
The Arts Based Coalition consists of parents, administrators, faculty and staff from
The Goals
- To improve public eduction: An effective arts-based curriculum will engage and motivate students,
resulting in imporoved test scores, increased, attendance and graduation rates.
- To make the arts schools a district wide resource: In support of MPS' Neighborhood Schools
Intitiative, the Arts Basd Coalition will provide a citywide resource to all schools who want
to integrate arts into their academic curriculum.
- To stabilize and expand on funds available from the District: In addition to their per pupil
allocation from the MPS budget ABC schools will seek additional funding from foundations, corporations,
endowments and special events.