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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12172013 - C.49RECOMMENDATION(S): APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to sign a letter of agreement with the California State Summer School for the Arts in an amount not to exceed $700 to assist in the identification of local under privileged students to attend the California State Summer School for the Arts program, with Friends of AC5, a 501(c)3 non-profit agency as the fiscal agent for the period December 1, 2013 through October 1, 2014. FISCAL IMPACT: $700: Friends of AC5, a 501(c)3 non-profit agency, will be the fiscal agent for the grant. BACKGROUND: The California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) Foundation is offering grants to counties and local art commissions to assist in connecting local students to attend the CSSSA program and be designated as California Arts Scholars. CSSSA is a four-week, intensive pre-professional training program for talented and motivated high school students, (grades 9-12) in the arts- accessible to any student in the state of California. CSSSA educates students in seven different artistic disciplines: Animation, APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 12/17/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Dorothy Sansoe, 925-335-1009 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: December 17, 2013 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Chris Heck, Deputy cc: C. 49 To:Board of Supervisors From:David Twa, County Administrator Date:December 17, 2013 Contra Costa County Subject:Grant from California State Summer School for the Arts Foundation BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) Creative Writing, Dance, Film, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts. Selected through a submission of an application and work sample that is reviewed by a panel of educators and professional artists, 500 students attend the summer program. They are inspired, encouraged and challenged to reach beyond perceived boundaries, by college-level arts faculty and professional artists. Held on the CalArts campus in Valencia each summer, CSSSA has trained more than 13,500 young artists from all 58 counties in California, as well as students from across the globe, during its 27-year history. The California State Summer School for the Arts, and The California State Summer School Arts Foundation, have worked together to support and guide CSSSA since 1986, a model of public-private partnership success. CSSSA is an agency of the State of California and the CSSSA Foundation is a nonprofit, organized to support the CSSSA. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Local under privileged students may loose the opportunity to attend the California Summer School for the Arts program in 2014. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: Not applicable.