An information manual for the Transforming Education Through the Arts Challenge, presented by The Southeast Center for Education in the Arts.

A letter from Harold M. Williams, President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, to Secretary Lamar Alexander, United States Department of Education. The letter is in regards to Williams participating in Alexander's meeting with Los Angeles arts and education leaders to discuss the actions which the Department can take to acknowledge the role of arts education in national education reform. Williams has attached an enclosed statement that identifies several of the Center's national projects.

A memo from Vicki Rosenberg, program officer of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the participants in the January 1992 Regional Institute Director's Meeting. The memo is in regards to an enclosed proceedings report from the January 1992 meeting for their interest.

A document about the comprehensive notes taken by Kim Wheetley, representing the National Arts Education Consortium, during the Challenge Communications Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts. Kim's diligent documentation captures key insights, discussions, and highlights from the conference, offering a valuable resource for the consortium.

A handbook for the NTIEVA Summer Institute in 1992. It is divided into four sections corresponding to the four art disciplines discussed: Art Production, Art History, Art Criticism, and Aesthetics. Schedules, maps, diagrams, and more information on the program are included.

A vision statement submitted by the Prairie Visions The Nebraska Consortium for Discipline Based Art Education. In the statement, Prairie Visions has provided unique statewide professional development programs, serving eight-hundred art specialists, educators and representatives of art agencies and educational organizations. Their mission is to serve education as a center for innovation and excellence in discipline-based art education through development and curriculum designs.

A vision and mission statement, program description, research and development description, and more for Prairie Visions.

A document about a grant application submitted by Aldridge Elementary School in Plano. Explore the intricacies of the application, unraveling the school's strategic vision, proposed initiatives, and the anticipated impact on education.

A comprehensive document outlining a strategic proposal for the evaluation of the Transforming Education Through the Arts Challenge (TETAC) program. The document delves into the proposed framework, methodologies, and key considerations for assessing the program's effectiveness and impact.

Photocopy of an article, discussing the National Assessment project designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the educational system through an assessment of success. Students were tested on how they responded to art, if they valued art as a medium, how skillfully they produced art and how much history they know. By collecting the date it was possible to make claims about the status of art teaching.

A comprehensive document compiling detailed responses to inquiries related to the Proposal for the Evaluation of the Arts Partner Schools. The compilation strategically addresses questions, provides insights, and offers thorough feedback, presenting a cohesive overview of considerations and decisions shaping the evaluation framework.

A document for Improving Instruction in Visual Arts Education, Discipline-Based Art Education. The Getty Center for Education in the Arts is dedicated to improving the quality and status of arts education in American public school. The Center supports discipline-based art education as an effective means to help students experience the visual arts in a variety of ways. Included in the rest of the document is DBAE, what it looks like in the classroom, the Getty Center for Education in the Arts: Fall 1988 publication, making art important for every child, brochures for the Getty Center for Education in the Arts and Getty Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, state facilitators, improving instruction in visual arts education and successful programs to be used at schools.

A document on the Indiana Fine Arts Diagnostic Achievement Tests, The Getty Center for Education in the Arts Student Assessment Meeting. The Indiana Fine Arts Diagnostic Achievement Testing program began in 1987 as a means to provide art teachers with new tools from which to measure student achievement in visual arts, music, theatre/creative drama and dance/creative movement. The purpose of the testing program is also to create / develop new tools to diagnose student and class strengths or needs.

A document containing an overview of the North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts' Curriculum, Instructional, and Resource Materials Committee and a report with 8 appendices. Table of contents appears on the third page.

Curriculum lesson plans for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts.

An application for the Greater Denton Arts Council grant program filled out by North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Attached with the form is the project narrative which details the institutes founding and their primary goals. Also attached is a revised budget for the institute, the curriculum vitae, "vita," for Dr. Jack Davis and Dr. William McCarter, and Nancy Walkup Reynolds.

An administrators handbook for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts 1991 Summer Institute. Included in the handbook are activities focused on disciplined-based art education and implementation plans.

A agenda for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts Summer Institute held in Fort Worth. Attached documents include various materials relating to NTIEVA and art education.

A memo from Julie Abel, program associate of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Insitute Directors, Sheila Brown, Maggie DiBlasio, Edith Curtis Johnson, Anne Lindsey, Nancy MacGregor, Tom McMullen, Nancy Roucher, Joyce Wright, Jack Davis, Dwaine Greer, Phyllis Scott Johnson, Jessie Lovano-Kerr, Bill McCarter, Jeffery Patchen and Frances Thurber. The memo is in regards to an enclosed transcript from the meeting of October 28 - 31, 1990. cc'd on the memo are Ann Bassi, Pamela Glintenkamp, Vicki Rosenberg, Leilani Lattin Duke, Michael Kendall, Mary Ann Stankiewicz.

A proposal titled "A Proposal for the Establishment of The North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts", which was submitted to The Getter Center for Education in the Arts, that introduced the idea of a region wide institute that addresses discipline-based art education programs for art educators.

A report on The North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts for the Spring and Summer of 1992 by Brent Wilson and Melinda Mayer. The report is organized in two sections, the first dealing with the implementation visit to institute school districts and the second part deals with the summer institute program and the theoretical and practical issues.

A document providing an in-depth exploration of Oakhurst Elementary School's grant application proposal, showcasing the school's innovative initiatives and strategic vision. Additionally, the attached application evaluation checklist serves as a comprehensive tool used to assess and rate key aspects of the proposal.

A handbook for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts (NTIEVA) 1996 elementary summer institute.

A memo from Vicki Rosenberg, program officer for the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Institute Directors and the 1996 Regional Institute Director's Meeting participants. The memo is in regards the cross-site report of the Regional Institute projects with important recommendations. cc'd on the memo, Julie Abel, Blanche Rubin, Leilani Lattin Duke and Brent Wilson. Attached to the memo is the Cross-Site Evaluation of Getty Center Professional Development Programs: The California, Florida, Nebraska, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas Regional Institutes; And The Cranbrook, Kutztown, And Hands And Minds Seminars For Art Specialists 1995 by Brent Wilson, Blanche Rubin with Miki Baumgarten, Bonne Mac Donald, Billie Sessions, Pamela Taylor and Mary Tien.