[CharterSchools] Tomorrow! $2.3M Award to Six Jefferson Parish Schools for Arts Education

[charterschools at LACharter.org]

November 28, 2018


Contact: Heather Harper (504) 289-0499 or hharper at h2nola.net





Six Jefferson Parish schools to be announced!
 
Young Audiences of Louisiana Partners with Jefferson Parish Public Schools 
in $2.3M Award from USDOE for Arts Education 
 
 
WHEN:      Thursday, November 29, 10:30am
 
WHO:            Dr. Cade Brumley, Jefferson Parish Schools Superintendent
David Dik, Young Audiences National Executive Director
Marguerite Moisio, YALA Board President
Lincoln Elementary Principal Karen Favorite
Lincoln Lion Dance Team
Lincoln Elementary Kindergarten and 1stgraders
 
WHAT:           Six Jefferson Parish public PreK-5 grade schools are taking part in a new 4-year, $2.3 million grant awarded to Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) to create an arts-integrated educational model that advances student achievement. 
 
Six schools to be benefit from the grant will be publically announced at this event: Clancy-Maggiore Elementary School for the Arts, Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts, Bonella A. St. Ville Elementary School, John J. Audubon Elementary School, G.T. Woods Elementary School & Vic A. Pitre Elementary School
 
WHERE:    Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts
1429 Ames Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072    (504) 340-8489
 
WHY:             
Join Lincoln Elementary and other participating schools to see Kindergarten and 1st Graders joyfully learning literacy skills through the arts! The initiative will directly serve 2,620 elementary students, 211 classroom teachers, six teaching artists, and 18 school leaders across six JPPSS schools. Additionally, the project will deliver national access to curriculum and model materials through a distance learning platform administered by Young Audiences, Inc. and contribute to research on the effectiveness of arts integration in improving student academic and artistic outcomes.  
 
Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA) is partnering with Jefferson Parish Public School System with funding through the United States Department of Education’s (DOE) Assistance for Arts Education Development and Dissemination Grants Competition (AAEDD). 
 
 
About Young Audiences Arts for Learning
Established in 1952, Young Audiences Arts for Learning’s mission is to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts. As the nation’s largest arts-in-education learning network, Young Audiences serves more than 5 million children and youth each year in 8,000 schools and community centers across the country through its diverse network of affiliates. For more information, visit: www.youngaudiences.org.
 
About Young Audiences of Louisiana
Young Audiences of Louisiana is the leading provider of arts education and integration programs in the state of Louisiana. Through 56 years of experience Young Audiences has evolved to serve the ever-changing needs of students, educators, and administrators in our state. Join us, along with our national, state, and local partners in bringing quality arts programs to every student across the great state of Louisiana. For more information, visit: www.ya4la.org.


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