Turnaround Arts: California is seeking proposals from individuals or organizations wishing to serve schools through our Regional Coach Program for the 2025-26 school year. In particular, we seek collaborators with extensive professional development and arts integration experience in marginalized communities to coach schools in either Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Santa Cruz.
The Turnaround Arts program supports and guides schools in reexamining their approach to fostering growth in historically marginalized schools by adding the arts as a core intervention element. This approach centers arts learning as a vital step to bridging opportunity gaps in our communities. Turnaround Arts is based on the premise that high-quality and integrated arts education can strengthen school change efforts, boost academic achievement, and increase student engagement in schools facing some of the toughest educational challenges in the country.
The goals of the Regional Coach Program are to:
- Amplify collective impact in school growth in and through the arts through strategic alignment of local arts organizations and Turnaround Arts: California’s programming, resources and expertise;
- Partner with select arts organizations and professionals who will model best practices in arts integration and arts education by providing professional development and capacity-building support for Turnaround Arts schools to successfully develop and implement a strategic arts plan;
- Develop a local support network around partner schools to increase the likelihood of long-term sustainability of arts strategies;
- Foster statewide exchange between partners involved in this work, to test, develop and refine a sustainable public-private arts education and arts integration model; and
- Highlight the joyous work of Regional Coach partners as significant contributors to successful school transformation in and through the arts, contributing to the changing face of school improvement strategy.
We’re especially interested in candidates with strong ties to the local communities we serve and with a demonstrated commitment to equity, arts education, and school transformation. Please don’t hesitate to connect us with questions or pass along this opportunity.