Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$21,195
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Achieve Language Academy
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
June 2022
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Achieve Language Academy will work with the Copper Street Brass to foster communication and collaboration using chamber music. All seventh and eighth grade students will perform music they created together throughout the year.

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
$21,195
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,355
Direct expenses
$23,550
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

All 7th and 8th grade students learn music composition and arranging skills by creating and performing their own original music. We will use teacher and Teaching Artist written observations, comparative analysis of formative vs. summative student surveys, and final concert observations to measure skills gained during the year. 2: All 7th and 8th grade students learn peer-to-peer problem solving techniques and apply them in chamber music group rehearsals. We will track this learning by comparing formative and summative student evaluation surveys and correlating sequential classroom observations made by teachers and Teaching Artists.

Measurable Outcome(s)

All 7th and 8th grade students learned music composition and arranging skills by creating and performing their own original music. Surveys were given to students before the project and after to determine change in knowledge. 2: All 7th and 8th grade students learned peer-to-peer problem solving techniques and applied them in chamber music group rehearsals. Surveys were given to students before the project and after to determine change in knowledge.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Elizabeth Brandt, Julie Schramke, Angelica Perez Garcia, Sandra Castro Pearson, Dave Linne, Ofir Germanic, Curtis Windham
Project Manager
First Name
Julie
Last Name
Schramke
Organization Name
Achieve Language Academy
Street Address
2169 Stillwater Ave
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55119-3552
Phone
(651) 738-4875x 318
Email
jschramke@achievemn.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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