2017-057-E Arts - Northside Elementary School - Fall 2016 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:7171A1F5-8FF6-4COD-9E6C-2224164C181D Northside Elementary School Arts in Education Grant Application 2016 School Profile In 2013 Northside Elementary School (NES) opened in the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) district in Orange County. This school was intentionally built in the historic Northside neighborhood,centrally located in downtown Chapel Hill on the same site where three African-American schools existed from 1924-1966. Northside Elementary currently enrolls 485 students, drawing on residents from neighborhoods throughout the town of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Northside's student population represents 7 races and ethnicities: approximately 14%are Asian,23%are Black/African American, 14%are Hispanic,less than 1%are American Indian/Alaskan Native,4%are Mixed Race, less than 1%are Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and 45%are White. NES has 51.4%boys and 48.6%girls and 93.4%of students are ages 6-11. Northside offers classes in Pre-K through 5th Grade including a class for Special Needs and programs in English as a Second Language, Exceptional Children and Gifted Education. NES has approximately 9.5% Limited English Proficiency(LEP) students and 9%of students have special needs. As an indicator of socioeconomic status, Northside Elementary School has the second highest free and reduced priced lunch in the district at 38.5%. The leaders of Northside feel it is very important to create relevant art programs for Northside students who otherwise would not have the resources to participate in similar activities at home. School's Visual Art Programs We celebrate cultural diversity at Northside and find that students can learn effectively about others through music,art and performance. Please see below for a list of annual programs and specific art projects focused on the Visual Arts at NES. STEAM Day-Every year teachers,parents and students come together at Northside to participate in hands on activities, crafts, demonstrations and special exhibits to celebrate and learn more about Science,Technology,Engineering Art and Math. Maker's Faire- Similar to STEAM day, parents,teachers and students come together for a creative and interactive day of working with their hands to make individual works of art using paint, clay,legos,paper,string and balloons. Annual Northside Art&Music Showcase Night Every Fall Northside hosts an Art and Music Showcase Night where students display their visual art and participate in musical performances. This year we will also include a literacy component to include our current school wide Book Fair. This year student artwork will be on display,students of all grades will participate in a community art project,there will be a musical presentation by our Navigators,and Northside teachers will read-aloud some of their favorite stories.