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Turnaround Arts: Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,557
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northside Elementary School
Recipient Type
K-12 Education
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2014
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Watonwan
Watonwan
Project Overview
Turnaround Arts: Minnesota
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
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
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
$60,557
Other Funds Leveraged
$71,106
Direct expenses
$131,663
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Northside Elementary School is located in the south central Minnesota town of Saint James. This small town has experienced recent significant changes in demographics: nearly half of the school’s students are Hispanic, and almost 20 percent are English language learners. Sixty-one percent of students receive free or reduced lunches. The school was designated a priority school in 2012, and after the initial blow to the school and community, they saw it as an opportunity to research and infuse best practices for student learning into the school. The principal taught music for many years and has fought to keep music and art a part of students’ learning in an area with few arts opportunities outside of the school. She sees integrating the arts into turnaround efforts as a natural and energizing next step for their students and all segments of their community.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Doug
Last Name
Storbeck
Organization Name
Northside Elementary School
Street Address
1273 10th Ave N
City
St James
State
MN
Zip Code
56081-1921
Phone
(507) 375-3325
Email
dstorbeck@isd840.org
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Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

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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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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