Deborah Sizemore Arts Integration Grants

Established to honor the life of Deborah Sizemore and her commitment to arts education.

 
Overview
This grant is awarded annually to a project that integrates arts into the standard curriculum. This grant is part of the Innovations grants program. This award ranges from $500 to $5,000. See the TAPAS program for artist residencies funded throughout the year.
 
 

Objectives

  1. Fuel innovation in teaching and bring fresh, relevant experiences to students. Innovation can be a new response to a challenge, or the replication and expansion of a proven model that exists elsewhere.

  2. Increase student achievement in core academic areas.

  3. Impact students who are struggling the most and enhance their success. We support a targeted universalist approach, and fund projects that are structured to provide substantial benefits to marginalized groups in ways that benefit education in general and the student population at large.

  4. Promote cultural or multi-cultural literacy. We value diverse community voices, and will fund projects that will enhance the capacity of our students to navigate their own culture, and that of our diverse, connected global community.

  5. Reach a large group of students either this year or in years to come. We value community investment and are good stewards of the community assets. Projects should be cost-effective and reach many students within the course of a year, or for many years to come. 


     Additional Consideration
  • Large projects benefit from collaboration. Proposals that include collaboration among schools, within schools or community agencies naturally increase the resources available to students and will be given priority. 
  • Multiple funders ensure greater buy-in and increase the chances for success. Projects that bring the committed support of school district or parent leaders with matching funding, will be given priority. 
  • All projects must have demonstrable results and a clear plan for evaluation. 
 
Application Procedure: The Deborah Sizemore Arts Integration Grants for 2011-2012 have been awarded.  The 2012-2013 deadline will be announced in March, 2012. Applications will be reviewed on a competitive basis and a limited number of grants will be made. All Grant Requirements must be meet. See requirements on page 2. All grant applications must be signed by a principal or system executive director indicating that he/she approves of the project and is committed to the success of the project. Grants must be expended within one year of the date of their award and must be spent as outlined in the grant application’s budget. 
 
 
Based on their review, the Allocations Committee will take one of three actions:
·         Approve an application for full or partial funding.
·         Return the application with suggestions for resubmission.
·         Turn down the application.
 
Grants will be awarded by check made out to the grant recipient’s school.
 
Apply for a Deborah Sizemore Arts Grant
Check back in March, 2012