Strategic Planning for School Districts

Los Angeles County Arts Education Collective offers customized coaching services for school districts to create and update strategic plans for increasing the quality, quantity and equity of arts instruction in their schools.

Coaching services are offered to school districts at no cost but space is limited. If your district is interested in receiving this service, please submit your response to this survey by the end March of each year.

Interested school districts will be contacted by May to further discuss this opportunity.

Staff is available to discuss this opportunity with you. Please send questions or request a time to speak to staff by emailing artsedcollective@arts.lacounty.gov.

1.Contact Information

Name:

School District:

Job Title:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

3.If you have a strategic plan for arts education, what is the status of your plan?

It is still relevant and actionable for next school year.

It is out dated.

I don't know

4.Arts Ed Collective offers two kinds of coaching support. In what type of process are you interested?

Yes

CREATE A PLAN - conduct a full strategic planning process to create a new plan that builds upon existing programs and reflects the current landscape

Yes

UPDATE A PLAN - review an existing plan and identify strategies to continue to advance arts education implementation.

Yes

Other (please describe)

5.How many people do you envision participating in the planning process?

10+ (i.e. a district arts committee with representation from across school sites and the community)

4-10 (i.e. a key group of leaders within the district)

1 (i.e. arts coordinator, assistant superintendent)

6.How many hours do you envision committing to the process?

12 - 18 hours

18 - 24 hours

24 - 30 hours

7.What is your ideal month for starting the strategic planning process during the 2026-27 school year?

8.By what date do you want to accomplish the strategic planning process?

9.Please share what you would like to accomplish next year with your plan and how you see an Arts Ed Collective planning coach being of support.

10.Are any of these objectives a priority for developing a new strategic arts plan?

Expanding arts as a strategy for student, educator and community wellbeing

Building creative career pathways for youth through career exploration, internships or Career Technical Education courses

Expanding arts learning for elementary youth with Prop 28 funding

Expanding arts learning for secondary youth with Prop 28 funding

Increasing the cultural relevancy of curriculum and instruction through the arts

Other, please describe:

Strategic Planning for School Districts - Request Form