2018-08-10T16:33:30-05:00 2017-09-30 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2016-10-01 942733935 California Alliance for Arts Education CALI 6265789315 85 South Grand Avenue Pasadena CA 91105 Joseph Landon Executive Director 6265789315 2018-08-10 ARMEN GRIGORIAN P01582463 2136393550 2016 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Joseph Landon 85 South Grand Avenue Pasadena CA 91105 1130585 0 X www.artsed411.org X 1988 CA To promote, support, and advocate for visual and performing arts education in California. 12 12 7 41 0 0 1927864 889839 8200 17751 1694 7252 0 2921 1937758 917763 0 0 0 0 552009 677923 0 0 40115 688595 875836 1240604 1553759 697154 -635996 1735061 1137832 75295 115566 1659766 1022266 X The Alliance's mission is to advocate for high quality arts education for all students by providing policy expertise and by mobilizing a statewide network of advocates and allied partners.The California Alliance for Arts Education (Alliance) is in its fifth decade of working to build a brighter future for our state by making the arts a core part of every child's quality education. A statewide leader and convener, the Alliance galvanizes California's abundance of arts and culture experts to advocate for quality arts education for all students. By collaborating effectively with the state's leading education and parent engagement agencies, and providing an anchor for policy expertise at the state and local levels, the Alliance is the leader in promoting the arts in schools and enriching the lives of children, families, and communities. 0 0 864292 17751 The California Alliance for Arts Education is pleased to present a report on our major program accomplishments and highlights. During fiscal year 2017, the Alliance continued its Arts Now Campaign and Student Voices Campaign, supported our Arts Now Communities, empowered California school districts across the state to increase arts education through Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) advocacy and the Arts Now Planning Initiative, and partnered with the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association and the California Department of Education to strengthen the Title I policy pathway. Arts Now Campaign & Student Voices CampaignOn January 6, 2017, the Alliance hosted the Arts Now Humboldt Summit. The Summit was a region-wide conference that offered strategies and resources for bringing arts education to rural school districts. Approximately 100 school leaders, teachers, and community partners from Northern Humboldt Union High School District shared how they have increased opportunities for creative learning through collaboration, partnerships within Humboldt's creative economy, and programs that engage local artists and art organizations in classrooms. Highlights of the day included student performances, speaker panels, an Arts Ed Data Project presentation, and classroom visits. The 2017 Student Voices Campaign launched in November 2016 and ran until April 2017. The Campaign is a video advocacy program that provides California public school students in grades 7-12 with a means to directly communicate school goals to local board members as well as learn about school policymaking. Leading up to the Student Voices Campaign, we organized events and produced informational documents intended to facilitate the participation of local advocates in the LCFF planning processes in their districts. For example, the Student Leadership Lab identified, documented, and shared examples of effective student leadership training and student-led advocacy. Moreover, a revised version of the Student Voices Campaign Classroom Guide was released in the fall for teachers to use during the school year. The Guide structures the Campaign as an interdisciplinary, service-learning classroom project that includes elements of civic participation, creative expression, media production, and community engagement. On January 11, 2017, we hosted a webinar attended by 23 teachers about how to use and integrate the Guide into curricula. We also collaborated with Arts for LA to produce the Activate Student Voices Guide, a resource for arts organizations to embed the Campaign's civic engagement processes into existing youth programs. We ultimately received 101 videos from students located in eight different counties across California, a 66% increase in submissions from the previous year. The 2017 Student Voices Summit & Screening, the culminating event of the Campaign and part of the Arts Now California Summit series, was held on April 29th at Plaza de la Raza in Los Angeles. Over 100 students, teachers, parents, and arts education leaders from all over California attended the Summit, which featured student advocacy presentations and opportunities to learn about careers in the state's creative industries. The day included a panel discussion with professionals from film and television, music production, aerospace engineering, automotive design, and fashion. Students were also able to participate in a variety of creative workshops such as filmmaking, animation, and theatre. The event concluded with a screening of finalist videos and an awards ceremony. Arts Now Communities In FY2017, we supported our 23 existing Arts Now Communities by providing them with one-on-one coaching, professional development, technical support, and advocacy best practices. We will continue our efforts to identify new leaders in other districts and counties. Our Local Advocacy Retreat was held on September 21 and 22, 2017 in Riverside. The retreat featured training about topics necessary to lead vibrant and productive Arts Now Communities. The first day featured a think tank about assessing the arts education landscape in your community and a panel about building relationships with district leadership. The second day included a facilitated discussion about shaping ideas for an action plan and time dedicated to working on action plans with Alliance coaches. Twenty-two Arts Now Community leaders from all over California attended the retreat and participated in the intensive training. LCFF Materials We have enriched and strengthened our 23 local advocacy coalitions throughout California and provided them with technical support and professional development. On our website, artsed411.org, we host a Coalition Blog that serves as a space where local groups can share their success stories and advocacy strategies. Significant posts to the blog include "Building Relationships with School Leaders in San Benito County and "Strategic Communications with District Leadership: Creating Arts Champions!" Through initiatives such as the Coalition Blog, the Alliance helps communities across California connect, share their experiences, and support each other in their arts advocacy efforts. We worked to address equity and access to arts education in California schools by working with CreateCA to promote the Arts Education Data Project. The Data Project provides important information to education leaders, teachers, and parents about levels of access to and enrollment in arts courses in California schools. The Alliance has promoted the Data Project in our communications and webinars and has incorporated Data Project content into our Arts Now Campaign events. In addition, we have partnered with CreateCA on smaller, regional events that feature the Data Project and present arts planning and local advocacy as key strategies to increase access to the arts. This suite of tools has motivated school leaders in a new way to increase participation and ensure student success in arts education. In July and August 2017, the Alliance completed a scan of 53 LCAPs from districts where the Alliance has provided strategic support. The analysis of the LCAPs revealed exciting results about the impact of our work in these districts: 49 out of the 53 districts included arts in their LCAP (92.5%). In addition, 18 districts included increases in arts funding between 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 academic years. Our analysis found that in districts that have taken part in the Alliance's LCFF programs and training, there has been a steady increase in the number that include arts in their plans and budgets. The most recent LCAP scan demonstrates the Alliance programs have been successful in convincing school boards to commit LCFF funding to support arts education and arts integration strategies across the curriculum.Arts Now Planning Initiative In an effort to ensure quality and equity in district arts programs, the Alliance developed the Arts Now Planning Initiative, which provides strategic assistance, high caliber facilitation, and financial support to help school districts and counties complete an Arts Plan. In partnership with Arts for All, the Alliance released an updated version of The Insider's Guide to Arts Education Planning, which includes information about the Local Control Funding Formula and other current considerations for arts planners. In March, in partnership with CreateCA and the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA), the Alliance offered an Insider's Guide training to Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) staffers so that they could facilitate arts planning in their communities. In addition, the Alliance worked directly with one county and two districts on Strategic Arts Plans. In July, the Alliance hosted an "Insider's Guide Train the Trainer" session in collaboration with CCSESA.Title I Initiative The Alliance is partnering with the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) in consultation with the California Department of Education to develop a voluntary cohort of regional leaders who are engaging in deeper work around Title I across the state. The Alliance contracted with a consultant to develop five sample school site plans demonstrating how to incorporate arts into Title I planning compliant with state and federal law. These five plans are on the www.title1arts.org website and are being used as a linchpin of the CCSESA learning cohort. 336265 The Alliance acts as the fiscal sponsor for CreateCA, an unincorporated nonprofit association and coalition of five organizations: the Alliance, the California Department of Education, the California Arts Council, the California PTA, and the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association. CreateCA's mission is to ensure that all students are able to reach their full potential by advancing an education model that promotes creativity and the arts for the 21st century workforce. 1200557 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 59 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X The Organization 6265789315 85 South Grand Avenue Pasadena CA 91105 Armando Castellano Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ed Honowitz Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Joan Palmer Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 William Tisdale Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Slavkin Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Nancy Ng Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Emily Hall Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Richman Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Julie Fry Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sofia Fojas Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Marcheta Williams Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Joseph Landon Executive Director 40.00 X 113708 0 31305 Leonardo Bravo Secretary 2.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia Wayne Program Director 40.00 X 100952 0 16865 214660 0 48170 2 0 0 0 0 165025 724814 889839 CONSULTING FEES 611710 17251 17251 PROGRAM SERVICE 711300 500 500 17751 6403 6403 213671 212822 849 849 849 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 2921 2921 2921 917763 17751 0 10173 X 158302 142472 7915 7915 432912 237430 173575 21907 17201 9562 6805 834 23797 14867 8746 184 45711 27208 16236 2267 12000 12000 34087 34087 503392 482598 20794 48048 29189 16165 2694 25391 22852 2539 104271 97303 5343 1625 125393 122129 3264 11661 20 11641 Professional Developmen 5673 573 5100 Dues and Subscriptions 2413 1619 644 150 Miscellaneous 2007 1500 507 BOARD COST 1339 1339 161 161 1553759 1200557 313087 40115 140651 141760 171361 424029 723750 269578 3888 2065 12767 12767 0 0 695411 300400 1735061 1137832 75295 115566 75295 115566 X 805106 491175 854660 531091 1659766 1022266 1735061 1137832 -635996 -1504 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 X 529970 415612 1154858 1927864 889839 4918143 529970 415612 1154858 1927864 889839 4918143 2133655 2784488 472 531 521 1694 6403 9621 4927764 9350 0.56510 0.53390 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 36412 36412 1164145 1200557 195056 48764 0 0 98712 126808 179986 195056 600562 900843 25570 25887 31416 36412 119285 24678 31702 44997 48764 150141 225212 385 155 540 10193 10193 0 2574 2574 0 0 X Part X, Line 2: Accounting standards require an organization to evaluate its tax positions and provide for a liability for any positions that would not be considered "more likely than not" to be upheld under a tax authority examination. Management has evaluated its tax positions and has concluded that a provision for a tax liability is not necessary at September 30, 2017. Generally, the Alliance's information returns remain open for examination for a period of three (federal) or four (state of California) years from the date of filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The draft Form 990 is distributed electronically to The Board, who formally votes to approve it prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Board members sign an annual conflict of interest policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Comparability data is used to determine compensation of the organization's officers. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization's governing documents are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Professional Fees: Program service expenses 423. Management and general expenses 5,409. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,832. Contracted Services: Program service expenses 474,075. Management and general expenses 15,385. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 489,460. LAN Managers & Coordinators: Program service expenses 8,100. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 8,100. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The Board Of Directors is responsible for the oversight of the review of the financial statements and selection of an independent accountant. This process is unchanged from the prior year.