2016-105-E Arts - Ephesus Elementary School PTA - Fall 2015 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: FBE59735-B91D-4458-ABBA-952977038A66 Arts Program Application Narrative Ephesus Elementary School Profile Ephesus Elementary School is one of eleven elementary schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District. It serves approximately 437 students in grades K-5 as well as two pre-K/ Head Start classrooms. The demographics of the school population are as follows. • Approximately 11% of students self-identify as African American. • Approximately 12% of students self-identify as Hispanic. • Approximately 20% of students self-identify as Asian and Other Race. • 28% of the.student population qualifies for free or reduced lunch. • 11% of students use English as a second language. • 11% of school population is identified as Exceptional Children including two self-contained classrooms of five children in each classroom. Of note, putting on assemblies at Ephesus Elementary School is more expensive than at other schools because the largest assembly space (the Gymnasium) only fits one-half of the student population at a time. Because of this space limitation, each Cultural Arts assembly has to be shown two times: first to the students in pre-K through 2nd grades and then to students in 3rd through 5th grades. Ephesus Elementary School Arts Programs Ephesus students in grades K-5 receive weekly instruction in art, music, and PE. Additionally, students in grades 1-5 study French two times per week for 20 minutes per classroom session. The Ephesus PTA annually organizes voluntary participation in the PTA Reflections Art Program. Additionally, the PTA sponsors an annual International Festival to increase students' exposure to other cultures, languages and geography. Proposed Uses of Grant Funds For the past several years, Ephesus Elementary School has booked its cultural assemblies through The ArtsCenter (Carrboro) Arts in Schools program. Each year, The ArtsCenter creates a roster of several programmatically diverse performances while acting as an intermediary between the schools and the performers. In this capacity, The ArtsCenter streamlines the process of finding and booking appropriate, high-quality cultural performances for school assemblies and is in a position to negotiate better rates for the artists through a concentrated "Block Booking" arrangement on behalf of the schools. During the 2015-2016 school year, Ephesus Elementary PTA has contracted three such performances to be shown to our students: "ELECTRICITY!" performed Thursday, October 22, by Red Herring