Thriving Minds Report Briefing to the Arts, Culture and Libraries Committee

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2 Thriving Minds Report Briefing to the Arts, Culture and Libraries Committee 1

3 Big Thought Work in

4 Thriving Minds Afterschool Many Thriving Minds students begin our afterschool programs with significantly lower TAKS pass rates than their peers. However, with sustained participation in Thriving Minds afterschool, we see marked gains in their scores as compared to other students. Out of School OST Average District Math Pass Rate (76%) 3

5 Thriving Minds Summer Camps Percentage of High Impact* Learning Occurring in Big Thought Summer Out of School OST *High impact learning is demonstrated by students who freely offer ideas, show an active interest in making better or creative choices, and work with the teacher to discover principles instead of memorize facts. 4

6 Thriving Minds Summer Camps The average Dallas ISD 3 5 grader began with solid 2010 TAKS pass rates in both reading and math, which remained stable in Thriving Minds students who trailed their peers significantly in 2010 showed impressive increases in TAKS pass rates for % in reading and 10.4% in math. 5

7 OCA Funding: Fiscal Year 11/12 Thriving Minds City Funding*: $418,104 $376,436 for Thriving Minds programs Community summer camps Afterschool programs (non state funded) Cultural Center afterschool and summer programs (Bath House, Latino, Oak Cliff and South Dallas Cultural Centers) Literacy programs through Dallas Kids Read and Volunteer Read Out Summer residencies through Creative Solutions $41,668 for Thriving Minds administration *Also included in the Arts Learning and Lifelong Education category in the city budget ($657,749) is funding for 3.7 OCA FTEs and the annual Free Night of Theater program Cultural Organization Program Funding: $201,062 ArtsPartners Young Audiences Professional development Parent and family engagement 6

8 Leveraging City Funds From the city s FY 11/12 contribution of $619,166 to Big Thought, the organization has leveraged almost $12 million in private and other 1 public contributions to maximize every dollar. 1* Corporate, Foundation, Individual, Organization, State and National Funders 7

9 Leveraging Funds for Programs Big Thought s administration costs are consistently low, with 81% of funds going directly to programs. 1 $3.75M to arts organizations plus $1.5M to individual artists. Balance goes towards 250 full and part time program staff along with supplies, communications, technical assistance, professional development, food assistance and transportation directly supporting students and programs. 8

10 Partner Investment FY Dallas arts and education organizations received $3.75 million in contract work through Big Thought programs in one year. In school work: $2,592,727 Out of school work: $1,155,901 Big Thought also provides in kind investments as part of capacity building efforts: Advocacy Grant writing Board development 9

11 1,461 In School Programs Booked 89,000 students served in 154 elementary schools in Approximately 800 artists in the Thriving Minds system Museum of Nature & Science % Dallas Children's Theater % Dallas Zoo % Dallas Arboretum % Trinity River Audubon Center % Young Audiences of North Texas % 1st Class Kids/Chefsville Kids % Children's Aquarium at Fair Park % Dallas Heritage Village % Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture % Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park % Yogakids Bridge of Diamonds % Slappy & Monday's Foundation for Laughter % Japan America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth % Cara Mia Theatre Company % Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico, Inc % USA Film Festival / Kid Film % Frontiers of Flight Museum % Dallas Historical Society % Dallas Black Dance Theatre % The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza % Fine Arts Chamber Players % Jewish Community Center of Dallas % Junior Players % 10 Texas Ballet Theater % Museum of Geometric & MADI Museum % Texana Living History Association % Daniel de Cordoba Bailes Espanoles % International Museum of Cultures % Meadows Museum % Dallas Museum of Art % Dallas Opera % Museum of the American Railroad % The Blue Shoe Project % Dallas Symphony Orchestra % Dallas Theater Center % Shakespeare Dallas % The Writer's Garret % African American Museum % Artreach Dallas, Inc % Crow Collection of Asian Art % Making Connections, Inc % Creative Arts Center of Dallas % Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance % Nasher Sculpture Center % Voices of Change % TeCo Theatrical Productions, Inc %

12 Big Thought Out of School Time Work in

13 Out of School Environments 12

14 Sample of Our 100 Partners 13

15 City Institutional Partnerships Cultural Center Summer Focus After school Focus Bath House Cultural Center Latino Cultural Center Oak Cliff Cultural Center South Dallas Cultural Center Nature and Science Theater and Art Modern Classics; Theater Not Currently Offered Ages Served 8 10 yrs yrs. Literacy and Music Guitar; Music 5 11 yrs. Multidisciplinary Multidisciplinary yrs., 6 9 yrs. 14

16 City Institutional Partnerships Libraries Library Live! programming in all 27 branches; 800 families served Dozens of Community Artists + Professional Artists Workshops and performances Whole family, age appropriate programming Librarians active in promoting relevant books; resources Four month theater and writing projects at Dallas West and Lakewood branches 15

17 City Institutional Partnerships Park and Recreation Centers 2 weeks of summer camp at the Fair Park campus 125 corporate volunteers representing 50 companies mentored for Fair Park Live! Utilized facilities for hands on lessons tied to core subjects Exline Recreation Center Fireside Recreation Center Harry Stone Recreation Center Janie C. Turner Recreation Center Marcus Recreation Center 16

18 Community Engagement Parent Engagement 2,459 parents involved Financial literacy and ESL workshops Family field trips (International Book Fair, Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at the House of Blues, Get Kidz Fit Festival, etc.) Library Live! family events Celebration events in afterschool/summer programs to showcase student work One dozen community partners help mentor families in creative participation Volunteer Engagement 500+ active volunteers Friday Read Out pairs corporate and other volunteers with elementary campuses for interactive readings Summer and middle school camps work with Dallas businesses to provide career mentoring for a variety of professions SLANT pairs mentors who help students design and deliver service learning projects Local universities (UTA, UTD, SMU, Everest CC, etc.) partner with Big Thought to make volunteering on campuses part of student credit 17

19 What s Next in the Coming Months November 19, 2011: Community Dialogue (African American Museum) Out of School OST Conversation about the future of collaboration in Dallas Family fun day with free admission to Southern Journeys exhibit February 7 March 31: Collaboration With Dallas Concilio Parent workshops to build effective communication and academic support for their children February 24: Community Dialogue (Latino Cultural Center) Conversation about the role of the cultural institution in community Family fun day with free creative activities March 3: Flash The Bridge Student flash mob as part of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Celebration Weekend March 12 16: Spring Break Camp Career exploration and academic development June 18 July 20: Thriving Minds Summer Camps 6 week, day long camps 18

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