Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,320
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Intermediate District 287
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
End Date
August 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
Intermediate School District 287 will work with COMPAS teaching artist Soli Hughes to engage students with emotional-behavioral disabilities in a sixteen-week Digital Rock Clock and HistoPop arts residency to study and create pop music, WWII to the presen
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. 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
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Ellen Copperud: Community volunteer and arts advocate; former board member, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council; Phyllis Doyle: Retired arts administrator; award-winning poet and fiction writer; Ann DuHamel: Assistant professor of music and head of keyboard studies, University of Minnesota Morris; Kathleen Dupre: Artist and illustrator; art and writing teacher; Katie Marshall: Executive director, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Christi Schmitt: Program coordinator, Saint Paul Public Schools office of multilingual learning
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$34,320
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,190
Direct expenses
$40,510
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Students with disabilities improve ability of positive self-expression through the arts. Teacher pre, post and mid-project survey on student progress on student creative engagement in arts programming. 2: Students with disabilities improve social-emotional skills as a result of arts learning. Teacher pre, post and mid-project survey on student progress on social-emotional goals related to arts learning.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Project staff counted the number of participating students and surveyed students on the degree of inclusion and improved access to music study. Educational teams were in direct conversations regarding students' participation, engagement and excitement in participation. Students were surveyed regarding their interest in ongoing participation which culminated in the ending celebration. 2: Students who participated and were invested in the project clearly demonstrated interest in participating on a regular basis. This was evaluated by way of the students' willingness to not only participate in the project, engage with artist, and verbalize their commitment to participate on a regular ongoing basis.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Paul
Last Name
Sterlacci
Organization Name
Intermediate School District 287
Street Address
1820 Xenium Ln N
City
Plymouth
State
MN
Zip Code
55441
Phone
(763) 550-7380
Email
PSterlacci@District287.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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