2022 FL-DSSG Summer Internship

Cathredral Arts Project (CAP) instructs, instills, and inspires through various offerings including afterschool, school day & summer programs, cultural experiences, advocacy, community partnerships, and professional development. Children receive free quality, standards-based instruction in dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts through CAP programs. CAP offers in-person and virtual programs to children across Duval County and beyond, including public schools, community centers, and partner sites.

To bolster the work of LEAD and the Jacksonville artlook® map and create more equitable arts learning opportunities for children in Duval County Public Schools (DCPS), CAP will create an Arts in Schools Certification (ASC) system and art school reports to be included in each DCPS school’s artlook® profile. The ASC will be a system of measurement and designation that will quickly and accurately convey the depth and breadth of arts education opportunities in each DCPS school. Art school reports will provide an in-depth look at the data that goes into ASC designations and will likely include each school’s minutes of arts instruction per week, art teacher-to-student ratios, arts disciplines offered, whether or not there is dedicated funding for the arts in a school’s budget, arts planning, and professional development and arts learning partnerships with community organizations.

This DSSG project assists CAP with finding a baseline from schools and art education data to compare and rate after school art programs. DSSG would be creating a rating system with levels and criteria (rubrics) for rating schools such that ratings guide schools acheive goals for improving next levels in the rating rubrics.

The League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL) encourages informed and active participation in government, increases understanding of major policy issues, and advocates for legislative changes and policies for the public good. The League is strictly nonpartisan and never endorses candidates or political parties. The League is open to both men and women, with over 29 active local Leagues statewide.

The League of Women Voters of Florida’s mission is to empower voters and defend democracy. The core activities of the League focuses on ensuring voting rights and education. In 2020, the League increased Vote-By-Mail requests and usage of early voting sites and ballot drop boxes. The League produced 250,000+ printed voter guides and made 308,000+ Get Out The Vote phone calls and texts. All of this increased voter turnout statewide, working through 29 chapters.

This project is extension to the 2021 LWVFL work. In the 2021, DSSG developed a voter profile classification for select Florida counties. This year, the voter profile classification will be applied to all Florida counties and an interactive dashboard will be developed to allow LWVFL and Chapter staffmembers filter and view data.