Photocopy of a letter from Harold M. Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer of the J. Paul Getty Trust, to Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Inviting McCarter to attend a special dinner for invited guests on January 12, 1995 at the National Gallery of Art. The dinner will be held in conjunction with the Getty Center's fifth national conference on arts education January 12 - 14, 1995. The purpose of this dinner is to recognize the accomplishments of McCarter's institute and the contribution to the achievements of education.

Photocopy of a letter from Leilani Lattin Duke, director of the Getty Center, to Bill McCarter, co-director of NTIEVA, inviting McCarter to attend the Getty Center's fifth national conference, "Beyond the Three R's: Transforming education with the Arts," being held from January 12th - 14th, 1995 in Washington, D.C., Hilton Hotel and Towers. The conference will cover education reforms in the schools and how education in the arts is contributing to achieving the reform agenda. Duke invites McCarter to be a featured speaker at the breakout session for January 13th, which will focus the highlights of the Regional Institute Directors work in relation to the DBAE, discipline-based art education.

Photocopy of a letter from Dave McIntyre, Visual Arts Facilitator for El Paso ISD, to Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Iin regards to a presentation Davis, Nancy Reynolds and Jeff Young gave on Arts Advocacy in El Paso the previous week. The presentation made a positive impact on the faculty and the people present in attendance and have been motivation to act upon the inclusion of the program into their curriculum. McIntyre formally invites NTIEVA back to El Paso and present to the art specialists in the El Paso district and is looking forward to working with Davis and NTIEVA. Copied on the letter are Nancy Reynolds and Jeff Young.

Photocopy of a letter from María Dolores Álvarez-Rodríguez, Department of Education, University of Granada, Spain, to Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Rodriguez is a professor at Granada University, working on her Ph.D. on Art Education and is interested in DBAE, discipline-based art education. Having contacted the Getty Center for more information they re-addressed her to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Rodriguez hopes that Davis will be able to send her some information regarding the teacher training program and other subjects in its relation, along with the inquiry about outside observers to attend meetings / seminars if possible.

Photocopy of a letter from Vicki Rosenberg, program officer of the Getty Center, to the Regional Institute Directors. Providing logistics about the Center's Fourth National Conference "Achieving National Education Reform: Arts Education As Catalyst" to be held February 4 - 6, 1993, in San Francisco. At a later date, Rosenberg will sent out more information regarding travel arrangements and lodging.

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 press release, from the Getty Center in regards to the 1995 Doctoral fellowships, that has been awarded to two students. Melinda Mayer, of Pennsylvania State University and Melody Milbrandt, of Florida State University have been awarded the fellowships in the field of visual arts education by the Getty Center, the awards will provide the scholars $12,500 in grant money to support their research. The press release goes into further details about what each student will be researching.

Photocopy of a letter from Jim Surratt, Superintendent Plano ISD, to Bill McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In regards to Plano's commitment as a full partner in the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and their implementation of full two-week summer institute in the summer of 1995. Attached to the letter are stipend worksheets for the current income of the faculty to be involved with the program.

Photocopy of a letter from Vicki Rosenberg 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.

Photocopy of a letter from Vicki Rosenberg, program officer of the Getty Center, to the Regional Institute Directors. Providing logistics about the Center's Fourth National Conference, "Achieving National Education Reform: Arts Education As Catalyst." The letter in an invitation to attend the conference, to be held February 4 - 6, 1992 at the San Francisco Hilton and Towers. The next two pages are a letter from Julie Able, from the office of Rosenberg, to the Regional and Californian Institute Directors, providing information on expected arrival schedules, purchasing airfare, and details exhibition booth spaces and where to ship their materials prior to the conference date.

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 Jan Keene Muhlert, Director of the Amon Carter, to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Thanking them for their invitation for Muhlert to join the advisory committee of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Muhlert writes that she will be happy to do so and participate in the activities as time allows.

Photocopy of a letter from Vicki Rosenberg to Nancy Berry, in regards to the Spring 1995 National Specialty program. Rosenberg requests that Berry send her a memo with the information from her focus group about marketing for the national specialty programs. Rosenberg also requests details about the National Center being a separate entity from NTIEVA, that Berry proposed.

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 Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Marilyn Ingram, Kimbell Art Museum. In regards to the book on the Old Masters drawings from the National Gallery of Scotland that Ingram had given to North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts for their collection. The rest of the letter goes into details about the upcoming summer insistent and the Kimbell's involvement during the summer.

Photocopy of a letter from Cassandra Broadus to Jeannine Sellmeyer, Director of Education at the Denton Co. Historical Museum, appreciating how much enthusiasm Sellmeyer has for arts education in Denton County and her work at the Historical Museum playing an important role in the education of people. Broadus writes that she is looking forward to meeting with Sellmeyer on February 12 at 10:30 am at the museum to brainstorm ideas to incorporate into her tour.

Photocopy of a letter from John T. Montford, Member of the Texas Senate Twenty-Eight District, to Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In regards to Davis's letter which informed Montford about North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Montford writes that he is a supporter of the arts in education and of arts programs in general, and has introduced SB 778, designed to provide more funding source for the Texas Commission on the Arts. Montford writes that be believe the bill's chances of passage and thanks Davis again for his letter.

Photocopy of a letter from Chad Woolery, Deputy Superintendent of Dallas ISD, to Bill McCarter, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Explaining that the preservation of the visual arts program remains a top priority for DISD despite the funding setbacks they are receiving. Woolery writes that he looks forward to the participation and continued support in North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts partnership. The materials that NTIEVA sent has provided good insight to what is available and what can be achieved.

Photocopy of a letter from Cassandra Broadus, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Mari Jo Wilson, Pilot Point Elementary School. Broadus writes that she has heard from Sylvia Russell the support and hard work Wilson has done with the discipline-based art education program in Pilot Point and that the representatives of NTIEVA appreciate it. Broadus had the opportunity of seeing the art resource shelf that Wilson has given to Russell and hopes that in the future the area will grow with sufficient resources. If Wilson needs any assistant she could reach out to Broadus at any time.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Chad Woolery, Deputy Superintendent for Dallas ISD. Thanking Woolery for meeting with them on November 20, 1993 and sharing ideas and insights that will be used in future planning for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In the middle of the letter, Davis and McCarter discuss an interactive electronic connections of the schools, wanting to take advantage of the available electronic technology between the districts, the university and the Dallas Museum of Art as they further their goals and collaborations.

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 memo from Vicki Rosenberg, program officer to the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the participants in February, 1990 Regional Institute Team Meeting. The memo is in regards to an attached group reports prepared after the February meeting. cc'd on the memo, Leilani Lattin Duke and Brent Wilson.

Photocopy of a letter from D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter to William Howze about their implementation grant proposal. They are requesting a meeting prior to finalizing the decision on the North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, North Texas State University, to Edith O'Donnell, of the O'Donnell Foundation. In regards to Davis having completed the proposal for the Center for Study of Arts in Education at NTSU. Davis writes that the strong leadership of the arts education faculties at NTSU and the establishment of the Center will put them in a position to effect the quantity of the arts education programs they hope to implement. Davis ends the letter hoping that O'Donnell with review his proposal and get together to discuss any further ideas.