Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Julie Abel, the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. Discussing the current and future budgeting of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts with the Getty Center and the use of the left over funding from the FY96 year to be used in the FY97 year. Attached to the letter is a revised budget including the request to carryover the remaining funding.

Photocopy of a letter from Nancy Reynolds, project coordinator of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Augustus Whitted, Director of Elementary Education, in regards to Burton Hill Elementary School submitting a proposal for an Extended Fine Arts Program. The North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts supports and endorses the proposal, giving thoughtful consideration for its funding. Reynolds explains in the letter that NTIEVA is a program devoted to research and development of discipline-based art education (DBAE), and that Fort Worth ISD and Burton Hill has been a model for the development of the strategies implemented from the program. NTIEVA will continue to support the educational initiative taking place at Burton Hill.

Photocopy of a letter from Chad Woolery, General Superintendent of the Dallas Public Schools to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Woolery writes that the Dallas Public Schools will be unable to continue their participation with NTIEVA, due to budgeting and time constraints. Woolery finishes the letter by saying the fine arts staff have been positive about the impact the program has had on their schools, and hopes Davis and McCarter will continue to let them know of opportunities in the future regarding NTIEVA and the Getty Foundation. Included at the end of the letter is a stipend worksheet for the faculty involved with NTIEVA based on current salaries.

Photocopy of a letter from Chad Woolery, Superintendent of Dallas Public Schools, to William McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter is in regards to the continued support of the Dallas ISD to North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts the the summer session. Site Coordinator, Janice Wiggins will contribute 10% of her time during the 1994-1995 calendar year to activities related to staff development.

A draft, Why President Clinton's Education Agenda is important to Improve Schools and How the Arts in Education Can Help. The education agenda, Goals 2000 Act, codifies the National Education Goals and establishes a national framework for school improvement, encourages communities and states to comprehensively improve their schools. Also included is the first draft of the Clinton Education Agenda, The Clinton Education Agenda: Higher Standards, Safer Schools, Parent Involvement, Improved Teaching, Community-Based Reform, and Better Results.

Photocopy of a letter from Chad Woolery, general superintendent of the Dallas Public Schools, to William McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter is in regards to the continued support from Dallas ISD to North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts for the summer institute. Their site coordinator, Janice Wiggins will contribute 10% of her time during the 1994-1995 calendar year to activities related to staff development.

A letter from Sheila Brown, director of Prairie Visions, to Vicki Rosenberg, program officer at the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. The letter is in regards to a statement of goals for the SERC Teleconference, "Schools, Museums, Art and Children: A Dialogue of States," a project summary that outlines the program, and a budget summary.

Photocopy of a letter from Janice Wiggins, Visual Arts Specialist of the Dallas Public Schools, to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors for North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Wiggins writes that due to budget and time constraints that Dallas ISD will be unable to continue their participation in the extension of the Getty grant for the 1995-1996 school year. Wiggins goes onto to say that their visual arts teachers have been positive about the impact that NTIEVA programs have had on the schools. Wiggins hopes that Davis and McCarter will continue to keep them in the loop when opportunities to work with North Texas and the Getty Foundation arises.

A letter from Sheila Brown, director of Prairie Visions, to Vicki Rosenberg, program officer at the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. The letter is in regards to a statement of goals for the SERC Teleconference, "Schools, Museums, Art and Children: A Dialogue of States," a project summary that outlines the program, and a budget summary.

A letter from D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter to M'Lou Bancroft about introducing Bancroft to the new fellowships for the Marcus Fellows Program