Photocopy of a letter from Nancy Reynolds, Project Coordiantor of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Gail Davitt, Dallas Museum of Art. To discuss the teacher packet for the "Africa Explores" exhibit that Davitt has sent to Reynolds. As well as discuss the upcoming summer institute and other activities that Davitt will find informative. Enclosed in the letter is a schedule for the DMA summer institute that shows when the districts will be visiting the museum. The rest of the letter goes into details about how large the parties from each district will be and details about what the events should cover.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Celia Munoz. Describing the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts fifth year as a staff development program for the school districts and museums, and as such Davis and McCarter established an advisory board several years to serve the community as well as receive their input. Davis and McCarter continue, explaining how fortunate they are to have Jan Muhlert, Director of the Amon Carter Museum chair their board, and how much they would like to have Munoz serve as a board member for the Institute. At the end of the letter Davis and McCarter ask Munoz to take their request into consideration and that the board will meet at the Amon Carter December 1 at 4 pm. The letter mentions a fact sheet being given to Munoz about current board members, fact sheet not present with letter. Copied on the letter is Jan Muhlert.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Carolyn Clark. Describing the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts fifth year as a staff development program for the school districts and museums, and as such Davis and McCarter established an advisory board several years to serve the community as well as receive their input. Davis and McCarter continue, explaining how fortunate they are to have Jan Muhlert, Director of the Amon Carter Museum chair their board, and how much they would like to have Clark serve as a board member for the Institute. At the end of the letter Davis and McCarter ask Clark to take their request into consideration and that the board will meet at the Amon Carter December 1 at 4 pm. The letter mentions a fact sheet being given to Clark about current board members, fact sheet not present with letter. Copied on the letter is Jan Muhlert.

Photocopy of a letter from Herbert Holl, executive director for the Greater Denton Arts Council, to William McCarter and Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter is in regards to the Arts council awarding a grant of $1000.000 to North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Included in the letter is a terms and conditions contract that must be returned with an evaluation form by January 31, 1993.

A clipping from The Post-Signal about NTIEVA receiving matching funds from the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation for a grant from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts. It also covers the matching funds received from the Amon G. Carter Foundation, the Crsytelle Waggoner Charitable Trust, The Greater Denton Arts Council, the Texas Commission on the Arts, the UNT Foundation, Inc. and other individuals.

A clipping from the Denton Record-Chronicle that covers a 'pizza feast' event at Sam Houston elementary to raise funds for their new reading and writing program.

A letter from Harold M. Williams, President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, to Secretary Lamar Alexander, United States Department of Education. The letter is in regards to Williams participating in Alexander's meeting with Los Angeles arts and education leaders to discuss the actions which the Department can take to acknowledge the role of arts education in national education reform. Williams has attached an enclosed statement that identifies several of the Center's national projects.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article writing about the Edward and Betty Marcus foundation awarding a three-year grant of $225,000 to North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts at the University of North Texas. The purpose of NTIEVA is to establish discipline-based art education in public schools to teach children to talk about art critically as founded by Jack Davis and William McCarter, co-directors.

A memo from Vicki Rosenberg, program officer to the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to the Regional Institute Directors, Sheila Brown, Maggie DiBlasio, Edith Johnson, Anne Lindsey, Nancy MacGregor, Nancy Roucher, Jack Davis, Ginny Gembica, Phyllis Johnson, Jessie Lovano-Kerr, Bill McCarter and Joyce Wright. The memo is in regards to the annual meeting of the Regional Institute project directors on November 3 through the 6th. Included in the memo is the basic agenda for the meetings.

A newspaper clipping featuring a article about Sam Houston Elementary school having a pizza party where pizza will be on sale for $1.50 for a slice of $12 for a whole box. The entire proceeds will go towards the purchase of new materials for the third graders reading and writing program. After the dinner the third-graders will present "Living Paintings," a program about the lives of artists and influences.

A memo from William McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Sheila Brown, Director of Prairie Visions. The memo is in regards to Brown misreading McCarter's previous memo, the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts does not have the $2000 dollars for the up-link. The institute needs support for that. cc'd on the letter is Jack Davis.

A memo from Leilani Lattin Duke, Director of the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, to Jack Davis and William McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The memo is in regards to an attachment of the American Association of Museum's (AAM's) annual meeting. The theme of the meeting is "Partnerships: Museums and Communities," and Rosenberg believed it was of interested to Davis and William for their consortium of museums.

Photocopy of a letter from Nancy Reynolds, Project Coordinator of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Meg Wilson, Dallas Museum of Art. In discussion of an upcoming class trip from Plano students to the DMA for a video session. Reynolds writes that the expected trip will take place on March 31, at 10:00 am with a second grade class from Christie Elementary in Plano. The children will first view a video in the school taught by the classroom teacher and art specialist before the museum experience. The two video sessions will be part of a joint Texas/Nebraska teleworkshop that will be broadcast to 19 states on October 7 and 21.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Tim Sonnenberg, Superintendent of Denton ISD. Thanking Sonneberg for attending a meeting with them to discuss the elementary visual arts program in the DISD, and appreciating Sonnenberg for the leadership to insure the elementary students in Denton receive quality instruction in visual arts. Davis and McCarter are especially appreciative of the support Sonnenberg has extended to NTIEVA and its efforts. Davis and McCarter are proud of the strides the program has affected the district in the three short years, yet are fearful about the impending budget crisis the district faces and the districts reasoning to reduce the number of art specialists because of such. Davis and McCarter hope no such thing should occur and that eliminating or reducing the number of art specialists will affect the quality of the program which has been developed along with hampering any further relationship with DISD.

Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Dr. Vera Brooks-Ray. Describing the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts fifth year as a staff development program for the school districts and museums, and as such Davis and McCarter established an advisory board several years to serve the community as well as receive their input. Davis and McCarter continue, sharing their appreciation for Janice Wiggins and other teachers of the Dallas ISD as major components of their Institute, as well as how fortunate they are to have Jan Muhlert, Director of the Amon Carter Museum chair their board. Davis and McCarter explain how much they would like to have Brooks-Ray serve as a board member for the Institute as well. At the end of the letter Davis and McCarter ask Brooks-Ray to take their request into consideration and that the board will meet at the Amon Carter December 1 at 4 pm. The letter mentions a fact sheet being given to Brooks-Ray about current board members, fact sheet not present with letter. Copied on the letter is Jan Muhlert.

An article titled "Institute helps educators teach kids how to think about art" by Martha Deller published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. The article talks about the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts 1992 Summer Institute which provides art educators with new tools and skill to incorporate into their classroom. The institute also introduced new ways of thinking about art and help students critically thinking about their reactions to art.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on the Edward and Betty Marcus foundation granting $225,000 award to North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts at the University of North Texas. The rest of the article goes into details of how the grant money will be divided and the goals of the institute.