Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$26,469
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Independent School District 271 AKA Bloomington Public Schools
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

The Bloomington Public Schools Gifted and Talented Department will collaboare with storyteller and teaching artist Katie Knutson to provide fourteen unique storytelling, drama, and writing residencies that meaningfully engage students in the writing process.

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
$26,469
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,220
Direct expenses
$33,689
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Targeted students and staff will develop storytelling skills and apply them in their writing/teaching. Students and staff will complete assessments before and after each residency to rate their skills in storytelling and in applying them to their writing/teaching. Project team will continuously evaluate outcome progress, adjusting as needed. 2: Students develop their skills to use storytelling, drama, and writing to creatively express their ideas and emotions. Students will complete assessments before and after each residency to rate their skills in creatively expressing their ideas and emotions through storytelling, drama and/or writing. Teachers will also evaluate student work.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Teachers and students developed storytelling and theater skills and applied them in their writing/teaching. Various evaluation methods were used, including surveys, evaluation of student work, peer review, and teacher/teaching artist evaluations. 2: Students developed their storytelling, drama and writing skills to creatively express their ideas and emotions, and those of others. Various evaluation methods were used, including surveys, evaluation of student work, peer review, and teacher/teaching artist evaluations.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Nelly Korman, Tom Bennett, Dawn Steigauf, Beth Beebe,Mia Olson,Jim Sorum, Heather Starks
Project Manager
First Name
Erin
Last Name
Boltik
Organization Name
Independent School District 271 AKA Bloomington Public Schools
Street Address
1350 W 106th St
City
Bloomington
State
MN
Zip Code
55431-4126
Phone
(953) 681-6494
Email
eboltik@isd271.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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