1. A+ WELCOMES 5 NEW SCHOOLS!! Global Scholars Academy, Durham County Artspace Charter, Buncombe County Meadow View ES, Onslow County Chadbourn ES, Columbus County Sheep-Harney ES, Pasquotank County

2.  5 NEW SCHOOLS AND 18 RETURNING SCHOOLS  16 SITES  OVER 800 EDUCATORS  75% RECEIVED SOME FUNDING FROM A+ IN ORDER TO ATTEND  VARIED FROM 1 DAY – 5 DAYS SUMMER STATS

3.  UNDERSTANDING THE NEW COMMON CORE AND ESSENTIAL STANDARDS  CONNECTING ARTS STANDARDS TO NON- ARTS STANDARDS  DEEPENING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT  CONNECTING WITH REVISED BLOOMS AND 21 ST CENTURY SKILLS  REFLECTING ON COLLABORATIVE PROCESSES SUMMER FOCUS

4. Principal Magazine – Champion Creatively Active Children Insert Columbus County Hosts A+ Discussion Forum Budding Partnerships with Crayola; P21; VIF International Education; SECCA; The Phillips Collection; NC Wolftrap NC Education Summit A+ IN THE NEWS

5. FROM THE ARTS COMMISSION REPORT The Commission recognizes that the nationally recognized, research-based A+ Schools Program serves as a model for whole-school reform with arts instruction central to student learning and integrated throughout the curriculum, and that A+ teachers should be used as resources and consultants within schools and across local administrative units (LEAs).

6. A+ VOICES – Bill Clinton “[A+] is, as far as I can determine, the only strategy, given our current resource constraints and all the problems families in America are having keeping body and soul together, that has a reasonable chance of giving every kid in this country a chance to live up to his or her God given ability”.

7. We need diversity [in the way we reach children] in our schools, and A+ is a wonderful example of this. A+ VOICES – Jim Hunt

8. The A+ Schools Program has been vital in re-establishing a positive culture of learning at our school. Our kids are smiling! You can ’ t qualify that with numbers but you feel it the moment you walk into the school. A+ VOICES – Nick Harvey

10. A+ WEBSITE & FACEBOOK andTWITTER https://twitter.com/AplusSchoolsNC http://aplus-schools.ncdcr.gov/ www.facebook.com/aplusnc

11.  School self-assessment, goal setting and planning  Continued support with CC&ES connections: whole staff PD, demo teaching, one-on-one coaching and lesson analysis  Re-connecting with less engaged schools; Increased networking across all schools  Exploring NC Teacher Evaluation Tool, Schools and Classroom Expectations and A+ Walk-throughs  Continued reflection and support in collaborative processes  Data collection and analysis 2012-2013 A+ Network Focus

12. Christie Lynch Ebert Arts Education Consultant and A+ Liaison christie.lynchebert@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3856 Brenda Wheat Whiteman A+ Arts Education Specialist brenda.whiteman@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3820 NC Department of Public Instruction Division of K-12 Curriculum and Instruction K-12 Programs Section Arts Education DPI SUPPORT FOR A+

13. Michelle Burrows | Director A+ Schools Program michelle.burrows@ncdcr.gov tel: 919.807.6503