Arts Learning

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,090
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2018
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Anoka
Project Overview

Arts Learning

Project Details

Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts will collaborate with Z Puppets Rosenschnoz to present the Monkey Mind Pirates arts and mindfulness program to 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and special needs students plus family workshops, a public performance, and professional development.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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; 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; Aaron Drew: Visual artist; arts organization volunteer; BA in anthropology from U of M; Ann Heymann: Professional performer, composer, teacher and lecturer on the medieval Gaelic harp; Athena Kildegaard: Poet; lecturer, University of Minnesota Morris.; Linda Nelson-Mayson: Director, Goldstein Museum of Design; Theresa Remick: Managing director, performance center at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$32,090
Other Funds Leveraged
$7,900
Direct expenses
$39,990
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Second and Third Grade 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 analyze student progress in selected 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)

Second and Third Grade students built foundational Theater skills aligned with selected benchmarks in the Minnesota Arts Standards for Theater. The project team used observations, scoring rubrics, and interviews to analyze student progress in selected Minnesota Arts Standards for Theater. 2: Students with social-emotional educational goals advanced 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 teachers, Special Education staff, and parents.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Tom Heidemann, Marci Anderson, Bill Harvey, Anna Dirkswager, Nicole Hayes, 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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