Arts in the Schools

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$948

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Bert Raney Elementary School

Recipient Type

K-12 Education

Status

Completed

Start Date

January 2015

End Date

February 2015

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Chippewa

Yellow Medicine

Renville

Project Overview

Arts in the Schools

Project Details

Ross Sutter Dulcimer Residency

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist , Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Vice President of Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, High School English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Ellen Copperud: retired language arts teacher, theatre director; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasure, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Sydney Massee; visual artist, theatre, Lac qui Parle Valley School District board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mary Kay Frisvold: vocalist, Prairie Arts Chorale; Beth Habicht: musician, Worthington Symphony Orchestra; retired orchestra teacher; Mary Jane Mardesen: literature, theatre, educator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players.

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Education

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$948

Other Funds Leveraged

$1,200

Direct expenses

$2,148

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Students will be able to follow written and spoken directions and successfully build a dulcimer. 2. Students will produce dulcimers that actually work and sound accurately. 3. Students will be able to play simple melodies together with others on a simple one-string dulcimer. 4. Students will be able to play simple harmonies and accompaniments to melodies. 5. Students will complete a dulcimer playing assessment at the end of the unit. Students will be assessed using a rubric. 85% of students will play with a score of 80% or higher on the dulcimer playing rubric. Students will be observed to be sure they are meeting goals 1-4. Goal #5 will be met with each student being assessed according to the dulcimer playing rubric. The scores of the playing assessment will be reported on the final report.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Students were evaluated using this dulcimer playing rubric. 91% were able to play their chosen selection with a score of 80% or higher.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Lisa Hansen, Jane Hagert, Dawn Odegard, Tim Opdahl, Sharon Rupp, Steve Rupp, Grant Velde, Steve Zumhofe

Project Manager

Beth

Jahn

Bert Raney Elementary School

555 7th Ave