District Planning Resources

Advocacy Resources

Illinois Resources

National Resources

Research and Publications

Illinois Creates Quarterly Newsletters

 

District Planning Resources

Illinois Fine Arts Learning Goals and Standards, Assessment and Descriptors

No Subject Left Behind: A Guide to Arts in the 2001 Education Act

National Endowment for the Arts:  Arts Learning Guidelines

California Alliance for Arts Education’s Community Arts Education Project Guidebook

   

Sample California Arts Education Plans (PDF):

 

Beverly Hills (55 KB)

  Compton (61 KB)
 

Culver City (1.35 MB)

  Norwalk La Mirada (1.42 MB)
  Pasadena (280 KB)
  Rosemead (55 KB)
  San Francisco (4.1 MB)
 

Santa Monica-Malibu (116 KB)

Alliance for Arts Education Resources for Planning Arts Education Programs: Guides and Strategies

Washington State Arts Commission’s Arts Resource Initiative - What it Takes: The Elements of Effective, Sustainable Practice

"A Review of the Implementation of Fine Arts Strategic Plans in Maryland School Systems"

   

Sample Maryland Arts Education Plans:

 

Cecil County Public Schools

Kennedy Center’s Community Audit for Arts Education template

 

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Advocacy Resources

Arts Ed 101: Getting StARTed in Marketing & Advocacy

Arts and Public Policy: An Advocacy Agenda

Arts in Every Classroom/A Video Library for K-5 Teachers and Arts Specialists

Building a Coalition for Your Cause

California Alliance for Arts Education: Arts Learning in Action Toolkit

A Guide to Understanding the Illinois School District Budget Process

IAA Advocacy Presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation)

Illinois Creates: Arts Education Matters Handout (Microsoft Word document)

New Mexico Arts/Arts Education Advocacy Kit

National PTA –Arts Education Programs and Advocacy in Action

National Art Education Association/Tips for Parent Advocacy

Music for All Foundation/American Music Conference: Advocacy Toolkit

 

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Illinois Resources

Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation

Illinois Arts Council

Illinois Education Association

Illinois State Board of Education

Illinois State Board of Education – Fine Art Learning Standards

Illinois Association of School Administrators

Illinois Education Research Council

Illinois Theater Association

Illinois Speech and Theatre Association

Illinois Music Educators Association

Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

Illinois Art Education Association

Illinois Humanities Council

Chicago Public Schools/Office of Language and Cultural Arts

Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE)

Columbia College Chicago – Center for Arts Policy

Urban Gateways/Artist Residencies

 

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National Resources

Arts Education Partnership

Americans for the Arts

American Symphony Orchestra League

Education Commissions of the State/2004-06 Arts in Education Initiative

Joy 2 Learn (Free Presentations)

National Association for Music Education

National Dance Education Organization

National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Humanities

National Standards for Arts Education

National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)

National Educational Theatre Association (EDTA)

National Art Education Association

National Association of Schools of Art and Design

National Endowment for the Arts

Music for All Foundation

VH1 Save the Music Foundation

 

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Research and Publications

Academic Atrophy: The Condition of Liberal Arts in America’s Public Schools

Arts Education: Trends in Public Policy Development and Implementation (September 2004)

Champions of Change: The Impact of Arts on Learning

Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development

Eloquent Evidence: Arts at the Core of Learning

Finding the Will and the Way to Make the Arts a Core Subject

No Subject Left Behind: A Guide to Arts Education Opportunities in the 2001 NCLB Act

Putting Arts Education Front and Center

The Progress of Education Reform 2004 / Arts in Education

RAND/Gift of the Muse

National Standards for Arts Education

 

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Illinois Creates Quarterly Newsletters

2006
November

August

May

February

 

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