Submitted by: Joanne Magee

In the final meetings we made final comments and reviewed our narrative responses for the DEI work we covered this year.

Performing Arts report 2020/21 Academic Year 

Members of our Department: 

Music: Susan Glass, Nick Wight, Damon DueWhite, Carrie Nichols, Aedin Larkin. 

Drama: Joan Jubett, Joanne Magee

Dance: Kristina Walton, Deborah Damast, Peggy Peloquin. 

This year was particularly challenging for the performing arts department as our programs were understandably compromised and re-imagined in several ways in order to meet the needs of our students during the global pandemic. Many of us taught very different classes. In the LS, specialists were extremely limited . We all were unable to provide our usual programs so it was very hard to change the actual curriculum if it was not being taught. As we had a priority to revolutionize our programs as we adapted to the spaces, the remote times and the constraints, we also worked as best we could on the following process. We hope to continue with more time and focus in the years to come as this year was especially herculean for the performing arts.

DEI Narrative responses and work throughout the year. 

Submitted by: Joanne Magee

Continuing to documenting/examining our preK-12 curriculum and exploring the mission of our department in relation to the changing world we live in.

• Documenting the “story” of the preK-12 curriculum
• Deep dive into repertoire and how we need to reflect and support the students in the world they live in.
• Using the 1619 NYT materials to examine our approach to our teaching. 
• Working in subdivisions to support program development

Description of Work focus: Looking at the overarching connections in our subjects and forming a cohesive understanding of what the arts content provides for the student in the world they live in. Examining how we continue to support equity and diversity within our work.

Meetings will happen in sub groups within subjects, within divisions and across divisions. We will meet at times that work for the many PT faculty and will document our progress.

Type of Work Focus: 

• • • Documenting the “story” of the preK-12 curriculum.
    • Doing a professional development “deep dive” around some aspect of subject related to progressive practice. This could draw on within department expertise and/or work with an outside consultant

Description of Work Focus: We have narrowed down our potential area of focus to the following items: Please view this doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DBpQmLDY8aObaK8wwtHrkFPzRw_ORwlbShHW4Ak6vj4/edit?usp=sharing

Schedule for Work: It will quite likely not be the traditional Tues afternoon time as this has never been a convenient time for the department.