2015-281-E Arts - Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation Arts Grant

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DocuSign Envelope ID:8AA3BC1F-B680-4976-AB39-E8045449CDA3 • Host Grant Writing Workshops to provide guidance on grants and funding resources to teachers and community members • Manage restricted and pass-through funds for individual school or district programs, including Blue Ribbon Mentor Advocate • Sponsor the annual Walk for Education with 8,000 walkers, raising over$120,000 in direct support for schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School district • Hold an annual 5K for Fitness in April with more than 600 participants and a 6-week training program in conjunction with Fleet Feet Sports prior to the event • Host an annual Novice Teacher Tea at which 50 novice teachers received cash gifts to start off their new careers • Hold an annual "Teachers First Breakfast" benefit raising nearly money to support the Teachers First Initiative.The proceeds provide grants for national board certification fees for teachers and Student Enrichment Grants, as well as support for novice teachers,the PSF-East Chapel Hill Rotary Teacher Supply Store,the Educator Extra Credit Card and other programs designed to attract and retain outstanding teachers. Proposed Use of Grant Funds: Summary for The Power of Words: Learning from an Author that Looks Like Me!— Each year, Northside Elementary kicks off the school year with a Northside READS campaign.This campaign builds community through a common story.This upcoming school year the plan is to merge this annual event with an author visit that is connected to local history through the power that words and writing can bring to the lives of students.African-American author and illustrator Don Tate will be visiting Chapel Hill for the release of his most recent picture book entitled, Poet:The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton. George Moses Horton was the first published African-American poet in the southeast and he accomplished this while still being enslaved right down the road in Chatham County, NC. He used his love of words to teach himself to read as a boy and later used words to encourage and enlighten others during a time when African-American literacy was discouraged.This school-wide project serving approximately 523 students and 50 staff at Northside Elementary will engage students in a common story and create poetry to share with others both within and outside the school community. Funds for the project will support the author's appearance fee, and provide copies of his books (purchased at a substantial discount) for use by students and teachers for years to come. Author/Illustrator Don Tate will visit Northside Elementary to share his expertise as both an author and illustrator while allowing students to build on work they will do around his book, Poet:The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton. After the author visit, students will carry out the learning through International Dot Day in September during which students will use the power of their words to create poetic images that express themselves.Their work will be displayed throughout the building and students will use SKYPE to digitally connect with other students across the country who will also be celebrating"Dot Day"to share Northside's creative poetic masterpieces. Expected Outcomes: The goal is for all Northside students to create a piece of meaningful poetry following the author visit.This will not only build community in the first month of school, but also serve as the first powerful writing experience of the school year.All students will witness the power their words and put their creative works on display for our community. As a project assessment, students will express what they learned from the experience through a personal survey.