Community Arts Education Support
Community Arts Education Support
The mission of Young Dance is to transform lives through movement.
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.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. 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. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery. Officer at-large, 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.
Susan Berdahl: Marketing and grant writing contractor; Carolyn Borgen: Nonprofit consultant; Amanda Cross: Education coordinator, Kaddatz Galleries; David Dobbs: Multidisciplinary visual artist; education director, Macrostie Art Centr; Concha Fernandez Del Rey: Assistant principal, Mississippi Creative Arts School; Lauren Hildebrand: Arts and education consultant; cofounder of Trollwood Performing Arts School; Jere Lantz: President/CEO and artistic director, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Chorale; Jonathan Lewis: Executive director, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; percussionist; Carla McGrath: Executive director, Highpoint Center for Printmaking
ACHF Arts Education
Young Dance will provide high quality dance education programming during organizational transition. Youth Program Quality assessments provide feedback about impact, safety, and accessibility; attendance data provides information about student participation. We will monitor the budget progress to assure expenses remain in line with revenue. 2: We will grow our community, expand programming, and deepen relationships through targeted initiatives and strategic communication related to our move. We will track student retention and collect student and donor demographics for two years, then compare that with data from previous years. We will assess number of and success of community partnerships.
Developments during our transition include accessibility improvements and alignment across programs regarding protocols and participant expectations We received feedback surveys in fall and spring, student conferences, family phone calls and teacher reflections. We paused class observations and evaluations based on Youth Program Quality Assessment when programming pivoted online in March. 2: 50% of students left; 25% of students are new in 20-21. Partnerships paused in spring; we are working to reinitiate relationships. Donor base grew We are tracking rate of retention and demographic data with database (implemented in 9/2020) We collected program feedback via surveys and conversations. Restrictions due to Covid-19 hindered efforts to promote programming and grow constituent base.