Arts and Seattle Public Schools
I just came across an article in the Capitol Hill Times (thank you former Board member, Kay Smith-Blum) about arts in Seattle Schools. You may recall that the district had received a Wallace Foundation grant to develop a district-wide vision for arts in Seattle Schools. It was for $1M of planning which was great but the district didn't receive the follow-up grant from the Foundation for the implementation . But I know this didn't stop Carri Campbell, the director of School and Community Partnerships at SPS and so, with the City's Office of Arts and Culture and the Seattle Foundation, the District started the Creative Advantage partnership. They are also partnering with groups like the Seattle Art Museum, Arts Corps, Arts Impact, EMP and others.