NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

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• NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
• About No Child Left Behind
• F.R.S.S. N.A.E.P.
• NCLB doesnt just suck.
• Making Change
• A million people
• Influencing local policy
• What to go for
• Money
• April 2008

www.AmericansForTheArts.org/ArtsEducation
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• Fast Response Survey System (FRSS)
• National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

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NCLB doesnt just suck.

• www.AmericansForTheArts.org/ArtsEducation/NCLB

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A million people make a million decisions every
day that determine your childs education.
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Most of them are local.
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School Boards

• Adopt a policy
• Allocate funds
• Request a status report

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Influencing Local Policy

• The single most critical factor in sustaining
  arts education in their schools is the active
  involvement of influential segments of the
  community in shaping and implementing the
  policies and programs of the district.

Source Gaining the Arts Advantage
http//www.aep-arts.org/publications
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• Leadership

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groups.google.com
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Things to go for

• Hire certified arts teachers
• Train teachers (standards-based)
• Train administrators

Source California Alliance for Arts Education
www.artsed411.org
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• There is money.