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National Title I ConferenceSalt Palace Convention Center
Salt Lake City, Utah February 7, 2015
Leading with WonderCelebrating 50 Years of Title I
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Starting from a Simple Presumption“I start from a simple presumption that I think most parents and teachers share. And that is that all students—100 percent—should have access to arts instruction. All children should have arts-rich schools.”
— Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
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But, according to a 2009-10 survey of arts education in U.S. schools, we’re far short of this goal:
More than 1.3 million elementary school students received no music instruction and nearly 3 million elementary students failed to receive visual arts instruction.
Students in high-poverty schools had disproportionally less arts learning opportunities compared to students in low-poverty schools: 12% less for high-poverty elementary schools and 15% less for high-poverty secondary schools.
The irony: Considerable research points to clear benefits for high-needs students who are engaged in arts learning and attend arts-rich schools.
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Addressing the Arts Opportunity Gap for Title I
Students
“… the arts opportunity gap is widest for children in high-poverty schools. This is absolutely an equity issue and a civil rights issue …”
— Secretary Arne Duncan
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Title I support can help fill the gap:
Secretary Duncan explained the flexibility of both Title I and II funds to support arts education in a 2009 open letter and again in his 2012 remarks on the arts education survey report findings.
In 2013, Dr. Monique Chism clarified the Secretary’s Title I flexibility message in a guidance letter to State Title I coordinators.
In 2014, a Title I Conference plenary session explored the policy and practice dimensions of including arts in local Title I plans and programs.
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Session Objectives Provide insights about how the arts help to
achieve local Title I academic goals, enhance student engagement across the curriculum, and increase parent involvement.
Share resources for advocating, planning, and implementing Title I arts education strategies and programs.
Identify opportunities for grants and in-kind services for arts education programs.
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Session Overview
California Alliance for Arts Education: From a Policy Pathway for the arts achieving Title I goals to the debut of an online resource for Title I state and local leaders and practitioners
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Evaluation research findings combined with an array of online resources and nationwide outreach programs and services
National Endowment for the Arts: Funding opportunities and arts education projects and resources focused on high-need schools
Q&A and parting thoughts
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Moderator and PanelistsDoug HerbertSpecial Assistant, Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Dept. of Education
Joe LandonExecutive Director, California Alliance for Arts Education
Laura SmythLead Consultant, Title I Initiative for California Alliance for Arts Education
Ivonne Chand O’NealDirector of Research and Evaluation, The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
Ayanna HudsonDirector of Arts Education, National Endowment for the Arts
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Joe LandonExecutive DirectorCalifornia Alliance for Arts Education
Laura SmythLead ConsultantTitle I InitiativeCalifornia Alliance for Arts Education
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Making the Arts a Part of Your School Success Story:An Online Resource for School Leaders
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http://www.title1arts.org/
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Ivonne Chand O’NealDirector of Research and EvaluationThe John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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Arts in Education Research Study: An Impact Evaluation of Arts-Integrated
Instruction through the Changing Education Through the Arts
(CETA) Program
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Details of the Study
Longitudinal Matched-Control Criteria Quasi-Experimental Participants
Total students: 796 Total parents: 796 Total teachers: 90
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What did we measure?
Engagement Creativity
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What components of student engagement do we better understand?
Student Engagement Positive Challenge Flow Effort (Grit)
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Results about student engagement
as it relates to Title I students
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Student Engagement: The degree of attention, curiosity, interest and passion that a student shows when they are learning or being taught.
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Positive Challenge:A challenge coupled with interest to yield greater likelihood of problem solution.
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Flow:The concept of loosing track of time due to complete absorption in a task.
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General Findings for Student Effort/Grit
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Student Engagement Highlights for Title I Students:
Increased positive challenge Heightened levels of flow More sustained effort on a task
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What components of creativity do we better understand?
Problem Solving Flexibility Originality
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Results about creativity as it relates to Title I students
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Attitudes about Flexibility: Approach to generating categories to facilitate problem solving.
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Flexibility in Problem Solving: Ability to draw from multiple categories for problem resolution.
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Idea Judgment: Ability to determine originality and uniqueness of an idea.
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Creativity Highlights for Title I Students:
On all 3 measures ― problem solving, flexibility, and originality (idea judgment) ― arts integration provided the most potential for growth and for closing gaps based on students’ income levels.
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Kennedy Center ResourcesAny Given Child assists communities in developing and implementing a plan to ensure equal access to arts education for all students in grades K-8. http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/anygivenchild
Partners in Education is a national network of arts organizations and school districts that work together to provide professional learning in the arts for teachers. The program is based on the belief that teachers’ professional learning is an essential component of any effort designed to increase the artistic literacy of young people. http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/partners
Seminars help teaching artists develop knowledge and skills to plan and lead effective artist residencies for student and workshops for teachers, as well as to develop educational materials. http://www.kennedy-center.org/education/partners/touringbrochure/seminars.html
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Kennedy Center Resources
Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences: Selected age-appropriate productions are toured to communities across the U. S. Student materials, post-performance events, and workshops are available as part of a tour package. http://www.kennedy-center.org/tya
ARTSEDGE is the Center’s on-line resource area has lesson plans, student interactives, video and audio podcasts, and other educator materials available free-of-charge. http://www.kennedy-center.org/artsedge
VSA and Accessibility: The Kennedy Center’s Office of VSA and Accessibility works to ensure that people with disabilities can participate fully in the arts. Materials, resources, and financial support for this issue are available . http://www.kennedy-center.org/vsa
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For more information, please reference our Whitepaper:
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/how-to/arts-integration/ceta-white-paper
The full report will be published June 2015
Ivonne Chand O’[email protected]
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Ayanna N. HudsonDirector of Arts EducationNational Endowment for the Arts
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NEA Arts Education Vision
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Every student engaged and empowered through an excellent arts education
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Direct Learning Grants
For Students
Collective Impact Grants
For Systems
Professional Development
Grants For
Educators
STUDENTS
What We Fund ̵ Three Project Types for Arts Education1. Direct Learning Grants for
students2. Professional Development
Grants for educators3. Collective Impact Grants for
systems
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Eligibility Requirements
Nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations
Units of state or local government or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes
Arts organizations, local arts agencies, arts service organizations, local education agencies and school districts
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NEA Review Criteria
Artistic Excellence
Artistic Merit, including: Enabling participants to acquire knowledge
or skills in the arts Where appropriate, potential to reach
underserved populations
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NEA-Funded Research
The Arts and Achievement in At-Risk Youth: Findings from Four Longitudinal Studies
http://arts.gov/sites/default/files/Arts-At-Risk-Youth.pdf
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NEA Arts Education Grants
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http://apps.nea.gov/GrantSearch/
Trends across funded projects
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NEA Arts Education Grants and Title 1
Models from across the country: Rock School for Dance Education - Philadelphia,
PA
The Colburn School - Los Angeles, CA
MindPop - Austin, TX
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Federal and State Resources National Endowment for the Arts - arts.gov
Grants search feature - apps.nea.gov/GrantSearch/
Ayanna N. Hudson - Director of Arts Education, [email protected]
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies - nasaa-arts.org State Agency Directory
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Final Thoughts
“I have clarified our position before. And I just want to reiterate today that Title I and Title II funds can and should be used to support arts education. “
— Education Secretary Arne Duncan
“… all of us have a responsibility to trumpet the importance of the arts and how the integration of the arts into education serves as a vehicle for improving academic achievement and other important educational outcomes.”
— Office of State Support Director Monique Chism
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