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CREATIVE SCHOOLS CERTIFICATION RUBRIC
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS RUBRIC
Creative Schools
Categories
 C
 ategory 1
Excelling
 C
 ategory 2
Strong
 C
 ategory 3
Developing
 C
 ategory 4
Emerging
 C
 ategory 5
Incomplete Data
HOW IS MY SCHOOL’S CREATIVE SCHOOLS CERTIFICATION DETERMINED?
Each school’s Arts Liaison completes a survey that inventories the
arts education programming assets within the school. Responses are
then used to determine the school’s Creative Schools Category.
PHASE 1— Arts Liaison enters preliminary criteria
Staffing—Ratio of arts instructors to students and number of full-time-
equivalent (FTE) arts instructors.
 0 FTE |  0.5 FTE |  1 FTE |  1 FTE/350 students
Minutes of Instruction—Average minutes of instruction per week
throughout the school year.
 44 min and below |  45–89 min |  90–119 min |  120+ min
Access—Percentage of grade levels having access to art classes.
 49% and below |  50–79% |  80–99% |  100%
PHASE 2— Arts Liaison answers five questions
Budget—Does the school dedicate funding to the arts?
Professional Development—Do instructors have arts-specific
professional development during the school year?
Arts Integration—Does the school utilize arts integration strategies?
Partnerships—Does the school collaborate with at least one external
community arts partner?
Parent/Community Engagement—Does the school have exhibits,
performances, or volunteer opportunities for students, parents,
and the community?
CALCULATE FINAL CATEGORY
If a school answers YES to three or more Phase 2 questions, it keeps its
score from Phase 1. This is its final Category Rating.
If a school answers NO to three or more Phase 2 questions, it must add one
to its Phase 1 score. This becomes its final Category Rating.
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