Laurie Schell Email & Phone Number | Laurie Schell is founding principal of Laurie Schell Associates ElevateArtsEd, providing consulting services and issue expertise in arts education. Widely recognized for leadership in the nonprofit and education sectors, Laurie Schell has worked to foster arts education through strategic alliances and partnerships, policy and advocacy campaigns, innovative programs, directed research, and mobilizing constituencies for action. In her capacity as Senior Specialist, Content & Training at Creative Generation, Ms. Schell co-published a resource center in 2022, Case-Making & Systems Change in Arts and Cultural Education, to better understand how practitioners - such as artists, educators, community leaders, and more - can make the case for and also advocate through arts and cultural education to drive systemic change and address the complex challenges faced by communities. Ms. Schell served as the the inaugural director of Music Makes Us (2012-2017), the public/private music education initiative in Metro Nashville Public Schools, jointly supported by the mayor’s office, music industry, and the school district. During her tenure, participation in music increased to over 60% of the K-12 student population. Forty-five classes were added in 18 schools, with over 5 million raised in private and government funds to augment district funding. Previously, Ms. Schell was the executive director of the California Alliance for Arts Education (2001 – 2011), where she led a successful campaign to secure a historic 605 million investment in K-12 arts education, co-edited numerous policy papers, and co-created the Insider’s Guide to Arts Education Planning, now in its 3rd edition. Ms. Schell holds a B.A. from Stanford University, an M.A. in Liberal Studies/Dance from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and pursued further studies at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She is a founding member of ArtsEd Tennessee, a statewide advocacy coalition and currently serves on the board of Think360 Arts and on the Policy Council of Colorado Business Committee for the Arts.

Laurie Schell

Laurie Schell is founding principal of Laurie Schell Associates ElevateArtsEd, providing consulting...
Denver, Colorado, United States

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Laurie Schell’s Prior Industry Metro Nashville Public Schools | California Alliance For Arts Education | Performing Tree | Portland Symphony Orchestra | Schell Associates

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Laurie Schell Associates

Founding Principal

2011-08-01 00:00:00 - Present

Metro Nashville Public Schools

Director, Music Makes Us

2012-06-01 00:00:00 - 2017-07-01 00:00:00

California Alliance For Arts Education

Executive Director

2001-01-01 00:00:00 - 2011-07-01 00:00:00

Performing Tree

Executive Director

1996-01-01 00:00:00 - 2000-01-01 00:00:00

Portland Symphony Orchestra

Director of Education

1990-01-01 00:00:00 - 1995-01-01 00:00:00

Schell Associates

Dance Artist and Educator

1977-01-01 00:00:00 - 1990-01-01 00:00:00

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Laurie Schell is a Laurie Schell is founding principal of Laurie Schell Associates ElevateArtsEd, providing consulting services and issue expertise in arts education. Widely recognized for leadership in the nonprofit and education sectors, Laurie Schell has worked to foster arts education through strategic alliances and partnerships, policy and advocacy campaigns, innovative programs, directed research, and mobilizing constituencies for action. In her capacity as Senior Specialist, Content & Training at Creative Generation, Ms. Schell co-published a resource center in 2022, Case-Making & Systems Change in Arts and Cultural Education, to better understand how practitioners - such as artists, educators, community leaders, and more - can make the case for and also advocate through arts and cultural education to drive systemic change and address the complex challenges faced by communities. Ms. Schell served as the the inaugural director of Music Makes Us (2012-2017), the public/private music education initiative in Metro Nashville Public Schools, jointly supported by the mayor’s office, music industry, and the school district. During her tenure, participation in music increased to over 60% of the K-12 student population. Forty-five classes were added in 18 schools, with over 5 million raised in private and government funds to augment district funding. Previously, Ms. Schell was the executive director of the California Alliance for Arts Education (2001 – 2011), where she led a successful campaign to secure a historic 605 million investment in K-12 arts education, co-edited numerous policy papers, and co-created the Insider’s Guide to Arts Education Planning, now in its 3rd edition. Ms. Schell holds a B.A. from Stanford University, an M.A. in Liberal Studies/Dance from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and pursued further studies at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She is a founding member of ArtsEd Tennessee, a statewide advocacy coalition and currently serves on the board of Think360 Arts and on the Policy Council of Colorado Business Committee for the Arts.

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Metro Nashville Public Schools | California Alliance For Arts Education | Performing Tree | Portland Symphony Orchestra | Schell Associates

Laurie Schell has the following professional experience:
Laurie Schell Associates | Metro Nashville Public Schools | California Alliance For Arts Education | Performing Tree | Portland Symphony Orchestra | Schell Associates