Administrative Resources

Articles & Guidlines

• Arts Education Partnership Publications
  Arts Education Partnership is committed to increasing resources for quality education in and through the arts in schools, school districts, and partnering arts and cultural institutions.

• Education Commission of the States: The Arts in Education
  The Education Commission of the States announces the July 2004 launch of the Chairman Mike Huckabee's Initiative on Arts in Governor Huckabee of Arkansas will lead the initiative commensurate with his two-year term as the 2004-06 ECS chairman. The goal of the initiative is to ensure every child has the opportunity to participate in, learn about and enjoy the arts.

• Gaining the Arts Advantage
  A summary of high quality programs in 91 school districts

• Job Descriptions for Partners in Arts Education - PDF
  Building support and strength for the arts educational program in a school community means involving people in ways suited to their experience and connections. Tasks that are easily performed by people serviing in specific positions in a school community are detailed in this chart.

• Suggested Strategic Plan for Designing Arts Education - PDF
  This is a marvelous model for administrators to use. It was developed by Sue Heath, former executive director of the Utah Alliance for Arts and Humanities Education.

• The Impact of Arts Education on Workforce Preparation
  This Issue Brief provides examples of arts-based education as a money-and time-saving option for states looking to build skills, increase academic success, heighten standardized test scores, and lower the incidence of crime among general and at-risk populations.

• The Role of the Arts in Economic Development
  The arts are emerging as a potent force in the economic life of cities and rural areas nationwide and are serving as a direct and indirect contributor to state economies.

Law & Policy

• Federal Laws ---ESEA (No Child Left Behind) --- and the Fine Arts - PDF
  Educators reminded that the arts are a core subject under No Child Left Behind.

• Letter supporting arts education from Secretary of Education Rod Paige
  Letter to superintendents offers guidance on flexibility, funding for arts

• Memo for Revised Core - P.E. Credit for Dance Activities - PDF

• New from the U.S. Department of Education: Educators Reminded That the Arts Are a Core Subject under No Child Left Behind
  Press release concerning a letter to superintendents offers guidance on flexibility, funding for arts.

• State Arts Team Vision

• State Legislation

• Teacher Load - Northwest Accreditation Standard - PDF

• Useful Terms to Know - NEW

• Utah Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
  This is the state code.

Presentations

• Power Point produced for Alpine District October PLC worshop

• DAC Vision - PowerPoint

• DAC Job Description - PowerPoint
  Power point summarizing the DAC job description items developed up at Daniels Summit June 2007
• Arts Therapy and Secondary Special Education Students in Jordan District - PowerPoint
• Learning Through the Arts - Flash Presentation

• State of the Arts: Educating the Whole Child" (June 2005 Update) - Zip File
  This Zip contains a PowerPoint and linked files. Download file and unzip/decompress file.

Research

• Champions of Change
  A compilation of seven major studies on the effects of arts on student achievement in grades K-12.

• Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development
  A new report released on May 16, 2002, by the Arts Education Partnership (AEP), finds that the arts provide critical links for students to develop crucial thinking skills and motivations they need to achieve at higher levels-and not be left behind. The research studies in this report further suggest that for certain populations - students from economically disadvantaged circumstances, students needing remedial instruction, and young children - the effects of learning in the arts may be especially robust and able to boost learning and achievement.

• ROI Document
  A 2007 research synopsis prepared by Timothy W. Bothell, Ph.D., demonstrating the proven financial return for investing in arts education in our schools.

Web Resources

• Americans for the Arts Bookstore
  Advertised as the most comprehensive listing of nonprofit arts publications available.

• Arts Education Partnership
  The Arts Education Partnership is a national coalition of arts, education, business, philanthropic and government organizations that demonstrates and promotes the essential role of the arts in the learning and development of every child and in the improvement of America's schools. This site includes extensive Arts Education Links, Publications and Resources, Advocacy Resources, Evaluation and Research, etc.

• ASCD The Whole Child
  The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) calls on parents, educators, policymakers, and communities to join forces to ensure our children become productive, engaged citizens. Our children deserve an education that emphasizes academic rigor as well as the essential 21st-century skills of critical thinking and creativity.

• Web site: Arts and Learning Resources for State Leaders