FINE
ARTS INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM GRANT
Thomas H. Waggoner
Program Director of Fine Arts
Education
College
of Fine Arts
The
University of Texas at Austin
As per
General Appropriations Act (GAA), Article III, Rider 51(a), which was passed
during the 2009 81st Texas legislative session, funds are to be
awarded to a qualified entity to sub-grant funds to public school districts to
prepare students for postsecondary college and career success. The sub-grant funds are to be designated for
the purchase of instructional support materials designed to enable students to
continue participation in high quality, successful, Texas Essential Knowledge
and Skills (TEKS)-based secondary fine arts programs – theatre, art, dance, and
music; middle school and high school, grades 6-12.
The Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA)
was awarded the grant, which is in the total amount of $1,000,000 and has been
entitled the Fine Arts Instructional Support Program (FAISP). Sub-grant
awards to public school districts may not exceed $5,000 for an individual fine
arts program that has experienced critical budget reductions; however, a school
district may apply for a sub-grant for more than one fine arts program within
the school district, even on the same campus.
Details pertaining
to the grant, including the goals, purposes, requirements, and an FAISP application
form are posted on the TMEA website and can be accessed via the link
http://www.tmea.org/programs/faisp. The
completed application, sections VII-IX, is to be completed and submitted no
later than Monday, October 17, 2011,
5:00 p.m., to Thomas H. Waggoner, FAISP Grant Coordinator. Sections VII and VIII must be submitted
electronically. Section IX, the
signature page, may be submitted by fax, by scanning and e-mailing, or by mail
(postmarked no later than the deadline date).
Contact information for Mr. Waggoner is as follows:
Mailing
Address: Texas Music Educators Association
P.O. Box 140465
Austin, TX, 78714-0465
Telephone
Number: 512-452-0710,
x111
Fax Number: 512-451-9213
E-Mail
Address: twaggoner@tmea.org
Be advised
that although TMEA is managing the FAISP grant, sub-grant awards are intended
for all four fine arts content areas, including theatre. Contact Mr. Waggoner, who also serves as
Program Director of Fine Arts Education in the College of Fine Arts at The
University of Texas, if additional information or assistance is required
concerning the Fine Arts Instructional Support Program Grant.