A detailed progress report, documenting the pivotal developments and milestones achieved during the startup year of The Transforming Education Through the Arts Challenge.

A travel itinerary for Chinese delegates for the dates of June 11-26, 1997. These Chinese delegates came to Dallas to observe and earn about a the NTIEVA program that uses art to improve public schools. The delegates are Yang Li, Deputy Director General for the Department of Physical Health and Art Education, Yang Ruimin, Secretary General for State Art Education Commission, Lu Zhaoxiang, Chief of Shaanxi Provincial Education Commission, Wang Jun, Program Officer for Beijing Municpal Education Commission, and Wei Liqing, Chief of Division of American and Oceanic Affairs. On Wednesday, June 11, the delegates are to arrive to Los Angeles at 9:15 am. They are to visit the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu at 2:00pm. On June 12 they are to meet with Mr. Williams, President of the J. Paul Getty Trust and tour the Getty Center. On June 14 the delegates will depart Los Angeles at 6:49am and arrive at Dallas at 11:45am to then depart from Dallas at 12:46pm to arrive at Omaha at 2:44pm. From June 14-20, the delegates will attend the Nebraska Institute and leave on June 21 at 11:40am to Dallas. They will have a tour of Fort Worth and to Denton to …

An article titled "Chinese officials to visit UNT art seminar" about visiting delegations from the People's Republic of China to the University of North Texas June 23-24 to learn about the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts program to improve public school learning on the arts. They are going to be touring the Sid Richardson Collection, the Kimbell Art Museum and the Amon Center Carter Museum with R. William McCarter, NTIEVA Co-director and Regent Professor of art at UNT.

A newspaper clipping with a snippet on The University of North Texas' Symphony Orchestra and the Grand Chorus performing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony at the Concert Hall on campus.

A groundbreaking document unveiling an unprecedented education reform program poised to revolutionize select schools nationwide. Generously funded by the Annenberg Foundation and the Getty Education Institute for the Arts, this initiative represents a transformative leap in educational methodologies and practices.

A detailed document highlighting the collaborative efforts of the University of North Texas (UNT) as it joins forces with six Metroplex elementary schools in a national arts experiment aimed at enhancing academic achievement.

A scanned newspaper clipping featuring an article written about the University of North Texas and their education reform program developed by staff William McCarter and Jack Davis. The education reform program is an experiment on the children in their classrooms by teaching them different methods of arts education. McCarter states that research has shown that arts expand all areas of the curriculum by tapping into higher-level thinking skills and that art makes a measurable difference in test scores. The funding, worth up to $15 million will be divided into thirty-six schools, six in Texas, to receive up to $35,000 in funding services for five years.

A scanned newspaper clipping featuring an article written about the University of North Texas and their education reform program developed by staff William McCarter and Jack Davis. The education reform program is an experiment on the children in their classrooms by teaching them different methods of arts education. McCarter states that research has shown that arts expand all areas of the curriculum by tapping into higher-level thinking skills and that art makes a measurable difference in test scores. The funding, worth up to $15 million will be divided into thirty-six schools, six in Texas, to receive up to $35,000 in funding services for five years.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on the University of North Texas partnering with the Annenberg Foundation, the Getty Education Institute for the Arts, the National Arts Education Consortium to bring six metroplex elementary schools and thirty others nationwide in a $15 million experiment for education reform. The five-year grant will provide professional development, implementation of arts curricula and school reform strategies.

An information release document in regards to six metroplex elementary schools plus thirty other schools nationwide were selected to participate as Arts Partner Schools in a $15 million experiment to reform education. The six schools will work with art educators at the University of North Texas, announced this month by the Annenberg Foundation, the Getty Education Institute for the Arts and the National Arts Education Consortium.

A comprehensive document, unveiling the collaborative venture where the University of North Texas (UNT) embarks on a transformative journey with six Metroplex elementary schools.

A crucial document, highlighting the time-sensitive nature of an urgent request for nominees.

An article published in Arts & Activities magazine in the Pixel Palette section, titled "Viewing History Through A Computer Window," by Berniece Patterson. Patterson is an art teacher at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Denton Texas. Patterson writes in her article that in a technological society she wants her students to be competent in creating original artworks on the computer, and in her classroom she has twenty-eight Macintosh computers with the software ClarisWorks installed. Patterson believes that it is important for students to learn about artists, their styles and what has influenced them throughout history and with the combined technology it makes it more possible.

A newspaper clipping featuring a snippet on the current projects at the University of North Texas. Six North Texas elementary schools were selected to participate in the nationwide $15 million Arts Partner Schools project. Each school will receive $25,000 - $35,000 annually for five years that cove teacher training, curriculum development, and testing to see if a comprehensive cross curricular approach to teaching visual arts has a positive effect on childhood education.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on the Getty Center naming a new president and chief executive to guide the art institution. Dr. Barry Munitz has been named new president and CEO of the Getty Center, well established for his career as an educator, program assistant in a philanthropic foundation, successful businessman and university administrator. The new president challenge is finding creative ways to support the public discourse in contemporary cultural life.