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How is my school ’ s creative schools certification determined ? phase 2 arts liaison answers five questions

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 fulltime-equivalent ( FTE ) arts instructors .

0 FTE 0.5 FTE

1 FTE 1 FTE / 350 STUDENTS

BUDGET Does the school dedicate funding to the arts ?

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Do instructors have arts-specific PD 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 ?

DISCIPLINES AND DEPTH Number of disciplines offered and number of levels per discipline .

0 or 1 DISCIPLINES OFFERED

2 DISCIPLINES OFFERED

3 DISCIPLINES OFFERED

3 + DISCIPLINES OFFERED

PARENT / COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Does the school have exhibits , performances , or volunteer opportunities for students , parents , and the community ?

Calculate Final Category

CATEGORY 5 CATEGORY 4 CATEGORY 3 CATEGORY 2 CATEGORY 1

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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 .

PHASE

1 + 0