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DocuSign Envelope ID: 92F81BA3- 0613- 40DE- ACD5- AA8B6D32ABCA <br />Request Summary As our organization continues to grow and the word about our <br />mission spreads, so does the demand for our services. This <br />continued program growth requires that we (now located at our new <br />office in YouthWorx in Carrboro) continue to develop our teaching <br />methodology, program evaluation, and training programs and <br />policies for the college student leaders who oversee the operations <br />of each chapter. Accordingly, we are requesting funding that will <br />enable us to continue to build on the success and growth we <br />achieved for our programs over the last few years, as we work toward <br />the top priority identified in our strategic plan for the next 18 -24 <br />months — the continued development of our program standards, <br />teaching methodology, and evaluation process, which will be led by <br />our staff. <br />Organizational Goals Through free, one -on -one music lessons, Musical Empowerment <br />(ME) nurtures meaningful relationships between collegiate mentors <br />and children in under - served communities. These relationships <br />foster confidence, creativity and self - discipline to engender growth <br />and success in both mentor and mentee. <br />Goals: <br />- Promote access to music education for communities lacking or <br />underfunded in music programs. <br />- Foster development of creativity, discipline, and confidence in <br />children from marginalized backgrounds, giving them the tools they <br />need to excel in their future endeavors. <br />-Forge mentorship between college students and youth in their <br />respective communities. <br />- Collaborate with other music /arts organizations, university <br />programs, and businesses to harness social capital and meet the <br />growing demand for music education. <br />We have established norms for the most important variables, <br />particularly those associated with teacher, parent and student <br />satisfaction, as well as student progress musically and in terms of life <br />skills. Our normed and regularly used parent, student, and teacher <br />surveys and progress reports, given every semester as a <br />prerequisite for continued participation, are now standard procedure. <br />Each year has seen substantive progress, not only in the measures, <br />such as percent of highly satisfied parents, but in the measurement, <br />that is, our ability to derive pictures of meaningful numerical change. <br />Given the intensifying issues of student and family privacy, we will <br />always face challenges in gathering detailed information, but we will <br />continue to look for useful proxies. <br />The Grassroots Arts Program Grant funds will support the continued <br />development of our program standards and teacher evaluation <br />process, including lesson observation. These efforts will be <br />developed and implemented by our staff. All program standards and <br />evaluation /observation methods are pilot- tested at our largest <br />chapter at UNC- Chapel Hill, thus 100% of the grant funds will serve <br />the participants in Chapel Hill - Carrboro. <br />