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2017 Arts Education Grants Score Sheet Applicant: Parlando School for the Arts Average of Jury Panel Scores: 35.25

Questions and Comments from the Arts Commissioners Benefit to Students Felicia An especially rich, immersive program for underserved students. How many

students will participate?

Tamil I believe this program is unique and the students will be greatly benefited.

Mark No comments

Kathleen I see huge potential benefit for students of any age or circumstances, but especially kids who attend Boulder Preparatory School, to find stability and affirmation in their lives through artistic self-expression. Parlando's program offers a whole semester of opportunities to explore music and painting with professional artists, and it sounds like a lot of fun!

Heather Where will the gallery "opening" be held? Will it be open to the public at any point? It would be wonderful to try to coordinate with existing efforts like First Fridays for the exhibition.

Alan maybe i missed it, but i didn't read anywhere how many students are contacted during the project.

Alice How many students will participate? How will they be selected. This information would be very helpful. Also, how can students not in the senior class interface in the future with this type of artistic program since the school has no structure art curriculum.

Cindy No comments

Complementing Curriculum and Offerings Felicia Please describe how the curriculum meets school arts standards.

Tamil Definitely complementing the offerings at the school.

Mark No comments

Kathleen This music and expressionist painting program fills a gap in Boulder Prep's curriculum. As a small school, it would not normally be able to offer such a program with high-caliber professional artists.

Heather No comments

Alan as for art in the curriculum, this fills a need. it would be better to see how this incorporates art into the entire curriculum, since over time, incorporating art into other aspects of education will be more sustainable.

Alice No comments

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Cindy The goals of this program are fantastic and I fully support them, but I would like to learn about how this program ties to state content standards in (visual) art - whether it enhances (or goes beyond, outside of) state standards or contributes content standard education.

Proposed Outcomes and Evaluation Strategy Felicia Can you explain what was learned in the pilot? What were the outcomes of the

pilot?

Tamil No comments

Mark This needs specifics. There should be a final critique component to this workshop. This can come from Mr's Dunham & Day and even a student directed self critique session. The instructors should have requirements / standards in place that give the students goals

Kathleen The proposed outcomes include two to three musical compositions and paintings from each student. I'd like to know how many students might participate, and can be accommodated in the music class and in the painting studio? How would students be selected for this program if there are more that want to participate than room to accommodate them?

Heather No comments

Alan the project is qualitatively presented. there is no quantitative evaluation except that an unspecified number of students will write two or three compositions and make two or three paintings.

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments

Artistic Excellence Felicia How will you determine artistic excellence? Will there be professional critique of

the finished products? How will you curate the art/music show i.e. Are there prizes or awards? Will the teachers provide critical response?

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen The basis for the program seems well thought-through, and the musician and painter working with students have excellent credentials.

Heather No comments

Alan the staff is artistically excellent

Alice Resumes for Will Day and Russell Durham should be included to complement what you have briefly described about their respective artistic backgrounds.

Cindy No comments

Boulder Focus Felicia No comments

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Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen No comments

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Alan No comments

Alice No comments

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Equity Felicia No comments

Tamil No comments

Mark Even though they have received funding in the past 5 years, I gave Parlando the full score of 4 due to reaching an at risk population. "Nearly half the students at Boulder Prep come from low income homes and 15% are actually considered homeless. 45% of the population is [comprised of] students of color. We recognize the value of arts in rehabilitating students who have given up on education and even themselves."

Kathleen The music and arts classes Parlando outlines for Boulder Prep students support a diverse and inclusive school program that typically is underserved in arts programming.

Heather No comments

Alan No comments

Alice Received a "3" since they have already received funding in this cycle

Cindy Due to the fact that Parlando currently receives funding from BAC, I scored this at 50%. I LOVE that they have created this program at Boulder Prep, that they have made it accessible by arranging transportation for the students (which was my first question when I began reading this application).

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Applicant: Ashley Shires Average of Jury Panel Scores: 34.75

Questions and Comments from the Arts Commissioners

Benefit to Students Felicia

Will increase exposure to creative writing. Enhance existing school work. Provide further opportunities. But unsure how she can accommodate 607 students of Casey as stated. I assume not all will want to participate but what is a reasonable number who could be appropriately accommodated.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen

The Casey Creative Writing Club would offer students a block of time every week during the school year to write creatively with help from a professional writer and creative writing teacher. The class would offer a constructive and creative activity for late-start Wednesdays.

Heather No comments

Alan

i like the idea, but the narrative indicates it could be attended by as many as 600 students. i think there's a workability issue with the project. seems like a big task for one person to facilitate a group larger than a dozen or so. in which case, the dollar to student ratio impact isn't great.

Alice No comments

Cindy

Sounds like an exciting project that could benefit students greatly, but I'm curious how you will get students to participate.

Complementing Curriculum and Offerings Felicia

Complements curriculum, Language Arts. Anything else to add about what students will experience. How will they understand value?

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen

The project would enhance Casey's language arts program and provide concentrated time to write creatively every week. The instructor would work with Casey language arts teachers on content and skills to cover in the club.

Heather No comments

Alan

based on the uncertainty of the size and type of club - intermittent or established - it's tough to determine how this adds to the existing curriculum.

Alice No comments

Cindy Could benefit from a direct tie to state education standards.

Proposed Outcomes and Evaluation Strategy

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Felicia Students will have something to do during Late Start. Will take attendance and have students evaluate. What are more specific goals like how many pieces of writing will students be expected to produce? Will they receive individual feedback?

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen

For students to enhance their writing skills, some individual guidance and evaluation would be helpful. Question: the applicant has proposed that no students would be turned away, but how would the instructor handle a potentially large number of students attending the club from the 600+ student body?

Heather No comments

Alan pretty good evaluation methods

Alice It might be better to get student input every month or every other month in order to better access what is working for them and what is not instead of waiting until the end of the semester. Tweaking it as you go along would probably have more immediate benefits.

Cindy

Could use a more concrete evaluation plan, to show to what extent goals are reached through program.

Artistic Excellence Felicia

Applicant has educational and professional expertise. Explore how students will be nurtured toward artistic excellence. What criteria do you use?

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan the applicant is artistically excellent

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments


Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen

Ashley Shires lives in Boulder and her supporting materials suggest she is a talented teacher, though she does not have previous program experience teaching literature and writing in Boulder schools.

Heather No comments

Alan boulder focused

Alice No comments

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Cindy No comments

Equity Felicia First time applicant.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen

Ashley Shires' intention to offer literary examples from writers of different backgrounds, and to teach in both English and Spanish, as appropriate, would encourage diversity and inclusion in the writing club.

Heather No comments

Alan first time applicant

Alice No comments

Cindy

How do students learn about this? Making it available to all students is great, but reaching out to those students mentioned (ESL, free lunch qualified) is a different story. It would be nice to come up with a way to appeal to those students in particular.

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Applicant: Mark Moffett Average of Jury Panel Scores: 32.00



A powerful way to entice students into the arts and to demonstrate creativity. Love this project. Why Boulder High? Is it open to public? How do you serve hundreds in the one hour intensives. Are there really hundreds who participate? Who comes up with the technical and design plans? To what degree do students implement plans? How do you divide up the work? What happens to what they write? I assume the project is happening in 2018? Was 2017 a typo? Is just one car produced? Does it have to be operatable? Are special permits required to move the car around like at the parade?

Tamil No comments

Mark Recusing

Kathleen

The Artcar sounds like a fabulous project--bizarre, fun, but also could teach art students a lot about working in different mediums, such as welding and using found objects in a large-scale sculpture. I think it would have broad appeal to Boulder High students, would inspire students to take on weird art experiments, and attract a lot of attention to the BHS art department, especially through the Lights of December parade in Boulder.

Heather

Please provide a ballpark number of students that will be involved with the project at Boulder High in the creation phase.

Alan i like that it is a hands on practical project that includes a 'career education' approach.

Alice No comments

Cindy

What a fun and unique project! I like that there is collaboration with other art car artists and student exposure to multiple artists working in different media and modalities in the real world. Are these collaborating artists confirmed?


I'm sure there is complementing curriculum. But what is it? Will Kate provide the curriculum structure? As well as help evaluate the project?

Tamil No comments

Mark Recusing

Kathleen

Probably fills in the gap of teaching how to make bizarre large art installations. I think this could be a highlight of making art at BHS for a lot of students.

Heather No comments

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Alan

there are no voc-ed type classes offered at the high school - at least that i know. i like how this adds a creative component.

Alice No comments

Cindy

How does this tie into state education standards? Where does metal fabrication take place? If it’s off campus, how do students get there?

Proposed Outcomes and Evaluation Strategy Felicia

How will student participation be evaluated? Will they be evaluated by artists? By themselves? What do the come away with in terms of artistic and technical production?

Tamil No comments

Mark Recusing

Kathleen

I like the fact that students would write about the Artcar experience and make a journal that accompanies the project. I also like the follow-up survey of students (and teachers?) for lessons learned. I really like the suggestion that the car could be purchased or auctioned to support the BHS art program. Could Mark Moffett work to help make that happen? Also, who might be the other funder for the project? Will the project proceed if no other funders are found?

Heather

"Participants will be given an evaluation of the workshop" by whom? This section is a little confusing--how will the project organizers be evaluated (as opposed to the students who participate)? Will the student participants be asked to evaluate their experience?

Alan evaluation is thin. how do we tell if the students learned anything?

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments


Applicant seems to have the " creds." In terms of doing and teaching. And images are fantastic and fantastical.

Tamil No comments

Mark Recusing


Heather No comments

Alan clearly and uniquely artistically excellent.

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments


Tamil No comments

Mark Recusing

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Kathleen

Mark Moffett does not live or work primarily in Boulder, but his ties with Boulder High are important to our community.

Heather No comments

Alan not a boulder guy, but serving boulder people

Alice Mr. Moffett is from Lafayette and the car will spend display time at venues outside of Boulder, with a final resting place in Trinidad unless, of course a venue is found in Boulder.

Cindy I want the art car to stay in Boulder!

Equity Felicia Need more information on what groups might participate and how and why?

Tamil No comments

Mark Recusing


Heather No comments

Alan interesting project

Alice Specifically how do you engage underserved students? How many have participated in the past?

Cindy No comments

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Applicant: Martha Russo Average of Jury Panel Scores: 30.25


Benefit to Students Felicia No comments

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen

This installation could enhance current art classes and the experience of art at Naropa and CU, and how students might learn new skills regarding fabricating and putting together an art installation.

Heather No comments

Alan this project is arts education, but maybe it should be resubmitted as a project grant.

Alice No comments

Cindy This seems more like a project grant project than an arts education grant project. The fact that is takes place on a university campus seems almost incidental.


I don't know if this project is eligible or not. These are college students. The criteria refer to "children," Boulder school students.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen

The project would fill in a gap in Naropa's art program and complement CU's curriculum on hands-on making an installation with professional artists.

Heather No comments

Alan

it is a project and sounds like it includes a few students as 'intern' type learners. there is a community education component.

Alice No comments

Cindy There is no specifically planned programming around the project that meets the education requirement for this grant. The entire budget seems to be for the construction of the installation, with no line item for any instruction time.

Proposed Outcomes and Evaluation Strategy Felicia No comments

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen

Evaluation strategies involve self-evaluation. Would students' participation be evaluated by the instructors/professional installation artists?

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Heather Is this project tied to any academic credit received by students at either institution?

Alan the evaluation is pretty good.

Alice There needs to be a way to measure what gallery viewers think of the installation and approximate number of people who go to see the installation.

Cindy With little information about what the educational programming around the project is, it is hard to score outcomes and evaluation.

Artistic Excellence Felicia No comments

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen Professional artists Martha Russo and Emma Hardy would lead the installation process for Naropa and CU students. Both have national recognition as artists.

Heather No comments

Alan the project is artistically excellent, but doesn't clearly fit the intent of 'arts education'

Alice Need to figure out how to assess your audiences response to the installation.

Cindy No comments


Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan the project narrative indicates that it isn't fully a boulder-based project

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments


Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan a unique project and the applicants are new.

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Alice This is a critical component and must be addressed before grant money is awarded.

Cindy Applicants are new, but there is no plan for reaching underserved populations with this project.

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Applicant: Todd Mitchell Average of Jury Panel Scores: 33.38


Benefit to Students Felicia No comments

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen

Teacher and student testimonials indicate that Todd Mitchell inspires students, engages them in writing and creative thinking. By talking about being a writer, teacher, and published author, he would inspire students at Columbine and Whittier to imagine themselves as authors.

Heather No comments

Alan

this is generally a very well constructed grant application. i can tell the writer is a good storyteller. who was the author you eventually met as a youth who changed your life?

Alice No comments

Cindy

This seems like a really great opportunity for students to interact with a real live artist/author, which I love. I also love more books for kids.

Complementing Curriculum and Offerings Felicia No comments

Tamil Who are the authors you will bring?

Mark No comments

Kathleen

Todd Mitchell's proposed workshops with students would complement the BVSD curriculum for elementary school writing and literature classes.

Heather No comments

Alan i like that it is very intentional in teaching literacy through physical writing.

Alice No comments

Cindy

Tying this program to state educations standards (whether it helps educators meet them or seeks to reach beyond those standards to teach something important that is not covered by the standards) would go a long way for me and I will increase my score for this program in the Complementing Curriculum category if you do that.

Proposed Outcomes and Evaluation Strategy Felicia What constitutes a successful program in the view of the applicant?

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

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Kathleen

Outcomes sound reasonable and achievable. Evaluations apparently would be left to teachers?

Heather

What motivations do the teachers have to conduct any of the forms of evaluation listed? What evaluation will the author perform and report on as part of the final report for this grant, if funded? The strategies listed put the work of project evaluation on teachers, but no funding for their time and effort is budgeted, and the application suggests only that his visits might be evaluated in the ways listed.

Alan

a very succinct and precise set of measurements, although not much on the methodology in the section

Alice Maybe for the evaluation you could also have a brief but very specific questionnaire for students with detailed questions about what worked and did not work for them, would they recommend the program to a friend etc. etc.

Cindy

Proposed outcomes seem great, but evaluation is left to the teachers - will that information be collected (and how), to gauge the success of your program? If you have a plan for that and (more importantly) teacher buy-in, I will raise my score for the Outcomes and Evaluations category.


Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen Todd Mitchell's book, The Last Panther, has been well-reviewed, and the fact that it has been published by a well-respected national publisher, Delacorte/Random House, is impressive.

Heather No comments

Alan he is a great communicator.

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments


Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen While Todd Mitchell has family in Boulder and has appeared at book events at a local bookstore, he does not live in Boulder, and has not indicated extensive previous arts/education experience here.

Heather No comments

Alan No comments

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments

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Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan this is a unique writing project involving lots of students.

Alice No comments

Cindy Free and accessible (in school, where kids already are) is a great way to promote equity in programming.

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Applicant: Boulder MUSE Foundation Average of Jury Panel Scores: 36.63



Provides after school music and personal development instruction at Columbine. Purpose is to create Mariachi band. Concerned about financial viability. Budget shows $17,000 in expense with only $4,550 in income.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen

The MUSE program of after-school instruction in instrumental music and choral singing, based on the El Sistema program, has clearly offered opportunities for the 38 students enrolled in the program at Columbine Elementary School. A Boulder Arts Commission grant would benefit individual students and the whole school by funding teachers for another 22 students, or 60 students total. This after school music program is offered free to students and has resulted in a number of enrolled students receiving scholarships to Rocky Ridge Music School. The program encourages self-esteem, discipline, responsibility, artistic expression, and other aspects of healthy personal development for young students, many of them second-language learners from Northern Mexico, who wouldn't otherwise have opportunities to play in an orchestra and sing in a chorus.

Heather No comments

Alan

the students benefiting are around 40. i'm wondering how to replicate this through the school to get more kids involved, maybe through adding this as an overarching curricula component

Alice No comments

Cindy This seems like a great program. Are there any plans for expanding beyond Columbine?


Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen

The MUSE program complements the BVSD music curriculum, and offers students the opportunity for instrumental and choral instruction in much smaller groups (5 students per teacher) rather than large classes. The program also fills a gap after school three days a week with a healthy arts-based program in which kids learn important skills and work toward personal development as musicians and performers.

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Heather No comments

Alan

i like that it is an after school program. is the target market students from mexico or can anyone join? since the bac $$ is part of a larger effort, how will the bac grant be spent?

Alice No comments

Cindy

Thank you for linking to state education standards and for explaining how Muse deepens the students’ acquisition of those standards.


Outcome is to buy instruments and create Mariachi band. How will you evaluate the success of project?

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen

The evaluation of student progress is well articulated, and ensures that teachers are assessing student skills before the program and every six weeks during the year, and communicating with the Columbine teaching staff.

Heather No comments

Alan

the evaluation is thin. the applicant names the teaching standards. evaluation criteria should relate to those.

Alice Maybe for the evaluation you could also have a brief but very specific questionnaire for students with detailed questions about what worked and did not work for them, would they recommend the program to a friend etc. etc.

Cindy

I like the combination of technical achievement goals as well as personal growth noted in the outcomes and evaluation section.

Artistic Excellence Felicia Is there expertise in Mariachi within faculty?

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen The MUSE teaching staff is well-qualified and clearly committed to teaching music to children who otherwise would not have this enrichment opportunity. The MUSE board also includes high-caliber music professionals as additional support for high standards and an effective program.

Heather No comments

Alan

the teachers are qualified, but i'm wondering if any or all of them speak spanish or how they address the cultural competency issue

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments


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Heather Good to read about partnership with Rocky Ridge. My one concern about this program is that music education does not typically remain free as students advance, and skilled teachers deserve wages. Would encourage staff to look at ways students and their families can modestly invest to help with program costs as well, perhaps on a pay-as-you-can basis or at a very low per-student fee after the first year of participation.

Alan

a unique program that incorporates arts and creativity into after school programming

Alice No comments

Cindy

Making this program accessible to any student who is interested by offering it in a location where they already are (school) and at no charge makes it really exciting from an equity standpoint.

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Applicant: Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art Average of Jury Panel Scores: 36.00



Dynamic well integrated program that focuses on real community needs and experiences offering a wide variety of benefits and experiences to students. Many situations that require students to make commitments to themselves and group. How many students participate?

Tamil No comments

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Alan

the students benefiting are around 40. i'm wondering how to replicate this through the school to get more kids involved, maybe through adding this as an overarching curricula component

Alice Would be very helpful to know how many students participate and if not the entire school or class how they are selected.

Cindy No comments

Complementing Curriculum and Offerings Felicia Real world experiences and exposures.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan

i like that it is an after school program. is the target market students from mexico or can anyone join? since the bac $$ is part of a larger effort, how will the bac grant be spent?

Alice No comments

Cindy

I like some of the reasons why this program is good for students at Boulder Prep, but I would like to learn about how this program ties to state content standards in (visual) art - whether it enhances (or goes beyond, outside of) currently offered education within the state standards at Boulder Prep or contributes additional content standard education.


Aggressive outcomes--graduating from high school!--among many more. Focus on accountability.

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Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen

How do you seek student feedback and program instructor and school faculty feedback--through surveys, discussions, etc? What do you consider successful completion of ARTlab projects, and are teachers at the school involved in evaluating the projects?

Heather No comments

Alan

the evaluation is thin. the applicant names the teaching standards. evaluation criteria should relate to those.

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments


Exposure to professionalism of successful art museum. Students have opportunity to meet staff and artists of museum in a creative but business setting. There is a sense that excellence is expected.

Tamil No comments

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Heather No comments

Alan

the teachers are qualified, but i'm wondering if any or all of them speak spanish or how they address the cultural competency issue

Alice I have to wonder what "...construct an installation about creating spaces that give enhanced visibility to marginalized narratives", actually means.

Cindy No comments


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Equity Felicia

Focused on underserved population. Excellence of project outweighs status of ongoing BAC support.

Tamil No comments

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Mark I gave BMOCA the full equity score due to their mission with Boulder Prep.


Heather Good to read about partnership with Rocky Ridge. My one concern about this program is that music education does not typically remain free as students advance, and skilled teachers deserve wages. Would encourage staff to look at ways students and their families can modestly invest to help with program costs as well, perhaps on a pay-as-you-can basis or at a very low per-student fee after the first year of participation.

Alan a unique program that incorporates arts and creativity into after school programming

Alice I gave a "3" because of past funding in this cycle.

Cindy

As the applicant already receives grant funding through BAC, I scored this at half of the total. The project does meet the other half of the equity piece.

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Applicant: Boulder Valley School District - Manhattan Middle School of Arts and Academics Average of Jury Panel Scores: 31.50



Many benefits to having accessability to playing music in as many locations as possible. Can you provide information on how the instruments might enhance classroom programs?

Tamil It seems that they focus is to get this instrument rather of the programming or the impact through a formal class.

Mark No comments

Kathleen I love the idea of students spontaneously playing these instruments at Manhattan Middle School, in an outdoor setting that allows other children and adults to use the music garden. I also love the fact that students and their families and teachers, supported by the PTO, have installed this music garden and would do the installation on the tenor marimba--teamwork to benefit students. I also agree with the applicant's statement, "Middle school is a hard time, and more opportunity to play music will be stress relieving." and happiness inducing.

Heather The scores here and for 2 and 3 reflect comparative values: students' casual encounters with an additional musical instrument on campus will not have the academic impacts of other proposed projects competing for this funding.

Alan

i like that the school has an arts in education philosophy that incorporates arts and creativity in its entire curriculum. that being said, i'd like to see more intentionality about how the instrument garden is incorporated into each class - maybe math class has something about intervals, or english class has writing assignment about the marimba, etc. i didn't know marimbas cost so much. i would think the applicant would want to be sure lots of kids would learn to play it.

Alice No comments

Cindy I love this project. Having experienced teaching in middle school and being the mother of school-aged children, I recognize the benefits of making art (including the ability to create music) accessible to kids is a great start to building a love for and appreciation of the arts. By creating this space on the school grounds, but outside and accessible to all, boundaries to participation are broken down and a more approachable space for individual expression is created.


Tamil No comments

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Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan

it is an integral part of the arts in education curriculum, but unclear how it is incorporated, other than passively

Alice No comments

Cindy

By making this music garden accessible to students every day as they enter and exit school, as well as to the public in the neighborhood, it creates an opportunity for music exploration outside traditional classroom scenarios and with nontraditional instruments. I like that the project, while non-traditional in it's implementation, is still tied to state education standards, which are specifically stated in the application. I am excited to see how this space grows as a place to conduct concerts and share music with the school and greater community. Again, as the mother of school-aged children in BVSD, I have seen the (sometimes sad) state of musical instruments available in our schools and I fully support greater funding of any and every type of instrument to be made available to students in our schools.

Proposed Outcomes and Evaluation Strategy Felicia Please provide more detail about how the success of the garden will be

measured.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen

I like the proposed outcomes that students will learn to play instruments instinctively, and this addition to the instrument garden will help remove barriers for playing music for children who might otherwise not play - thus exposing more children to playing music. Music teachers at Manhattan would be able to use the instruments for class activities, but would they also evaluate student outcomes?

Heather No comments

Alan

since it sounds like the garden is used 'by chance' the observational evaluation is about all there is.

Alice No comments

Cindy This area of the application is a bit thin. I would like more information about the expected outcomes and how those will be measured.


I like that the project provides free form, experimental and improvisational opportunities but how might artistic excellence be addressed or measured at the same time? I have to admit I was a little disappointed in the design of the "garden." Doesn't really add aesthetically to the environment. Seems like more

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effort could have been put into creating an artistic setting for the instruments. Any plans for improving appearance of the space?

Tamil No comments

Mark description of the musical instrument does not answer this question

Kathleen Making music as self-expression is an excellent artistic endeavor.

Heather No comments

Alan the school itself is artistically excellent, but this project could be better.

Alice This is difficult to score.

Cindy While professional artists are not involved in the implementation of this project, I like that a high quality instrument is being sought for the garden. I like that one goal is to tie in traditional music classes to the space and create programming that incorporates both traditional instruments found in music class along with the music garden and it's instruments.


Tamil No comments

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Alan clearly boulder focused

Alice No comments

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Tamil No comments

Mark I gave BMOCA the full equity score due to their mission with Boulder Prep.


Heather No comments

Alan i like the project because it is a part of a true arts in education program, but not implemented as well as it could be

Alice No comments

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Applicant: Colorado Film Society Average of Jury Panel Scores: 34.57



Extraordinary benefits to students. Free programming. Opportunities to step into other cultures and learn about diverse populations.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather The scores here and for 2 and 3 reflect comparative values: students' casual encounters with an additional musical instrument on campus will not have the academic impacts of other proposed projects competing for this funding.

Alan Recusing

Alice No comments

Cindy Not much mention was made of anything outside of the youth pavilion at BIFF, which has some barriers to accessibility - how do kids learn about this, how do they get there, etc? What about YAC and Cinema to Schools? Any specific plans for reaching beyond Boulder High in 2018?

Complementing Curriculum and Offerings Felicia Please provide more information about partnership with BVSD.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather CSAP was replaced by TCAP several years ago. It's not clear that the applicant is aware of how this year's films will integrate with other curricula from the answer given.

Alan Recusing

Alice No comments

Cindy

I love the idea of more film education for students, but I'm still not sure (beyond the kids finding their way to the Youth Pavilion at BIFF), how they get that.

Proposed Outcomes and Evaluation Strategy Felicia Provide more information about feedback from BVSD teachers, administration

and YOAB. How are their comments and suggestions incorporated into the next year's planning. Is there a student evaluation form?

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

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Kathleen

You mention that measurable outcomes include: "1) an increase in the quality of film evaluation forms completed by the students, representing their progression in critically analyzing film; 2) the quality of the completed film projects for the students, directly representing their creativity, filmmaking knowledge, and leadership skills, and 3) internships and other opportunities taken advantage of after the program." What are your plans to begin seeking outcomes and evaluations in these areas?

Heather Beyond attendance, how are they being taught to analyze the films? "Much like literature" doesn't explain what they're being taught to use as critical frameworks.

Alan Recusing

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments


Sophisticated though accessible curation by local community and professional committee with CAAR track record.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan Recusing

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments


Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan Recusing

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments

Equity Felicia

Although funded in the past, the program provides unique opportunities to students each year.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


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Heather No comments

Alan Recusing

Alice "3" score since already funded in this cycle

Cindy Because CFS already receives grant funding from BAC, I scored this down 2 pts (half the total) and I am also concerned about access - how do kids learn about and get to the Youth Pavilion. If there is more information provided about how the content is brought to kids, either by getting them to the BIFF YP or bringing the films/education to them where they are by other means, I would be happy to revisit some of the lower scores I gave this application.

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Applicant: Colorado Shakespeare Festival Average of Jury Panel Scores: 38.13


Benefit to Students Felicia Multiple benefits to students and society.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen This program uses Shakespeare's plays to teach about bullying and violence, and represents a new experience for students. While students are observing, rather than doing art, they likely would learn new interpersonal skills through discussion about the plays. And they might discover and be inspired about how great a playwright Shakespeare was.

Heather No comments

Alan big impact using the arts and creativity to deal with violence prevention.

Alice No comments

Cindy I like the collaboration with CSPV and amplification of the message of nonviolence via art!!

Complementing Curriculum and Offerings Felicia Reading/Literacy and 21sr Century Skills and Readiness Competencies.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan i like how the applicant took the time to match its project with the bvsd and academic standards

Alice No comments

Cindy Thanks for tying project to standards and BVSD Character Education goals.

Proposed Outcomes and Evaluation Strategy Felicia Multiple formats.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen

In the past year, according to the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, 90% of teachers who responded to our survey (76) reported this program gave their students a better understanding of Shakespeare. Students share with our teaching artists that they were unaware before seeing the program of Safe2Tell, an anonymous tipline for reporting dangerous behavior. Of the 76 teachers who responded to

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surveys, 92% reported that their students are more prepared to be upstanders when they witnessed mistreatment.

Heather No comments

Alan i was disappointed that the applicant was thin on evaluation.

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments

Artistic Excellence Felicia Professional actors with high standards of CSF.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan artistically excellent and very unique.

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments


Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen Please clarify that a Boulder Arts Commission grant would be used only for performances and education at public schools in Boulder.

Heather No comments


Alice No comments

Cindy No comments

Equity Felicia

Although this program has been consistently funded, it continues to be new and fresh and applicable to current needs.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen I like the gender switches in performances for students, and the introduction of a Spanish-speaking character in a play.

Heather No comments

Alan this is a unique application of the arts and creativity in a not-so traditional way.

Alice Equity received a "3" because it has been funded in this cycle.

Cindy No comments

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Applicant: eTown Average of Jury Panel Scores: 34.63


Benefit to Students Felicia Although selected number is small, the impact on students and community are

hugr

Tamil No comments

Mark Let me start by acknowledging the positive impact that E-Town has had on this community. I greatly respect this institution. The scores for "Benefit to Students" and "Complementing Curriculum and Offerings" are due to the small number of students that will actually benefit from this grant. Starting with 20-30 invited to perform then narrowed to 5 finalists that are accepted into the program. Based on your budget of $55,800 that translates into $11,160 per finalist. Knowing that the production / recording / coaching costs that drive this budget are "the nature of the beast", but I cannot give these categories a higher score.


Heather This program serves a very small number of students with an in-depth learning process; the program reach is very limited.

Alan i like the project and mostly like how the application makes the case using the bvsd arts education criteria and particularly the extracurricular component. the downside is that it is a juried process and only a small handful of students gain direct benefit.

Alice No comments

Cindy This program sounds great for the few students who are impacted by it. I scored this lower simply because of the limited # of students who will benefit from it.


Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather Ties to the generally available curriculum given in the application are very broad and non-specific (e.g. the answer refers to visual and performing arts when e-town isn't doing anything related to visual arts).

Alan for the individuals selected, it greatly enhances their education. the bac $$ is a very small part of the total revenue, but what if there were school-based performances and classes taught by the students to their peers?

Alice No comments

Cindy Thank you for tying program BAFP goals.

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Proposed Outcomes and Evaluation Strategy Felicia Could you speak more to evaluation? Does etown staff provide evaluation of

program success? Are there outside evaluators? Do students evaluate?

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather Outputs listed are clear and the benefit of providing a student with a professional recording is concrete, but there's no evaluation beyond the recorded product itself regarding student learning.

Alan pretty clear evaluation. since the bac $$ is a part of a larger project, i'm thinking there should be a 'sub-budget' showing how the bac money will be spent

Alice Are the selected students also asked to write essays about their recording experience?

Cindy No comments

Artistic Excellence Felicia Selection of participants is done by music professionals on the basis of existing or

potential artistic quality of student.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen Access (especially free) to a panel of professional musicians and professional recording and production services is not typically an option for most high school song writers and performers.

Heather No comments

Alan artistically excellent - but only for a few

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments


Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen Please clarify that a Boulder Arts Commission grant would be used only for performances and education at public schools in Boulder.

Heather No comments

Alan boulder based

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments

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Equity Felicia

Although I believe BAC has funded in the past, this is an exemplary program that benefits the entire community.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen Good outreach to Intercambio, Attention Homes, and Emergency Family Assistance Association, as well as BVSD high schools.

Heather Assuming competition entrants will have easy access to smartphones and computers is problematic when trying to serve underserved students.

Alan etown gets lots of money from bac, but this is unique in that it leverages lots of other resources and offers a community based approach to arts education.

Alice Are any numbers available about how many underserved, low-income students have actively participated in the program?

Cindy I gave this half the total available because E Town currently receives funding from BAC.

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Applicant: Frequent Flyers Average of Jury Panel Scores: 36.25


Benefit to Students Felicia Students accountable to self and others. Learn about risk and safety. And artistic

expression. They get to fly.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan there are no references to numbers of students. if you're focusing on grades, it should be possible to learn how many students will be participating. i like how the goals are written out with specificity. i do think that this is a potential project that can incorporate their art into other curricula such math and science / physics

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments

Complementing Curriculum and Offerings Felicia Addresses CO Prepared Compliances Curriculum.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan No comments

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments

Proposed Outcomes and Evaluation Strategy Felicia Must sign the Full Value Contract for self selected goals through self evaluation.

Tamil No comments

Mark Your Full Value contract and survey responses effectively address the evaluation strategy


Heather No comments

Alan i like the goal setting contract.

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments

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Artistic Excellence Felicia FFP strives for artistic excellence through their ever changing choreography and

annual professional productions. Sets standards for excellence throughout international Aerial community. Selected by Phil to participate in DC program.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan clearly artistically excellent

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments


Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan clearly boulder based

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments

Equity Felicia

Although funded in the past, Kids Who Fly is well seasoned and constantly improving and expanding and is especially successful in addressing issues of underserved students by building self confidence and addressing the need for students to try new things.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather Org. has already received funding.

Alan No comments

Alice "3" score since already funded in this cycle

Cindy Because this organization already receives grant funding through BAC, I scored this at half the total.

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Applicant: Friendship City Projects Average of Jury Panel Scores: 25.88


Benefit to Students Felicia Please indicate what venues are possibilities, what relationships or partnerships

might be formed, how long programs might run, how many students might benefit, etc.

Tamil Where will they be performing? Which schools? How many students? Ages?

Mark Schools and student groups need to be identified. A relationship with BVSD needs to be established before I can give this a higher score. That aside I think that this would be a wonderful opportunity for Boulder students to learn from and form friendships.

Kathleen This Boulder sister city project with a group of young artists in Nicaragua has great potential, but it's not clear to me how the program will work with local students. Is there an agreement with BVSD, Intercambio, or other institutions or organizations to offer workshops or teaching events during the time the Nicaraguan artists are here?

Heather Not clear how having visiting student artists will benefit Boulder students from information given.

Alan i like the project, but it seems to be heavy on the school in Nicaragua and light on any schools in boulder.

Alice No comments

Cindy This sounds like a really worthy and exciting project, but there are no specifics about how/where these classes and demonstrations would happen - what schools and education facilities would/have been targeted for this

Complementing Curriculum and Offerings Felicia Have you worked with BVSD to determine how programs might complement

existing curriculum or fill in gaps?

Tamil For how long they will be available?

Mark Showing how a poor community in Nicaragua embraces the arts and their artists would provide valuable insight on importance of the arts to our affluent community. Needs more detail than the completion of a community mural.

Kathleen Could you clarify how the Nicaraguan artists would work with local students, and who/which organizations would collaborate on the mural project? The application refers to art, dance, and music, and the idea of bringing three artists to Boulder: would each of the artists teach/perform in all the media? Would they also work on the mural? Do you have a location for the mural, and have you worked out an agreement with the city (if public) or private property owner?

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Heather Application lacks specifics on how cross-cultural communication will develop. How will language barriers be addressed? In which classes (art, foreign language, other) will these interactions take place?

Alan it does fill gaps, particularly with regards to multiculturalism

Alice I imagine this would be a unique, one-off curriculum enrichment program. Letters of support from Boulder schools and organizations, even though you don't know for sure if this project will be funded, would make this a much stronger grant proposal. Talk with professors at CU in Latin American Studies for more support. Reach out to more groups/orgs for support. After looking at the photo presentation I think a culinary exchange/demonstration is also in order.

Cindy There is no item in budget for the rental cost of space in which to hold classes or demonstrations, nor is there any established partnership with organizations that might be interested and/or have the space to do that. While I believe there are several locations that could benefit from a mural, there is no venue chosen for that, either. Before suggesting funding for this project, I think it is important to have venues secured and support of local public schools for the program.

Proposed Outcomes and Evaluation Strategy Felicia Will students and teachers be asked to evaluate the programs in which they

participate? Will there be follow up? Do you know if this will be an annual exchange? Any thought about ever sending Boulder artists to Nicaragua?

Tamil Not clear

Mark Having an established relationship with BVSD would assist in developing an evaluation strategy. I would like to see action steps for outreach in Boulder and the Mural project. Has a site been chosen / approved for the mural? What advice can be offered from Friendship City Projects towards fleshing out this proposal?

Kathleen Please tell us more specifically about how you'd evaluate the outcomes of the residency project.

Heather Project's vision seems grander in proposal than can be executed by a few visiting artists in a brief timespan. Classes, demonstrations, public mural creation, and school and community outreach are a lot to accomplish in a short visit. Detailed plan is lacking.

Alan since the narrative doesn't address the schools or students in boulder, it's not clear

Alice Maybe ask Boulder students to write a brief essay about how this experience affected them vis a vis their perception of the culture/art from another country, differences and similarities between the two cultures re art and will this experience have any lasting impact on how they personally create or view art, dance, music, etc. What age/grades to you hope to connect with, how many Boulder schools will you try to work with and how will you ask Boulder teachers to assess the benefits of the exchange.

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Cindy No comments

Artistic Excellence Felicia Don't have information to comment on artistic excellence. If the artists aren't

paid, are they considered "professional" artists in their own communities? Difficult to make judgements about artistic excellence of art from different culture.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen Please tell us more about the artistic merit of the artists who would be teaching about Nicaraguan visual art, music, dance, and mural making.

Heather No comments

Alan clearly the presenters from Nicaragua are artistically excellent and the program would be, if i knew what it is.

Alice Will you have professional Boulder artists outside the FCP help oversea/critique the first drafts/sketches of the mural? Maybe a huge portable mural (like a Chinese roll up scroll) that could be shared with different schools or Boulder organizations would be more useful or beneficial to a larger audience than one large stationary mural. Would like more info as to what type of art would be presented. Are the 2-3 teachers presenting demonstrations, as show in the video, on landscape painting, as well as dance, or focusing on the sawdust carpets. A much tighter focus would be beneficial.

Cindy No comments


Tamil Not clear. Are they performing in other cities in Colorado? or just Boulder?

Mark I will raise this score when specifics are provided on schools and student groups.


Heather No comments

Alan boulder sort o benefits, but the bac $$ is only for transport from nicaragua to boulder and back

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments

Equity Felicia

Can you provide more information about diverse Boulder community groups you might partner with?

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

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Heather No comments

Alan a unique project, but not well explained.

Alice How large is the Boulder Nicaraguan community and will they be involved or are they already involved through the FCP?

Cindy No comments

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Applicant: Greater Boulder Youth Orchestra Average of Jury Panel Scores: 31.25


Benefit to Students Felicia Are the free tickets the benefit? How are the free tickets represented in the

budget? How will you distribute the tickets? What groups will you involve? Will underserved participate in other outreach activities?

Tamil In comparison with other applications, this is a very short term event.

Mark Schools and student groups need to be identified. A relationship with BVSD needs to be established before I can give this a higher score. That aside I think that this would be a wonderful opportunity for Boulder students to learn from and form friendships.

Kathleen The Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras, collaborating with the Boulder Philharmonic, would offer an extraordinary opportunity to Boulder's youth by bringing violin virtuoso Midori to Boulder for a week for master classes, BVSD outreach, and a Macky Auditorium concert in which the youth orchestras would perform with her.

Heather No comments

Alan i generally like the project and the artist in residency. the narrative is unclear about the numbers of students benefiting - they are identified as 'x number' of students. there is direct benefit to orchestra members and their families, but unclear about how the performances will be learning experiences. what come to mind for me are the leonard bernstein youth concerts - basically rehearsals - where he turns to the audience and talks about music to the audience members. there is lots of commotion, chatter, and exchanges. i see this as a straight-forward performance. will midori be in the classrooms or presenting school assemblies or just to the music classes?

Alice No comments

Cindy Hard to tell what the benefits to students are since the application doesn’t really go into detail about what the outreach to schools looks like. - Also, how do they find out about the free concert? How do they get there?

Complementing Curriculum and Offerings Felicia Not sure question was answered. How does attendance at concert enhance

existing curriculum at students' school?

Tamil In comparison with other applications, this is a very short term event. Hands on event for students?

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Mark Showing how a poor community in Nicaragua embraces the arts and their artists would provide valuable insight on importance of the arts to our affluent community. Needs more detail than the completion of a community mural.

Kathleen This education program collaboration between the Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras and the Boulder Philharmonic complements the GBYO's programs and the BVSD instrumental music program extremely well.

Heather No comments

Alan this clearly is a huge benefit to music students.

Alice No comments

Cindy Tying the project to Colorado state content standards for music would help better illustrate how/ if this project enhances or fills a gap in curriculum.

Proposed Outcomes and Evaluation Strategy Felicia What does "x number of students" mean? How will you determine who gets free

tickets? Will there be any other interaction with with the artist? Are the students using the 250 free tickets already involved in school music programs?

Tamil No comments

Mark Having an established relationship with BVSD would assist in developing an evaluation strategy. I would like to see action steps for outreach in Boulder and the Mural project. Has a site been chosen / approved for the mural? What advice can be offered from Friendship City Projects towards fleshing out this proposal?

Kathleen Evaluation will include student ticket stubs, new students audition for GBYO after the Midori residency, the number of participants in the annual concerto competition, the number of public students reached through master classes and other outreach activities in the public schools. Any idea of the total number of students GBYO intends to reach? And is it possible to offer more than 250 free tickets to the Midori concert? How would it be determined which students received free tickets?

Heather Beyond attendance, the GBYO does not plan to evaluate student impacts, leaving that work to the schools.

Alan Evaluation is thin

Alice Will students write a self assessment of what the Midori experience meant to them and how it might have changed their appreciation of music and desire to learn to play an instrument or continue with their current instrument, etc. etc?

Cindy Evaluation is thin - Do you hope to achieve anything else with the project beyond getting students in the door?


Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

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Kathleen Midori is a violinist of world renown, and the opportunity to hear her play and work with her could be very influential, even life-changing, for students in middle school and high school who wish to develop as musicians.

Heather No comments

Alan clearly artistically excellent

Alice Would like more specifics about your outreach plans and how you will market them. Suggest that a "reduced ticket fee" might be more productive then "free" which can sometimes seem patronizing and can have the perception of undervaluing a world-class opportunity.

Cindy No comments


Tamil No comments

Mark I will raise this score when specifics are provided on schools and student groups.


Heather No comments

Alan clearly boulder focused

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments


Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen GBYO appears to serve an inclusive and diverse group of students, and provides scholarships each year for students who can't afford to participate. I would hope these efforts would be expanded for this education program, especially for students who usually could not afford to attend a concert of such high quality at Macky.

Heather No comments

Alan the bac $$ is a small chunk of the revenue, and is highly leveraged.

Alice How many students in the GBYO? Tell us why 5th grade is the starting point for inclusion.

Cindy Some more info about the outreach programming mentioned - how will students get access to Midori? How do they find out about the concert and how to get tickets? How do they get there?

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Applicant: Studio Arts Boulder Average of Jury Panel Scores: 36.13


Benefit to Students Felicia Students learn new skills. Focus as well on responsibly and emotional

development. Program recognizes need for overall support of student.

Tamil I believe this program is unique and the students will be greatly benefited.

Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan i like that the project addresses the colorado academic standards and incorporates the arts into academic topics in an extracurricular setting

Alice No comments

Cindy Sounds like a great program!

Complementing Curriculum and Offerings Felicia Specifically addresses standards.


Mark No comments


Heather No comments

Alan this project offers interesting and unique content to after school programming

Alice No comments

Cindy Thanks for tying it into state educational standards. This program seems to deepen students' acquisition of standards and explore them even further, by expanding lessons learned to other content areas.

Proposed Outcomes and Evaluation Strategy Felicia Quantative and qualitative. Individual students progress monitored.

Tamil No comments

Mark Would like to see a budget pertaining to this grant. The simplified budget submitted does not illustrate the viability of this request.

Kathleen I like the intent to survey students, including their previous exposure to the arts (both from in-school classes and out-of-school arts experiences) to understand the gap in each student's arts education. I also like that students and teachers will assess themselves before and after the program on growth in pottery skills, social/emotional growth and understanding, and skills like critical thinking and working independently.

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Heather Program outcomes and evaluation as listed are fine; would raise this score if a project budget is provided so that we can see costs specific to running YSI classes rather than entire Pottery Lab.

Alan pretty good evaluation - at least mentioning pre and post testing.

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments

Artistic Excellence Felicia History of program excellence.

Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen Artistic self-expression is always excellent, though I would like to know about the qualifications of the pottery instructors working with YSI students.

Heather No comments

Alan artistically excellent - public private partnership

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments


Tamil No comments

Mark No comments


Heather No comments


Alice No comments

Cindy No comments


Tamil No comments

Mark No comments

Kathleen The Studio Arts program for the Youth Services Initiative would reach more kids, the vast majority of whom are Latino, and many from low-income households.

Heather No comments

Alan the group has received funding before, but this project is one that has a good arts education mix.

Alice No comments

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Cindy I know that YSI provides transportation, so I am giving this a 4 for equity - providing free art experiences, coupled with the ability for students to access those free experiences easily makes for an equitable program.

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Applicant: Think 360 Arts for Learning Average of Jury Panel Scores: 29.86


Benefit to Students Felicia Need more detail on what is being taught, which disciplines, when, for how many

hours, what age groups, etc. Appreciate inclusion of parent support. How is that actualized?

Tamil No comments

Mark Recusing


Heather Because no specific projects are listed beyond potential school partner names, benefits given are very general to arts education.

Alan the budget is boulder-specific but thin on explanation.

Alice No comments

Cindy It sounds like this organization does great stuff and they have some good numbers to back up their impact, but the project they are proposing is unclear. I would like more information about the specifics of these artist residencies. Project narrative doesn't describe what the project looks like.

Complementing Curriculum and Offerings Felicia Applicant says that program is based on CO Academic Standards. Can you be

more specific?


Mark Recusing

Kathleen Letters of support from University Hill and Flatiron elementary schools indicate that Think 360 Arts for Learning has brought talented and inspirational artists to Boulder schools to complement and fill in gaps in curriculum.

Heather Lack of specificity. Which classes will you be in, at which grade levels, to supplement which curricula?

Alan the project generally meets the criteria, but on a one-size-fits-all basis. are the three people on the participants list the artists in residence?

Alice No comments

Cindy It's hard to tell as the application doesn't really describe what the residency program consists of. The application has some good information regarding the impact of their programming, but I have no idea what the residency program looks like. It sounds like a good project and I support the idea of artists in our schools, sharing their knowledge and expertise, but I would appreciate a bit more information about what happens during these residencies - how many student

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contact hours? What types of artists? How do they interact with teachers? I would love more information to correctly rate this application. I love that they tie outcomes to Colorado state education standards, I'd like more specifics about what standards and how they do that. While it sounds like many modalities and media is covered by their programming, some anecdotal info would be good to show how standards are applied and executed to the residencies. I will raise this score if specifics of the project are made more clear.

Proposed Outcomes and Evaluation Strategy Felicia What is actually being presented to students?

Tamil No comments

Mark Recusing

Kathleen How does the program work with teachers and administrators to assess impact?

Heather Lack of specifics about how Boulder projects will be evaluated. In future, you could submit past evaluation results as attachments to give samples of the types of evaluations you conduct.

Alan evaluation is general

Alice No comments

Cindy No comments

Artistic Excellence Felicia 54 year history suggests that program has a good reputation. Who decides what

kind of art is presented at each school? Teachers?

Tamil No comments

Mark Recusing


Heather No comments

Alan unsure of what the applicant does

Alice No comments

Cindy I like that they have a training program for the artists they employ for these residencies, which sounds like it includes some education on state standards, which is important for schools to meet. The large list of collaborators indicates strong artistic excellence.

Boulder Focus Felicia Three residences in 3 different BVSD schools.

Tamil No comments

Mark Recusing

Kathleen Though not based in Boulder, the program has ties with schools in Boulder. Could you place artists/performers in Boulder schools who specifically live and work within the city of Boulder, to emphasize that artists live and breathe among us,

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and students can become artists, too, like their neighbors? That would also offer employment opportunities to more Boulder artists.

Heather No comments

Alan No comments

Alice No comments

Cindy This project will definitely serve Boulder schools. I wonder if the artists employed as resident artists will be chosen from Boulder area artists?

Equity Felicia What is the mix of instructor cultural background, race, etc. How are instructors

selected for individual cultures of schools?

Tamil No comments

Mark Recusing

Kathleen University Hill in particular has a very diverse student body. Would the 360 programs be offered at Uni-Hill, Flatirons, and Boulder High? Or in some other public school in Boulder with diverse students and high socio-economic need?

Heather No comments

Alan has not received funding

Alice No comments

Cindy I like the focus on Title 1 schools and the fact that this is executed through the public school system, which makes it accessible to all students, especially those who may be underserved.

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