A lesson plan exploring art from and depicting the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Draft of the financial report from the National Center for Art Museum/School Collaborations funding for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts.

A letter from Margie Desiderato to Julie Anne Abel about all expenses incurred in the printing of the final National Center for Art Museum/School Collaborations financial report. Attached is a summary of the expenses.

Jack Davis' received copy of the financial report from the National Center for Art Museum/School Collaborations funding for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts.

A letter from Sandra Thurman to Deborah Marrow about enclosing a signed original grant letter from The Getty Center for Education on the Arts to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The second letter states the approval of the Getty Program Grant.

A letter of recommendation extending strong endorsement for an applicant seeking the esteemed Edward and Betty Marcus Fellowship.

A letter from Melinda Mayer to Cynthia Hutson apologizing for a late response and providing information about the financial documentation for the 1997 fiscal year. Mayer includes the grant total of $5,689.00.

A letter from R. William McCarter, Co-director, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Lani Duke, Director, The Getty Education Institute for the Arts, and Elliot Eisner, Professor of Education and Art, Stanford University, about addressing some observations from the National Curriculum Working Group meeting. The observations include fear that the group is restricting the previous efforts of the Curriculum Task Force, the relationship between the Task Force and Working Group could be a model of collaboration and the message the Working Group could be sending to teachers.

An e-mail from Lori Weisgerber to D. Jack Davis, forwarding a memo from Vicki J. Rosenberg to regional institute curriculum task force members, thanking them for agreeing to serve on the task force.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Leilani Lattin Duke, Director of the Getty Center. In regards to having staff faculty from the Marcus Foundation Board invited to the January conference as Melba Whatley is concerned about educating the board and feels like the conference would be a good opportunity. Davis understands, however, that not all the board members are able to attend due to the limited spacing the Getty Center has but would appreciation anything they can put together.

A letter from Leilani Lattin Duke, director of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Jack Davis/William McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, and their consortia, Gail Davitt, Aileen Horan, Maria Teresa Garcia-Pedroche, Allison Perkins, Linda Powell and Kathy Walsh-Piper. The letter is in regards to the issues raised by NTIEVA about the recent evaluation report. Duke said that her and Rosenberg appreciated their concerns about the results of the recent evaluation of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts but to allow some time to address and consider their recommendations.

A meticulously crafted letter of recommendation championing the qualifications, achievements, and potential contributions of an aspiring applicant for the Marcus Fellow Program.

The detailed agenda for a strategic luncheon and meeting between the Dallas Museum of Art and the Marcus Foundation. This document outlines key topics, discussions, and objectives to enhance collaboration and further the goals of the Marcus Fellows Program.

A schedule for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts 1995 secondary school summer institute. The schedules list out the institutes activities, speakers, and presentations that are occurring throughout the event.

A faxed letter serving as an official communication, outlining the approval and details of the Center Advocacy Grant awarded to NTIEVA.

Letter from Kenneth M. Bird, Superintendent of Westside Community Schools to Interagency Technology Task Force Members. The letter is in regards to Prairie Vision Consortium for Discipline-Based Art Education, their committed partners and the Westside Community School District submitting the letter to seek the Challenge Grant for Technology in Education. The letter details that Prairie Vision provides professional development in discipline-based art education for teachers, administrators and others. The grant will be used to the continued growth of the project and to address many of their programs needs. Included in the letter is the planning grant document.

E-mail correspondence between Carl Clark and the Getty Center RIGs. The e-mail pertains to the information on Carl Clark and Sheila Brown's recent development of the technology in ARTnet Nebraska. Teachers are invited to develop curriculum for their classrooms, find what is available to them in the are of Art Education, able to participate in discussion groups and help plan the direction of Art Education in Nebraska and find out what is happening in the world of the Art in museums and galleries of the world.

An intricately detailed letter of recommendation advocating for the admission of an outstanding candidate into the Marcus Fellows Program. This comprehensive document sheds light on the applicant's remarkable qualifications, accomplishments, and the potential they bring, strengthening their candidacy for this esteemed fellowship.

Photocopy of a letter from Chad Woolery, General Superintendent of Dallas ISD, to Bill McCarter, Jack Davis and Nancy Reynolds, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Thanking McCarter and co., for his invitation to a special Administrators Day at the Dallas Museum of Art, however, Woolery is concerned that there are only five of the Dallas I.S.D. areas being represented in the group of invitee and that within his letter he asks the area directors to ensure that all ten areas are included on that day by replacement or addition. Woolery ends the letter by stating that due to his schedule, it will not permit for his full attendance but he'll share lunch and some of the afternoon's agenda what he can. Copied on the letter is Bill Cormack.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, Bill McCarter and Nancy Reynolds, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Gert K. Peck, Superintendent for Anthony ISD. Inviting Peck to attend the "Learning through Art: The Integration of Art Across the Curriculum" at El Paso ISD Professional Development Center, on March 31, 1994. The seminar is being presented by North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, and will address the correlation between art and Texas Assessment of Academic Skills, TAAS. The presentation will also focus on the discipline-based art education, DBAE. Davis, McCarter and Reynolds hope Peck can attend.

A fax from Harriet Laney to Vicki J. Rosenberg about changes to an upcoming North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts luncheon meeting. An attached document list participants of the luncheon.

Photocopy of a letter from Albert Thomas, Superintendent of Denton ISD, to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. To confirm Denton ISD's commitment as full partner to NTIEVA. Thomas writes that Sandra Parker, Associate Director and Site Coordinator for Denton ISD, will contribute 5% of her time during the 1993 - 1994 calendar year to activities related to staff development and implementation efforts of the discipline-based art education (DBAE). Along with six other art teachers who will devote time towards the program. Attached to the letter is a stipend worksheet for the faculty involved with the institute based on current salaries.

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Jay Gates, Director Dallas Museum of Art. In regards to a constructive meeting between Kevin Comerford and McCarter discussing mutual topics of interest for the museum and North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Comerford agreed to consider a graduate student of UNT as an intern to work with him during the spring, to work specially with the computer and interactive technology in the context of art history. The conversation continued to collaborative effort for developing software based on study prints, and would like Gates's insight into the proposed project. Cc'd Kevin Comerford, Nancy Berry and Larry Gleeson.

The official letter addressed to the co-director of NTIEVA-UNT, confirming the details and participation in the seminar titled "Improving TAAS Scores through Visual Learning."