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[Letter from Marvin E. Edwards to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, May 3, 1990]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Marvin E. Edwards, General Superintendent of Dallas ISD, to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In regards to NTIEVA, for extending an opportunity for Edwards employees of Dallas to attend the discipline-based art education (DBAE) workshop. Edwards writes that their program looks beneficial in expanding the teachers art strategies, however, due to budgeting concerns they are unable to participate this y… more
Date: May 3, 1990
Creator: Edwards, Marvin E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter to Chad Woolery, March 3, 1993]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Chad Woolery, Deputy Superintendent for Dallas ISD. In regards of Janice Wiggins, Visual Arts Special, Dallas Public Schools and her contract with North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, hoping that she could be under an extended contract through June 14 - 25, 1993 to finish work she has started with three of her art specialists in planning the 1993… more
Date: March 3, 1993
Creator: Davis, Donald Jack & McCarter, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Memorandum from Jack Davis to Linus Wright, December 8, 1986]

Description: Photocopy of a memorandum from Jack Davis, Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, to Linus Wright, Dallas ISD. Thanking Wright for his prompt response and letter of support of Dallas ISD participating as a consortium member in the planning a grant proposal, to be sent to the Getty Center for the Arts in Education. Davis is enclosing a copy of the proposal for Wright, which has already been submitted to the Getty. The Getty proposal not present with memorandum.
Date: December 8, 1986
Creator: Davis, Donald Jack
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Bill McCarter to Harriet Laney, May 8, 1992]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Harriet Laney. The letter is forwarded of the one McCarter had sent to Janice Wiggins. McCarter mentions that Janice Wiggins appears to have excessive demands by the district, and he would like to discuss options of relieving Wiggins of some of her responsibilities.
Date: May 8, 1992
Creator: McCarter, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Alfred F. Hurley to Linus Wright, June 1, 1987]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Alfred F. Hurley, Chancellor of North Texas State University, to Linus Wright, Superintendent of Dallas ISD. North Texas State University has recently received a planning grant from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts, an operating program of the J. Paul Getty Trust, to plan for the establishment of North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts "North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts,". Hurley writes that they appreciated Wrigh… more
Date: June 1, 1987
Creator: Hurley, Alfred F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Chad Woolery to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, November 23, 1993]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Chad Woolery, General Superintendent, Dallas ISD, to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Woolery starts the letter by stating Dallas ISD's commitment to NTIEVA and that Site Coordinator for DISD, Janice Wiggins will contribute 10% of her time during the 1993-1994 calendar year to activities related to staff development and efforts of discipline-based art education programs. Attached in the letter ar… more
Date: November 23, 1993
Creator: Woolery, Chad
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Marvin E. Edwards to Bill McCarter, February 7, 1992]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Marvin E. Edwards, General Superintendent, Dallas ISD, to Bill McCarter, co-director for North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Thanking McCarter for his letter of January 10, 1992 requesting the attendance of Janice Wiggins, Visual Arts Specialist for the DISD at the National Art Education Association Conference, which Edwards is pleased to have her participate in the DBAE report. Edwards also is in support of the discipline-based approach to teachin… more
Date: February 7, 1992
Creator: Edwards, Marvin E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Nancy Cason to Very Brooks-Ray, April 29, 1990]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Nancy Cason, project coordinator of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts to Dr. Vera Brooks-Ray, Assistant Superintendent for Dallas ISD. Cason writes that she and Bill McCarter enjoyed meeting up with Brooks and Janice Wiggins to discuss the goals for the DISD students. Cason she has also spoken with Marjorie King and mentioned how King was helpful in explaining Dallas's reading initiative program. Canson hopes that Wiggins will be able to participa… more
Date: April 29, 1990
Creator: Cason, Nancy
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Bill McCarter to Gail Davitt, September 25, 1995]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Gail Davit. In regards of scheduling a two-week summer institute at the Dallas Museum of Art teachers in the Dallas Independent School District. McCarter is hoping that the DMA could provide a laboratory for the fellows to have a "capstone" experience that would benefit the DMA, NTIEVA, DISD and the Marcus Foundation from such a collaboration. An issue McCarter addresses is findin… more
Date: September 25, 1995
Creator: McCarter, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Bill Cormack to Bill McCarter, February 13, 1996]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Bill Cormack, Director of Fine Arts for Dallas Public Schools to Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. In regards to McCarter's letter of January 16. Cormack writes that they appreciates McCarter's offer to match funds for training the teachers at the DMA, however the money from the district has not been budgeted for that purpose so Cormack declines the invitation.
Date: February 13, 1996
Creator: Cormack, Bill
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Leilani Lattin Duke to Jack Davis, June 28, 1994]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Leilani Lattin Duke, director of the Getty Center to Jack Davis, co-director of NTIEVA, in regards to the articles from the Dallas Morning News, Davis had sent prior. Duke writes that she is pleased to see that the Dallas schools are adding seventeen more art and music teachers to their elementary schools and wonders if Dallas ISD is open to the DBAE program, discipline-based art education.
Date: June 28, 1994
Creator: Duke, Leilani Lattin
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, to Linus Wright, June 26, 1987]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Linus Wright, Superintendent of Dallas ISD. Davis and McCarter regret that Wright was unable to join them for the executive briefing on the North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, "North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts" (NTIEVA), Wednesday, June 19. Following the briefing was an all-day workshop, Friday, June 21 which was a… more
Date: June 26, 1987
Creator: Davis, Donald Jack & McCarter, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Bill McCarter to Raymond Nasher, May 9 1990]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Raymond Nasher, The Nasher Company. Mentioning a meeting, that Nasher chaired on, which energized the entire faculty and how disappointed McCarter is, because of scheduling conflicts, that Nasher will be unable to participate in the leadership retreat scheduled for June 1. McCarter also mentions literature that he forwarded to Nasher and hopes the he understands the enthusiasm for… more
Date: May 9, 1990
Creator: McCarter, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Cassandra Broadus to Esther Livingston, January 7, 1991]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Cassandra Broadus, to Esther Livingston, teacher at T.D. Marshall Elementary School. Broadus has gifted Livingston overhead transparencies to be used in Livingston's transportation unit curriculum. The transparencies include, Winslow Homer's Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) and other similar subjects for the elementary school children. Broadus ends the letter by suggesting a class visitation to correlate a lesson plan for the children in arts and language.
Date: January 7, 1991
Creator: Broadus, Cassandra
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Janice Wiggins to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, January 9, 1996]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Janice Wiggins, Visual Arts Specialist for the Dallas Public Schools, to Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Wiggins writes that Dallas ISD will be unable to continue their participation in the extension of the Getty grant for the 1995-1996 school years, due to time consideration and budgeting. However, there might be a possibility for participation for the 1997-1998 school year if they're able to pick … more
Date: January 9, 1996
Creator: Wiggins, Janice
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Cassandra Broadus to Anne Sears, March 7 1991]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Cassandra Broadus, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Anne Sears, teacher at T.D. Marshall Learning Center. Broadus has given Sears lesson plans from Kay Alexander's Learning to Look and Create: The SPECTRA Series. Broadus writes that the art curriculum offers numerous ideas for correlating activities with concepts and addresses interdisciplinary curriculum ideas, highlighting some important introductory lesson plans that Broadus believes will … more
Date: March 7, 1991
Creator: Broadus, Cassandra
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Bill McCarter to Chad Woolery, November 11, 1994]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Bill Cormack, Superintendent of Dallas ISD. McCarter writes that from the point of view of NTIEVA, there has been new energy and focus from Woolery's good words from their panel, TASA/TASB. It gave NTIEVA them insight into the leadership Woolery is providing. McCarter also writes that they appreciate Dr. Skinner and Bill Cormack, who have proven themselves as able spokespersons fo… more
Date: November 11, 1994
Creator: McCarter, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Bill McCarter to Howard Dunn, May 3, 1990]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Howard Dunn, Director Fine Arts for Dallas ISD. In regards of Dallas participation in the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. McCarter writes that after reviewing their budget they have found that they will be able to fund one team from DISD for the first year at the Institute. After that one year they are going to discuss the re-entry of Dallas into the five … more
Date: May 3, 1990
Creator: McCarter, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Bill McCarter and Nancy Cason to Janice Wiggins, May 8, 1990]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter and Nancy Cason, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Janice Wiggins, Dallas ISD. Iin regards of Dallas' participation in the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. McCarter and Cason write that after reviewing their budget they have found that they will be able to fund one team from DISD at 100% for the first year at the Institute, yet after one year they are unsure that they'll be able to get more funding from the… more
Date: May 8, 1990
Creator: McCarter, William & Cason, Nancy
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Bill McCarter to Bill Cormack, Janice Wiggins and Chris Thomason, July 28, 1995]

Description: Photocopy of a summary letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Bill Cormack, Janice Wiggins and Chris Thomason. Regarding a meeting that fell on June 22, 1995, notably, the participation of Dallas ISD in future activities with the Institute. McCarter starts the letter with the proposal of a new time frame for the Institute activities, and mentions how the meeting brought up the ideas of having all-day Saturday sessions. However, McCar… more
Date: July 28, 1995
Creator: McCarter, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter to Chad Woolery, April 29, 1993]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis and Bill McCarter, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Char Woolery, Acting Superintendent for Dallas ISD. Davis and McCarter start the letter by congratulating Woolery on his new position as Acting Superintendent, giving him well wishes for the extremely important position. However, Davis and McCarter continue stating they are not thrilled with the principals participation in activities during the Summer Institutes. S… more
Date: April 29, 1993
Creator: Davis, Donald Jack & McCarter, William
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Bill McCarter and Nancy Cason to Chad Woolery, September 27, 1991]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter and Nancy Cason, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Chad Woolery, Deputy Superintendent of Dallas ISD. Appreciating the concern shown by the DISD's administration and the school board about preserving the visual arts program in Dallas Public Schools. McCarter and Cason write that Dallas is one of six consortium districts participating in the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, NTIEVA, program. NTIEVA provides i… more
Date: September 27, 1991
Creator: McCarter, William & Cason, Nancy
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Chad Woolery to Bill McCarter, Jack Davis and Nancy Reynolds, May 10, 1994]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Chad Woolery, General Superintendent of Dallas ISD, to Bill McCarter, Jack Davis and Nancy Reynolds, North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. Thanking McCarter and co., for his invitation to a special Administrators Day at the Dallas Museum of Art, however, Woolery is concerned that there are only five of the Dallas I.S.D. areas being represented in the group of invitee and that within his letter he asks the area directors to ensure that all ten areas a… more
Date: May 10, 1994
Creator: Woolery, Chad
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Jack Davis to Linus Wright, May 1, 1987]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Jack Davis, Vice Provost of North Texas State University, to Linus Wright, Superintendent for Dallas ISD. Davis is happy to share with Wright a copy of a letter to the Getty Center for Education in the Arts for the North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, "North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts" (NTIEVA), which has been funded. Davis writes that they will begin work immediately to get the steering committee organized and to get … more
Date: May 1, 1987
Creator: Davis, Donald Jack
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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