CAEC Programs

Reopening CMSD Schools — Realigning Community Arts Partners

Jul and Sep 2021 – 2-Part Series

Schools Schools Schools: Cleveland and Surrounding Districts

What will schools look like in the Fall? In-person? Hybrid? Where do the arts sit and fit?

Thursday, July 22, 2021 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm — Coffee with Judy

• What’s ahead for CMSD this Fall? with Jeffery Allen/CMSD colleagues

Wednesday, September 15, 2021 | 9:00 – 10:30 am — Hearing from Area School Leaders

• What is planned for School Districts outside Cleveland including the arts? 

Aug and Oct 2021 – 2-Part Series

Collaborations During and Post Covid

Birds’ Eye View of what works best now and can be most useful going forward?

Wednesday, August 25, 2021 | 9:00 – 10:30 am — Coffee with Judy

• Unusual and new member collaborations: pandemic and post-pandemic

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm — Community-wide Collaborations

• Non-traditional community-wide collaborations and partnerships – Guest panel

Nov-Dec 2021 - 2-Part Series

Impact of Important Cleveland Educational Support Organizations

How do these entities work, impact the arts and serve our organizations' policies and needs?

Wednesday, November 17, 2021 | 9:00 – 10:30 am — Say Yes and More

• Hearing about and from Say Yes, True1U, other community support organizations

Thursday, December 9, 2021 | 11:00 am to 12:30 pm— Coffee with Judy –

• What have we learned? How can we work together to positively affect things?

Jan-Mar 2022 – 3-Part Series – Post-Covid Thoughts

Understanding Today’s Traumas, Ramping Up Inclusion, Deepening Social Justice and Equity

With Moderator-Host Chyrel Oates, CWRU/Youth Work Institute and Guest Panelists

Post-pandemic - how do we face trauma and build greater inclusion in and through the arts?

Thursday, January 20, 2022 | 9:00 – 10:30 am

• Reducing the overwhelming impact of trauma on student engagement & learning

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 | 11:00  am– 12:30 pm — Coffee with Judy

• Comparing efforts to build greater inclusion in our organizations and work

Thursday, March 24, 2022 | 9:00 – 10:30 am

• What does equity and justice mean in the arts in 2022? How can we do better?

Apr-2022

Making Evaluation Work for our Work

What are efficient effective processes and plans? PD Workshop with Guest Presenter

Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | Daylong Workshop 10:00 am to 4:00 pm

May 2022 – date and time, tbd (usually end of school, 4th week)

• Annual CEO Eric Gordon’s Cleveland Metropolitan School District Update

* Looking back at the year’s accomplishments across the District and new arts investment for schools and students

Jun 2022

Season’s Last Coffee with Judy

Thursday, June 23, 2022 | 9:00 - 10:30 am — Coffee with Judy

To catch up, look back at the year and gather ideas for summer and next season

CAEC Planning Group 2021-2022 — Thank you!

• Amy Rosenbluth Lake Erie Ink
• Aseelah Shareef Karamu House
• Ed Gallagher Beck Center for the Arts
• Jennifer Harris Rainey Institute
• Laila Voss Art House Inc.
• Mandy Smith Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Marcela Rodriquez Gonzales Cleveland Play House
• Melissa Higgins-Linder Cleveland Museum of Art
• Rick Grahovac Progressive Arts Alliance
• Sara Lawrence-Sucato Dancing Wheels Company and School

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