Acknowledgements. This site is the result of the dedication and hard work of many individuals and organizations, whom we would like to thank here:
Arts Assessment for Learning
Dr. Heidi Andrade, Associate Professor for Educational Psychology
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the School of Education, University of AlbanyCarmen Fariña, Chancellor
New York City Department of EducationPaul L. King, Executive Director
Office of Arts & Special Projects
New York City Department of EducationSteve Tennen, Executive Director
ArtsConnectionJoanna Hefferen, Project Co-Director, Director of Professional Development
ArtsConnectionMaria Palma, Project Co-Director, Deputy Director, Office of Arts & Special Projects
New York City Department of Education
NYCDOE Arts Directors
Peter Avery, Theater
Ana Nery-Fragoso, Dance
Barbara Murray, Music
Karen Rosner, Visual ArtsVideo Production
ArtsConnection
Winslow Smith
Ed Miller
Sean WardPascal Licciardi, Director of Teacher Development in the Arts
New York City Department of Education
Site Design & Development
Level Design Group
Writing
Dan Marwit
Technical Support
ArtsConnection
Michael Apicelli
Kristina Gonzalez
Haruka Kuga
Emily Caballero Lukens
Claire Tomes
Megan Phadke, editor
Janet PenelloSpecial Note of Gratitude
Erica Badalamenti,
Arts Coordinator NYCDOE
For her incredible support of every aspect of this project. She was the “little engine that could!”University at Albany Graduate Team
Fei Chin,
Angela Lui
Christopher Valle
Special acknowledgment and gratitude to the Dance, Music, Theater and Visual Arts teachers and the teaching artists from partnering organizations who participated in Arts Achieve.
Their commitment to inquiry and action research around the role of assessment in the arts has provided rich resources for arts educators to draw upon in promoting achievement in the arts.
Arts Achieve Partners
Studio in a School, Lead Partner ArtsConnection Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum DEL/92nd Street Y Weill Institute at Carnegie Hall Metis Associates
Artful Learning Communities II: Assessing Learning, Transforming Practice, Promoting Achievement
Participating Teachers and Coaches
Thank you to the following arts educators for contributing immeasurably to professional learning communities of arts educators focused on improving teacher practice and student achievement in the arts and for sharing their experiences with formative assessment in their classrooms.
Dance
Ana Nery Fragoso, Educator/Coach
Traci Hinton-Peterson, Educator/Coach
Hetty King, Educator/Coach
Carol Lonnis, Educator/Coach
Elizabeth Alleva, Educator
Rosalind Anderson, EducatorPatricia Applegate, Educator
Carrie Callender, Educator
Mamawa Fofana, Educator
Kimberly Gustus, Educator
Hetty King, Educator
Valerie Maglaras, EducatorTracey McFarlin, Educator
Susan Rainey, Educator
Debra Sabesan, Educator
Elizabeth Thompson, Educator
Music
Maria Comba, Educator/Coach
David LaMorte, Educator/Coach
Meghan Phadke, Educator/Coach
Maria Schwab, Educator/Coach
Gina Trombetta, Educator/Coach
Michelle Turner, Educator/Coach
Suzanne Woodman, Educator/ Coach
Graciela Aguilera, Educator
Peris Alban, Educator
Joseph-Vernon Banks, Educator
Timothy Borecky, Educator
Natasha Bracey, Educator
Lawrence Cardinale, Educator
Melina Coppa, EducatorWhitfield Coppin, Educator
Laurie D’Amico, Educator
Mark Daterman, Educator
Lauren DelRe, Educator
Halina Grechko, Educator
Kevin Green, Educator
Vanessa Gross, Educator
Marianna Hillenbrand, Educator
Ken Hughes, Educator
Allison Hungate Wood, Educator
John Iacometta, Educator
Gisela Justicia Wenger, Educator
Vincent Manfredi, Educator
Robert McDonald, EducatorBonnie McNeill, Educator
Jonathan Meyers, Educator
Audrey Mullen, Educator
Angela Paccione, Educator
David Paterson, Educator
Leonard Maurice Robertson, Educator
Rick Robinson, Educator
Erik Schrynemakers, Educator
Kristen Southard, Educator
Theater
Shari Acker, Educator/Coach
Cynthia Blackwell, Educator/Coach
Mina Hartong, Educator/CoachRon Sopyla, Educator/Coach
Jennifer Fessler, Educator
Kalitchi Figueroa,EducatorLuisa Garcia, Educator
Matthew Jacobs, Educator
Visual Arts
Kathryn Amelia Cleary, Educator/Coach
Lauren Donner, Educator/Coach
Angela Fremont, Educator/Coach
Caroline Heffron, Educator/Coach
Ellen Izzo, Educator/Coach
Valerie Louzonis, Educator/Coach
Emily Maddy, Educator/Coach
Keegan Peck, Educator/Coach
Jason Rondinelli, Educator/Coach
Helen Serrano, Educator/Coach
Norma Allende, Educator
Amber Anderson, Educator
Neil Aristy, Educator
Michelle Baratta-Kammerer, Educator
Kathy Barr, Educator
Karen Beckhardt, EducatorAlexander Brunner, Educator
Lois Byrnes, Educator
Erin Cameron, Educator
Chris Cesarani, Educator
Vivian Choi, Educator
Nancy Chow, Educator
Heather Colby, Educator
Annemarie Diop, Educator
Adene Gold, Educator
Evelyn Gomez, Educator
Rachel Graf, Educator
Danielle Grossi, Educator
Jason Holt, Educator
Areti Ioannou, Educator
Raquel Isaza, Educator
Sinde King, EducatorJennifer Lemish, Educator
Beth Llewellyn Spektor, Educator
Mark Mulholland, Educator
Janet Penello, Educator
Helen Pylarinos, Educator
Yaffa Rasowsky, Educator
Deborah Rich, Educator
Julie Roinos, Educator
Randy Roland, Educator
Bruno Santini, Educator
Clare Stokolosa, Educator
Kelly Thompson, Educator
Nicole Zernone, Educator
Artful Learning Communities II: Assessing Learning, Transforming Practice, Promoting Achievement
School Leaders
A special note of appreciation to the school leaders who supported this project and the professional growth of their arts educators:
Marilyn Alesi
Yvette Allen
Rosalyn Allman-Manning
Ivelisse Alvarez
Arlene Bartlett
Susan Bauer
Sandra Beauvoir
Soto Dolores Beckham
Iris Blige
Elisa Brown
John Buffa
Debra Buszko
Rafael Campos-Gatjens
Jaynemarie Capetanakis
Debra Cassidy
Josette Claudio
Robin Connolly
Gary H. Cruz
Elizabeth Culkin
Barbara Darrigo
Nedda DeCastro
Harriett Diaz
Melissa Donath
Stephen Duch
Marsha Elliott
Salvador Fernandez
Bernadette Fitzgerald
Jenn Flandro
Andrew Frank
Tim GannonJanice Geary
Lisa Gioe-Cordi
Janice Gordon
Ann Gordon-Chang
Marilyn Grant
Beth Grater
Angela Green
Nakia Haskins
Cathy Helfrich
Susana Hernandez
Rebecca Heyward
Jill Hoder
Kaye Houlihan
Melinda Hyer
Pat Kannengieser
Wilma Kirk
Seiw Kong
Edward Leotta
Joseph Lisa
Maria Lopez
Elvira Maresca
Mary McDonald
Medea McEvoy
Giselle McGee
Irma Medina
Meri Yallowitz
Priscilla Milito
Patricia Mitchell
Carol Moore
Javier MunizChristopher Ogno
Taeko Onishi
Maria Ortega
Mary Padilla
Veronica Peterson
Judith Ranft
Everlidys Robles
Melissa Rodriguez
Margaret Russo
Pamela Sabel
Valerie Sawinski
Susan Schaeffer
Vivian Selenikas
Laurie Shapiro
Benjamin Shuldiner
Rosie Sifuentes
Jeanette Smith
Wanda Soto
Denean Stephens-Spellman
Meridith Struhl
Nasjlett Andrew Topol
John Tuminaro
Andrew Turay
Martha Vazquez
Christina Villavicencio
Corinne Vinal
Tracy Walsh
Maryann Wasmuth
John Wenk
Erica Zigelman
Artful Learning Communities I: Assessing Learning, Transforming Practice, Promoting Achievement
Teachers and Coaches
A special note of appreciation to the school leaders who supported this project and the professional growth of their arts educators:
Dance
Ana Nery Fragoso, Educator/Coach
Traci Hinton-Peterson, Educator/Coach
Kathleen Isaac, Educator/CoachCarol Lonnie, Educator/Coach
Lisa Brown, Educator/Coach
Jan Ford, Educator/CoachDanielle McNally, Educator/Coach
Allison Parsley, Educator/Coach
Shairmain Russell, Educator/Coach
Music
Maria Comba, Educator/Coach
Megan Jonynas, Educator/Coach
Gina Trombetta, Educator/Coach
Michelle Turner, Educator/Coach
Jacob Arnold, Educator
Anita Berger, Educator
JoEllen Fusco, Educator
Carrie Gerecitano, Educator
Halina Grechko, Educator
Evelyn Hall-Wagner, EducatorFritz Jean Pierre, Educator
Warren King, Educator
Katherine Kirk, Educator
Eric Kivnick, Educator
Susan Lascher, Educator
Kerri Little, Educator
Mildred Lowe, Educator
David Lowry, Educator
Peter Mancini, Educator
Jay Marinoff, EducatorSherry Mlynarski, Educator
Jonathan Moritz, Educator
Martha Nelson, Educator
Jessica Pavone, Educator
James Rouse, Educator
Yelena Samokhleb, Educator
Elizabeth Snyder, Educator
Debra Solomon, Educator
James Sydney, Educator
Monique Zhou, Educator
Theater
Shari Acker, Educator/Coach
Cynthia Blackwell, Educator/Coach
Mina Hartong, Educator/Coach
Ron Sopyla, Educator/Coach
Clea Archard, EducatorTina Barone, Educator
Dana Guariglia, Educator
Greer Hansen-Velazquez, Educator
Ashley Herring, Educator
Jewel Mitchell, EducatorErika Schwarz, Educator
Annie Sugarman, Theater Educator
Danielle Zee, Theater Educator
Visual Arts
Erin Cameron, Visual Art Educator/Coach
Angela Fremont, Educator/Coach
Caroline Heffron, Educator/Coach
Ellen Izzo, Visual Arts Educator/Coach
Catherine Kramer, Educator/Coach
Valerie Louzonis, Educator/Coach
Miriam Rankin, Educator/Coach
Helen Serrano, Educator/Coach
Suzanne Antoniello, Educator
Lisa Banker, Educator
Frank Cassuto, Educator
Steve Chazanow, Educator
Marina Cipriani, Educator
Laurie Close, Educator
Catherine Debes, Educator
Natasha Desiano, Educator
Jennie DiSilvestri, EducatorIgnacio Domench, Educator
Berna Donlon, Educator
Lauren Donner, Educator
KellyAnne Elder, Educator
Lisa Fischer, Educator
Vanessa Freundlich, Educator
Stafford Gaynor, Educator
Wendy Newman,Educator
Anna Gutmajer, Educator
Rachel Karlin, Educator
Sinde King, Educator
Elizabeth LeBlanc, Educator
Beth Llewelyn, Educator
Phoebe Lukin, Educator
Emily Maddy, Educator
Kareen Makowsky, Educator
Laura Mina, EducatorCandice Mosley, Educator
Gina Palumbo, Educator
Victoria Patanio, Educator
Nicole Rogers-Fontaine, Educator
Jason Rondinelli, Educator
Cynthia Russo, Educator
Mireille Schiano, Educator
Charlene Schulman-Glasser, Educator
Christine Serpico, Educator
Rachel Song, Educator
Heather Sporing, Educator
Jamie Suk, Educator
Joanne Suzuki, Educator
Sarah Tanzer, Educator
Anya Tucker, Educator
Tracey Viverito, Educator
In Memoriam
James Rouse, Music Educator
Music filled his heart as he touched us all with his passion for teaching and his dedication to his students
Artful Learning Communities I: Assessing Learning in the Arts School Leaders
A special note of gratitude to the school leaders who supported this project and the professional growth of their arts educators:
Anne Alfonso
Alexander Angueira
Rosalia Bacarella
Rosemarie Barbiere-Nicoletti
Sandra Barnes
Eric Blake
Antonella Bove
Steven Boyer
Alice Brown
Bayan Cadotte
Jaynemarie Capetanakis
Johanna Castronovo
Margaret Choy-Shan
Frank Cimino
Lowell Coleman
Elizabeth Culkin
Diane Danay-Caban
Dominick D’Angelo
Raquel Victoria DeMillio
Bonnie Ferretti
Bernadette Fitzgerald
Beverly Folkes-Bryant
Pauline Frank
Andrew Frank
Barbara Freeman
Vincenza GallassioRichard Gallo
Lisa Gioe-Cordi
Jennifer Goodwin
Beth Grater
Deidra Graulich
Penny Grinage
Elif Gure
Susan Hobson-Ransom
Melinda Hyer
Harrigan James
Valerie Joseph
Pat Kannengieser
Dakota Keyes
Tracey Kornish
Gregg Korrol
Emmanuel Lubin
Marc Mardy
Elvira Maresca
Dianne Martin
Mary McDonald
Giselle McGee
Beverly Mitchell
Carol Moore
Javier Muniz
Marie Munoz
Elmer MyersChristopher Ogno
Mary Patrone
Miranda Pavlou
Mary Petrone
Diane Picucci
Mitchell Pinsky
Abbie Reif
Margaret Russo
Barbara Sanders
Susan Schaeffer
Linda Singer
Winsome Smith
Denise Spina
Denean Stephens-Spellman
Jonathan Straughn
Vincent Suraci
Denise Talley
Carolyn Telesmanich
Louise Verdemare Alfano
Elizabeth Waters
Jean Williams
Marion Wilson
Zhen Wu
This website was made possible through funding from a U.S. Department of Education “Professional Development for Arts Educators” grant. This project does not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and should not be assumed as an endorsement by the federal government
