From DESE:
Dear MA arts education colleagues,
I am writing to inform you of a tremendous grant opportunity for furthering equity and cultural responsiveness in the arts in our schools.
The purpose of this competitive grant is to provide funding support for schools to conduct an arts program review using DESE's 'Arts & Cultural Vitality (ACV) Index'. The grant will support stipends and necessary materials for the members of school review teams. Participating schools will receive access to the ACV Index tools and resources, support from DESE Arts specialist to implement an arts program review, and funding to compensate a team within the school to do this work.
DESE seeks to fund schools who wish to use the ACV Index to support equity and access within school arts programs. The goal is to ensure high-quality, culturally responsive, and equitable arts education programs in the Commonwealth. In doing so, students experience a powerful and empowering sense of agency to celebrate their own and other cultures in and through their arts education.
The grant application process is user-friendly, but the deadline to apply is rapidly approaching: December 5, 2022
I invite you to submit your application by following this link to DESE’s website:
Additional information about the tool itself is forthcoming! You will find it here:
Best,
Dawn
Arts Content Support Lead,
MA Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education