2020–June 2020 March 2020–June 2020 TOTAL TOTAL 1,060 Community Conversations 1,260 EVENTS EVENTS 1,645 Face to Face TOTAL VIEWS OF 305 Affinity Groups VIDEO RECORDINGS 99 average2020 5 events per month (Vimeo and YouTube) average 1.13 events per month 3,010 Total

MEASURES OF DISRUPTION FOR THE FIELD RELIEF FUND From COVID-19 Impact Survey administered in March/April 2020 Established a relief fund for arts education practitioners AT LEAST

330AWARDS GIVEN 86.49%of organizations reported they would 75.68%of respondents reported that a loss in 330 experience financial hardship if all payment from the DOE would impact their outstanding invoices were not honored ability to employ all or part of their staff (inclusive of programs partially completed (inclusive of teaching artists)** $330,000 and programs canceled)** TOTAL AWARDED

ACCELERATED ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOR ARTS EDUCATION

Since the formal announcement that NYC public schools would shift to remote learning due to COVID-19, the Roundtable has taken an active role in advocating for clear guidelines and preserved funding for arts in education. Some highlights include: Launched #ArtsAreEssential Campaign (a coalition of teachers, artists, cultural workers, celebrities, parents, students, and the Arts Committee to the Panel on Educational Policy to advocate for preserved funding for arts education in the 2020–2021 budget) Delivered live testimony before the NY City Council and submitted several written testimonies to hearings of the committees on Finance, Education, and Cultural Affairs Advocated directly to the Chancellor and to City Council Members’ offices Featured on panels and in the media, including WNYC/NPR, Page Six of NY Post, NY1, Art Net News, WBAI, Grantmakers in the Arts’ Panel series, Dance/NYC’s #ArtistsAreNecessaryWorkers series, and Teaching Artistry with Courtney J. Boddie podcast

*Face to Face 2019 Participant Evaluation, April 2019 U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 † NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Survey, February 2019 ** NYC Arts in Education Roundtable Member COVID-19 Impact Survey, ‡ New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Workforce April 2020 Demographics Pilot Study Results, July 2019

NYC Arts in Education Roundtable 5 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES CONSTRUCTING A FRAMEWORK FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT

Advancing Enhancing arts EQUITY, ACCESS, education through and INCLUSION in PROFESSIONAL arts education and DEVELOPMENT for increasing diversity administrators and in arts education teaching artists leadership

Strengthening the Advocating for arts community of arts education professionals educators—to share and organizations and challenges and lessons empowering our learned, ensuring the members to be SUSTAINABILITY OF ADVOCATES FOR ARTS EDUCATION and ARTS EDUCATION its ability to thrive

6 Strategic Plan 2020 – 2025 IMPACT GOALS PROFESSIONAL EQUITY, ACCESS, DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSION IMPACT GOALS IMPACT GOALS • Roundtable programming increases arts education • Roundtable programming and membership eliminate professionals’ capacities and confidence in carrying barriers and reveal pathways to cultural equity and out their work inclusion in arts education • Insights and best practices from Roundtable • Roundtable programming and membership eliminate programming enhance the effectiveness of arts barriers to advancement for professionals from education for students across New York City underrepresented communities MEASURES OF SUCCESS • The Roundtable and its membership demonstrate • Survey responses from arts education professionals responsive listening and transparency, so that we are regarding the impact of Roundtable programming on not only sharing our “best practices” but our challenges preparedness, capacities, and confidence and questions as well • Number of students reached by arts education • The Roundtable documents and educates our members professionals engaged in Roundtable programming about the need for professional wages, employment • Additional measures of how Roundtable programming benefits, fair working conditions, and an equitable affects the experience and impact of arts education to quality and standard of living be determined MEASUREMENTS OF SUCCESS • Number of events and activities outside of midtown Manhattan • Diverse representation in the Roundtable’s board, staff, guest speakers, and membership • Asset-based language reflected in all Roundtable publications • Level of transparency around Roundtable finances and decision-making processes • Partnerships with a diverse range of arts- and advocacy-based organizations • Reflection of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion values in all aspects of Roundtable programming

NYC Arts in Education Roundtable 7 IMPACT GOALS (CONTINUED) ADVOCATES FOR SUSTAINABILITY FOR ARTS EDUCATION ARTS EDUCATION IMPACT GOALS IMPACT GOALS • Roundtable members’ impact on the arts sector • Roundtable forums, both online and in person, create and on education is clear to policymakers and the effective opportunities to share professional insights broader community and best practices • Funders better understand the needs of member • Roundtable forums, both online and in person, provide organizations and their constituents meaningful opportunities to develop relationships and • Roundtable members are connected with available build networks of support opportunities through city, state, and other • Roundtable members maintain and strengthen their government agencies connection to the arts education community despite • Pay is more equitable for individuals in ongoing public health considerations member organizations MEASURES OF SUCCESS • Roundtable members and the arts education community • Survey responses from arts education professionals are able to proactively address disruption and regarding their experience with Roundtable events and challenges that affect our community forums, including how well the Roundtable is adapting MEASURES OF SUCCESS to changing circumstances • Clear mapping of financial contributions by member • Number of arts education professionals engaged in organizations to public education Roundtable forums and level of repeat engagement • Ongoing, timely, open communication with public and private funders on behalf of members • Members’ advocacy success using Roundtable tools and resources

8 Strategic Plan 2020 – 2025 HOW WE GET THERE

IMMEDIATE (1 YEAR) • Build staff capacity ° Promote Managing Director to an Executive Director position that focuses more on fundraising and program oversight, with competitive salary and benefits ° Hire dedicated part-time Program Manager (to ensure consistency in programming, shifting away from mostly volunteer model) • Develop hiring systems and human resources infrastructure that support EDI-focused values • Find dedicated co-working space that allows team to work together and has meeting- and event-hosting capacity • Invest in technology infrastructure and build capacity to manage it to allow staff to work efficiently both in the office and at home and to make our virtual offerings more robust • Develop event policies that adapt to COVID-19 restrictions

SHORT-TERM (2–3 YEARS) • Continue to build staff capacity • Hire dedicated part-time development staff to allow more time for relationship building and oversight of work by Executive Director • Engage interns to support programming and growth

MEDIUM-TERM (3–5 YEARS) • Continue to build staff capacity • Add additional communications/outreach support within an existing position or by creating a new one • Hire Internship and Training Coordinator (could initially be a split position with communications and outreach or programming) • Hire part-time advocacy staff (could initially be a split position with communications and outreach or programming) • Engage fellows to support programming and growth

NYC Arts in Education Roundtable 9 OUR MEMBERS ORGANIZATIONS 92nd Street Y Dia Art Foundation Park Avenue Armory Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Disney Theatrical Group Parsons Scholars Program Apollo Theater Foundation DreamYard Project Pentacle Arthur Miller Foundation Exploring the Arts, Inc. People’s Theatre Project Artichoke Dance Company Flushing Council on Culture Pier 55 ArtistYear and the Arts Ping Chong + Company Arts Connection Free Arts NYC Red Bull Theater Arts For All Abilities Consortium Girl Be Heard Roundabout Theatre Company ArtWorks Hispanic Culture Arts Sing for Hope Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Inside Broadway Statement Arts Bitty City Players Jacob Burns Film Center Strike Anywhere Bloomingdale School of Music LEAP Performance Ensemble Boys & Girls Club of Newburgh Leslie Lohman Museum Studio in a School Bridging Education & Art Together Lincoln Center Education Symphony Space (BEAT) Global Lincoln Center Theater TADA! Youth Theater Broadway Bound Kids Little Kids Rock Teachers College, Bronx Arts Ensemble Lower Manhattan Cultural Columbia University Brooklyn Academy of Music Council (LMCC) Teachers & Writers Collaborative Brooklyn Arts Council Magic Box Productions The Broadway League Brooklyn Arts Exchange Manhattan Theatre Club The Center for Educational Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Mark Morris Dance Group Innovation Brooklyn Youth Music Project, Inc. Marquis Studios The Harnisch Foundation Carnegie Hall MCC Theater The Juilliard School Casita Maria Center for Mexico Beyond Mariachi The Metropolitan Opera Arts and Education Midori & Friends The CEI-PEA Movement Research The Open Eye Theater Center for Traditional Music and Brain-Building for the Arts The Rock and Roll Music and Dance Nassau Performing Arts Forever Foundation Chickenshed NYC National Dance Institute The Touchstone Center for Children Children’s Arts Guild National Guild for Community The Town Hall Children’s Museum of the Arts Arts Education Theatre Communications Group City Lore, Inc. New York City Arts in Theatre Development Fund Education Roundtable Theatre for a New Audience CO/LAB Theater Group New York City Ballet Together in Dance Community-Word Project viBe Theater Experience Creative Stages NYC New York Philharmonic Wingspan Arts CUNY Creative Arts Team New Workshop YMCA of Greater New York Dance Theatre of Harlem NYC Children’s Theater Yo Re Mi Dance Vectors, Inc. NYC Kids Project Young Audiences New York, Inc. (The Phyllis Rose Dance Co.) Opening Act Dedalus Foundation Orchestra of St. Luke’s

10 Strategic Plan 2020 – 2025 INDIVIDUALS Vika Adutova Alysa Haas Chinita Pointer Piper Anderson Kimberly Hale Jane L. Polin Casey R. Angelo Amy Harris Barbara Pollard Amanda M. Beagle Elizabeth Harvey Audra Fuhr Purita Daniel Bernstein Hollis Headrick Tessa Raden Maren Berthelsen Reilly Hilbert Brett Radke Rosalyn Bindman Heather C. Hsieh Chris Ramos Melissa B. Birnbaum Kim Ilardi Jacqueline Raymond Kelly L. Brady Christopher J. Jackson Emily Reeder Krystal Brenes Devon Johnson Emily P. Reineke Mary Brenholts Joseph “Abe” Johnson Kaylen N. Rice Paul Brewster Kenn Jones Lindsay M. Roberts Evan L. Briggs Polly Kahn Andrew Roitstein Harris Cabrera Amy M. Kail Karen Sam Camelia Calabrese Jenn Katona Amy Sawyers-Williams Claudia P. Calderon Sobha Kavanakudiyil Mackie Saylor Lidia Castillo Pamela King Lucia Scheckner Sindy Castro Rachel King Grace Schiraldi Jessica L. Cermak Amy Kirkland Maria E. Schirmer Linda R. Cholodenko Nancy Kleaver Elana Schlossberg Barbara Cohen-Stratyner Lindsay Kujawa Carol T. Schwartz Michelle Cole Laura Kujo Jeff Seabaugh Audrey Cox Heather Lanza Madhukanta Sen Maria Cuzzocrea Burke Wendy K. Mages Helio A. Sepulveda Yvonne Dallam Gabrielle Marie Lawlor Nancy Shankman Kevin Danger-James Linda Lawrence Mackenzie Sherburne Justin Daniel Cindy Leacock Katherine Sinsabaugh Oksana Danziger Brad Learmonth Maxine Stadnik Edie L. Demas Tim Lord Carol Sterling Marit Dewhurst Jessica P. Lorenz Celia Stockton Lisa diLiberto Carol Losos Barbara Stratyner Anthony J DiModica Krista J. Louden Sonnet Takahisa Andrea Dishy Maura Malloy Mary Tarochione Kelly Donovan Danielle Martin Mariana Tchen Joy Prentice Faller Lynne Mattos Stephanie Thompson Susan Fenley Laura Mauro Jennifer Tsukayama Stephen Ferrell Elise May Jan W. Valle Gabrielle L. Flores Carmen Meyers Jeff Vockrodt Lulu Fogarty George Lee Miles Kerry Warren Seanan Forbes David Montgomery Britta B. Wheeler Jessica Genick Sarah J. Mueller Eric Williamson Rebecca Sophie Gerrard Ilona Oltuski Theodore Wiprud Hardeep Gill Ayodele Oti Eve Wolff Steven Gillenwater Eric Mark Olson-Sánchez Padilla Neil F. Worden Michael Z. Goldstein Shaun Parry Sarah E. Worthington Amanda R. Guest Tim Peck Megan Zhang

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