Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$37,070
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
August 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Anoka
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts will partner with Z Puppets to provide Monkey Mind Pirates residencies for several grade levels in addition to family workshops, a community performance, and professional development.

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
$37,070
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,250
Direct expenses
$41,320
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Grades 2, 3, and four students will build foundational Theater skills aligned with selected benchmarks in the Minnesota Arts Standards for Theater. Project team will use observations, scoring rubrics and interviews to track student achievement in selected benchmarks from the Minnesota Arts Standards for Theater. 2: Students with social-emotional educational goals will advance towards individual goals by participating in arts and mindfulness residencies. Students' progress towards social-emotional goals will be assessed through observation, student self-reports, interviews, and reflective evaluation meetings with teachers and Special Education staff.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Grades 2. 3, and four students demonstrated foundational theater skills aligned with six benchmarks in the Minnesota Arts Standards for Theater. Project team used observations, scoring rubrics and interviews to track student achievement over the six weeks of residencies (1 session per week for each classroom. 2: Students with social-emotional educational goals made progress towards individual goals by participating in arts and mindfulness residencies. Students' progress towards social-emotional goals was assessed through observation, student self-reports, interviews, and reflective evaluation meetings with classroom teachers as well as teachers working with the DCD classroom.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Marci Anderson, Anna Dirkswager, Bill Harvey, Nicole Hayes, Erin Heers-McArdle, Jeff Simon
Project Manager
First Name
Linda
Last Name
Aldis
Organization Name
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts
Street Address
540 S St
City
Anoka
State
MN
Zip Code
55303-5208
Phone
(763) 506-3100
Email
linda.aldis@ahschools.us
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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