2010-2011 Parents As Arts Partners Guidelines & Application

K–12 New York City public schools that have never received funding from CAE are eligible to apply for the 2010-2011 PAAP program — including NYCDOE-approved charter schools. Organizations formerly funded by CAE are eligible to partner with applicant schools again this year.

Each school may only submit one application. Subdivisions of larger school communities (such as mini-schools, academies, or houses) are not eligible to apply independently of the larger school entity.

Schools that have received CAE funding in the past are not eligible for the 2010-2011 PAAP program. Not sure if your school is eligible to apply? View the full list of CAE School Investments to be sure.

Partnering organizations may partner with more than one school. Nonetheless, CAE expects that partnering organizations will customize their services to the particular needs of each school.

• The PAAP program must directly engage parents and/or families in hands-on, interactive arts education activities that build parents’ understanding of the importance of the arts.

• The PAAP program must connect to the school-day arts education program. For example, activities for parents may be related in theme and/or content to a third grade English Language Arts unit that reinforces writing skills through theater (arts integration); or to a tenth grade Visual Art unit on the creation of mixed-media self-portraits (arts instruction).

• The PAAP program overall must address at least one of the NYS Learning Standards for the Arts and NYS Learning Standard #1 for Career Development & Occupational Studies (CDOS). For a detailed explanation of Learning Standards, visit www.nysatl.nysed.gov/standards.html.

TIP: For suggestions on how your program can address CDOS Standard #1, known as Career Development, visit the PAAP Resources page to download “Putting Your PAAP Program Together: Five Simple Steps.”

• The PAAP program must be designed in collaboration with at least one but no more than two organizations. A partnering organization may be a community-based organization or a cultural institution. At least $1,000 of the PAAP funds must be allocated to the partnering organization(s). CAE defines partnering organizations as those that are paid out of PAAP program grant funds for program services rendered.

• The PAAP program must provide experience with and/or information about New York City’s arts and cultural community beyond the activities facilitated by the partnering organization(s).

• The proposed PAAP program budget must be in accordance with program budget guidelines in PART II: Section E of the PAAP Application.