A newspaper clipping, featuring a snippet on Birdville elementary school teachers attending the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts 1995 summer institute. In other news, Central Junior High teacher, Tom Wine received a master's degree in education in may from the University of North Texas.

A newsletter clipping with bulletin information about the art happenings at the University of North Texas, information about the progress with the program North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and with the art faculty involved at the school, the program and the Denton community. This newsletter informs about the five-year grant received by North Texas from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts for the education reform program. The art education reform will promote changes in teaching of the visual arts to thousands of children in the North Texas.

Photocopy of a document that lists the activities provided to the groups involved in NTIEVA's Summer Institute. For each day of the program a list of events and activities is given. At the top of the document is a summary of what the overall experience will be like.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on Pilot Point and their school district. The article mentions that Pilot Point's local schools are known among the best in the region, meeting the needs of over eight hundred students on three modern campuses. J. Earl Selz High Schools is on of only thirty-three high schools in the nation to offer a computer-assisted program of instruction in physical science department. Gee Junior High School follows an interdisciplinary approach to education. Pilot Point ISD is a pilot art-education program through North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts.

Photocopy of a letter from Vicki Rosenberg to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter that has four main points. Each is given a section of the letter under a header bearing the subject's name. They are the May 1991 Progress Report, the Assessment Grant, the Art-O-Gram project, and the January 1992 Director's Meeting. The document is printed on stationery from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts.

A memo from Vicki Rosenberg, program officer, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Institute Grant Project Directors. The memo is in regards to the Getty Center providing a grant to the Education Writers Association for a special 12-page issues of High Strides, a bi-monthly newsletter that "emphasizes reporting on programs which encourage high support, high expectations and strong academic content." The EWA has been briefed on the Regional Institute project and will contact them in the summer during their research phase, Rosenberg requests that they familiarize themselves with the attached outline. cc'd on the letter, Ann Bassi, Michael Kendall, Rachel Rosenthal, Kathy-Talley Jones, Leilani Lattin Duke, Valsin Marmillion and Mary Ann Stankiewicz.

A report summary in regards to the Getty Center for the Arts in Education supporting the North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts at the University of North Texas, $570. Mentioned are co-directors Jack Davis and William McCarter.

A newsletter clipping, with details on the DeWitt Wallace-Redaer's Digest Fund. The purpose of the support fund is the improvement of elementary and secondary schools, encouraging school and community collaborations, and the professional development of educators. Another clipping is attached to the first on, "Principals As Staff Developers," John Macrostie states that inservice education can no longer consist of irregular episodic workshops but must be continuous.

Photocopy of a letter from Carolyn Barnes to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter about their attempts at getting media coverage for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Barnes lists some of the groups contacted and their methods of contact. On top of Carolyn Barnes' name are the signed initials "CB".

A news release in regards to a delegation from the People's Republic of China visiting the University of North Texas from June 23 - 24 to learn about a unique program that uses art to improve public schools. The five officials will attend the two days offered by North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts where they will observe a leadership academy and then observe art being integrated into the classroom.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, one of the six recipients nationally of a $4.3 million challenge grant announced by the Annenberg Foundation. The grant goal is to reform public schools using a bold program of arts education. The grant will provide $1.43 million for UNT"s North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts to demonstrate how education in the arts can improve students.

A newspaper clipping of a quotation by Dr. William McCarter, professor art at the University of North Texas. "Art opens doors to different cultures and varieties of value systems that exist around the world."

An application for grants under the Secretary's fund for Innovation in Education, from the U.S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement and Reform of Schools and Teaching, Washington, D.C. In the application for grants from the Department of Education, is a table of contents, a letter from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement from the Director, Richard T. La Pointe, application instructions and other legalities of the grant process. These pages belonged to the desk of Jack Davis, William McCarter, as they researched foundations to support their education reform program.

Photocopy of a letter from Gordon Dee Smith to Jack Davis sending his apologies for being unable to attend a North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts retreat. Smith also talks about serving on the program's Advisory Committee. On the document is a handwritten note that reads "E. G. -- Bill and I were delighted that Dee has agreed to serve on the advising committee. We will be talking with you as soon as we both get back from vacation. Jack. --- 8/1/90".

Photocopy of a letter from Leilani Lattin Duke to D. Jack Davis about several topics. They were Davis' suggestion of Dean Blocker and Dr. May as resources, the inclusion of NTIEVA in the North Texas Daily and upcoming meetings.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article writing about the Edward and Betty Marcus foundation awarding a three-year grant of $225,000 to North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts at the University of North Texas. The purpose of NTIEVA is to establish discipline-based art education in public schools to teach children to talk about art critically as founded by Jack Davis and William McCarter, co-directors.

A memo from Bev Greer, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Art Education Consultants. The memo is in regards to giving the consultants information and that Greer will send the schedules at a later date.

A letter from Patricia Webb, Director of Instructional Media, to Permissions of Holiday Films, stating Webb's recent purchase of the program, Grand Canyon National Park and requesting to make one cassette copy of each tape as a back-up copy in the event that master breaks during use and until a replacement can be ordered.

A newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News, Metro Report, featuring a snippet about UNT being granted a $625,000 grant for their visual arts educational reform program, to promote new methods of teaching visual arts.

A newspaper clipping about Joe and Sylvia Russel of Pilot Point, celebrating their 25th weeding anniversary at the church they were married in 1969. Mrs. Russell is an art specialist for the Pilot Point ISD, a member of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and Denton Area Art Educators Association.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on a summer arts camp in Denton. Denton ISD art teacher and instructor in the camp, Deborah Gentile said the children will learn and have fun while they study difference cultures and countries of Asia and study the history of their art. The students will product artwork using Asian ideas and methods.

Photocopy of a document that compiles the observation documents and check-lists that are to be filled out over the course of the program. There are also evaluations from participants on the overall experience and individual portions of the program. Sections of observations are recorded and separated by the discipline they fall under. On page 93, the words "1995 Original Evaluation" are written. At the end of the document are Art Writing Responses to be completed on the first and final days of the Summer Institute program.

Photocopy of a memo from Vicki Rosenberg, program officer of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the California and Regional Institute Directors. The memo is in regards to Rosenberg updating the director's calendars with important information regarding to upcoming meetings. Also attached in the memo are revised rough drafts of the agendas for the meetings for the directors. A hand-written note at the top reads, "To: Dr. Davis."

An application guideline from the National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, for Arts in Education. The following document is an application for grant funding which must be filled out appropriately according to which grant the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts receive. Included in the document is an introduction to what the NEA was created for and what they strive to accomplish. The rest of the document goes into great details about what they fund, what they do not fund and how to go about applying for grants.