Partners in Arts Participation
Partners in Arts Participation
Parents In Community Action, Inc. will work with the Children's Theatre Company to promote literacy, critical thinking, and creative self-expression in young children through storytelling and drama.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Officer at Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary?s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn: Ceramic artist. former executive director of the Minnesota Project.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre
William Adams: Public policy consultant; community leader of Kaddatz Galleries creation; Lydia Four Horns: General manager of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Cultural Center; Annie Henderson: Owner, Citywide Appraisals, Forager Brewery, and Kutzky Market; cofounder C4: Concerned Citizens for a Creative Community; Jennifer Lang: Violinist; music teacher at Saint Paul Conservatory of Music and the French American School of Minneapolis; Rebecca Timm: Executive director, Nokomis East Neighborhood Association; Lori Williams: Corporate and foundation relations gift officer, Hamline University
ACHF Arts Access
More low-income children and families of all races, ethnicities, and cultural backgrounds will have access to the arts. Arts participation will be tracked via child attendance and event attendance records. 2: Improvements in early literacy skills, critical thinking, and creative self-expression will be observed in participating Head Start children. Creativity and social-emotional development will be measured using the TS Gold assessment tool; language and literacy skills will be measured using Individual growth and development indicators.
A diversity of low-income children and their families received exposure to the arts by attending a live theater performance at CTC. Registration and attendance records were reviewed to determine the number of children and family members attending. This allowed us to ensure that we were reaching the intended number of children and families. 2: Participating Head Start children showed significant improvement in early literacy skills, critical thinking, and creative self-expression. The Teaching Strategies Gold assessment tool and the Individual Growth and Development Indicators are used to assess social-emotional development and early literacy skills, respectively. Children showed significant improvement in these assessment scores.
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