Photocopy of a letter from Elizabeth Paul, Senior Program Associate of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to RIG and Art Teacher Seminar Directors. Giving an enclosed press release of the recipients of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts' 1995 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships. The programs objective is to advance the foundations of discipline-based art education by supporting the work of the doctoral candidates in visual art education, and such the fellowships are reserved for individuals who are candidates for either the Ph.D. or Ed.D. degrees.

Photocopy of a letter from Elizabeth Paul, Senior Program Associate of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to her colleagues. Giving an enclosed press release of the recipients of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts' 1995 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships. The programs objective is to advance the foundations of discipline-based art education by supporting the work of the doctoral candidates in visual art education, and such the fellowships are reserved for individuals who are candidates for either the Ph.D. or Ed.D. degrees.

Photocopy of a letter from Vicki Rosenberg, Program Officer at the Getty Center, to RIG Directors. Informing them that they need a brief description of DBAE, discipline-based art education, and the four disciplines. The brief descriptions will be used to create an easy-to-understand description for the information sent to general classroom teachers.

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 Vicki Rosenberg, program officer for the Getty Center for Education in the Arts to the Regional Institute Directors and Evaluators. The letter is in regards to the the failure of the Minnesota Regional Institute requirement FY 95 or FY96 match. Due to this the Getty Center can no longer give grant support to the Minnesota RIG.

Photocopy of a letter from Harriet Laney to Janice Wiggins, in regards to the 1995 Institutes. Laney writes that Wiggins will receive a check in the amount of $5,555 and will cover the following expenses listed.

A mailing list that belongs to the Getty Center for Education in the Arts and the J. Paul Getty Trust for the year of 1995. The people listed are the men and women who work for the Getty Center, starting the list with Director, Leilani Lattin Duke.

Photocopy of a letter from Chad Woolery, Superintendent of Dallas Public Schools, to William McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter is in regards to the continued support of the Dallas ISD to North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts the the summer session. Site Coordinator, Janice Wiggins will contribute 10% of her time during the 1994-1995 calendar year to activities related to staff development.

Photocopy of a letter from Chad Woolery, general superintendent of the Dallas Public Schools, to William McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter is in regards to the continued support from Dallas ISD to North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts for the summer institute. Their site coordinator, Janice Wiggins will contribute 10% of her time during the 1994-1995 calendar year to activities related to staff development.

A press information document in regards to the Getty Center for Education in the Arts awarding $200,000 to Goals 2000 Arts Education Leadership Fund, an organization that works to ensure that the arts are part of state education reform plans. The fund was established jointly by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Assembly of State Art Agencies (NASAA). The Leadership Fund will bring a powerful new partnership between the public sector and the philanthropic community.

Photocopy of a letter from Vicki Rosenberg, Program Officer of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to RIG Directors. In regards to a list of due dates for information and materials that the Getty Center for Education in the Arts needs from the directors. The attached things to do pages goes into greater details about everything that is upcoming and due on the list.

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Kenneth Bird, Superintendent of Westside Community Schools. In regards to a proposal Westside has made to the U.S. Department of Education "Challenge Grants for Technology in Education," a collaboration between Westside and Prairie Visions. McCarter writes that the document is of interest to North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts because Prairie Visions is a regional institute supported by matching funds from the Getty Institute, LA while NTIEVA is a sister regional located in Texas. The two Getty Center sponsored programs will participate with one another in the implications of the proposal.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Kenneth Bird, Superintendent of Westside Community Schools. In regards to NTIEVA's participation in Westide Community Schools - Prairie Visions Art and Technology Integration Project. Davis writes that as one of the Getty Regional Institutes, NTIEVA would be involved in Year IV and participate in the projects components such as the curriculum development, instruction strategies, developing electronic portfolios and other computer-based education projects. In the rest of the letter Davis writes about their other projects with the Dallas Museum of Art and Prairie Vision for the past decade and the strides they've made towards their goals.

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.

Photocopy of a letter from David Pankratz, Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In regards to the College Board / Getty Center project, "The Role of Arts in Unifying the High School Curriculum." The response for the project has been well-received with three hundred and thirty-six letters to submitted of intent. Pankratz thanks Davis and McCarter for the role they did in making high schools in their region aware of the project. Copied on the letter is Vicki Rosenberg.

Photocopy of a letter from Vicki Rosenberg, program officer of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts to the RIG directors. The letter is in regards to the information which the Center needs from the regional institutes by specific due dates. Attached to the memo are details on each of the segments which the Center needs information for.

A letter from D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter to M'Lou Bancroft about introducing Bancroft to the new fellowships for the Marcus Fellows Program

A letter from Harriet Laney to Janice Wiggins and Bill Comack asking if the Dallas Independent School District has a food service that provides refreshments for the upcoming North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts Summer Institute opening day.

A comprehensive letter outlining the commitment and details surrounding the Annenberg Letter of Intent.

A comprehensive document about a letter of intent meticulously presented by the National Arts Consortium of 6 Regional Professional Development Initiatives to the Annenberg Challenge.

An official letter from the Marcus Fellow Program Assistant, notifying the applicant of their acceptance into the Marcus Fellow Program at the School of Visual Arts, UNT. The letter details the conditional admission based on acceptable GRE scores and includes an enclosed copy of the letter from Dr. Austin. It further outlines the necessary steps, including submission of the scorecard and additional requirements for full admission.

An official letter from the Associate Dean of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies at UNT, bringing the exciting news to the applicant about the completion of her application evaluation and successful admission to pursue a Master's degree with a major in ARTE. The letter outlines the detailed provisions of admissions and extends a warm welcome to the upcoming academic journey.

An email correspondence delving into the exciting possibility of organizing another advocacy workshop in a previously unexplored region.

A faxed letter serving as an official communication, outlining the approval and details of the Center Advocacy Grant awarded to NTIEVA.