Creative Schools Initiative | Chicago Public Schools

The Creative Schools Initiative is an ambitious effort to help every CPS student receive a well-rounded education that includes the arts. The Creative Schools Initiative places an Arts Liaison in every school, uses data and information to plan more effectively, and expands the pool of financial resources to help schools bring the arts to more students throughout their school years.

The Initiative’s four leading components address needs identified during the development of the CPS Arts Education Plan.

Arts Liaisons

Ingrid Swenson: Be Present

The Creative Schools Certification

The Creative Schools Certification (CSC) identifies the level of arts instruction in each school in five categories from Emerging to Excelling. It creates a clear picture for principals, teachers, and families about arts instruction in their school and serves as a roadmap for expanding the quality of, and access to, arts education. The Certification appears on school progress report cards along with other indicators of academic performance.

The Creative Schools Certification – Scoring Rubric provide an overview of the process by which Categories for High School and Elementary Schools are determined.

The Creative Schools Supports

Shannon Stuchel: Swirly Sky

Grants and Funding

Frida Mejia: The Last Fragments

Annual Creative Schools Calendar

* Please note this calendar is subject to change,
but it is intended to illustrate how the Creative Schools components align.

	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Creative Schools Survey	Empty	Empty	Checked	Checked	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty
Arts Essentials Timeframe	Empty	Empty	Empty	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty
State of the Arts Report Released	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Checked	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty
School Roadmaps Released	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Checked	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty
Creative Schools Fund - Fall Application	Empty	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty
Creative Schools Fund - Winter Application	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Checked	Checked	Checked	Checked	Empty	Empty	Empty
Creative Schools Fund - Application	Empty	Checked	Checked	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty	Empty

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Arts Liaisons

The Creative Schools Certification

Category 1: Excelling

Category 2: Strong

Category 3: Developing

Category 4: Emerging

Category 5: Incomplete Data

The Creative Schools Supports

Grants and Funding

Annual Creative Schools Calendar