The Dance Education Initiative aims to promote dance education in Alameda County through a 3 year action plan. In year one, it will focus on strengthening its committee and conducting a survey to identify existing dance programs. It will also launch a public education campaign. In year two, it will develop a network of dance artists, educators and providers, and promote the value of dance more widely. In year three, it will advocate for dance education among district decision-makers, continue building the dance network, and establish a leadership team to ensure the long-term vision.

1. Dance Education Initiative
Planning and Implementation Group Action Plan 2011-14
Mission Statement
The mission of the Dance Education Initiative is to support life-long appreciation
of dance for the students in Alameda County.
Our vision is to:
• promote the value of dance and dance learning
• ensure all children and youth have access to an ecology of dance
education resources
• prepare students to be culturally literate in the art of dance
Year One: 2011-12
Goal: Strengthen the capacity of the ACOE DEI and find support for a public
education campaign about the value of dance.
Objective One: Build DEI committee’s capacity and representation
Strategies:
1) Find an ACOE south county representative for ACOE DEI
2) Committee members accountable at each DEI meeting about
recruitment from original list. (see attached minutes from March
(2011)
3) Include DEI as part of ACOE’s Alliance for Arts Leadership
planning process
4) Develop Budget for DEI for expenses (ie. public relations, survey
instrument, committee chair’s fte)
Objective Two: Identify dance programming happening in Alameda County
Strategies:
1) Identify who can provide technical assistance support for survey
2) Survey city unified school district offices and county-wide arts
organizations
3) Develop follow-up plan for survey
Objective Three: Promote Alameda County dance events as they occur, and
develop public education campaign
Strategies:
1) Use current online and print communication tools : California
Dance Network (online), In Dance (monthly publication)
2) DEI page on the new ACOE Arts is Education website
3) Targeted e-mails to districts promoting ACOE website DEI page
4) Article in Educational Leadership Magazine (ASCD publication)
highlighting dance programming in a school or district
5) Work with ACOE public relations manager on public relations
strategy
6) Article in local newspaper or major newspaper
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2. Dance Education Initiative
Planning and Implementation Group Action Plan 2011-14
Year Two: 2012-13
Goal: Promote the value of dance and develop network of Alameda County
dance resources.
Objective One: Develop network to support Alameda County dance artists,
educators and providers
Strategies:
1) Use information from surveys to develop network database
2) Convene network at an event where they can support and learn
from each other
3) Link with other dance institutions that can support convening (ie.
California Dance Education Association, Luna Dance Institute)
Objective Two: Promote value of dance in Alameda County to a wider
audience (from parents to decision-makers)
Strategies:
1) You tube link to ACOE DEI page
2) Encourage network to showcase dance publicly in their community
(use existing outlets – Bay Area National Dance Week, Dance
Anywhere, Earth Day)
Year Three: 2013-14
Goal: Provide network and tools to broaden Alameda County students
participation in dance with support from district offices of education.
Objective One: Create a core of dance advocates among county and district
decision-makers
Strategies:
1) Presentation to district decision-makers at ACOE arts education
leadership event.
2) Present outcomes from year 1 and 2
3) Follow-up meetings with 3-5 decision-makers advising them on how
to begin or build upon dance education in their school or district.
4) Present at California County Superintendents Educational Services
Association state-wide conference.
Objective Two: continue to build on dance network tools promoting the value of
dance
Strategies:
1) Encourage dialogue between dance-makers, parents and
decision-makers
2) Document how network has broadened on ACOE DEI page
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3. Dance Education Initiative
Planning and Implementation Group Action Plan 2011-14
Objective Three: Create a leadership team, consisting of district decision-makers,
parents, teachers who will hold Alameda County accountable to the mission
vision of the DEI, and a working structure for this group.
Strategies:
1) Identify leadership (non-administrator) within key districts to
continue the promotion of dance and broaden participation.
2) Approach administrative leaders in districts and develop them to
advocate for dance education among their colleagues in other
districts
3) ACOE DEI planning and implementation group work with new
“leadership team” of administrators, teachers, parents, artists ad
they transition into their role as the “dance education keepers” of
Alameda County.
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Notes:
This is a draft plan pending recommendations from Teaching and Learning
Oversight Committee.
Yearly timeframe is July 1st – June 30th.
Plan progress will be assessed mid-year and end of year, and revisions made as
appropriate.
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