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Report of the Committee on Parent and Community Engagement |
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Subject:
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4. Report with Possible Action on the Partnership for the Arts and Humanities Retrospective Evaluation |
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 1 Academic Achievement Goal 2 Student, Family and Community Engagement
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Attachments:
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Report on PAH-March 7, 2018 |
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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Over the past 11 years, the Milwaukee Public Schools has invested more than $13 million in the well-being of Milwaukee's young people and families by directly funding arts and/or humanities-based programs through the Partnership for the Arts & Humanities.
The goals of the Partnership for the Arts and Humanities program are to:
• Increase access to arts and/or humanities-related experiences;
• Strengthen existing and establish new community partnerships; and
• Expand resources and support for arts and humanities education.
The Partnership for the Arts & Humanities is able to multiply its impact through the program’s dollar-for-dollar matching requirement. Collectively, grantees have raised more than $19 million to launch, sustain or expand their programs. As a result, Partnership for the Arts & Humanities funding has been converted into nearly 200,000 hours of out-of-school time programming, reaching more than 320,000 City of Milwaukee children, youth, and family members. Eighty-three percent (83%) of the participants served by Partnership for the Arts & Humanities programs between 2011-2017 were economically disadvantaged (this data is not available prior to 2011).
To better understand and communicate the impact of the Partnership for the Arts & Humanities over its first 11 years, the district partnered with the Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative (WEC) at UW-Madison and Dr. Rachel Lander of the UW-Milwaukee School of Education between June 2017 and March 2018 to conduct a retrospective evaluation. The evaluation team utilized a mixed-methods approach to the evaluation, including a descriptive analysis of administrative records and a qualitative component featuring focus groups with funded organizations to determine the benefits of the program and identify areas for improvement. The attached evaluation report provides a comprehensive look at the first 11 years of the program and provides a series of recommendations including establishing a strategic vision for the program, revising program outcomes, and expanding opportunities for feedback from participants and grantees.
As a result of the program's partnership requirement, grantees have collectively created nearly 350 partnerships. Exemplary programming offered through the program has provided participants with opportunities to:
• Build, paint, and launch large-scale wooden boats on the Menomonee River.
• Explore personal and community topics through creative writing, storytelling, poetry, and spoken word.
• Collaborate with professional artists to design and paint murals for prominent community spaces.
• Develop career and life skills through arts-based internships with local businesses and community projects.
• Celebrate and honor a myriad of cultural identities through traditional and historical art forms such as African drumming, Calypso and Soca steel pan music, Hmong traditional dance and qeej (a windpipe instrument), Afro-Latino percussion and dance, and more.
• Expand environmental awareness and responsibility by examining topics such as healthy eating, water pollution, recycling, food justice, gardening, etc.
• Train with a theater professional to establish skills in scene study, stage movement, voice and speech, improvisation, acting theory, and more.
The Partnership for the Arts & Humanities program is fundamental in providing access to arts and/or humanities-based experiences. |
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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This item does not authorize any expenditures. |
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Implementation and Assessment Plan: |
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Recommendation
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Your Committee reports having received the foregoing report from the Administration. Although this item has been noticed for possible action, no action is required. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Signed By: |
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer |
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