DEPARTMENT: Pre-K 4 SA
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Kathy Bruck, CEO
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Arts Fund MOU for Wolf Trap Affiliation
SUMMARY:
This item includes possible approval of an amendment to the current Pre-K 4 SA MOU with Arts Fund of San Antonio to support a partnership with Wolf Trap.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Wolf Trap is the only national park dedicated to the Performing Arts. It is located in Vienna, Virginia, on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. The Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, a program of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, has long been recognized as a national model for utilizing the performing arts to support young children's cognitive, social/emotional, and physical development to prepare them for school, while enhancing educators' instructional skills.
Through a sponsoring organization, affiliates replicate the Wolf Trap Institute model at the regional level, customizing goals and strategies to meet the needs of each community. Wolf Trap has sixteen national affiliates including Arizona, Delaware, Delta (Arkansas, Memphis, Mississippi), Detroit, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Nashville, New Jersey, New York City, North Carolina, Southern Nevada, South Florida, and Western Pennsylvania.
ISSUE:
In December 2015, Pre-K 4 SA entered into a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Arts Fund of San Antonio to last until October 1, 2016 to initiate San Antonio as an affiliate of Wolf Trap with Arts Fund of San Antonio and Pre-K 4 SA as sponsoring agencies. The MOU originally totaled $49,500.00 in services and Pre-K 4 SA is now asking to increase this total dollar value to $61,500.00. Final approval of this amendment is pending approval by the City's Small Business and Economic Development Advocacy (SBEDA) Program. Staff will submit a waiver for the process in the coming weeks. This MOU would fund an initial demonstration residency week, t...
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