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

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

NC Arts Education Wiki

Race to the Top (RttT)

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

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

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

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State of the Arts: NC

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

NC Legislation 1985 Basic Education Program 2008 Joint Select Committee on Arts Education 2009 S66 and H S66 Arts Education Task Force H758 Arts Education Commission

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)

Comprehensive Arts Education

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

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

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:

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

Michelle Burrows | Director A+ Schools Program tel:

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

NC Statistical Profile ELEMENTARYMIDDLEHIGHTOTAL ClassesStudentsClassesStudentsClassesStudentsClassesStudents DANCE 80816, , , % 4.33% 2.86% 2.99% MUSIC 28,529590,6288,773179,2269,01795,78846,319865, % 54.56% 22.04% 59.85% THEATRE ARTS 83617,4921,40929,5792,59931,5834,84478, % 9.01% 7.27% 5.44% VISUAL ARTS 26,356547,6037,093140,0786,99988,48140,448776, % 42.65% 20.36% 53.66% FOLK ARTS (K-12) 00541, , % 0.36% 0.15% 0.13% COMMUNITY COLLEGE ARTS % 0.09% 0.03% SUBTOTALS56,5291,172,34518,034364,27219,989229,347 94,5521,765, % % 52.78% % TOTAL STUDENTS IN NC SCHOOLS 683, , ,524 1,446,390

Licensed Arts Educators in NC DanceMusicTheatre Arts Visual Arts Total , , , ,434,436 Students (ADM)

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.

State of the Arts: National News

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.

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

US Instruction Available in Elementary Arts Education Year Dance Music Theatre Arts Visual Arts %94%20%87% %94%4%83%

US Instruction Available in Secondary Arts Education Year Dance Music Theatre Arts Visual Arts %90%48%93% %91%45%89%

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

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

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

National Standards Media Arts Dance Music Theatre Arts Visual Arts

National Standards National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) Wiki:

Sharing/Questions

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

Future Directions/ Next Steps

CCSS/NCES Resources Wiki sites All areas: Arts Education: Online learning modules –

Opportunities HARRISON INTRODUCES NEW "CELEBRATE NC SCHOOLS" WEBSITE –

Implementing the Standards

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…

Contact Information Christie Lynch Ebert Arts Education Consultant and A+ Liaison Brenda Wheat Whiteman A+ Arts Education Specialist

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

High School Sequencing

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.

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.