Houston Arts Partners
History
Houston Arts Partners represents an unprecedented collaboration between the regional 54 greater Houston area school districts and Houston’s 17 leading arts organizations. The partnership was created in response to a specific request from Houston area education administrators for a more efficient and effective method to access arts educational resources in Houston. The request was presented to Young Audiences of Houston and they enthusiastically responded to this request in July 2009 by mobilizing Houston arts organizations and education leaders into collaborative steering committees, and by creating a unique organization that would provide the level of service educators and administrators of Houston were requesting. The result was Houston Arts Partners, an organization serving the regions 1,092,548 students through innovative and creative learning approaches to education in a unified and collaborative effort.
Statement of Purpose & Measurable Objectives
Houston Arts Partners believes that all children deserve high quality arts-in-education experiences that support their academic, social, emotional, and creative development in order to become productive and engaged citizens. To accomplish these goals, Houston Arts Partners supports family, parent, teacher, and child learning through creative approaches using the arts as a vehicle for discovery and learning. This systematic and supported structure includes a four-level approach comprised of Quality, Reach, Research & Assessment, and Depth.
Quality: Working with the leading arts organizations and artists, the arts partners provide the highest level and standard to approach learning and creativity for the 21st Century.
Reach: Expanding reach, in volume and proximity, of arts services by simplifying and centralizing access to information and support, and the administration of scheduling, contracting, and fiscal management of arts services.
Research & Assessment: Providing existing and supporting new quantitative research based information, validating best practices in arts integration that can be replicated to improve and enrich educational curriculum.
Depth (quality of relationships): Enriching the creativity, learning, and life skills of all students by supporting a customized and unique approach to serve the successful development.
