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INTRODUCTION
97%
PARTICIPATION
This report
captures data
from the 631
CPS schools that
participated in
the Creative
Schools Survey
The data from the most recent school year were collected from 631
(97 percent) of the 653 schools in CPS, 521 arts organizations and
independent teaching artists partnering with schools, and 14 major
institutional arts funders. These data describe staffing, instructional
minutes and student access, the number of arts disciplines and depth
of course offerings in each school, arts assets (including funding for the
arts) and partnerships between schools and community arts partners.
Now in its fifth year, the State of the Arts report invites reflection on
how far CPS and the City of Chicago have come in providing quality arts
education to all students. The report opens by revisiting the timeline
presented in the Baseline Report to contextualize the progress made on the
Plan and reflect on the significant policy changes and sector achievements
that have shaped the arts education landscape in recent years. This report
also reviews the six broad goals of the Arts Education Plan and the four
interlocking strategies of the Creative Schools Initiative, with a particular
focus on the CSC, a scoring rubric that categorizes schools based on their
quantity of arts resources.
The analysis of the results of the 2016–17 CSC data begins with survey
participation rates which, at 97 percent of schools reporting, were higher
than they have ever been. The report then discusses CSC scores for
2016–17, exploring differences across school type and geography. As in
previous years, the overall rating for each school is comprised of several
components, primary among them certified arts instructor staffing and
access to arts instruction. The report examines how schools scored in
each component, with consideration given to differences in distribution
across the district and how they have changed over time. School-by-school
listings of CSC scores are listed in the appendix. Detailed snapshots of each
school’s arts staffing, programming, partnerships, and resources can be
found on artlookmap.com.
In addition, the report discusses findings related to the other elements
that comprise a school’s arts education environment, including whether a
school has a dedicated budget for the arts, professional development for
arts instructors, arts integration, opportunities for parents and community
engagement, and partnerships with external arts organizations.
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