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May 28, 2005
Goal 1 – Statewide Arts Education Survey
Building on the survey information from the original Mapping Project, a new state-wide survey of every school will be developed and implemented by the New Jersey Department of Education, in conjunction with the project partners, to measure arts education programs and their impact throughout the state. The project will be modeled after the successful World Languages survey which had 100% participation by the public schools. Included in the survey will be qualitative measures (arts education policies, instruction, etc.) as well as quantitative measures (student participation, enrollment, teachers, certification, etc). This will provide the community with the first complete “snapshot” of the actual level of access, equity and quality of programs between schools and communities across the state.
The 1996-98 Mapping Project survey instruments will be used as a point of departure to ensure prior data gathered will be able to be compared to the new information generated by the Census. In addition, a review of survey instruments from other states will be conducted to assist in the creation of the best possible instrument for this project and to help frame questions usable across state lines.
The survey will be conducted from April 3 through April 30, 2006 with all 2408 schools across the 619 school districts in the state of New Jersey. The estimated population covered by the survey is 1.3 million students. In addition, a separate survey of non-profit arts education providers will provide information regarding the use of these services inside the school setting and the specific schools engaging these services.
Posted by musicforall at May 28, 2005 2:04 PM
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This is something that is no secret, the arts raises reading and math scores.The DOE of New Jersey should also look at the success stories of two young women from New Jersey(One from Bergen County and One from Camden County) that were selected to be apart of the 2005 ROSE BOWL PARADE.The documentary that I filmed of these two young women shows not only Famous educators/Musicians speaking on the arts,It also gives insight from a childs perspective of how the arts helped them deal with life's obstacles,and how they were inspired to be apart of the Oldest parade in United States history.Not bad for two young women from New Jersey.This documentary is one for the ARTS/EDUCATORS,PARENTS AND CHILDREN.
Posted by: Dennis at May 7, 2006 10:01 AM