1. NC Arts Education Leaders Webinar May 9, 2012 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Christie Lynch Ebert, Arts Education Consultant and A+ Liaison, NCDPI Brenda Wheat Whiteman, A+ Arts Education Specialist, NCDPI

2. TIPS Question box –Participants will be muted during the webinar unless presenting –Please use the question box –Questions monitored and answered in question box and/or at the end of webinar; you may also raise hand with questions Follow-up –Presenters online at conclusion of webinar –Email/phone –Presentation posted on Website

3. Let’s Take a Poll!

4. Where are you located? Eastern NC Piedmont/Central NC Western NC

5. What is your role?

6. NCDPI Summer Institutes

7. AGENDA RttT Updates State of the Arts: –National –State Sharing Questions/ Discussion Next Steps

8. NC Arts Education Wiki http://ances.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/

9. Race to the Top (RttT)

10. Arts Education RESA Trainings Region 4Southern PinesFebruary 16, 2012 Region 5ClemmonsMarch 8, 2012 Region 7WilkesboroMarch 9, 2012 Region 6CharlotteMarch 12, 2012 Region 3Chapel HillMarch 14, 2012 Region 2WallaceMarch 19, 2012 Region 1PlymouthMarch 20, 2012 Region 8CandlerMarch 26, 2012

11. Arts Education RESA Trainings Focus: –Connections 21 st Century Skills History and Culture Common Core State Standards for Literacy Information and Technology

12. Summer Institute 3 July 12-13, 2012 West Stokes High School Stokes County Summer Institute 5 July 19-20, 2012 JH Rose High School Pitt County Summer Institute 1 June 21-22, 2012 Enka High School Buncombe County Summer Institute 6 July 24-25, 2012 SanLee Middle School Lee County Summer Institute 4 July 17-18, 2012 Croatan High School Carteret County Summer Institute 2 July 10-11, 2012 Maiden High School Catawba County Schools

13. RttT Weekly Updates http://www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/updates/ To receive this update in a weekly email, contact: Michael.Yarbrough@dpi.nc.govMichael.Yarbrough@dpi.nc.gov 13

14. State of the Arts: NC

15. Policy and Legislation Basic Education Program (§ 115C-81) The NC Standard Course of Study Common Core State StandardsNC Essential Standards

16. NC Legislation 1985 Basic Education Program 2008 Joint Select Committee on Arts Education 2009 S66 and H149 2010 S66 Arts Education Task Force 2011-12 H758 Arts Education Commission

17. S66 Comprehensive Arts Education Arts Education –(arts as core, academic subjects) Arts Integration –(arts as a catalyst for learning across the curriculum) Arts Exposure –(exposure to arts experiences)

18. Comprehensive Arts Education

19. H758 Arts Education Commission Members House Appointment Dr. Assad Meymandi (Co-Chair) Rep. Linda P. Johnson Ms. Noelle Rhodes Scott Senate Appointment Dr. Linda M. Combs (Co-Chair) Sen. Peter Brunstetter Hon. James G. Martin Governor’s Appointment Rep. Becky Carney Ms. Noel Grady- Smith Mr. William E. Myers

20. H758: Arts Education CommissionArts Education Commission Duties 3 Meetings (February – April 2012) Final Report (May 1, 2012) –5 Findings/Recommendations –3 Legislative Proposals

21. H758: Arts Education CommissionArts Education Commission 1.Importance of Arts Education 2.Comprehensive Arts Education Task Force (Legislative Proposal 1) 3.Arts Education Graduation Requirement (Legislative Proposal 2) 4.Professional Development and Education in Arts Integration 5.Locally Driven Comprehensive Arts Education (Legislative Proposal 3) Visit: http://aplus.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/H758+Arts+Ed+Commissionhttp://aplus.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/H758+Arts+Ed+Commission

22. NCDPI Alignment and Support: A+ Schools Program Data Collection and Analysis Monitoring and Collaboration Professional Development

23. Michelle Burrows | Director A+ Schools Program michelle.burrows@ncdcr.gov tel: 919.807.6503 http://aplus-schools.ncdcr.gov/

24. Enrollment in Arts Education Courses, K-12 Dance2.99% Music59.85% Theatre Arts5.44% Visual Arts53.66% All Arts122.09%

25. NC Statistical Profile 2009-2010 ELEMENTARYMIDDLEHIGHTOTAL ClassesStudentsClassesStudentsClassesStudentsClassesStudents DANCE 80816,62270514,217122812442274143,281 2.43% 4.33% 2.86% 2.99% MUSIC 28,529590,6288,773179,2269,01795,78846,319865,642 86.43% 54.56% 22.04% 59.85% THEATRE ARTS 83617,4921,40929,5792,59931,5834,84478,654 2.56% 9.01% 7.27% 5.44% VISUAL ARTS 26,356547,6037,093140,0786,99988,48140,448776,162 80.13% 42.65% 20.36% 53.66% FOLK ARTS (K-12) 00541,17231650851,822 0.00% 0.36% 0.15% 0.13% COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARTS 0000115403115403 0.00% 0.09% 0.03% SUBTOTALS56,5291,172,34518,034364,27219,989229,347 94,5521,765,964 171.55% 110.90% 52.78% 122.09% TOTAL STUDENTS IN NC SCHOOLS 683,396 328,470 434,524 1,446,390

26. Licensed Arts Educators in NC DanceMusicTheatre Arts Visual Arts Total 171.43 2,597.67 345.66 2,101.22 5,215.98 1,434,436 Students (ADM)

27. Local Education Agency (LEA) Year Implemented Burke County Schools 1990 Columbus County Schools 1992 Newton Conover Schools 2007 Pitt County Schools* 2004 Rowan-Salisbury 2004 Local Arts Education Graduation Requirements * Pitt County has a Local School Board Policy (9.201) which calls for a comprehensive and sequential arts education, K-12, in addition to the local high school graduation requirement.

28. State of the Arts: National News

29. National Reports The Arts and Achievement in At-risk Youth: Findings From Four Longitudinal Studies (March 2012 – National Endowment for the Arts) At-risk teenagers or young adults with a history of intensive arts experiences show achievement levels closer to, and in some cases exceeding, the levels shown by the general population studied.

30. National Reports Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools: 1999-2000 and 2009- 2010 (April 2012 – US Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics) Contains Key Indicators for Arts Education in 2009-10 and comparisons with 1999-2000, where applicable.

31. US Instruction Available in Elementary Arts Education Year Dance Music Theatre Arts Visual Arts 1999- 2000 20%94%20%87% 2009- 2010 3%94%4%83%

32. US Instruction Available in Secondary Arts Education Year Dance Music Theatre Arts Visual Arts 1999- 2000 14%90%48%93% 2009- 2010 12%91%45%89%

33. Available now:  Crosswalks  Unpacking the Standards  I Can Statements by Content Area In development:  Graphic Organizers (available February 20, 2012)  Assessments  Formative: NC FALCON, ArtsFolio/Student Profile  Assessment Examples  Measures of Student Learning  Learning Progressions/Learning Maps  Terminologies  Other Tools http://www.artsedsearch.org

34. National Standards National Standards (1994) National effort underway for re-conceptualization of the standards

35. National Standards Evidence of Learning (by art form) Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Learning Standards Model Cornerstone Assessments ) Creating, Performing/Sharing, Responding, Connecting/Connections Components within each process Enduring UnderstandingsEssential Questions Overarching Framework Philosophical FoundationsLifelong Goals

36. National Standards Media Arts Dance Music Theatre Arts Visual Arts

37. National Standards National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) Wiki: https://nccas.wikispaces.com/Home https://nccas.wikispaces.com/Home

38. Sharing/Questions

39. Sharing Raise hand to be recognized and assume presenter status Name School System or Charter School State approximate number of arts teachers

40. Future Directions/ Next Steps

41. CCSS/NCES Resources Wiki sites All areas: http://www.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ http://www.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ Arts Education: http://ances.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ http://ances.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/ Online learning modules –http://center.ncsu.edu/nchttp://center.ncsu.edu/nc

42. Opportunities HARRISON INTRODUCES NEW "CELEBRATE NC SCHOOLS" WEBSITE –http://www.ncpublicschools.org/stateboard/.http://www.ncpublicschools.org/stateboard/

43. Implementing the Standards

44. Questions and Closing –Thank you for joining us! –This Webinar presentation will be posted on the Arts Education wiki site. –If you have feedback about the virtual meeting format, please let us know. Please feel free to log off when you are ready, or, stay and ask questions…

45. Contact Information Christie Lynch Ebert Arts Education Consultant and A+ Liaison christie.lynchebert@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3856 Brenda Wheat Whiteman A+ Arts Education Specialist brenda.whiteman@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3820

46. Course Coding Update Highlights: –Beginning, Intermediate, Proficient, Advanced courses in each discipline –Specialization by proficiency level in each discipline –AP and IB retain separate designations

47. High School Sequencing

48. Honors Policy: High School Proficiency Levels BeginningIntermediateProficient*Advanced* Standards are for students with no or limited K-8 progression in the arts education discipline (dance, music, theatre arts, or visual arts). Standards are for students who have had a complete K-8 progression or who have achieved beginning level standards in the discipline at the high school level. Standards are for students who have achieved intermediate level standards in the discipline at the high school level. Standards are for students who have achieved proficient level standards in the discipline at the high school level. Students who take coursework at the Proficient or Advanced levels are applying their skills and understandings in increasingly sophisticated, complex, and challenging ways.

49. Honors Policy Highlights: –Recommendations taken to State Board in February 2012 –Expected Action in March 2012 –Recommendation is for proficient and advanced courses in dance, music, theatre arts, and visual arts to receive honors credit of 1 point.