2013-519 Arts - Northside Elementary School PTA Fall 2013 Art Grant Agreement $1,000

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involve and will continue to involve the Artistic Director and the Music Director from NC AIA. AIA also provides a Master Teacher,teaching assistants, and other musicians who participate occasionally over the course of the residency, but definitely in rehearsals and the final performances. Arts in Action classes take place during the school day and do NOT replace any academic classes, putting the arts on equal footing with other academic subjects. Arts in Action inherently embraces diversity at the very heart of its program philosophy.The arts are a great leveler for children and no matter what their background, physicality or ethnicity, each child finds success through their commitment to the challenge of AIA activities.Additionally,the annual program themes are rooted in the study of an individual culture and represent the celebration of diversity and global awareness. Programs are delivered at no cost to an individual child, and are completely inclusive for each class at grade four. Past similar activities:Within Orange County,two public schools have participated for several years with NC AIA. Rashkis Elementary School was the first school in Orange County to contract with NC AIA. Since 2006,through all their programs, NC AIA has provided this program to over 900 students from Rashkis and since 2008,to over 540 students from FPG. Rashkis still provides the program to all their fourth graders. Frank Porter Graham Elementary School participated with NC AIA from 2007-2013.They have decided not to continue the program at their school this year and this was seen as an opportunity to bring this program to NES. Samples of past videos (also linked on a DVD)can be seen at the following youtube sites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHLhs5rvlj8; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLjkVebKGLU. Current activities:The AIA program began in late October for all fourth graders at NES. Each student will have each received three hour-long classes for Arts in Action as of November 12, 2013.The Arts in Action program encompasses music and (constant) exercise through dancing and movement and is occurring either in the cafeteria before lunch services or in the gym for the afternoon classes. (A letter of continued support is included from the NES administration.) Audience, participants:According to the CHCCS Opening of Schools Report (http://www.chccs.kl2.nc.us/group_profile_view.aspx?id=Ob58b7ff-lc7c-425c-9f24-967fcc751621)from September 23, 2013,just over 500 students were enrolled and approximately 50% rode the school buses in the mornings and afternoons,87 on whom are listed in the walkzone. There are 87 students enrolled in fourth grade at Northside Elementary School this year. The AIA program culminates in final performances in the spring during an in-school assembly performance and an evening performance for families.Arts in Action has predominantly worked with fourth grade students at participating schools. With most performances, some younger siblings of fourth graders are incorporated into the final performances. If funding allows, we will look into the prospect of having sample classes for younger students at school. Some students who were redistricted from FPG and Rashkis may have been exposed to the program in prior years because of final performances at schoolwide student assemblies. Other students witness the program both because it occurs during school hours and also because AIA attends some school functions and involves any individuals present who want to participate. Geography of participants:According to the Opening of Schools Report 2013, of the 502 students enrolled, almost 11%are Hispanic, 5%are multiracial, almost 16%are Asian, 22.5%are African- American, and a little over 45%are White. Interestingly,the same proportions of staff at NES are African American and Hispanic(unlike any other regular elementary school in the district). As all the direct participants will be fourth graders (aged 9-11), seven fourth graders were reported as Hispanic for ethnicity, and with respect to race, four were reported as multiracial, 14 as Asian, 18 NES Arts in Education Fall 2013 OCAC Grant 2