Look
Around: Are We Reflective
of the Children We Serve?
Javier Sanchez
Associate
Director of Education, Making
Books Sing |
An open forum to examine why there
aren't more people of color in key
decision-making roles in the arts-in-education
world.
This forum will bring together members
of the arts-in-ed community to introduce
and examine the following essential
questions:
How can the art-in-education world
as a whole become more representative/reflective
of the populations that we serve?
Are there opportunities for TAs
of color to move into higher decision-making
positions (e.g. administrative, state-wide
advisory committees, etc.)?
Does it matter what our background
is? Are our students getting less
of an experience?
Thursday 9:15-10:45
Conference Strand:
Education/Policy Reform
Educators: will
contribute their experiences whether
having a teaching artist reflective
of their student population has a
significant impact on their class.
Artists: will share
their experiences walking into classrooms
where they reflect/don't reflect
the population they serve.
Organizational Administrators:
will reflect on their organizations
hiring practices. Do they actively
seek people of color to fill key
roles in the organization? Is there
a limited pool of people to choose
from?
Educational Administrators:
will reflect on their selection process
of arts partners.
Community/Parents:
will reflect whether artists in their
community are being well represented
in their local schools.
Everyone will walk away hearing the points
of views of others. This will lead
to a comprehension of what reforms
need to happen in the arts-in-education
world of New York State (and beyond).
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Javier
Sanchez has worked in the education departments
of Manhattan Theatre Club and INTAR
Theatre and as a teaching artist
for the Queens Cultural Partnership/Bank
Street College program. Javier
has extensive experience working
with youth of all ages for the YMCA
of Greater New York, and has traveled
with NYC teenagers through the International
YMCA's Global Teens Program to Venezuela,
South Korea and Costa Rica. He has
served as faculty advisor for the
Congressional Youth Leadership Council
in Washington D.C. Javier received
his B.A. in Theatre Arts from Hunter
College, and is a devoted playwright
and founding member of the playwriting
group, ScriptWorks NY. |
