Arts Education Partnership May, 2011

Arts Education

Partnership

May, 2011

Planning Phase

Spring 2008-Winter 2009

• Initiated with a planning grant through the 2008 EdVestors Showcase

• Convened planning team chaired by the Superintendent and Laura Perille, members included BPS and Foundation staff

• Conducted first ever inventory of student arts experiences buttressed by focus groups, interviews and best practice research from other cities

Initiative Launch

February 2009

• Release of Arts Advantage Report in February 2009

• Launch of the Arts Expansion Fund with initial 3 year, $2.5M Goal

• Goals for the Initiative codified and publicly communicated

Phase I

February 2009-present

• Awarded $750K planning grant from the Wallace Foundation to develop long-term, sustainable arts education plan for District

• Arts Fund grants impacting over 5,000 students this year

• Measuring progress and moving the needle on goals for increasing access to arts education experiences

Background and Timeline

Strategy and Approach

StrategyA multi-year, three-part strategy

of:• expanding direct arts

education• building the capacity of BPS

schools and the district to support arts education

• strengthening partnerships between BPS and Boston arts, cultural and higher education institutions

Progress to DateExpansion goals 1. Increase weekly, year-

long arts instruction to reach 100% of students in K-8

2. Increase high school arts experiences

Progress in Years 1 and 2 • 14% increase in K-8• 21% increase in high

school• Over 9,000 additional

students receiving arts

67%

26%

74%

35%

81%

47%

2009 2010 2011

Arts Expansion Fund• $2.5MM fundraising goal (2009-2012) for initial phase

• $2.2 MM raised to date

• Grants for direct expansion of arts in schools:

-Round 1 (2009-10): $540K in grants to serve over 2,000 additional students-Round 2 (2010-11): $700K in grants impacting 5,000 students-Round 3 (2011-12) $800K in grants to be awarded in June

BPS Arts Expansion Fund Wallace Arts Planning Grant

$2,300,000

$750,000

$200,000

Arts Expansion InitiativeTotal Funds

Funds Committed Funds To Be Raised

Funding Impact

• Half of all schools are now offering arts to 100% of their students• Every high school is now providing at least some arts, where in

2008, eleven high schools were providing no arts opportunities to students

• BPS is making a significant yearly investment in arts, Fund is a catalyst and incubator

Students to reach 100% K-8 benchmark

BPS Arts FTEs Arts Fund Grant Awards

FY 09 11,368 156.6 $100,000

FY 10 8,746 160.1 $450,000

FY 11 6,688 166.7 $700,000

FY 12 (planned) ~3,500 182.8 $800,000

Data Collection Strategy

• Original Survey Design and Implementation– Distribution and messaging– Incentives– Technical support

=Rich data set to launch Initiative

• Ongoing Survey Work– Consistency and Response – Publication of Data

Data to Drive Change