Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$47,136
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Independent School District 621 AKA Mounds View Public Schools
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
August 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

The Mounds View School District will collaborate with artist in residence, Joko Sutrisno, to provide all third to fifth grade students further instruction on the Indonesian gamelan, a nonWestern ensemble percussion instrument.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; 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

Lawrence Benson: Independent scholar, artist and publisher; Robert Gardner: Artistic executive director, Minnesota Ballet; Carla-Elaine Johnson: Poet and nonfiction writer; faculty member, Saint Paul College; Athena Kildegaard: Poet; lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Alyssa Melby: Assistant Director of Academic Civic Engagement, St. Olaf College (FORMER Executive director, Northfield Arts Guild); Catherine Ramirez: ; Carla Tamburro: Coordinator, Park Point Art Fair, Duluth; art educator; Jeremy van Meter: Communications manager and actor, Commonweal Theatre Company

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$47,136
Other Funds Leveraged
$11,834
Direct expenses
$58,970
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

All students in grades 3-5 will acquire knowledge of Indonesian culture and music. All students will be evaluated on their quantitative cultural and musical knowledge. In relation to western music, via formative and summative standards-based assessments. 2: All students in grades 3-5, including those with limited formal music backgrounds, will learn basic gamelan skills. Students will be formatively evaluated on gamelan skills, via feedback rubric. Student groups will perform concerts with core performers at each building (75% of students will be considered developing/mastering and be in the core performer group).

Measurable Outcome(s)

Master Gamelan Instructor, Joko Sutrisno, taught students grades 3-5 about Indonesian culture and music at six schools in the Mounds View District. Students were evaluated through daily observation and video recordings. Grading was connected to the State Music Standards. Furthermore, a gamelan survey created by Joko Sutrisno provided an additional summative assessment. 2: Joko Sutrisno's process provides structured learning for grades 3-5 students of varying ability and music backgrounds to acquire basic Gamelan skills. Fifth grade students performed successful concerts (1 virtual) at each of the five elementary schools in the Mounds View School District. These performances were attended by families, students and teachers.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Diane Glasheen, Heidi Danielson, Jonathan Weinhagen, Sandra Westerman, Marre Jo Sager, Shauna Bock and Jim DeMay.
Project Manager
First Name
Amy
Last Name
McNabb
Organization Name
Independent School District 621 AKA Mounds View Public Schools
Street Address
4570 Victoria St N
City
Shoreview
State
MN
Zip Code
55126
Phone
(651) 621-6001
Email
amy.mcnabb@moundsviewschools.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
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