A detailed letter that illuminates the dynamic ideas and strategic approaches discussed for advocacy efforts with school board members and legislators.

A documented invitation letter extending a warm and cordial welcome to recipients, inviting them to attend the transformative "Bridging the Curriculum Through Arts Institute" seminar.

A letter that chronicles NTIEVA's impactful journey, highlighting successful staff development initiatives for art and classroom teachers, coupled with large-scale production efforts across five museums in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.

A letter officially granting approval from Meadows Museum for the marketing of a portfolio of reproductions and a teacher's guide.

A detailed email conversation for the strategic planning as the National Steering Committee and RIG Directors collaborate on shaping the agenda for an upcoming conference call.

A document about an email address to RIG Directors, providing a crucial update on the Annenberg status and earnestly seeking assistance.

A fax from Harriet Laney to Vicki Rosenberg and Julie Anne Abel about sending them the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts core program progress report and the National Specialty Program development grant report. Attached documents include the NTIEVA report.

A letter to Dr. Jack Davis of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts (NTIEVA) from the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation, regarding a grant for the Think Tank for Texas Art Education in the 21st Century. The letter includes the grant's terms and agreements.

An exclusive invitation letter that beckons recipients to partake in the dynamic and transformative "Bridging Horizons" Arts Institute Seminar.

A documented invitation letter extending a warm welcome to attend the transformative seminar, "Bridging the Curriculum Through Arts," hosted at the Art Institute in the Permian Basin, Texas.

A letter from Ann Bassi, program officer from 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 a prior meeting where Davis and Sheila Brown provided information for the Center to participate in a project which director correlation for the Center's DBAE / National Dissemination Project. Bassi also writes that Davis should be congratulated for the many positive aspects of the teleconferencing and she hopes to see Davis in Santa Barbara in the upcoming week to discuss it.

Photocopy of a letter draft to Bill McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter draft indicates Fort Worth ISD's commitment to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and that their Associate Director and Site Coordinator Nancy Timmons will contribute at least 15% of her time during the 1992 calendar year to activities related to the staff development and implementation efforts of the DBAE. The end of the letter draft talks about stipends based on the faculty's salary.

Photocopy of a letter draft to Bill McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, in regards to Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District's commitment to the NTIEVA program and that their Site Coordinator, Jan Schronk, will contribute a certain percentage of time during the 1992 calendar. This letter draft is created by NTIEVA and sent to their consortium districts to be filled out by the coordinator and asked to be sent back with the proper filled information.

A letter from Ann Bassi, program officer from 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 a prior meeting where Davis and Sheila Brown provided information for the Center to participate in a project which director correlation for the Center's DBAE / National Dissemination Project. Bassi also writes that Davis should be congratulated for the many positive aspects of the teleconferencing and she hopes to see Davis in Santa Barbara in the upcoming week to discuss it.

Photocopy of a letter from Benny Hickerson, Vice President of Programs for the Texas Council of Teachers Of English to Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In regards to a proposal by McCarter that has been selected for the annual state conference of the Texas Council, February 1 - 4, 1995 at the Loews Anatole Hotel in Dallas. The letter goes into details about McCarter's schedule panel time and materials he'll need to collect before the conference dates.

A letter from Bev Dana to R. William McCarter dated October 1, 1987, regarding the attached copy of "Learning to Look and Create (The SPECTRA Program): Basic Art - Grade Two."

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 Bill McCarter and Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to John Biggers. In regards to a project which the NTIEVA initiated, that sought out high quality reproductions of work of at in five museums in the DFW area and that one of Bigger's painting, "Starry Clown" was selected for the portfolio. NTIEVA, with the Marcus Grant, produced 500 portfolios and each was placed at no cost in the elementary and secondary schools in the consortium of the Institute. McCarter and Davis write that the portfolio has been successful with teachers and students, that they received requests for additional portfolios, and are reaching out to Biggers to request the use of the image in commercial production of future portfolios.

Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter and Nancy Reynolds, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to the Trustees of the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation. In regards to a project proposed by the San Antonio Museum of Art, SAMA to development a series of art reproductions and presentation for a summer institute to train teachers. McCarter and Reynolds write that they have worked with SAMA since the museum educators attended a Marcus-funded advocacy workshop and believe that their proposal is consistent and similar to NTIEVA's efforts and support their proposal.

Photocopy of a letter from Bob J. Crow, Executive Director of the Amon G. Carter Foundation to Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In regards to a telephone repot that the Board of Directors at the Carter Foundation approved during their last meeting about the $150,000 grant awarded to the University of North Texas in support of NTIEVA.

Photocopy of a letter from Bruce M. Burton, Office of Advancements, University of North Texas to Ann Swartzberg, Development Director, School of Fine Arts. In regards to the recent turn down from the Richardson Foundation and J.C Penny to match grant funding from the Getty Center. Burton hopes that Swartzberg will look over the proposal and make any comments which would help strengthen their case.

Photocopy of a letter from Camille C. Alexander, corporate contributions coordinator of JCPenny, to Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The letter is in regard to their previous correspondence where Davis submitted a grant proposal to the company for assistance in establishing the institute. IN this letter Alexander regrets to inform Davis that after careful consideration after reviewing the proposal they cannot commit.

Photocopy of a letter from Cassandra Broadus, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Berneice Patterson, teacher at Evers Park Elementary School. In regards to how much Broadus enjoyed visiting Patterson's classroom and how Patterson is a wonderful teacher to her students. Broadus would like to share some of the things Patterson is doing with other teachers in the Institute, especially some of the hall displays Patterson had. Enclosed in the letter Broadus has provided details about a Token Response Game that Patterson needs to collect for a future event.

Photocopy of a letter from Cassandra Broadus, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Pam Pedigo, Pilot Point Elementary School. In regards to Pedigo and the other fourth grade teachers on their Persian Miniature and Islamic art display in the school's foyer. Broadus writes that when she visited the school the past Wednesday, Sylvia Russel shared Pedigo's Mid-East unit and how art was included into the study. NTIEVA will be working with PPISD for the next five years and Broadus wants Pedigo to be apart of the program to help teachers integrate visual arts.