2025-05-07T11:25:58-07:00 2024-08-31 873976308 Goranson Tax and Consulting Inc 403 Chinn Street Santa Rosa CA 95404 990 2023-09-01 942977264 California Poets in the Schools CALI 4152214201 PO Box 1328 Santa Rosa CA 95402 Meg Hamill Executive Dir. 2025-05-07 true true Blake Gunter P02457939 7075421256 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Meg Hamill PO Box 1328 Santa Rosa CA 95402 221430 false X N/A X 1985 CA Since 1964, California Poets in the Schools (CalPoets) has grown to become one of the oldest and largest writers-in-the-schools programs in the nation. Our reach includes 20,000 students served annually by 100 Poet-Teachers from throughout California. CalPoets offers a professional, network experience for California poets that includes over 20 annual training and networking events, a three-day poetry conference, fundraising assistance, affiliation with a nationally-recognized nonprofit, as well as a clear pathway to earn income and give back to their local communities as Poet-Teachers.The multicultural network of Poet-Teachers ranges from recent college graduates and local open-mic champions, to established poets with illustrious careers. First and foremost all poets are serious artists and professional performers, trained in the art of teaching poetry at age-appropriate levels. They are living models of an artist's commitment to creative and imaginative use of language. 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Poet-Teachers teach poetry at institutions of all types including elementary, middle and high schools, as well as state prisons, juvenile jails and universities. These poets have chosen to give back to their local communities as professionally-trained Poet-Teachers with California Poets in the Schools.In addition to active Poet-Teachers, our network includes over 500 California poets and writers who engage as participants in the various networking, professional development and creative opportunities that CalPoets offers throughout the year.Calpoets offers a professional network for poets and writers that is open, inclusive and approachable. We provide a wide variety of events annually, including professional development, networking and creative opportunities. We host a beloved and well-attended poetry symposium each year where we engage our network in over 20 hours of skill-building and creative poetry-related workshops led by California poets.We hosted over 20 free, virtual monthly gatherings in 2022. Specifically, each 2nd Tuesday we offer relevant professional development, roundtable discussions and panels on Zoom. We host quarterly regional coordinator networking opportunities, a weekly free-write group, and our quarterly Open Mic Series - where we spotlight two featured readers from our network to launch the event.Fifteen "regional coordinators" take on leadership of the CalPoets' program at the local level. CalPoets offers unrestricted grants to regional coordinators up to $2,000 annually. In addition, we offer technology grants to regional coordinators in order to offset costs of bringing local programs online.All new Poet-Teachers are paired with a seasoned mentor for at least a year as they participate in a training to officially become a CalPoets' Poet-Teacher. The mentorship consists of 365 degree observations, lesson planning and one-on-one consultations. These mentorships often extend organically into ongoing professional relationships that span decades. We offer "special projects" grants to up to 15 Poet-Teachers annually, in order to foster innovation in local programs. In addition Poet-Teachers can apply for "insurance grants" in order to cover the costs of professional liability insurance.CalPoets cultivates relationships with school districts, foundations and arts organizations which can fund and support our members professional practices. Annually, our nonprofit achieves an estimated $150,000 in grants that directly fund up to 40 Poet-Teachers' artistic, school-based residencies at the local level. 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