An official letter acknowledging the receipt of the application for the Marcus Fellow Program in the School of Visual Arts at the University of North Texas (UNT). The letter confirms the successful submission and outlines the next steps in the application process.

A letter from the Administrative Office of the University of North Texas (UNT) providing an update on the application status. The letter informs the applicant that their materials have been received and are currently under review by the Selection Committee. Additionally, it outlines a tentative timeline for the next steps in the application process.

An official letter from the UNT School of Visual Arts Admissions Committee extending heartfelt congratulations to the applicant for successfully securing admission to pursue a Master of Arts in Art Education. The letter highlights the significance of the achievement and provides essential details about the next steps in the enrollment process.

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

An esteemed letter of endorsement, praising the outstanding qualities and accomplishments of an applicant vying for a coveted spot in The Marcus Fellows Program at the School of Visual Arts, University of North Texas (UNT). This comprehensive recommendation underscores the candidate's unique attributes and suitability for the prestigious fellowship.

A clipping from the newsletter In House, University of North Texas, written by Kelley Reese, titled "Graduate art education program cited as "tops" in North America. The article relays that a study conducted by Stanford University and Florida State University recently examined and critiqued the graduate level programs in art education in the United States and Canada and the University of North Texas was cited among the best.

An email correspondence between Marge Desiderato and Ronnie Seay. Desiderato writes to Seay asking how to get encumbered salaries liquidated in the NCAMSC (70053) and that she is not getting a monthly report on the TCA account (74668).

Meeting minutes from the National Arts Education Consortium meeting.

An article written by Mark Stedman, Daily Report for the North Texas Daily, titled "First Nasher Series draws full house." The article mentions Patsy and Raymond Nasher, who for the past forty-years have been building a contemporary sculpture collection. An evening with Raymond Nasher who lectured at the Eagle Student Services Building Lecture Hall brought many people to listen as the lecture was the installment of the Patsy and Raymond Nasher Lecture Series in Contemporary Sculpture and Criticism. Dr. Jack Davis, dean of the College of Visual Arts, anticipates that this annual event will become one of the premier lectures series on a international basis.

An e-mail from Mike Guillory, intern at ArtsEdge, Kennedy Center, to Nancy Walkup Reynolds, project coordinator at North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The e-mail is in regards to a feature on North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts' recent report on the Getty Institute and arts education reform on the ArtsEdge website.

An ArtEdge webpage, from March 4, 1998. With the news headlines "NEA Grant Allows Internet and Live Video Connections in Philadelphia Middle Schools," "Getty Institute Announces Arts Education Reform," "National Arts Advocacy Day Conference," "Dramatic Readings: Claire Bloom in Women Observed," and "Transcript of Education Secretary's State of American Education Address."

Photocopy of a magazine article written by Melinda A. Mayer, a lecturer in Art Education at the University of North Texas. Mayer states in her article, that the demand for change is everywhere, in education the cry for reform rings from the national to local level. Art educators in schools and museums find signs of shifting theories and practices in the disciplines that shape their teaching. In Mayer's newsletter she examines differing notions in the education mission and how art education has changed over the years.

A newsletter written by Nancy Berry, an associate Professor of Art Education and Art History and Area Coordinator for Art Education / Visual Arts Studies at the University of North Texas, for Art Education, titled "A Focus On Art Museum / School Collaborations." Berry's article questions why it is important for school children to learn work of art from the museum environment and explores the nature of art museums / school collaborations to shed light on the questions.

A online magazine, Principal Magazine, The National Association of Elementary School Principals, serving all elementary and middle school principals. The article titled, "Improving Student Performance through the Arts," was written by Russ Chapman, a principal of Shady Brook Elementary school, one of the consortia schools involved with North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Chapman writes that he began his career in elementary school over twenty-five years ago and he never centered his mind that arts education could become a powerful tool for boosting academic performance. Chapman's' article details the comprehensive art education ideas and how it was introduced and implemented.

A letter from Christine M. Ketay to D. Jack Davis informing Davis that the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts is to be a recipient of the President's Award for 1997 during the upcoming Honors Day celebration. There is the same letter but directed towards R. William McCarter. Attached letters are from various people and organizations offering their nomination of NTIEVA for the President's Award.

Photocopy of a letter from Julie Abel, Program Associate, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In discussion about the remaining funds from the Getty Center Education Institute grant to the RIG consortium be awarded to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts program. Abel makes a list of issues that need to be discussed and would like to meet up with Davis to discuss them.

An information release document in regards to six metroplex elementary schools plus thirty other schools nationwide were selected to participate as Arts Partner Schools in a $15 million experiment to reform education. The six schools will work with art educators at the University of North Texas, announced this month by the Annenberg Foundation, the Getty Education Institute for the Arts and the National Arts Education Consortium.

Photocopy of a clipping from Parade Magazine, featuring an article titled, "10 Things You Can Do To Make Our Schools Better," by Vartan Gregorian. Gregorian will become the President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York in June, 1997. Gregorian is one of the leading authorities on education in America and has written a list about some things concerned individuals can do right now to better the schools and education in the area. The 10th thing on Gregorian's list is to restore the arts as a major element in education. "We've made a tremendous mistake in diminishing or eliminating art, music and dance as fluff or frills."

A newspaper clipping, published by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, features an article with the headline, "Area art awakening becomes elementary," by Yamil Berard. Educators say the art and humanities exposure will enrich the academic experience and help students become more articulate. Elementary schools across the metroplex have been selected to share in a five-year, $15 million grant for intensive art programs. As part of the grant the metroplex schools will be teamed with an art professor from the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts at the University of North Texas. This clipping was faxed to William McCarter and Suzanne Killeen from Jack Davis.

A letter from Julie Anne Abel to Phillip C. Diebel about enclosing the final National Specialty Program grant payment to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts from The Getty Center for Education in the Arts. The payment is not attached to the document

A letter from Elliot Eisner, Professor of Education and Art, Sandford University, to R. William McCarter, Co-director, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, about clearing up McCarter's confusion about Eisner's development of curriculum units. McCarter had earlier sent a letter expressing their surprisement of Eisner not focusing their attention of the analysis of curriculum units. Eisner states that they are enclosing three documents, letter of November 19, letter of January 27, and a agenda that Eisner prepared with their letter of January 27 as proof that they explicitly said they would be developing curriculum units instead of analyzing curriculum units. Eisner goes on to state that if McCarter had any reservations about the line of work, they could've written to Eisner.

A letter from R. William McCarter, Co-Director, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Elliot Eisner, Professor of Education and Art, Sandford University. McCarter talks about the success Texas schools had with implementing the eight concepts found in "Educating in a Multicultural World" in their art education. He list four of the most used concepts that have been used in curriculum throughout different disciplines. At the end of the document, he cc's Leilani Lattin Duke and Vicki Rosenberg.

A letter from Vicki Rosenberg, Program Officer for The Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the members of the National Curriculum Working Group, including R. William McCarter, Co-director, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Rosenberg offers the group an honoraria of $1,000 to pay for travels, lodging and food expenses for upcoming meetings between the different unit Groups. Rosenburg offers a list of the Group participants to better facilitate communications.

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.