OSPI Receives NEA Grant!
In pursuit of its commitment to advance the creative capacity of people and communities across the nation, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced its second round of funding in 2018 and the Arts Office at OSPI received a grant for $35,000.
This grant supports the Washington State Teaching Artist Training Lab, a seven-month professional development program for a cohort of teaching artists throughout the state working in all artistic disciplines.
Master teaching artists will lead in-person workshops and follow-up teleconference sessions to support skill development in planning, implementing, and assessing standards-aligned arts lessons to improve and expand high quality arts learning experiences for students in Washington State.
This project will be the eighth year of the statewide program and the sixth year with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction working in close partnership with the Washington State Arts Commission.
Awarding grants and supporting partnerships constitutes a significant portion of the NEA’s budget. All current grants can be viewed through the NEA’s grants search.
For more information about this grant, please contact Anne Banks, Arts Program Supervisor at anne.banks@k12.wa.us.
May is Arts Education Month in Washington. Both Governor Inslee and Supt. Chris Reykdal have signed proclamations to support this initiative!
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