
Regional Centers
The Perpich Regional Centers program extends the Center’s reach to serve schools and teachers throughout the state in each of the nine Educational Service Cooperative regions. Professional development opportunities are available throughout Greater Minnesota and the metro area. Perpich Regional Centers are an umbrella for three programs: Regional Arts Teacher-Leader Network, Demonstration Schools, and Regional Workshops. Find out how to get involved in each of these programs below!
Regional Arts Teacher-Leader Network
A team of over 65 teacher-leaders in the arts from all across Minnesota participate in multi-year leadership development while collaborating to develop action plans for supporting educators in their regions.
Demonstration Schools
Teachers in 35 locations annually open their classrooms to host professional development through focused classroom observation. The day ends with a collaborative post-observation debrief facilitated by one of our Arts Education Specialists.
Regional Workshops
Bringing professional development to your region, our team of Arts Education Specialists travel the state offering workshops in partnership with the Educational Service Cooperatives.
REGIONAL ARTS TEACHER-LEADER NETWORK
The Regional Arts Teacher-Leader Network is built on the importance of teacher leadership. Offering an experiential multi-year leadership development program for arts educators across the state, the Regional Arts Teacher-Leader Network pairs theory with practice. Working with our Perpich Arts Education Specialists and Regional Centers Director, Regional Arts Teacher-Leaders participate in ongoing professional development while strengthening their role as resources to their communities. The program forges strong professional connections between arts educators across Minnesota.
The Regional Arts Teacher-Leader (RAT-L) Network consists of 65-75 educators from the nine Educational Service Cooperative regions of Minnesota and includes representatives of five arts areas: Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts.
The RAT-L Network grows leadership from within the communities they are serving. Through their annual leadership projects, Regional Art Teacher-Leaders work to identify the needs of other arts educators in their regions and take actions to address those needs. Through collaboration with Perpich, the RAT-Ls act as arts advocates and bring new opportunities to their communities.
REGIONAL ARTS TEACHER-LEADER APPLICATION
Eligibility
Apply to join Perpich Center’s virtual Regional Arts Teacher-Leader Network, a cohort of arts education teacher-leaders ready to learn and grow together! Over the course of this multi-year professional development program this cohort will collaborate to deepen their understanding of arts education practice & policy while honing personal leadership skills.
**The application period is open from 8:00 a.m., Monday, October 17, 2022 – 8:00 p.m., Monday, December 5, 2022.**
REGIONAL ARTS TEACHER-LEADER COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP EXAMPLES
Below are examples of how Regional Arts Teacher-Leaders have supported their regions.
- “Embracing Diversity through Cultural Competencies in Theater Instruction” Workshop
- “Making Connections” Workshop focusing on growing understanding of Dakota culture and its contributions to the arts
- Establishing metro area Media Arts recurring meetups
- “Finding Your Voice, Sharing Your Vision” session at the NW Cooperative
- Create a database for dance and physical education teachers to create and share information
- “Creating a Successful Theater Program in a Small School” Workshop
- “Calling All Superheroes” Collaborative review of the new MN academic standards in the arts
- Establishing a database of musical compositions by people of color and women