Any Given Child
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Program Process
The Any Given Child initiative follows this process:
- Local leaders identify a Community Team committed to working on the initiative. A Community Team generally includes representatives from the Mayor's office/city council, the school system, local arts groups, the business community, and higher education, if applicable.
- A Community Team member or an interested individual contacts the Kennedy Center to indicate interest and to discuss the application process.
- The Community Team submits an application to the Kennedy Center, including letters of support from the Superintendent of the school district, the Mayor, and the CEO of a local arts organization (such as a local arts council or a major arts presenter/producer in the community).
- If the application is successful, Kennedy Center staff/consultants visit the community to meet with the Mayor, the Superintendent, executive directors/general managers of local arts organizations, other community leaders, and the Community Team to plan the initiative.
- The Kennedy Center Community Audit for Arts Education is conducted across a broad cross section of the community, and results are reviewed by the Community Team and Kennedy Center staff/consultants.
- The Community Team decides whether to extend the data collection process through use of the Community Audit Resource Assessment, which includes in-school surveys and interview protocols, as well as arts organization surveys. If completed, the results are reviewed by the Community Team and Kennedy Center staff/consultants.
- The Community Team determines priorities for action and a timetable for completion of each action item.
- A report on the data gathered through the Community Audit for Arts Education and other tools is published and distributed throughout the community.
- Kennedy Center staff/consultants meet with the Community Team to identify appropriate resources for implementation of a community arts education plan.
