DATE:
September 6, 2017
TO:
Elementary Principals
FROM:
Laura Finlinson, Administrator, Curriculum/Staff Development
Norman Emerson, Instructional Support Services/Fine Arts Consultant
SUBJECT:
JSD-Arts Representatives for 2017-18
This year we will continue to have two District Arts Representatives (DARTS) represent your school throughout the 2017-18 school year. We have appreciated the work of past DARTS representatives and how they have helped strengthen arts instruction in your schools. Meaningful progress toward a greater level of arts integration has been made, and we wish this to continue.
The newly-revised Utah Fine Arts Core Standards will be the focus of our DARTS meetings this year. The USBE designated the 2017-2018 school year for full implementation of the new core, and the DARTS meetings will be important component of the implementation process.
Please assign at least two teachers to serve as your school’s DARTS representatives by either selecting a grade-level team, or two teachers from different grade levels. The DARTS representatives will meet once a month for two hours to learn and collaborate. Teachers will be paid at the in-service rate.
Please provide the names of your choices for the JSD-Arts Team for the 2017-18 school year by September 15, 2017.
Please fill out and return the information below (or send via email) to Verlene Jensen in the Instructional Support Services Department by September 15, 2017.
School:_______________________________________________________________________________
Principal:_____________________________________________________________________________
DARTS Team Member #1: ____________________________________________________________
DARTS Team Member #2:_____________________________________________________________
