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Schools Only: If you <br />are requesting funds <br />for teaching artists, <br />performing artists, or <br />artists-in-residence, <br />are you booking the <br />artist(s) through the <br />Durham Arts <br />Council's CAPS <br />Program or United <br />Arts Council's Artists <br />in Schools Program? <br />Yes <br />Organization <br />Description <br />Founded in 1958, Estes Hills Elementary School is one of the oldest <br />schools in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district. Estes Hills is a <br />neighborhood school in the truest sense, as many students from the <br />surrounding homes walk or bike to school every day. In the current <br />academic year (2023-24), Estes Hills Elementary serves 359 children from <br />pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school has 19 traditional <br />classrooms (including one pre-K) plus one behavior support class, and <br />offers programs in Exceptional Education, Gifted Education, Head Start <br />preschool, and English as a Second Language. Our student body is evenly <br />divided along gender lines (49% Male / 51% Female) and has a diverse <br />racial composition: W hite (57%), Black (11%), Hispanic (11%), Asian <br />(8%), and Multi-racial (12%). <br />Estes Hills has 20 traditional classroom teachers; 100% are fully licensed. <br />W e have a diverse staff which is 60% W hite, 29% Black, 6% Hispanic, <br />and 5% Asian; in terms of gender, the staff is 84% Female and 16% Male. <br />Our school offers art and music instruction in accordance with the North <br />Carolina Standard Course of Study for elementary school students, with a <br />full-time professional in each “specials” discipline: Art, Music, French, and <br />Physical Education (which incorporates dance). These teachers <br />supplement classroom time with extracurricular events, including in 2023- <br />24: participating in the district-wide Visions Art Show; a “Hispanic Heritage <br />Celebration” evening event (complemented by a Latin jazz quartet <br />performance provided for students during the school day via the Cultural <br />Arts program); a French poetry declamation; and a 4th grade field trip to the <br />NC Symphony Orchestra in Raleigh. The arts are alive and well at Estes <br />Hills, but these efforts largely depend on parent donations and volunteer <br />hours, in the absence of funding. <br />The mission of the Estes Hills PTA is to serve the whole community of the <br />school - the students, teachers, staff and families - by providing necessary <br />resources to support the highest quality educational environment possible. <br />The PTA is comprised of parent volunteers (Executive Board is 100% <br />Female; 87.5% W hite, 12.5% Black) and seeks to promote the cultural arts <br />in education by bringing in professional artists to perform at our school. <br />These performances both educate and inspire the students to undertake <br />their own artistic pursuits. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 29D07BFE-C479-466C-8F7C-D1E51121B1FE