Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Jan Schronk, Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, and other institute participants that are part of the team attending the summer institute conducted by NTIEVA. The summer institute will be held at the University of North Texas campus from June 11 - 29, while several other days will be spent in Dallas and Fort Worth. The teachers involved with the institute are given credits based on their academic or professional needs.

Photocopy of a letter from Cassandra Broadus to Jack Davis discussing final details about Art-O-Gram, an art education newspaper series. Broadus writes that she has a meeting with Melinda Mayer to discuss the Amon Carter's contributes to Art-O-Gram, along with a meeting with Marilyn Ingram to discuss the Kimbell Art Museums' potential contribution. Enclosed in the letter to Davis is the Art-O-Gram's calendar.

Photocopy of a letter from Alfred F. Hurley, Chancellor of North Texas State University, to Linus Wright, Superintendent of Dallas ISD. North Texas State University has recently received a planning grant from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, an operating program of the J. Paul Getty Trust, to plan for the establishment of North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts "North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts,". Hurley writes that they appreciated Wright's support in obtaining the planning grant, and would like to invite Wright to be a guest for lunch and an executive briefing on the project at the Pinnacle Club, Interfirst Bank Building, June 17, 1987.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Shelia Brown, Plano ISD. In regards to the team of teachers from the school participating in the summer institute conducted by North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. They are enclosing information about the institute which will be held at the University of North Texas from June 11th - 29th, while several other days will be spent in Dallas and Fort Worth.

Photocopy of a letter template from Bill McCarter and Nancy Cason of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter is in regards to the successful implementation of DBAE, discipline-based arts education in NTIEVA's consortium members. Several of the districts are getting together for sharing ideas and extended planning for a number of activities for the 1990 and 1991 Summer Institute. McCarter and Cason have included in the letter, registration forms for activities through the month of October that they believe are extremely worthwhile.

Photocopy of a letter from Nancy Reynolds, project coordinator of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Leilani Lattin Duke, director of the Getty Center. Reynolds has enclosed items that they thought would be of interest to the Center, The Mind's Eye, an annual publication of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, which includes writing and artwork from levels of the schools. Also sent to the Center is a letter Bill McCarter and Jack Davis has received from Senator Robert Smith, of Mississippi, a request for support for music and art curriculum in the state of Mississippi.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, Vice Provost of North Texas State University, to Linus Wright, Superintendent for Dallas ISD. Davis is happy to share with Wright a copy of a letter to the Getty Center for Education in the Arts for the North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, "North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts" (NTIEVA), which has been funded. Davis writes that they will begin work immediately to get the steering committee organized and to get the first conference meeting going. Davis ends the letter saying that with Wright, he is confidence that can put together a successful proposal for an implementation grant.

Photocopy of a letter from Jan Schronk, Director of Fine Arts of Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District, to Harriet Laney, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In regards to enclosed HEB ISD check for the participation in the 1992 summer institute program for North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Schronk writes that she would appreciate the total cost for the 1993 and the 1994 institute for HEB as soon as possible so she can start planning to get outside funding.

Photocopy of a memorandum from Lynda Alford, Art Coordinator of Plano ISD, to H. Wayne Hendrick. In regards to Elementary art. Alford has given Hendrick an outlined suggestion for improving the elementary art program, based on research even the best staff development programs do not effect change unless there is follow up and continuous support, therefore their plans call for the addition of certified art teachers. Enclosed with the letter are abstracts about the improving the program. At the bottom of the cover page a scribbled note reads, "Jack, this is the packet that has been written for the board, Lynda."

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Waydell Hill, Principal of Central Junior High. In regards to a teacher named Marie Peel working as a coordinator with NTIEVA for the HEB district. McCarter expresses their appreciation for any support Hill could give Peel while working for NTIEVA's important project and has enclosed several publications that explain the concepts behind DBAE.

Photocopy of a letter from Vicki Rosenberg, the Getty Center, to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In regards to the spring of 1995 progress report Davis and McCarter had sent Rosenberg about their activities and achievements for NTIEVA. Rosenberg is interested to hear that Bill McCarter plans to retires from NTIEVA after the summer of 1997 and commends both of them for their leadership they have brought to NTIEVA. Rosenberg requests that they address certain issues in their next report due October 1, 1995 or to send them separately so that she may review them. Copied on the letter is Julie Abel.

Photocopy of a letter from William McCarter to Scott Sanders about proposals for the Discipline Based Arts Education program and other conventions. McCarter continues with the subject of activities and presentations that can be used in North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and DBAE programs. At the bottom of the document is William McCarter's business card and his signature "Bill".

Photocopy of a draft of the NTIEVA vision/mission statement. The document was submitted to The Getty Center for Education in the Arts. It is split into five topic sections, within the Mission section are seven subsections that list the specific ways in which the program hopes to improve art education.

Photocopy of the agenda from an HEB Art Faculty In-Service. The itinerary covers all of the events and topics that are going to be covered. At the bottom is a welcome and summary of information from the Amon Carter Museum administration.

Photocopy of an agenda used during an NTIEVA Leadership Retreat. The document lists the locations, the date, and the times at which each event of the day are scheduled to begin. Also listed are speakers and their associations.

A letter from Vicki Rosenberg, program officer for the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Paul Few, Assistant General Manager Administration & Finance, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The letter is in regards to enclosed copies of the Getty Center for Education's agreement with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Television Department dated September 10, 1992. Rosenberg needs Few to sign and date both copies of the agreement and return them. cc'd on the letter, Ann Bassi, Sheila Brown, Jack Davis, Mary Day, Mark Kelly and William McCarter.

Photocopy of a letter from William McCarter to Mark Shaffer requesting 50 copies of three publications that are supplied by the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. The copies will be distributed at a Leadership Retreat that the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts is hosting.

A letter template from William McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter is in regards to the unidentified personnel having successful in their implementation of the discipline-based art education, DBAE. Enclosed with the letter is information about the Saturday Renewal on October 19 and three teleworkshops on October 16, 23, 30.

A vision statement from the Minnesota DBAE Consortium Center of Excellence. The vision statement details the consortium's mission, to empower teachers, parents and students to explore and examine and experience the broad expanse of human ideas. The vision statement describes the programs developed by the consortium as ways to accomplish their goals, services that include professional development programs, maintenance and renewal programs, technical assistance and more.

A document containing the agenda for an NTIEVA Advisory Committee meeting. It lists the time and location for the event and the speakers. The overall theme of the meeting appeared to be connections between groups in the program.

A grant application form from the Effie and Wofford Cain Foundation filled out by the University of North Texas, in request of $25,000 dollars for the funding of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts project. Attached to the grant application is the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts proposal to the foundation which gives insight to the type of program NTIEVA intends to be.

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 memo from Julie Abel, program associate of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Insitute Directors, Sheila Brown, Maggie DiBlasio, Edith Curtis Johnson, Anne Lindsey, Nancy MacGregor, Tom McMullen, Nancy Roucher, Joyce Wright, Jack Davis, Dwaine Greer, Phyllis Scott Johnson, Jessie Lovano-Kerr, Bill McCarter, Jeffery Patchen and Frances Thurber. The memo is in regards to an enclosed transcript from the meeting of October 28 - 31, 1990. cc'd on the memo are Ann Bassi, Pamela Glintenkamp, Vicki Rosenberg, Leilani Lattin Duke, Michael Kendall, Mary Ann Stankiewicz.

Photocopy of a letter from R. William McCarter and D. Jack Davis to Vicki Rosenberg concerning the members of different committees and boards. The two nominees that they have suggested are D. Jack Davis and Dr. Gerald R. Ponder. He goes on to share a short history of Ponder's time in education.