Letter from Julie Abel to William McCarter acknowledging two enclosed original grant copies for NTIEVA.

Photocopy of a letter from Julie Abel, the Getty Center, to the Regional Institute Directors, in regards to the upcoming arts assessment. The Arts Education Assessment Consortium, AEAC, is administered by the Council of Chief State School Officers to all the RIG states. The Center is providing support to the AEAC to develop assessment prototypes in the visual and performing arts and believes that if the DBAE, discipline-based art education, is embedded in the assessment prototypes it will strengthen the impact within the state and nationally. A list of state contacts is attached to the letter.

Photocopy of a memo from Julie Abel, program associate of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Institute Grant Directors. The memo is in regards to the key points and recommendations from the September 20, 1996 Goals 2000 Arts Educational Leadership fund meeting. Attached with the memo is the meeting report.

A memo from Julie Abel, program associate for Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the participants in the Regional Institute Directors' Meeting. The memo is in regards to prior correspondence from Vicki Rosenberg, who gave the directors information on the upcoming director's meeting, Abel's memo is about ground transportation for the directors from the Santa Barbara airport to the El Encanto Hotel.

E-mail correspondence from Julie Abel, Program Associate, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Institute Directors. The e-mail is in regards to the January 1995 Director's meeting about findings from the 1994 Cross-Site report as a way to begin communicating in cyberspace. Abel requests that the directors share their thoughts and ideas about and solutions to major issues discussed in the report between March 15 and April 14. cc'd in the letter are Julie Abel, Candy Borland, David Pankratz, Blanche Rubin, Miki Baumgarten, Lani Duke, Vicki Rosenberg and Brent Wilson.

A letter to Dr. R. William McCarter from Julie Anne Abel regarding a grant from the Getty Education Institute for the Arts to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts (NTIEVA). Attached documents appear as follows: Grant offer letter; "Approved FY96 Budget"; "FY96 Reporting Guidelines"; "FY97 Grant Guidelines and Application Procedures"; "FY96 RIG Travel Fund Grant Guidelines"; and "Important Dates."

A letter from Julie Anne Abel to Nancy Berry about clarifying objects for a proposal for the National Center for Art Museum/School Collaborations during the 1998 fiscal year. Attached documents include a letter from Nancy Berry to Julie Anne Abel and Vicki Rosenberg.

An e-mail from Julie Anne Abel to D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter about informing them that the Getty Center for Education in the Arts has approved their National Specialty Program development grant. Attached document is a budget.

Photocopy of a newsletter from Keith L. Arney, President of the Texas Art Education Association, to the newsletter recipients. Announcing that on behalf of the TAEA, they've nominated Suzi Alost-Reid for Western Region Elementary Division Art Educator of the year, and through the nomination TAEA wishes to express their appreciation for Reid and her achievements and contributions to art education through Texas.

A letter from John Paul Batiste to D. Jack Davis about the grant award for the 1997 Fiscal Year. The letter references a project budget and a Grant Information Update Form.

A letter from Nancy Berry to Julie Anne Abel informing Abel that the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts' National Specialty Program financial report has been approved.

A letter from Nancy Berry to Vicki Rosenberg about touching bases on future conferences between the Getty Center for Education in the Arts and the National Center for Art Museum/School Collaborations.

A memo from Sheila Brown, Prairie Visions, and Jack Davis and William McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to the Regional Institute Directors. The memo is in regards to an invitation for the regional directors and their colleagues in discipline-based art education to join the participants in SERC's nation-wide teleconference "Schools, Museums, Art and Children: A Dialogue of States." The primary focus of the teleconference is to discuss art and art education in the public school curriculum. Hand-written note at the bottom reads, "Note change in title. Call if you have any questions. Nancy"

A letter from D. Jack Davis to Linus Wright about thanking them for agreeing to participate in the North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, now known as the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and following up on a earlier phone call about NTIEVA.

A memo from D. Jack Davis to Sandra Thurman about following up from an earlier conversation about the National Arts Education Consortium. Attached is a agreement form between the California Consortium for Visual Arts Education, the Florida Institute for Art Education, the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and more.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts to Bob J. Crow, Executive Director of the Amon G. Carter Foundation, in regards to a grant proposal requesting $159,000 to assist establishing the NTIEVA program. The grant will go towards preparing teachers, school administrators and museum personnel to implement discipline-based arts education program into elementary and secondary schools. Included in the letter are details about NTIEVA's consortia districts and the funding they have received from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. Scribbled on the sides of the letter are notes of corrections and revisions.

Photocopy of a letter from D. Jack Davis to Mary Ann Stankiewicz concerning the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts' research model and its viability for involvement in the dissemination of DBAE.

A thesis submitted by Dr. Jack Davis, Dean and Professor, School of Visual Arts, University of North Texas, and Dr. William McCarter, Regents Professor of Art, School of Visual Arts, University of North Texas, titled "An Experiment in School/Museum/University Collaboration," January 14, 1994. The thesis describes the formation and work of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, a consortia of six school districts, five museums, two arts councils, two state agencies and the University of North Texas. The institute it committed to the improvement of visual arts education for elementary children and developing audiences for the rich museum resources.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Val Wilkie, Jr., Executive Vice President of Sid Richardson Foundation, in regards to a grant proposal for $159,000 to assist establishing the NTIEVA program. The grant will go towards preparing teachers, school administrators and museum personnel to implement discipline-based arts education program into elementary and secondary schools. Included in the letter are details about NTIEVA's consortia districts and the funding they have received from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts to Bob J. Crow, Executive Director of the Amon G. Carter Foundation, in regards to a grant proposal requesting $159,000 to assist establishing the NTIEVA program. The grant will go towards preparing teachers, school administrators and museum personnel to implement discipline-based arts education program into elementary and secondary schools. Included in the letter are details about NTIEVA's consortia districts and the funding they have received from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Bob J. Crow, Executive Director for the Amon G. Carter Foundation. In regards to NTIEVA's proposal to the Amon Carter Foundation for a three year grant in the amount of $159,000 to assist establishing the NTIEVA program. The grant will go towards preparing teachers, school administrators and museum personnel to implement discipline-based arts education program into elementary and secondary schools. Included in the letter are details about NTIEVA's consortia districts and the funding they have received from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. Scribbled on the sides of the letter are notes of corrections and revisions.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and William McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Vicki J. Rosenberg, Program Officer for the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. The letter is in regards to the enclosed copies of the Implementation Grant Proposal for the establishment of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The proposal details the primary objective of the institute alone with their consortia members.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, Bill McCarter and Nancy Reynolds, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Rosaena Garza, Director of Academic Programs, Corpus Christi ISD. In regards to Wynn Seale Fine Arts Magnet School applying for an innovative education grant from the Texas Education Agency and that North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts endorses the proposal. They write that NTIEVA has had a collaborative relationship with Corpus Christi ISD since the summer of 1993 and that they will work with CCISD to provide staff development workshops, on-going training for CCISD personnel and serve as network with other art educators across the state. At the request of their major funders, NTIEVA are expanding to include districts outside of the DFW / North Texas locations and are going to consult with CCISD for collaborative opportunities.

A clipping from the newspaper the Denton Record-Chronicle covering a performance by students from the Sam Houston Elementary School for the new Tomas Rivera Elementary School. It will be a living art presentation featuring Hispanic Artists.