New York Community Trust - GIVE Initiative Grant

Overview

Funder: New York Community Trust

Award Amount: $600,000

Duration: Two years

Program Name: GIVE (Growing Inclusivity for Vibrant Engagement: A Teaching Artist Planning Guide for Best Arts Engagement Practices in Inclusion Classrooms)

Purpose

Create systemic improvements to arts education for inclusion classrooms containing mixed student bodies of those with and without disabilities.

Focus Areas

• Arts education for students with disabilities
• Inclusive classroom practices
• Professional development for teaching artists
• Best practices in arts engagement

Target Population

More than 12,500 students with disabilities enrolled in New York City public schools

Deliverables

A comprehensive toolbox of flexible resources including:
• Planning templates
• Classroom resources
• Visual aids
• Graphic organizers
• Assessment strategies
• Videos of teaching artists demonstrating effective practices
• Relevant literature links
• Research and evaluation findings
• Dedicated website for dissemination
• Teaching Artist Summit (2021)

Partner Organizations

• ArtsConnection
• The New Victory Theater
• Community-Word Project

Research Support

• ERm Research
• WolfBrown (external evaluation experts)

Geographic Scope

New York City public schools

Contact

ArtsConnection 45 West 34th Street, Suite 1210 New York, NY 10001 Phone: 212.302.7433 Website: artsconnection.org