The planning committee sets goals and crafts a program that addresses the school's needs. An effective planning committee has representatives from all of the groups that will benefit from the program, such as administrators, teachers and the artist. The meetings need to be scheduled at convenient times for them. Their attendance is essential. They may end up doing most, if not all, of the work.
Parents are strong advocates of the residency.
It's not something staff can do by themselves. When panelists evaluate Residency applications they look for strong arts in education goals from the school that also make sense for the community. The Pine Hill School, for example, has a goal of using the arts to teach non-arts subjects. These connections should be clearly related in the grant application. The Pine Hill School's planning committee designed integrated curricula on American history that promoted active learning through theater.