Arts in Education - Community Consortium Evaluation

Evaluator Dr. Michael Sikes in A Mosaic of Knowledge: An Evaluation of The Community Consortium Grants Program, 2001-2002 (PDF), reports that the program is deepening standards-based education, building local partnerships, meeting community needs, building local intellectual capital, bringing about significant improvement in the use of data, building sustainability, and reflecting national trends.

Further evidence of the success of this grant program can be found in Improving Washington's Schools: An Evaluation of The Community Consortium Grants Program, 2003-2004 (PDF), Dr. Sikes' evaluation of the 2003-04 programs.

Case Study
To assist developing consortia, the AIE Program contracted with Dr. Rebecca Severeide to study two exceptionally structured rural consortia funded through the program. Read the Executive Summary of the Pend Oreille and the Vashon Island Arts Education Community Consortia (PDF) studies to learn the organizational and educational philosophies that led to their success.

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