Arts Education Partnership (
AEP), based in Washington, D.C.
1.a. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) -- quick federal update (also see agenda item #3 below for information on Florida's ESSA Draft Plan and the action you will be asked to take this month):
1.i. Quick overview of co-hort studies: Fine-Arts-Related Instruction's Influence on Academic Success 2013-2014 -- access PowerPoint here for your own review.
1.j. The Nation's Report Card (NAEP): Arts Assessment 2016, 8th grade in music and visual arts
2.e.Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) Fine Arts Contact:
Jennifer Infinger
Fine Arts Education Specialist
Bureau of Standards and Instructional Support
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 424
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
Phone: 850-245-0762
Jennifer.Infinger@fldoe.org
Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) Released Its Draft of Its ESSA State Plan for Public Input During July 2017 -- your specific action is requested before July 31. See below before you take action.
What do we recommend for arts education in Florida's ESSA Plan?
This task force will finalize our next steps and asks regarding Florida's ESSA Plan this week. Please pay attention this week and next for Action Alerts that will outline the specific easy steps we'll ask you to take to help secure stronger arts education references in Florida's ESSA Plan.
when the FLDOE first requested public input. None of the arts education policies we advocated for last summer are included in Florida's DRAFT ESSA Plan.
This is a partial list of arts education resources. We encourage you to do your own specific research related to arts education programs you're involved with in your own organizations and/or communities.
Contact Curtis Young at the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs for dates and details: 850-245-6337 or curtis.young@dos.myflorida.com
A Quick Look at the Final Analysis
of Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) 2017-2018 Grants Organized
by Organizations and Counties
6.a.List of All 2017-2018 DCA Qualified, Funded, Partially Funded, and
Not Funded Grant Amounts Organized by Applicants and Counties
6.b. Quick Look at Final
Analysis of 2017-2018 DCA Grants by Counties
6.c. After the statewide ESSA campaign this month, you'll receive directions on a statewide thank you campaign to Florida legislators and others who helped secure state appropriations for these DCA grants.
Updates and Action Requests on
National Arts and Culture Issues
7.a. National Endowment for Arts: On July 12, 2017, the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior proposed funding of $145 million for the
National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities in FY2018. Read more here.
