Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$89,393
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
MacPhail Center for Music
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2014
End Date
June 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Becker
Blue Earth
Chippewa
Chisago
Cottonwood
Fillmore
Goodhue
Grant
Hubbard
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Lake
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Mower
Nobles
Norman
Pennington
Pipestone
Renville
St. Louis
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Becker
Blue Earth
Chippewa
Chisago
Cottonwood
Fillmore
Goodhue
Grant
Hubbard
Itasca
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Lake
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Mower
Nobles
Norman
Pennington
Pipestone
Renville
St. Louis
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Project Overview
Arts Learning
Project Details
To meet the needs of school music programs in greater Minnesota, MacPhail will provide new online music learning for students in grades 5-12 and their school music educators and will add six new online school partnerships.
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.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthropist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies; Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
David Beard: Associate professor of rhetoric, writing studies department, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Camilla Berry: Practicing artist with nursing and education credentials; Amy Giddings: Music specialist, North Shore Community School, Duluth; Jennifer Penzkover: Coordinator, Saint Cloud Arts Commission.; Daniel Stark: Associate Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Joanne Toft: Private educational arts consultant
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$89,393
Other Funds Leveraged
$25,620
Direct expenses
$115,013
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
1
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

MacPhail will expand Online School Partnerships to six new schools for a total of 23 partners in greater Minnesota resulting in improved musicianship. MacPhail will track enrollment and evaluate student musical progress/skill development. Students and school music educators will report on their musical progress and satisfaction with the program. 2: MacPhail will provide new online learning opportunities, including bimonthly networking for school music educators, Online School Partnerships festival and summer lessons. MacPhail will document student enrollment in summer lessons and measure progress in student outcomes and students’ and school music educators’ satisfaction via written and verbal surveys.

Measurable Outcome(s)

MacPhail expanded Online School Partnerships to eight new schools for a total of twenty-nine partners in greater Minnesota resulting in improved musicianship. MacPhail created Program Logic Models for evaluating program success. They established outcomes for students, parents/caregivers and teachers. Artistic and academic outcomes were measured in overall program goals, school attendance, program participation, artistic progress, performance achievements and life skills attained (focus, self-discipline, teamwork). 2: MacPhail provided new program opportunities, including a networking breakfast at MMEA for school music educators and OSP festival. Students and partners were surveyed at the end of each fiscal year. Artistic and academic outcomes were measured in overall program goals, school attendance, program participation, artistic progress, performance achievements and life skills attained (focus, self-discipline, teamwork).

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Patty Murphy, Rahoul Ghose, Christopher Perrigo, Thomas J. Abood, Kyle Carpenter, Christopher Simpson, Jane Alexander, Aaron Alt, Barry Berg, Sally Blanks, Margaret Bracken, Ellen Breyer, Hudie Broughton, Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Michael Casey, Kate Cimino, Tom Clark, Joaquin Delgado, Andrew Eklund, Leslie Frecon, Chance Garrity, Joseph Hinderer, Warren Kelly, Robert Lawson, Alex Legeros, Diana Lewis, David Meyers, Connie Remele, John Righini, Lica Tomizuka Sanborn, Jill Schurtz, Hilary Smedsrud, Peter Spokes, Jevetta Steele, Kiran Stordalen, Steven Wells, Kate Whittington, Kristine Williams, Kate Mortenson
Project Manager
First Name
Jenelle
Last Name
Montoya
Organization Name
MacPhail Center for Music
Street Address
501 2nd St S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55401-2383
Phone
(612) 321-0100
Email
montoya.jenelle@macphail.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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