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GOAL 5 — DATA-DRIVEN DECISIONS
Build a sustainable system infrastructure to track, analyze, and disseminate standardized data on
arts instruction and programming.
A new version of Ingenuity’s artlook ® Map continues to collect and disseminate data on the arts in
schools, as well as community arts offerings. artlook ® will integrate the Arts Partner Standards of
Practice as a resource for continuous improvement in “quality” partnerships. Currently, the arts are
included on the School Report Card through the Creative Schools Certification, and efforts to include
other arts indicators in the Every Student Succeeds Act and the School Quality Rating score are
in progress.
A B
Create a system to
track elementary-
school-level arts data. Include the arts on
Measure reach,
measures of school
implementation, and
success (e.g. principal
effectiveness outcomes
evaluations) and in
of arts partnerships, so
internal tracking
schools can determine
mechanisms (e.g.
“quality” partnerships.
staffing, courses, and
additional benchmarks).
C
D
Integrate the arts
into the school
scorecard with
multiple indicators,
FAQs, an information
portal, and a
summary of data.
GOAL 6 — ACROSS ALL PRIORITIES
Ensure adequate and sustainable arts education funding is equitably distributed across the district
and additional funds are available to support arts innovation and school action plans.
Funding from the Creative Schools Fund and the district has become an important part of how
schools plan and budget for arts education alongside their other priorities each year. CPS has made
the commitment to take ownership of the Arts Essentials grant fund established and previously run
through Ingenuity’s Creative Schools Fund, which fulfills recommendation B.
A B C D
Require each school
to maintain a budget
for the arts set at a
minimum percent of
each school’s overall
budget or a per-pupil
or per-art formula. Establish a district fund
to provide all schools
with adequate material
and resources. Create an external
Arts Expansion and
Alignment Fund
to support schools
directly for external
partnerships that are
in addition to certified
arts staff. Develop and maintain
external funding
streams via previously
untapped sources
such as corporate and
public donation.
PROGRESS REPORT | 2016–17