2014-364 Arts - Cedar Ridge High School for Spring 2014 Arts Grant Agreement $1,000

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C Page 12 , Instructional supplies:The budget for instructional supplies varies from year to year and comes from multiple sources. The CTE office provides funding for the major lumber purchases on an annual basis.The requests are submitted twice a year, based on inventory and needs, and are funded by discretion of CTE in light of available funds and the total amount of requests from the various CTE programs. We also advocate among business and industry for donations of materials and have been fortunate to receive donations over the past many years. Consumable supplies:The consumable supplies budget is funded from a $25 lab fee charged to each student enrolled in the program. We also produce products for sale and maintain a relationship with the Hillsborough Arts Council to sell our products in their showroom located in downtown Hillsborough. We maintain a point of sale display in the front lobby of CRHS and have student-operated sales during CRHS Open House and Parent/Teacher conferences. Staff:The instructional staff(Keith Yow, sole teacher) of the Furniture and Cabinetmaking Program is compensated from the Career and Technical Education (CTE) budget of the Orange County School system. The funds are provided from the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act. Please note: Ms. Patricia Harris, Director for College and Career Readiness, Orange County Schools, has offered to provide more specific budget information, if requested. (Please see her email of May 13, 2014, included with this proposal.) Summary Statement for Proposed Use of Arts in Education Grant: We are applying for an Orange County Arts in Education Grant to acquire needed equipment (lathes) for a Creative Woodturning program that would expand the reach and scope of educational opportunities for students in Cedar Ridge High School's well- established and prize-winning Furniture and Cabinetmaking Program. The equipment will become the property of Cedar Ridge High School. 4. Budget Since this project will be housed within existing Cedar Ridge High School facilities, we are not requesting funds for space rental. Instruction will be provided by Keith Yow, a Cedar Ridge staff instructor, as a component of his regular teaching responsibilities. In addition, Chapel Hill Woodturners will provide$500 cash and in-kind support of materials, classes, and workshops by selected club members. The Cedar Ridge program already has six lathes and enough tooling to offer a Creative Woodturning program annually for 10-12 students (5-6 each term). But three of the lathes are difficult to operate and are very old. These need to be replaced. With safe and more manageable equipment, we expect to attract more female students to the woodturning program.