Photocopy of a letter from Patsy Sharp to Jack Davis discussing that Charles Davidson, Whataburger's Regional Manager, forwarded a Class Acts proposal to their advertising company. Patsy writes that the Class Acts Advertising Manager, Julie Garinger, has been in contact with the advertising account for Whataburger to discuss consumer responses to the Art-O-Grams, art education newspaper series. As soon as a date is selected, Sharp will be in contact with Bill McCarter to discuss who else should attend the meeting. Copied on the letter is Bill McCarter.

Photocopy of a letter from Pam Stephens to Russ Chapman, Principal Lakewood Elementary School, in regards to attached content of models that details how an elementary school goes about implementing discipline-based art education. A second model has been modified for Lakewood.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, Dean of the School of Visual Arts, to David Kesterson, Vice Provost for the University of North Texas. To request more space for North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts by wanting access to Rooms 305 & 303 B in Marquis Hall, UNT. Davis understands that the need for space is great, but NTIEVA has proven themselves to be a viable operation with consistent external funding for its program, along with a major outreach for UNT. Davis writes that in the last five years the Institute has generated more than 1,400,000 in grant funds and has only grown more steadily with each passing year. Thus with the expansion of the program, Davis requests more space to continue their operations as their previous space has become overly crowded.

Photocopy of a letter from Pam Stephens, graduate research assistant, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Cyndi Riddle, Art Specialist at North Hi Mount Elementary. The letter is in regards to the idea of teacher-presenters at Texas Art Education Association meetings, believing it is an excellent suggestion. Stephens has already contacted Linda Alford from Plano and Jan Schronk from Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, about commitments to their teachers and helping to host. Included in the letter are suggestions about helping cater to presenter needs.

Photocopy of a letter from Pam Stephens, Project Coordinator of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Jan Schronk, Coordinator of Fine Arts for Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD. Reminding Schronk that the Teaching Art Education Association conference will be held in Fort Worth in November. Nancy Walkup Reynolds, Beverly Fletcher and Stephens are putting the conference together and contacting NTIEVA consortium districts to ask that art specialists attend and consider making presentations and serving as hosts at the event. To attend the conference as a participant, the teacher must be a member of TAEA, enclosed in the letter are membership forms. Stephens would like this event to be hospitable to visiting educators and would like to visit Schronk's next art meeting to beg her case before the teachers.

Photocopy of a letter from Lori Weisgerber, the Getty Center to Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, giving McCarter a signed copy of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts grant offer to the University of North Texas for the use by North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Grant not on file with letter.

A contract for services between the Texas Commission on the Arts and the University of North Texas, School of Visual Arts. The contract is divided up into sections and details agreements that the contract will be valid from September 1, 1997 to August 31, 1998. The last page has the signatures of the Service Provider, UNT, and the Texas Commission.

Photocopy of a letter from an unidentified writer to Connie Newton. In the letter, which mentions previous correspondence between the two of a fax on April 30, 1997, the writer thanks Connie for the necessary information about the Ph.D. course in Art Education and that the Administration approved the Gulbenkian project which include a summer course. At the end of the letter is a list of specialists and educators who want to partake in the Gulbenkian project, the group which originally had five people in participant is up to seven. The writer asks Connie if there is room in the fees to pay for two more.

Invoices from the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts for supplies from Sax Arts and Craft. The invoice is for the purchase of twenty-five 50 pages of 9"x12" artist sketch pads and three packages of drawing pencils for a total of ninety-one dollars and fifty-eight cents.

A clipping from an article written by someone with the last name Rorer for The Dallas Morning News about the retirement of the Plano ISD superintendent, Dr. Hendrick.

A letter from John Paul Batiste to Mark Elder about the approval of a matching financial award for UNT through the TCA Financial Assistance Program. The grant will be disbursed in September and included with the letter is a copy of a contract, between TCA and UNT's NTIEVA program, that must be signed and returned.

A clipping of Henry Martinez's column from the Denton Record-Chronicle about the grant received by UNT for its NTIEVA program. the grant is from the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation.

An invoice from UNT for the Radisson Hotel rented by Ollie Theisen for the Summer Institute. The invoice is signed by Harriet Laney and a note is written on it that reads "6-3-96 11:15 Shelley will credit OT's charge card and transfer expense to this Purchase Order".

Photocopy of a memo from Vicki Rosenberg, program officer for the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Institute Directors and Evaluators. The memo is in regards to the Center's fifth national conference and an overview on the special meetings and events that are going to take place.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article about the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation granting North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts at the University of North Texas $225,000 for the discipline-based art education program.

A document from the Federal Register, Department of Education, direct grant programs and fellowship programs; notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 1993. The department of education is inviting applications for new awards under many of the department's direct grant and fellowship programs. The document goes into great details about the application and instructions for the types of grants they will award under specific programs. These pages belonged to the desk of Jack Davis, William McCarter, as they researched foundations and charities to support their education reform program.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on the newly constructed Getty Center, the massive $1 billion complex scheduled to open late December. The J. Paul Getty Trust' aims to become a public advocate for the arts, humanities and education in the United States. The Getty has named Barry Munitz the president and chief executive of the Getty Trust in January, replacing Harold M. Williams who announced his retirement.

A memo from Julie Able, program associate, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Institute Directors. The memo is in regards to an attached outline of Valsin Marmillion's public relations speech, that was accidentally left out of the notes from the April 28, 1989 director's meeting.

Photocopy of a letter from Stephen Mark Dobbs to the heads of institutions where Discipline Based Art Education programs are in practice. Dobbs is requesting a list of principles involved in the programs in order to send out a copy of a section on DBAE programs that was included in the NASSP Bulletin.

Photocopy of a letter from Carol Hinkley Thompson, Office of Advancement, Uiversity of North Texas, to William "Bill" McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In regards to an upcoming visitation from Brent Berryman, UNT alumnus and executive director of the FTV foundation, who has been assigned by his CEO to establish a study for education reform and is on UNT's list as a potential gift contributor. The letter was approved by Clovis Morrisson, Ph.D, Director for Capital Campaig. cc'd is Dr. David Kesterson, Association Dean for Arts. Humanities and Social Sciences.

Photocopy of a letter from Julie Abel, Program Associate, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to RIG Directors. The letter is in regards to the FY96 RIG Travel Fund and how the directors should take advantage of it for this fiscal year as the Center may not budget for it next year. The Center will be accepting proposals at any time until April 1, 1996 for travel prior to July 31, 1996.

Photocopy of a letter from Carol Hinkley Thompson, Office of Advancement, Uiversity of North Texas, to William "Bill" McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In regards to an upcoming visitation from Brent Berryman, UNT alumnus and executive director of the FTV foundation, who has been assigned by his CEO to establish a study for education reform and is on UNT's list as a potential gift contributor. The letter was approved by Clovis Morrisson, Ph.D, Director for Capital Campaig. cc'd is Dr. David Kesterson, Association Dean for Arts. Humanities and Social Sciences.

A application for federal assistance, the Federal Register, Department of Education bilingual vocational instructor training program; notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 1993. The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance for preservice and inservice training for personnel participating in or preparing to participate in bilingual vocation education. The document goes into great details about the application and instructions for building a budget summary. These pages belonged to the desk of Jack Davis, William McCarter and the members of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, as they researched foundations and charities to support their education reform program.

A letter from Michael Kendall to Dr. R. William McCarter with two main concerns. The first being the selection of teachers for the making of demonstration videos, and the second ways in which multicultural studies have been integrated with the Discipline Based Art Education program.