Organizations Filed Purposes:
ARTSPARKS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY DANCE PROGRAMMING; TO FOSTER THE UNDERSTANDING OF DANCE AS AN ART FORM; AND TO CHALLENGE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES TO DISCOVER NEW HEIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL EXCELLENCE THROUGH FOCUSED ATTENTION, CREATIVE EXPLORATION AND A SENSE OF COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY MIGHT JOYFULLY DANCE THEIR WAY TO BECOMING A MORE CONFIDENT HUMAN-BEING THAN THEY WERE BEFORE THEY STEPPED ONTO THE DANCE FLOOR.
PROVIDE DANCERS OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN,PERFORM,&PROMOTE THE ART & CREATIVITY OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE.
READY, SPARK, KINDERGARTEN IS A 30-WEEK ARTS EDUCATION (DANCE AND MUSIC) KINDERGARTEN READINESS PROGRAM THAT TEACHES CONCEPTS RELATED TO ACADEMIC BENCHMARKS AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN EVERY AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOL PREK CLASSROOM.
DYNAMITE DUOS IS AN ARTS EDUCATION DANCE AND MUSIC PROGRAM THAT PAIRS STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WITH THEIR SAME AGED PEERS. THE PROGRAM TAKES PLACE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY IN THE AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CULMINATES IN AN END OF THE YEAR PERFORMANCE.
THE 3RD GRADE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM SERVES EVERY 3RD GRADER IN THE CUYAHOGA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR 28 WEEKS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE PROGRAM TEACHES DANCE AND MUSIC AND UNDERSCORES AN ACADEMIC SUBJECT AREA EACH YEAR. THAT SUBJECT AREA BECOMES THE BASIS FOR THE CULMINATING PERFORMANCE.
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 |
Kara Cea | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 25 | $25,875 |
Daniel Durst | TRUSTEE | 3 | $0 |
Rachel Huffman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Theresa Essendoah | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
Samual Lafferty | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Christine Stewart | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
Laura Littman | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
Kayla Keys | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
Theodore Mosko | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
Maria Sargents | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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