Organizations Filed Purposes:
CAPE INCREASES STUDENTS' ACADEMIC SUCCESS, CRITICAL THINKING AND CREATIVITY THROUGH RESEARCH-BASED, ARTS-DRIVEN EDUCATION
TEACHING ARTIST COLLABORATIONS IN SCHOOLS - CAPE WORKS WITH APPROXIMATELY 60 CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO FOSTER COLLABORATIONS AMONG PROFESSIONAL TEACHING ARTISTS, CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND ARTS TEACHERS WHO INTEGRATE THE ARTS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM. COLLABORATIONS CAN TAKE PLACE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY OR AFTER SCHOOL, AND HAVE BEEN ON-GOING IN SOME SCHOOLS FOR AS LONG AS 20 YEARS. CAPE'S APPROACH TO ARTS PARTNERSHIPS ENHANCES LEARNING IN THE ARTS AS WELL AS IN OTHER CORE ACADEMIC AREAS SUCH AS READING, MATH, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES. BY COMBINING ARTS LEARNING WITH LEARNING IN OTHER AREAS, STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD THEIR ACADEMIC SKILLS AS WELL AS THEIR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS. EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTAITON OF THESE CLASSROOM PROJECTS IS VIEWABLE AT WWW.CAPECHICAGO.ORG.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS, ARTS TEACHERS AND TEACHING ARTISTS IS A CORE COMPONENT OF ALL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS. CAPE BELIEVES THAT BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF EDUCATORS IS ESSENTIAL FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TAKE PLACE OVER MULTIPLE SESSIONS (USUALLY OF 12 TO 15 HOURS OVER A SCHOOL YEAR) AND EMPHASIZE PEER-TO-PEER REFLECTION AND CRITIQUE. TEACHERS AND TEACHING ARTISTS ARE PROVIDED WITH STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS FOR DEVELOPING AND PLANNING INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTION THAT MEETS NATIONAL, STATE AND/OR LOCAL LEARNING STANDARDS.
RESEARCHING THE IMPACT OF ARTS EDUCATION ON STUDENT LEARNING, TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT - CAPE IS A CAPACITY-BUILDINGORGANIZATION THAT IS CONTINUALLY LEARNING AND INCORPORATING NEW STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS. EACH CAPE PROGRAM INITIATIVE INCLUDES A SUBSTANTIAL RESEARCH AND EVALUATION COMPONENT DESIGNED TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF PARTICIPANTS. CAPE HAS BROUGHT A NEW LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING AND INNOVATION TO THE FIELD OF LEARNING THROUGH THE ARTS. CAPE'S RESEARCH HAS REINFORCED THE EVIDENCE THAT ARTS LEARNING PROVIDES MULTIPLE BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Amy Rasmussen | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $96,408 |
| William Estrada | DIRECTOR | 1 | $16,982 |
| Niema Qureshi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $8,578 |
| Karrie Sullivan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Allison Quaintance | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Nathan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| L Timothy Halleron | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Assmus | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shaun Goldfarb | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Eastin | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Koreman | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Josh Nathan | BOARD PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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