Photocopy of a letter from Don R. Roberts, Superintendent of Forth Worth ISD, to Bill McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Roberts is writing to confirm Fort Worth ISD's commitment to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Their Site Coordinator, Beverly Fletcher, will contribute 15% of her time during the 1992 calendar year to activities related to staff development. Roberts end his letter by congratulating McCarter and Davis for their received grant from the Amon Carter foundation. Cc'd on the letter are, Nancy Timmons and Beverly Fletcher.

Photocopy of a letter from Nancy Cason, Project Coordinator, to Sue Pacey, Executive Director of Young Audiences. In regards to the performance and artistic quality of the Young Audiences programs and NTIEVA's continued involvement with it. Cason gives Pacey details about an upcoming banquet to be held on June 29th at the UNT Union and the selection of one performer from the YA program to be involved

Photocopy of a letter from Ricardo Hernandez, Director of Programs at Texas Commission on the Arts, to Jack Davis. Congratulating Davis on the success of his project since its inception. Continued in the letter Hernandez accepts his invitation and active participation to join the advisory committee for the Institute. Hernandez thanks Davis for his service to the state and its people, as well as expresses his excitement to be apart of this project, and writes that the earlier he knows about the meeting dates the likely he is able to be a full participant.

Photocopy of a letter from Cassandra Broadus, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Sylvia Russell, Pilot Point Art Supervisor. In regards to Broadus modeling a DBAE, discipline-based art education, lesson for the teachers and participants at the meeting in Pilot Point and hoping they picked up something they will be able to use for their own classrooms. Broadus ends the letter with details about the upcoming visitation with a man named Vicente, for a "Potter on the Porch" lesson.

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Howard Dunn, Director Fine Arts for Dallas ISD. In regards of Dallas participation in the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. McCarter writes that after reviewing their budget they have found that they will be able to fund one team from DISD for the first year at the Institute. After that one year they are going to discuss the re-entry of Dallas into the five year plan after discussing with the Getty Center about more funding. McCarter hopes to meet up with Dunn to discuss finer details in an upcoming meeting.

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Don R. Roberts, Superintendent of Fort Worth ISD. In regards to good news that the Amon Carter Foundation has granted NTIEVA $150,000 for the next three years of their program. McCarter and Davis are thrilled as this amount will go a long way towards meeting their five year matching requirement for the Getty grant. It also insure the ongoing work of the institute. Included in the letter are details about how the Getty grant will release their pay increments during the years. McCarter and Davis write that they need some materials from Roberts, discussing some points they've enclosed in the letter, in order to secure the grant with the Getty Center.

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 Bill McCarter and Nancy Cason, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Janice Wiggins, Dallas ISD. Iin regards of Dallas' participation in the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. McCarter and Cason write that after reviewing their budget they have found that they will be able to fund one team from DISD at 100% for the first year at the Institute, yet after one year they are unsure that they'll be able to get more funding from the Getty Center to allow Dallas as a consortium. Included at the end of the letter is a mock-up of what Dallas will be entitled to during their Summer institute Services.

Photocopy of a letter from Nancy Cason, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Nicole Holland, InterCultura, in regards to their meeting and about the upcoming "Wanderers" exhibition and how NTIEVA might assist Institute K-1 teachers and art specialists in preparing their students for it. Cason writes that they will mention the exhibition in the October NTIEVA newsletter, outlining ideas for connections with K-1 social studies and larger global theme of world peace. Cason will keep in touch with updates about the newsletter.

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Robert Estes, Principal of Borman Elementary School. Addressing how proud North Texas Institute is in the award given to Estes by TAEA, and how no principal in the state of Texas has given more time or energy to the arts in public school education. McCarter ends the letter wishing Estes a joyous holiday.

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Sonja Starnes, Art Teacher at Bedford Heights Elementary. In regards to Starnes's participation in the workshop for elementary art teaches at Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD. Starnes's leadership was insightful for the other faculty about the implementation of DBAE, discipline-based arts education, in HEB schools and McCarter is looking forward to working with her.

Photocopy of a letter from Cassandra Broadus to Jeannine Sellmeyer, Director of Education at the Denton Co. Historical Museum, writing how much Broadus enjoyed the Docent Training Workshop and for giving Broadus an opportunity to work with the docents. Enclosed in the letter to Sellmeyer, Broadus has sent teacher packets and museum education brochures from Meadows Museum at SMU, to help Sellmeyer gather new ideas for her education tour at the Historical Museum. Teacher packets not present with letter.

A terms and agreements document between the Greater Denton Arts Council and the Department of Art at the University of North Texas for the proposed institute, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts.

Photocopy of a letter from William McCarter and Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts to Marsha Stempien, Trust Department at NCNB Texas. The letter is in regards to Stempien taking the time to talk with them about matching the fund requirements for North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter goes into details about the primary goals of the program and have attached an executive summary on the organization.

A matching funds requirement report sent to Robert Decker of the William E. Scott Foundation to consider making a one year grant of $10,000 to assist North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts in meeting their matching grant from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts.

Photocopy of a letter from Joe B. Grisson, Vice President of NCNB Texas to Bruce M. Burton, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Office of Advancement at the University of North Texas. The letter is in regards to prior correspondence where Burton had invited Grisson to a luncheon for a presentation concerning the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Enclosed in the letter to Burton, Grisson has included some charitable accounts that might be interested in granting awards to the program as well as a grant application information page.

Photocopy of a letter from Darlene Mann, Vice president of NCNB Texas to Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter is in regards to previous correspondence where Davis and North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts submitted a support grant proposal. In the letter Mann writes that have received their request and it will be considered.

Photocopy of letters from Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts to Robert M. Lansford, Senior Vice President and Trust Officer of TEAMBANK and Bayard H. Friedman, Co-Trustee of Mary Potishman Lard Trust Agency. The letter is in regards to Lansford's promise to Davis to give Friedman the grant support proposal for North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter to Friedman goes into details about the program and what support they are seeking from the Mary Potishman Lard Trust Agency. Included with the proposal is a matching fund requirement summary and details on what discipline-based art education is long with a list of the Board of Regents for the University and a statement which verifies that the University is exempt from federal tax income.

Photocopy of a letter from D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter to Ken Kahn about the NTIEVA program's first year and upcoming events in the next year. Included after this are copies of the proposal review and routing form, the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County Community Cultural Grants Program Application, the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County Community Cultural Grants Program project budget, an overview of next year's Summer Institute, and an Evaluation Report of the recent Summer Institute. A note at the top of the document reads "matching funds".

A letter from Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts to colleague, James "Jim" J. Muro. In the letter Davis says that he has received a letter from Leland C. Clemons, Executive Vice President for the NCNB Texas in Fort Worth with a check for $77,870 from the Crystelle Waggoner Trust to be put into the Unrestricted gift account. Enclosed with the letter to Muro is the letter from Clemons to Davis.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and William McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts to Thomas F. Beech, executive vice president of the Anne Burnett and Charles D. Tandy Foundation. The letter is in regards to the meeting Davis and McCarter had with Beech hosted by John Stevenson at the Fort Worth Club and how North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts will be submitting a formal proposal to the trustees of the Tandy Foundation for a four-year grant of $145,000. Attached to the letter is the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts proposal to the Tandy Foundation.

A fax from Nancy Cason to Ruby Raines, with special instructions that read, "Ruby - I'll be here until about 2:00; please let me know if anything else is needed." Attached to the fax is a Greater Denton Arts Council evaluation form.

Photocopy of a letter from Thomas F. Beech, executive vice president of the Tandy Foundation to Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter is in regards to the Tandy Foundation's earlier rejection of the grant support proposal submitted by North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and Beech writes that there is not much encouragement that their decision will be changed in the matter.

Photocopy of a letter from William A. Hall, assistant to the Chairman, Hallmark Cards, to Rose Marie Wilkinson, executive director of development, University of North Texas. The letter is in regard to correspondence with Mrs. Rein who forwarded Hall the letter of December 8th requesting participating by Hallmark in the Getty Foundation grant. However, Hall Foundations and Hallmark Cards cannot provide assistance with the program.