2018-497-E Finance - Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and OC outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: 8FFCF3D9- 3AF5 -4C83- 9829- AC9D4975107C EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION Implementation timeline: commencing July 1, 2017 and continuing through June 30, 2018, OCHM will: • The Museum's Heritage Education Program will travel and provide one of several program options to at least 9 school groups by Dec. 31st 2018, and an additional 9 school groups between January 2019 and June 30th 2019. • Participate in education programs with the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough and the Burwell School on Hillsborough History Days • Make traveling trunks available to community groups requesting them • Deliver regular family - friendly programming for Art at the Museum /Park Program • Deliver six lectures at the OCHM i) Why is funding this program a good investment for the community? How does funding this program add value to the community? (250 words OR LESS) The primary role of museums is to educate the community. Galleries are classrooms and museum exhibits inspire interest in an area of study, item, time period, or an idea. Museums are examples of informal learning environments and provide important educational services for county residents. One national -level study, which measured the economic impact of museums as part of the arts and cultural sector estimated the impact of the nonprofit arts sector at the national level at $66.2 billion each year.' Field trips are a common feature of public education in the United States. A recent study examined six years of student -level data from a large -scale program in New York City (approximately 200 schools per year). The study's author estimated the impact of field trip exposure on students' performance.' The author found positive effects of exposure to field trips on science test scores and proficiency. As the author notes, "These results are important for policy, as they demonstrate that enrichment and informal learning experiences can contribute positively to student achievement." Other studies on the impact of museum programs on achievement show the positive effects of museum visits on a young people's cognitive development and critical- thinking skills.' j) Describe what would happen if requested funding is not awarded at all or if a reduced allocation is recommended. If we do not receive requested funding or receive a reduced allocation of funding, the OCHM would be forced to lessen the amount of outreach we do to the community and to assess which programs to cut in order to continue critical education programming. If future funding levels are not increased significantly, the museum will close in two to three years due to lack of financial support. We cannot continue to offer free programs to the community without additional governmental support. k) What percentage of your target population is low- moderate income? 100% 1) What efforts do you make to seek feedback about your program from your target population (e.g. survey, evaluations, etc. ?) We will ask teachers, students, and community participates to complete written evaluations for programs we present. We also conduct an annual digital survey to guide program decisions. ' Americans for the Arts. 2007. Arts and Economic Prosperity III. Washington, DC: Americans for the Arts. 2 file: / / /C:/ Users /steph /AppData /Local /Temp/Working paper 03- 15 -1.pdf 3See for example, https : / /eric.ed.gov / ?id= EJ802612 PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/23/2018 12:14:22 PM Page 2 6 o p 40