Music, Arts and Culture Wishlist
If you are looking to sponsor or support art programs for students, we want to make it easy for you. If you know what you’d like to do give us a call or send us an email. If you’re looking for ideas, we’ve listed a few ways you could make a big difference in your schools art programs.
The CPS budget funds compensation for 27,000 teachers, 600 principals and the support staff of 19,000. Each school’s budget also funds textbooks, library books and materials, food, building maintenance and security. In addition, all schools have modest allocations for technology and library books, although not at an optimal level.
The following numbers reflect the total costs associated with each item. Donations may be made in any amount towards any of the items listed below. Donations may be made online by clicking the red “Donate Now” button.
Music
Classroom sets for a primary grade $500
Jazz Chorus-start up $12,000
Dance Studio-start up $12,000
Orchestra-start up $50,000
(Repair and Replace)
Band-start up $56,000
(Repair and Replace)
Arts
Basic Visual Arts Class $5,000
Art Resource Library $12,000
Printmaking Studio-start up $15,000
Ceramics Studio-start up $25,000
Photography Lab-start up $40,000
Cultural Enrichment
Class trip to a performance (tickets & transp.) $350-800
Sponsor a week of summer training 50 high school counselors on ASCA counseling model $65,000
Sponsor AVID start up in a CPS high school $40,780
Sponsor a student through college
Chicago City Colleges (2 years) $4,000
University of Illinois-Chicago (4 years) $30,000
University of Illinois Champaign (4 years) $70,000
Private college/university outside Chicago (4 years) $225,000
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