Module 5

The Virtuosos: Violin Program at Milner Community School
Caitlin Leffingwell
7/14/15
Logic Model
Resources/
Inputs
Activities
Violins
Regular arts-based service
Community
activities
connections Workshops teaching
Teacher
community engagement
involvement/
approval
Training
opportunities
Milner
students
Outputs
Students serve their classmates in

class (through kind actions,
kind thoughts, gifts, musical
dedications, etc.)
Students serve their school
(through arts-based fundraisers,
show and tell tours, etc.)
Students serve their larger
community (through
performances at nursing
homes, farmers markets, etc.)
Violins
Violin classes using trauma- Students learn about self-value
Relevant
informed, child-centered,
through hope-infused, childcurriculum
and hope-infused
centered, and trauma-informed
Classroom
curriculum to increase
curriculum
Service
Students practice using their
active awareness of
opportunities
unique skills and abilities to
personal and community
Milner
serve those around them
value
students
Students learn how to create
greater change within their
community
Relevant
Violin classes with
Students develop elements of
curriculum
curriculum intentionally
will-power
Trained
Students develop elements of
designed and
teacher
way-power
implemented to develop
Milner
Students develop
elements of hope
students
interconnectedness and
transcendence
Violins
Private or semi-private
Students can play scales and a
Milner
violin lessons weekly
variety of repertoire
students
Weekly group lessons
Students are engaged in repertoire
Class
Large quarterly
and technique drills
supplies
Students feel comfortable with
performances
Performance Opportunities to watch and
improvisation, solos, and group
outlets
Outcomes
Immediate: IM, Intermediate:
IN, and Long-term: LT
Impact
Stakeholders
IM: Students gain

positive experience with
arts-based service
IN: Students develop
service-based, artsrelated partnerships with
community
organizations
LT: Students organize
their own local service
activities
IM: Students think more
highly of themselves and
their school
IN: Students see their
unique value and ability
to contribute
LT: Students see and
contribute value in their
larger community
Students feel
comfortable
and eager to
actively
serve their
communities
through
music and
other unique
abilities
IM/IN: Students display

greater number of hope
attributes
LT: Students begin
sharing those elements
of hope with others
around them
IM: Students learn basic
violin technique
IM: Students learn to
create their own music
IN: Students learn to
read and write music
LT: Some students
Students Milner students

exhibit
Students families
increasing Milner staff
level of hope
Violin students
School staff
Other Milner
students
Members of local
community
groups
Students families
Assumptions
The community will
appreciate musicbased service
Students will choose to
participate in service
opportunities
Families will support
students engaging in
service opportunities
The North Students

Students do not already
End gains a North End
see their full value,
more
residents and
skills, abilities, etc. or
positive
business owners
seek to use it to benefit
reputation Greater city of
others
Students
will want to use
Hartford
their strengths to help
others
Students currently
display lower levels of
hope
Students will learn
elements of hope from
the curriculum
Students Milner violin

Weekly violin lessons are
gain
students
possible financially
significant Milner families
and timing-wise
musical skill Milner community Students will attend and
Professional
remain in violin
musicians and
program consistently
Funding
Violins
Milner
students
Relevant
curriculum
Safe Space
training
interact with professional

performance
Students practice reading music
violinists
regularly
Extensive opportunities for Students protect this area of Safe
leadership training and
Space through their words and
practice
actions
Safe Space procedures and Students take on a variety of
rules
leadership roles, regardless of
Succession plan actively in
age or skill level
Students
have opportunity to
place
Curriculum designed with
practice leadership skills
character development as
specifically related to running
a core element
the strings program at Milner
engage in music
professionally
IM: Students treat our
classroom as safe
space where everyone
is respected and treated
kindly
IN: Students engage in
leadership activities
LT: Students ultimately
take on majority of
leadership roles for the
program
local music
schools
Students
develop
strong
character
regarding
leadership,
self-control,
compassion,
etc.
Milner violin
Students will want to
students
take on leadership
Milner teachers
opportunities
Students families Relevant consequences
Greater community
structure exists to
Current violin
protect safe space
Principal
and other
instructor
school staff are on
board with succession
plan
Theory of Change
Opportunities for leadership training and practice
Curriculum that is hope-infused, child-centered, and trauma-informed
Service opportunities within violin clas
Budget Annual School-Day Program

Category
Staf
Cost (TBD)
1 Program Director:
20 hours/week, 45 weeks
$22,500 ($25/hr)
Grants
1 Lead Instructor:
$22,500 ($25/hr)
Grants
$18,000 ($15/hr)
Volunteers
$16,875 ($25/hr)
Volunteers
Tickets
$600 ($200/event)
In-kind donations
Travel
$300 ($100/event)
In-kind donations
Meals
$300 ($100/event)
Fundraisers
Replacement materials
$200
Fees for service
Repairs
$200
Fees for service
Additional violins
$300 (2 violins/yr)
In-kind donations;
Grants
Covering Program Fees for Continuing

Students in Need
$300 (fees for

about 10 students)
Fees for service
3 Assistants: 10 hours/week, 40
weeks
3 Members of the Board of Directors:
Events
(3/year)
Supplies
Scholarships
Violin lessons and group classes
Details
Source
ANNUAL TOTAL
Total (TBD)
$79,875
($45,000)
$1200
($300)
$700
($400)
$300
($300)
$46,000
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The Virtuosos: Violin Program at Milner Community School

Students serve their classmates in

IM: Students gain

IM/IN: Students display

Students Milner students

The North Students

Students Milner violin

interact with professional

Opportunities for leadership training and practice

Curriculum that is hope-infused, child-centered, and trauma-informed

Service opportunities within violin clas

Budget Annual School-Day Program

Fees for service

Fees for service

Covering Program Fees for Continuing

$300 (fees for

Fees for service

Violin lessons and group classes

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