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When the Maine Arts Commission
hired Colley Consulting to develop an arts education
marketing plan, school district participation had sunk
to an all time low of 7% statewide. Three years after
implementing Bernadette Colley's design for a strategic
plan, involvement had skyrocketed to 77%; six years later to 97%. Independent
evaluator Craig Dreeszen said of Colley Consulting's
concept:
"The non-competitive distribution of grants to
every school district is a bold strategy. The PAL program
does increase access to arts education in nearly every
populated part of the vast state of Maine. This is a
remarkable achievement and it is unlikely any other
state arts agency could claim this extent of reach...This
is impressive." Craig
Dreeszen, PhD. Arts Extension Service,
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Dreeszen & Associates, Florence, MA
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