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 Arts Education and School Improvement Resources for Local and State Leaders -- April 1997 (Updated March 1999)

GOALS 2000: SUPPORT OF LOCAL AND STATE EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT

(202) 401-0039 or State Department of Education

These grants to state and local education agencies help them set challenging standards in core subjects and develop improvement plans to help all children reach the standards. States pass on a large portion of funds to localities to develop and implement local comprehensive improvement plans and to fund preservice teacher training and professional development programs in order to meet standards of excellence.

Program Office Contact: Ask for your state representative at (202) 401-0039

Legislation: Goals 2000: Educate America Act, Title III, 20 U.S.C. 5881-5899

Type of Assistance: formula grants to states that apply, competitive within states

Who May Apply: state department of education, local districts apply to state department (for professional development grants, districts must have at least one community partner)

FY 99 Appropriation: $491 million

The Goals 2000 legislation added arts to the list in National Education Goal 3 of core subjects in which students should achieve to high standards in the National Education Goals.

Arts as subject(s): Hutchinson School District, Kansas. Enhances elementary art instruction at public and Catholic schools. Planned with staff from Hutchinson Community College, program focuses on visual arts curriculum revision and development, classroom teacher inservice related to teaching the visual arts in conjunction with social studies, and provides opportunities for pre-service teachers to participate in actual classroom art instructional activities. Program plans to adapt current curriculum to the Kansas visual art education guidelines and the National Standards for Art Education.

Arts integrated in curriculum: Michigan City, Indiana (eight elementary schools). Supports release time for teachers to collaborate with community artists, auxiliary staff, and community arts organizations. Parent involvement will be fostered through parent-child interactive arts experiences.

Professional Development and Technology: New Providence Middle School, Tennessee. A series of professional development workshops will be held for local K-8 teachers to promote the use of technology in music instruction and demonstrate the relevance of music and the arts within the general K-8 curriculum.


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