| (from NCLB page 9) arts education fosters. Examples may be found in the 1997 National Assessment of Education Progress in the Arts (nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/arts). � Recognize arts education as one of many viable strategies for whole school improvement. Examples include the Galef Institute�s Different Ways of Knowing model (www.differentways.org), and the A+ Schools Program (www.aplusschools. org/index.htm), initiated by the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts. � Develop and disseminate best practices for partnerships between schools and community-based organizations. One resource for school-based programs that involve the community can be found at the Coalition for Community Schools (www.communityschools.org/tech.html). Arts-specific information can be found at the Arts Education Partnership website in two resources: � Learning Partnerships: Improving Learning in Schools with Arts Partners in the Community (www.aep-arts.org/LP/LPindex.html) � Gaining the Arts Advantage: Lessons from Schools Districts that Value Arts Education (www.aep-arts.org/Gaining.html) � Perform an audit of the state of arts education in local school districts. The Kennedy Center�s Alliance for Arts Education Network has an online tool titled A Community Audit for Arts Education: Better Schools, Better Skills, Better Communities (kennedy-center.org/education/kcaaen/specialinitiatives). Contacting State Planners : While the planning process varies from state to state, in most states it will be driven by four main offices: the governor, and the heads of the state department of education, Title I, and the state board of education. Find your state planners by clicking on the following � Governors (www.nga.org/governors/1,1169,,00.html) � State Departments of Education (www.ccsso.org/chief_state_school_officers/state_education_agencies) � Title I Directors (www.titlei.org) � State Boards of Education (www.ibiblio.org/cisco/schoolhouse/schools/boards/) Also, consider contacting other state-level arts education policymakers: State Arts Agency Arts Education Managers (www.nasaa-arts.org/aoa/saadir.shtml) Each state arts agency has an Arts Education Manager, which can be found by visiting the website for your state arts agency. State Alliances for Arts Education (www.kennedy-center.org/education/kcaaen) The Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network includes 44 state Alliance organizations in support of arts education. From the website, click on �State Alliance Information.� (See the whole NCLB below) |
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