This report chronicles the development of a written compendium of commonly used policies, procedures, and references for use by the visual arts teachers of a fine and performing arts department in a large county-wide school district. The compendium was researched, written, and correlated with shared vision, mission, and purpose statements that…

Research has revealed that art is an important but neglected part of every child's educational experience. To help alleviate this neglect, a practicum was conducted to plan, implement, and evaluate an art curriculum for a selected group of first-grade children. Twenty children participated in a 4-month program that focused on awareness of body…