Ingenuity State of the Arts Progress Report 2015-2016 | Page 11

elementary schools are categorized based on staffing access high schools are categorized based on minutes of instruction In addition, the data Ingenuity collects from the arts organizations that partner with CPS schools help to provide a snapshot of those partnerships. The report explores the nature and distribution of these partnerships and how they have changed over time. The report concludes with an overview of two elements of CPS’ arts education environment that are not directly connected to the data used to calculate the school ratings: the funding environment for the arts in CPS and an overall assessment of progress on the CPS Arts Education Plan. To provide a picture of the funding environment for arts education in CPS, Ingenuity collected data from the funding community, including prominent private and corporate philanthropic funders of arts education, and from the district. A summary of the findings from these data is presented, staffing introduction Primary Components of the Creative Schools Certification disciplines and depth followed by a discussion of the progress that has been made toward implementation of the Plan. Of the Plan’s 36 recommendations, some have clearly been implemented, while others are in progress or describe efforts that will require ongoing attention and cannot be understood as being “achieved” at a particular point in time. The report would not be possible without the work done by the hundreds of Arts Liaisons*, CPS teachers, community arts partners, and funders who contribute to positive institutional change toward a quality arts education for every CPS student. Ingenuity is grateful for their support in the critical mission of bringing the arts to every student, in every grade, in every Chicago public school. *Refer to Glossary 11