RFP Program Design Temp

RFP PROGRAM DESIGN/CONTENT TEMP

About Turnaround Arts

Turnaround Arts was founded more than 10 years ago on the belief that by infusing the arts into daily schooling we can bring better days and joyful learning to K-8 students. Launched by the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, Turnaround Arts has made its home at the nation’s performing arts center - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - since 2018. The network consists of more than 60 schools who have created a comprehensive strategic approach to bring the arts to the forefront of their communities and celebrate the cultural wealth of their students.

Our tenth anniversary year was dedicated to creating a strategic plan moving forward, where we identified a program redesign pathway. We will be centering our practice on what we’ve heard from our educators and students during the past ten years: schools with arts-full curriculums are those where adults and children feel a deep sense of belonging, leading to stronger outcomes in all areas. In the coming years, Turnaround Arts will fully embrace the concept of joyful learning through arts-full curriculums – we know this is how we can create schools where students feel seen and belong and therefore learn even better. We’ll also ensure that our focus remains on building teacher leadership, increasing arts education opportunities, and building a community of engaged and supportive partners and families to join the school on this journey. Through ambitious and strategic arts investments—aimed at impacting every hallway, every classroom, every teacher, and every student in the school—Turnaround Arts fuels whole-school transformation in communities working to solve deep racial and economic inequities.

The Assignment

This role will work closely with the Turnaround Arts Program Manager and strategic consultants to design the new iteration of core programming for Turnaround Arts schools. This includes the support of a national community network consisting of schools who have completed three years in the establishing phase of the program, as well as a small group of schools who will be selected to embark on a pilot of the new programmatic vision and values. This position supports the creation of content and resources for both facets of Turnaround Arts, with special focus on the pedagogical principles of learning in and through the arts, with a focus on belonging and equity.

Qualifications

The individual best suited to this role will have demonstrated experience and expertise in arts education and  curriculum development. Experience creating programming in arts education is preferred. A strong understanding of culturally responsive education, arts education pedagogy/practice and exceptional writing and communication skills are required. The ideal candidate is able to work in a collaborative, creative and communicative manner.

Timeline

June 2023 - June 2024 (with option to renew)

Attendance at the Kennedy Center Arts Education Conference on Monday, June 26 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm to meet Turnaround Arts Network participants preferred, but not required.

Scope of Work

Working in collaboration with Program Manager, the rest of the TA National Team, and other contractors/consultants as needed, the TA 2.0 Programs Temp deliverables are listed below. (not listed in terms of sequence or importance)

Temp will help review, evaluate, and contribute to the creation of the Turnaround Arts program content curriculum and existing resources.

Projects will include:

Projects to be co-created/co-authored in collaboration with Program Manager

●        Co-author and serve as project manager for the  Turnaround Arts 2.0 Handbook, including solicitation of photographs and coordination with graphic designer

●        Co-creation of Learning through the Arts and Belonging (LTAB) Framework

●        Co-author training materials for alignment with LTAB Framework

●        Co-create rubrics for LTAB Framework

●        Review, update, streamline, and edit existing library and resource bank collected for previous TA website project so that these materials can be aligned with new program and migrate to the new community platform

○   Update existing support materials and produce  educator resources in alignment with Learning through the Arts and Belonging Framework

●        Create educator resource materials as assigned

●        Edit for publication program materials and curriculum as needed

Projects assigned to this Temp (these would be “owned” by the Temp but work would be generated in collaboration with program manager

●        Creation of Learning through the Arts and Belonging Framework programmatic tools

○   Track iterations of the Learning Framework

○   Produce visual and text-based depictions of new framework

○   Provide versions of this content as appropriate for messaging and potential  rebranding efforts

●        Create promotional communications materials for Turnaround Arts 2.0 including

○   Program brochure and overview

○   Sponsorship materials

○   Potential partner/artist materials

○   Final Solicitation list for outreach

●        Create organizational system for resources and reference materials gathered in the creation of Turnaround Arts 2.0

○   Contribute to the ongoing research and vet potential content, data, conferences, PD, books, thought partners  and other resources for the TA team and/or community members as supports for TA 2.0’s framework

●        Develop and produce Glossary for Learning Framework

●        Create new school application and process in collaboration with team

●        Create new school application rubric for application evaluation

●        Develop project plan for the next 12 months of program development that includes artist engagement and accompanying curriculum, culturally responsive curriculum guidelines to align with the LTAB Framework and subject-area support for integrating programmatic priorities in schools .

Responsibilities of the Kennedy Center

Kennedy Center staff will work collaboratively with the Temp to provide timely access to Kennedy Center program information, resources and other information pursuant to the work, as well as consultation with Kennedy Center staff.

Budget

The budget for this contract is $40,000 to $50,000.

Proposal Format

Proposals must include:

●        A cover letter detailing experience in arts education, programming and/or curricular design

●        Resume/CV

The deadline for proposals is June 3, 2023 by close of business (5:00pm EST). 

Proposal Review and Notification

Proposals that meet the required proposal format will be reviewed by an internal committee of Kennedy Center staff.

Proposals will be reviewed according to the following criteria:

●        Demonstrated experience and expertise in arts education and  curriculum development

●        Experience creating programming in arts education

●        Understanding of culturally responsive education, arts education pedagogy/practice

●        Writing and communication skills

●        Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative, creative and communicative manner

●        Demonstrated commitment to the values of equity and anti-racism, belonging, and justice

●        Availability to engage in collaborative meetings as needed that will primarily take place between 9:00am and 5:00pm EST

Submissions of interest will be selected for 1-2 rounds of calls.

The selected Temp will be notified by June 16, 2023.