Music Impact Coalition
Resources & Briefs
Explore downloadable and shareable materials about MIC’s model and its work in North Carolina. These resources will be updated as the initiative develops and new learning emerges.
The Case for Creative Learning and Collective Impact
New to MIC or looking for a brief overview to share? This deck introduces MIC’s origin, vision, and approach, including why creative learning is essential infrastructure and why North Carolina is the model’s first proving ground.
MIC Overview:
Creative Learning as Essential Infrastructure for Youth Thriving
Explore how corporate, foundation, and individual sponsors can support MIC through funding, expertise, relationships, and public leadership. This overview introduces MIC’s North Carolina model and its approach to connecting district-defined needs with aligned investment and coordinated partner support.
For Prospective Sponsors and Champions
General Resources
State Partners
North Carolina Arts Council (NCAC)
• Statewide arts education strategy
• Stakeholder engagement
• Co-lead statewide convenings
• Priority district selection
North Carolina Arts Council (NCAC)
• Statewide arts education strategy
• Stakeholder engagement
• Co-lead statewide convenings
• Priority district selection
North Carolina Arts Council (NCAC)
• Statewide arts education strategy
• Stakeholder engagement
• Co-lead statewide convenings
• Priority district selection
North Carolina
A statewide effort kicking off in 2026 to build systems-level capacity with aligned investments strengthening both statewide systems and direct school impact.
State Partners:
Ohio Alliance for Arts Education (OAAE)
• Statewide arts education strategy
• Stakeholder engagement
• Co-lead statewide convenings
• Priority district selection
North Carolina Arts Council (NCAC)
• Statewide arts education strategy
• Stakeholder engagement
• Co-lead statewide convenings
• Priority district selection
North Carolina Arts Council (NCAC)
• Statewide arts education strategy
• Stakeholder engagement
• Co-lead statewide convenings
• Priority district selection
Ohio
A comprehensive statewide coalition launching in 2026 to strengthen K-12 music education through data-driven approaches and coordinated support.
Explore MIC in North Carolina
Choose the resource that best matches your role or interest:
How MIC Works with North Carolina Districts
See how participating districts move from assessment and local insight to district-defined priorities, coordinated partner support, and aligned investment.
For District Leaders
MIC in North Carolina: Brief for State Leaders
A concise overview of MIC’s North Carolina investment, coalition, district-led approach, potential student reach, and opportunities for state leaders to engage.
For State Leaders and Policymakers
Why North Carolina’s District Cohort Matters
Learn why this deliberately varied group of districts serves as MIC’s testing ground and how the cohort will help identify what can scale, what must adapt, and what makes creative-learning investments sustainable.