QUESTION
What is the status of data compilation and transparency for arts education in New York City schools?
4:49:41
·
92 sec
The council member explains that the Department of Education's annual arts and schools report is derived from state data and a survey completed by only 70-80% of schools, typically by one person who may not have a full picture of the arts instruction.
- The executive director suggests potential for cross-agency collaboration with the Department of Cultural Affairs for more comprehensive arts education data
- A report shared with the council in the 2019-2020 school year could serve as a baseline for an annual compliance report
- The goal is to better understand where arts education is happening, including teacher staffing and partnerships
Gale A. Brewer
4:49:41
I am pretty say that on arts education.
4:49:43
So when you say improve data transparency, I get what you're saying is when you spoke is the only data compilation could be your survey.
4:49:52
Is that correct?
4:49:53
In other words, DOE doesn't compile it, cultural affairs doesn't compile it, and you're not getting full full compliance.
4:50:01
Is that sort of what you're saying?
Kimberly Olsen
4:50:03
Pretty much.
4:50:03
So currently, each year, there's an annual arts and schools report that is generated by the Department of Education alone.
4:50:11
That data is derived from state data with the bed system in addition to annual arts survey that goes out to all schools.
4:50:21
Over the past 5 years or so, anywhere from 70 to 80 percent of schools actually complete that survey, and it is only one person that typically completes it.
4:50:30
Who may or may not have a full picture of what art's instruction looks like within their schools.
4:50:35
Knowing the breadth and depth of data that the Department of Cultural Affairs has.
4:50:39
We believe that there is potential to be able to have cross agency collaboration so that we can better have an understanding of where is their arts education happening, that being where are there arts teachers, where are there arts and cultural partnerships.
4:50:51
An arts and cultural partnership that's just one workshop looks very different than a semester long.
4:50:57
Partnership.
4:50:58
So that's ultimately our goal.
4:51:00
At one point, there was a report that was shared with the council in the 2019, 2020 school year.
4:51:06
We don't know why, but that is an excellent baseline of what should be reported on an annual basis to the council in terms of compliance.
