2013-527 Arts - The Arts Center for Fall 2013 Art Grant Agreement $1,500

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The ArtsCenter Arts In Education Focus School Program with professional teaching artists in their classrooms.Not only do students get an opportunity to see a live performance in a professional theater, they also get to work directly with a professional artist and learn curriculum through a non-traditional approach. By participating in alternative methods of learning, all students are able to reach their maximum potential because they are able to learn through the approach that fits their individual learning styles. Examples of residencies that will take place from January through April 2014 include: • Fifth graders at New Hope Elementary will study the Civil Rights Movement through photography,which connects to the show One Noble Journey.•A Box Marked Freedom. • First graders at Central Elementary will study literary elements through a musical theater residency,which connects to the show Junie B Jones. • Fourth graders at Efland-Cheeks Elementary will study science through drawing (drawings of existing machines, learning how they work through observation and branching out into imaginary scientific improvements),which connects to the show Look Out!Science is Coming! • High school students at Partnership Academy will participate in a videography and graphic design residency that will correlate with their e-portfolio projects. Planning is already under way for the residencies taking place January through April 2014. At the beginning of the school year, teachers (per grade level) chose the show they wanted to see, as well as the art form and curriculum focus for their respective residencies. The ArtsCenter's Arts In Education Coordinator has already been working with teachers to secure teaching artists for the various residencies. While all teaching artists have not been confirmed at this point, they will all be in place by late December. Prior to the start of the residencies, classroom teachers from that particular grade level, the teaching artist and The ArtsCenter's Arts In Education Coordinator will meet for a planning session to review goals and discuss residency logistics. Following the residency, they will all meet again for an evaluation meeting. In addition to this evaluation tool, The ArtsCenter will distribute student and teacher evaluations to assess the effectiveness of the experience, as well as communicate regularly with teachers and administrators during and following residencies. Additionally, curriculum assessments are administered following all residencies to measure academic growth on the material covered during residencies. The assessments are created with collaboration from classroom teachers,teaching artists and The ArtsCenter's Arts In Education Coordinator. The ArtsCenter has successfully implemented 51 residencies in area schools over the last several years through the Arts In Education program, 37 of which have been ABLE residencies. Furthermore, as mentioned above, The ArtsCenter has successfully carried out the focus school program at Central Elementary for the past five years. Funding in the amount of$1,500 from the Orange County Arts Commission will'specifically go towards teaching artists fees associated with 16 residencies at four Title 1 schools in Orange County — Central Elementary, New Hope Elementary, Efland-Cheeks Elementary and Partnership Academy—in the 2013- 2014 school year.