Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,300
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Parents In Community Action, Inc.
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2015
End Date
February 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
PICA plans to implement the Early Bridges program in Head Start classrooms, using storytelling and drama to promote literacy, critical thinking, and creative self-expression in young children.
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.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher; 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
Alice De Yonge: Program director, Project G.E.M.; Marlina Gonzalez: Multidisciplinary media arts curator and consultant; David Grant: A Twin Cities-based writer, core alumnus member of The Playwrights' Center; Jessica Lourey: Mystery and fantasy writer, professor of creative writing and sociology, Saint Cloud Technical and Community College; Elizabeth Mowry: Arts innovation director, COMPAS, City of Saint Paul parks commissioner; Laurie Pape Hadley: Business analyst, University of Minnesota, audio describer for theatres and arts organizations throughout Twin Cities; Timothy Takach: Composer, singer and music publisher; William Venne: Chief development officer, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Jane Zilch: Director of long term development, Thrivent Financial, board member, SteppingStone Theatre
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
Yes
Conflict of Interest Contact
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$24,300
Other Funds Leveraged
$600
Direct expenses
$24,900
Administration costs
$1,788
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

More low-income children and families of all races, ethnicities, and cultural backgrounds will have access to the arts. We will track arts participation via child attendance and event attendance records. 2: Improvements in early literacy skills, critical thinking, and creative self-expression will be observed in participating Head Start children. The TS Gold assessment tool will be used to measure growth in the areas of creative arts and social-emotional development; Individual Growth and Development Indicators (IGDIs) will be used to measure language and literacy skills.

Measurable Outcome(s)

A diversity of low-income children and families experienced exposure to the arts through a live theater performance. Registration and attendance records were reviewed to determine the number of children and family members attending. This allowed us to ensure that we were reaching the intended number of children and families. 2: Participating Head Start children showed improvement in early literacy skills, critical thinking, and creative self-expression. Head Start children are assessed regularly using effective assessment tools, including the Teaching Strategies Gold (TS Gold) assessment tool to evaluate social-emotional progress, and the Individual Growth and Development Indicators (IGDIs) to assess early literacy skills. Children participating in the Early Bridges program showed significant improvement in these assessment scores as a result of their participation in the program.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Mary Merrill Anderson, Sharon Sayles Belton, Kassius Benson, Guy Bowling, Dan Cain, Dr. Wallace Franklin, Anise Mazone, Bryan Nelson, Angela Okafor, Ed Sisola, Fran Stark, Shawnee Twiet, Anissa Watkins, Vernon Wetternach, Makeda Zulu-Gillespie
Project Manager
First Name
Barbara
Last Name
Trautmann
Organization Name
Parents In Community Action, Inc.
Street Address
700 Humboldt Ave N
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55411
Phone
(612) 377-7422
Email
btrautmann@picaheadstart.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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