Community Arts Education Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2018
End Date
December 2018
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Community Arts Education Support

Project Details

The mission of Young Dance is to transform lives through movement.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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. Chair, 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. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Vicki Chepulis: Cofounder and former executive director, Trollwood Performing Arts School, Fargo-Moorhead; board member, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center; executive committee member, Rural Arts and Culture Summit; Joanna Cortright: Independent arts education consultant; Alison Good: Former commercial artist, educator and administrator; active community volunteer; Alyssa Melby: Executive director, Northfield Arts guild; Jamie Schwaba: Managing director, Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Gregory Smith: Business operations manager, the Fitzgerald Theater

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$12,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$124,168
Direct expenses
$136,168
Administration costs
$1,440
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Young Dance will continue to develop staff roles to provide a high quality learning experience to participants in any of our activities. We will review progress towards strategic goals and class, company and outreach program achievements. Gaps in achievement will inform staffing development and organizational support. 2: Young Dance will systematically implement evaluation methods, consistent across our classes, to articulate areas of achievement and areas of need. We will track evaluation methods implemented, the rate of response, and the action taken or planned as a result. Tracking this data will reveal strengths and gaps in our accountability to learners.

Measurable Outcome(s)

The positions of school director, artistic director and development director were increased by 10% to grow organizational capacity. Staff and board reviewed progress towards strategic goals; an evaluation team (made up of board members, staff and teachers) measure program achievements through class observations, participant/family feedback, and rates of attendance. 2: Committee of board, staff and instructors conducted an evaluation, worked with the larger teaching staff to develop an improvement plan. Committee used class observations based on Youth Program Quality Assessments, rate of attendance, participant and family surveys. Data was coalesced to summarize findings and design an improvement plan, being implemented in 2018-19.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jonathan Morris, Beth Winnick, Erin McNeil, Elizabeth Hannan, Steven Epley, Laura Fritz, Angelique Lele, Betsy Walts, Noah Morris, Ella Tomlinson
Project Manager
First Name
Gretchen
Last Name
Pick
Organization Name
Young Dance, Inc. AKA Young Dance
Street Address
3754 Pleasant Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55409
Phone
(612) 423-3064
Email
gretchen@youngdance.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency