Page 1851 - Week 05 - Thursday, 10 May 2018
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(12) Yes, this funding is in addition to the funding for the Community Outreach Program.
(13) The Advanced Music Performance Program is currently being developed by the ANU.
(14) The ANU’s proposal for the Community Outreach Program, including for the Music Engagement Program, was assessed by artsACT with advice from peers. The new Community Outreach Program is a move away from a focus on school students in the school environment to providing access to music programs for all members of the community. The Music Engagement Program did not align to current funding guidelines where arts funding is not for courses of study or that form part of any requirement or assessment at an educational or training institution. This funding guideline is included on artsACT’s website under eligibility. It was also considered that professional development for teachers falls within the responsibility of individual schools and should not be allocated from arts funding. The Music Engagement Program was a relatively high cost program and therefore was considered to be not value for money.
(15) The reasons are outlined in response to question 14.
(16) The specific criteria were: demonstrated strong arts development outcomes for participants; a high quality contemporary program and value for money.
(17) The “Summary of Activity” documents and the annual acquittals over a number of years were reviewed and included as part of the assessment of the application.
(18) No further information was sought from the ANU. The Government already had considerable historic information from the acquittals and Summary of Activity over a number of years.
(19) Consultation was undertaken with the Education Directorate.
(20) Ms Julie Ewington, Professor Cat Hope, Dr David Sudmalis and Ms Sheona White.
(21) The peers provided their comments in the context of the assessment criteria.
(22) Peer comments are obtained in confidence.
(23) The peers considered the Music Engagement Program as presented in the application by the ANU.
(24) The peers did not review the Music Engagement Program.
(25) There was no written review of the Music Engagement Program.
(26) The new music outreach program is delivered by the ANU Open School unit and is a series of programs accessible by the community. Given that the programs are designed for general community access, they are not based on a curriculum.
(27) ACT primary school students can access the Girls Rock program. ACT Secondary and College students can access the Developing Musicians program. ACT Secondary College students can access the Music For Colleges program. The broader community can access the Girls Rock, Girls Jazz, Community Rock, and My Song programs.
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