Photocopy of a letter from Albert Thomas, Superintendent of Denton ISD, to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. To confirm Denton ISD's commitment as full partner to NTIEVA. Thomas writes that Sandra Parker, Associate Director and Site Coordinator for Denton ISD, will contribute 5% of her time during the 1993 - 1994 calendar year to activities related to staff development and implementation efforts of the discipline-based art education (DBAE). Along with six other art teachers who will devote time towards the program. Attached to the letter is a stipend worksheet for the faculty involved with the institute based on current salaries.

Photocopy of a letter from T.A. Tassburg, Vice President of Public Affairs at Frito-Lay, Inc., to Jack Davis. Tassburg thanks Davis for his invitation to be apart of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts committee, but humbly declines due to conflicting schedules and time constraints.

Photocopy of a letter from Nancy Reynolds, NTIEVA, to Vicki Rosenberg, program officer for the Getty Center, in regards to Rosenberg's interest in the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Worth. Reynolds states the the Club initially wanted NTIEVA to develop an art program for the six branches of Fort Worth, however, the person in charge of the program has no real power to implement the art program and their program director is opposed to the idea in general. Reynolds writes that the participants of the seminars feel that an art program is important and they want to implement programs into their branches, but unsure if progress will be made.

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Howard Dunn and Janice Wiggins, Dallas ISD. Inviting Dallas Independent School District into a five year plan with NTIEVA, since their last minute implementation process prevented Dallas from becoming part of the Institute previously. Details about what is required from the district is written at the end of the letter and that McCarter will be happy to discuss further details of financial obligations.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, Bill McCarter and Nancy Reynolds, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Gert K. Peck, Superintendent for Anthony ISD. Inviting Peck to attend the "Learning through Art: The Integration of Art Across the Curriculum" at El Paso ISD Professional Development Center, on March 31, 1994. The seminar is being presented by North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, and will address the correlation between art and Texas Assessment of Academic Skills, TAAS. The presentation will also focus on the discipline-based art education, DBAE. Davis, McCarter and Reynolds hope Peck can attend.

Photocopy of a letter from Nancy Cason, Project Coordinator of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Sue Pacey, Young Audiences of Greater Dallas. Inviting Pacey and other staff members of Young Audiences to three live, interactive teleworkshops on the arts. Cason writes that their institute has arranged for viewing space and the use of an 800 telephone line in Chilton Hall of UNT campus for the upcoming events. Attached to the letter is an program list of the teleworkshops and their description details.

Photocopy of a letter from Chad Woolery, General Superintendent of Dallas ISD, to Bill McCarter, Jack Davis and Nancy Reynolds, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Thanking McCarter and co., for his invitation to a special Administrators Day at the Dallas Museum of Art, however, Woolery is concerned that there are only five of the Dallas I.S.D. areas being represented in the group of invitee and that within his letter he asks the area directors to ensure that all ten areas are included on that day by replacement or addition. Woolery ends the letter by stating that due to his schedule, it will not permit for his full attendance but he'll share lunch and some of the afternoon's agenda what he can. Copied on the letter is Bill Cormack.

Photocopy of a letter from Nancy Reynolds, Project Coordinator of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Allison Perkins, Amon Carter Museum. To discuss the upcoming newsletter that Reynolds would like to distribute in September but needs information from Perkins on the Charlie Russell presentation scheduled for October. As well as inform Perkins that the institute is planning to offer a retreat for the consortium members at Ghost Ranch Conference Center in Abiquiu, New Mexico from March 14 - 18, 1993, and requests some Georgia O'Keefee's slides for a short presentation at the conference.

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter and Nancy Cason, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Janice Wiggins, Art Supervisor of Dallas ISD. Thanking Wiggins for her time working with NTIEVA, and meeting with Dr. Brooks-Ray and Howard Dunn to discuss interest in the program for staff development. The Institute and the district face uncertain economic conditions but McCarter and Cason believe if they could stretch their first year budget they could pay a team member (kindergarten and first grade teacher, art specialist and principal) a stipend of $50 a day to attend the three-week institute during the summer. However, since Dallas was not written into the original implementation grant they will have to review it with the Getty Center and cannot promise continued support past the year.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Susan Dantzler, Principal of Harrington Elementary. Welcoming Dantzler to the second summer institute conducted by North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts being held from June 17 - 28. Principals are encouraged to attend the institute as much as possible, however, there are special events for the administrators on the first and last days of the institute and they will be paid a stipend of forty dollars.

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Jay Gates, Director Dallas Museum of Art. In regards to a constructive meeting between Kevin Comerford and McCarter discussing mutual topics of interest for the museum and North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Comerford agreed to consider a graduate student of UNT as an intern to work with him during the spring, to work specially with the computer and interactive technology in the context of art history. The conversation continued to collaborative effort for developing software based on study prints, and would like Gates's insight into the proposed project. Cc'd Kevin Comerford, Nancy Berry and Larry Gleeson.

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter and Nancy Cason, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Dr. Nancy Timmons, Fort Worth ISD, congratulating Timmons for her selection of Dr. James Clarke as Art Program Director for FWISD. McCarter and Cason write that Dr. Clarke is recognizes as a nation leader in art education and are delighted that his expertise in DBAE will be evident in Timmons art programs, having positive influence on the program. McCarter and Cason write that they are looking forward to Fort Worth's participation in the institute and have already contacted Dr. Clarke, sending him the agenda and other information on the institute.

Photocopy of a letter from Lynda Alford, Art Coordinator, Plano ISD, to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Saying how much pleasure it has been to work with them these past years but her opinion of them has never been higher then their past meeting on June 27th. Davis and McCarter's presentation was informative and Alford appreciates their efforts towards the Plano District and the students.

Photocopy of a letter from Marvin E. Edwards, General Superintendent of Dallas ISD, to Bill McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, discussing Dallas's continued commitment to NTIEVA. However, due to budgeting restrictions some alterations in the original NTIEVA plan must change to suit DISD needs. Included in the letter are details about DISD's contribution towards NTIEVA, like Visual Arts Specialist, Janice Wiggins giving 10% of her time to the 1992 year calendar for activities related to the staff development, along with six other art teachers who will devote time towards the DBAE, discipline-based art education, program. Edwards ends the letter in support of NTIEVA and their excitement for continuing their association with North Texas University and the Getty Institute.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Leilani Lattin Duke, Director of the Getty Center. In regards to having staff faculty from the Marcus Foundation Board invited to the January conference as Melba Whatley is concerned about educating the board and feels like the conference would be a good opportunity. Davis understands, however, that not all the board members are able to attend due to the limited spacing the Getty Center has but would appreciation anything they can put together.

Photocopy of a letter from Sharon Benge, The Arts Council of Fort Worth & Tarrant County, ArtsUnited, to Jack Davis, thanking and accepting the invitation to serve as a member of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Benge ask Davis to advise the chairman, E.A. Carmean, how pleased she is to serve the committee, and that she enthusiastic about the programs future towards educational reform and the arts disciplines for children.

Photocopy of a letter from D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter to Dr. Jim Johnson about an upcoming site visit by Dr. Joe N. Prince for the Getty Center grant proposal. Also discussed is an upcoming dinner meeting that is related to the visit.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article about the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and the students affected by the program. In the Plano public schools under NTIEVA discipline-based art education program that has been implemented, children are surpassing the days of learning color and form and are being education on how to talk about famous and not-famous paintings critically. The program within the classroom has seen dramatic improvement in reading, writing, vocabulary and critical thinking skills. The rest of the article continues into the affects of visual literacy.

A letter from Mary Ann Stankiewicz, program officer at 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 planned April meeting for discipline-based art education National Dissemination Project. Leilani Lattin Duke and Stankiewicz met to discuss the models that were proposed and have included brief summaries of the three components that they are currently considering and they would appreciated Davis' thoughts. Included in the memo are the DBAE National Dissemination Project Components in further details.

Photocopy of a memo from Julie Abel, program associate at the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional and California Institute Directors. The memo is in regards to an attached letter and invitation list of invitees to the regional funder's meeting, October 9th, 1993. The letter, dated August 9, 1993, is from Vicki Rosenberg, program officer of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Bob Crow, executive director of the Amon G. Carter Foundation, inviting him to the meeting. The Center is hosting the meeting to recognize the partnerships that have grown over the past five years. Another letter, dated the same and also from Vicki Rosenberg is present, but addressed to Mark Constantine, consultant at Jessie Ball duPont Fund and has the same invitation.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and William McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Aileen Horan, Museum Educator at Gateway Gallery, Dallas Museum of Art. The letter is in regards to an upcoming visitation from Dr. Joe Prince in relation to the grant proposal to the Getty Center on Arts in Education, May 16th and 17th. Davis and McCarter hope that Horan will be flexible those days to meet with Dr. Prince.

Photocopy of a letter from Mary Ann Stankiewicz to an unnamed Colleague. The letter was about the Sunbird Seminar, which dealt with professional art education programs in California. Following the closing of the letter a note about the next regional institute directors meeting is given.

Photocopy of a letter from D. Jack Davis and R. William McCarter to Lorraine Berger about an upcoming site visit by Dr. Joe N. Prince for the Getty Center grant proposal. Also discussed is an upcoming dinner meeting that is related to the visit.

A memo from Julie Abel, program associate of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Jack Davis, Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and Connie Newton. The memo is in regards to questions they sent in prior correspondence for the speakers at the Assessment Meeting in November. However, the questions arrived a week late and were not sent to the speakers. She requests that they bring the questions to the meeting.