The issue we face is this: How do we cultivate the kind of community and elected leadership that will prioritize arts education as an essential strategy to achieve student success and to improve school climate? Our arts education community must attract the attention of school board members and administrators, thought and policy leaders, and the public, to make them aware of the potential this moment holds. With our partners we intend to empower advocates at the local level with the tools and support they need in order to deliver the message of change effectively where critical decisions around funding are being made.