Photocopy of a letter from Julie Abel, Program Associate, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Harriet Laney, NTIEVA, in regards to the Getty Center for Education in the Arts has received and approved the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts financial report of grant funds. Cc'd on the letter are, Jack Davis, Bill McCarter (crossed out), Natalie Sterba and Vicki Rosenberg.

Letter to William McCarter addressing an enclosed grant offer from the Getty Education Institute for the Arts, October through December 1997.

Photocopy of a letter from Julie Abel, the Getty Center, to the Regional Institute Directors, in regards to the upcoming arts assessment. The Arts Education Assessment Consortium, AEAC, is administered by the Council of Chief State School Officers to all the RIG states. The Center is providing support to the AEAC to develop assessment prototypes in the visual and performing arts and believes that if the DBAE, discipline-based art education, is embedded in the assessment prototypes it will strengthen the impact within the state and nationally. A list of state contacts is attached to the letter.

Photocopy of a memo from Julie Abel, program associate of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Institute Directors. The memo is in regards to Abel's request of one-page fact sheets from the directors 1994 summer institutes since they have completed.The fact sheets are due to the Center's office, Thursday, September 23.

Photocopy of a letter from Julie Abel, Getty Center, to the Regional Institute Directors, in regards to an attached sample letter sent to all the RIG Funders, inviting them to the Getty Center's National Conference. Abel writes that each person will receive his or her own invitation with exhibit booth information.

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 Julie Able, Program Associate, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Institute Directors saying that the Center will no longer be exhibiting at the November 1 - 4, 1995 convention of the National Middle School Association. Therefore the directors brochures will no longer be necessary for distribution until February 1996.

A memo from Julie Abel, program associate at the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Institute Directors. The memo is in regards to updating the Center's survey they had asked the Directors to complete in the Summer of 1991 for the last year's Advisory Committee Notebook. In the memo, Abel has attached a chart showing the state-wide impact of the Regional Institutes that was complied form the information. Abel requests updated figures from 1992 by September 24, 1992.

A letter to Dr. D. Jack Davis from Julie Anne Abel regarding a grant from the Getty Education Institute for the Arts to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts (NTIEVA). A four-page offer letter has been attached to be signed.

A letter to Phillip C. Diebel from Julie Anne Abel regarding a grant check from the Getty Education Institute for the Arts to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts (NTIEVA).

A letter from Julie Anne Abel to R. William McCarter about enclosing two copies of The Getty Center for Education in the Arts grant offer letter for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts for the use of creating and maintaining a database of past professional development programs. The offer letters are not attached to the document.

A letter from Julie Anne Abel to regional institute directors about requesting more information from the directors in order to update a chart for The Getty Center for Education in the Arts Advisory Committee. Attached documents include cumulative data for the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and a fax letter.

An e-mail from Julie Anne Abel to D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter about informing them that the Getty Center for Education in the Arts has approved their National Specialty Program development grant. Attached document is a budget.

A photocopy of a newspaper clipping, that reads "Steve Allen to open arts center." The clipping shows illustrations of the building and floor plan of the Walton Arts Center, a performing arts center located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Walton Arts Center is named after the Walton family, because of funds donated to complete construction, and its grand opening concert was performed by composer and musician, Steven Allen. These pages belonged to the desk of Jack Davis, William McCarter, as they researched foundations to support their education reform program.

Photocopy of a newsletter from Keith L. Arney, President of the Texas Art Education Association, to the newsletter recipients. Announcing that on behalf of the TAEA, they've nominated Suzi Alost-Reid for Western Region Elementary Division Art Educator of the year, and through the nomination TAEA wishes to express their appreciation for Reid and her achievements and contributions to art education through Texas.

A letter from Ann Bassi and Vicki Rosenberg, program officers for the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter is in regards to the Getty Center confirming Davis' attendance and participation at the Working Group meeting November 15-17, 1993 in Laguna Beach, California. The purpose of the Working Group meeting is to begin to develop the long-rang strategic plans to address the Center's goals. The remaining letter details travel arrangements, accommodations, air travel and key information Davis will need before the meeting.

A letter from John Paul Batiste to Harriett Laney about the revised budget for the grant received by NTIEVA. It references a contract that must be signed by Phillip C. Diebel and returned.

A letter from John Paul Batiste, Executive Director for Texas Commission on the Arts, to Mark Elder, Assistant Vice President of Research at the University of North Texas, informing Elder that his grant application for the North Texas Institute for Educators in Visual Arts (NTIEVA) has been accepted for the amount of $4,422. Batiste notes that since Elder's funding has been lower than he has requested, a revised project budget is needed within 10 days.

A e-mail from John Paul Batiste, Executive Director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to the Texas Commission on the Arts partners. In regards to the ArtsReach 1998: "Reaching To The Future." Each fall the TCA holds statewide meetings called ArtsReach and that this year NTIEVA will be traveling to sixteen cities throughout Texas to speak with Artists, Arts & Cultural Organizations, etc., and anyone interested in changes to TCA grant programs.

A letter from Nancy Berry to Museum Educators about remind them of a scheduled meeting at the Amon Carter Museum.

A letter from Annette Bertanzetti to Mark Elder about the due date for the Final Evaluation Report that must be filled out by the organizations who received financial support through TCA.

A fax from Sheila Brown, Prairie Visions Institute, to Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In the memo of the fax, a handwritten note reads, "Bill - this 2 page summary be be what you used to show the other ----" Included with the fax is the agenda for the teleconference between Texas and Nebraska.

A memo from Sheila Brown and Margaret Proskovec, to Prairie Visions Superintendents and Contact Persons. The memo is in regards to the Nebraska schools being offered an opportunity to participate in a 23 state partnership of educators and public broadcasters that provides quality interactive education via satellite. The memo also announces a two teleworkshop that will be broadcast nationally.

A memo from Sheila Brown, Prairie Visions, and Jack Davis and William McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to the Regional Institute Directors. The memo is in regards to an invitation for the regional directors and their colleagues in discipline-based art education to join the participants in SERC's nation-wide teleconference "Schools, Museums, Art and Children: A Dialogue of States." The primary focus of the teleconference is to discuss art and art education in the public school curriculum. Hand-written note at the bottom reads, "Note change in title. Call if you have any questions. Nancy"