ADOPT-A-SCHOOL APPLICATION QUESTIONNAIRE

 

 

*Schools entering the second year of their adoption do not need to complete this questionnaire.

 

 

All schools wishing to be considered for the Adopt-A-School program should complete the following questionnaire.  This questionnaire is required of schools who are new to the program, as well as those who have completed a two-year adoption with an arts organization, and would like to continue in the program with another artist or arts organization.  All schools must include a signed copy of the Adopt-A-School Application to be considered for the next school year.

 

 

Please answer the following questions completely.  Your responses will be evaluated by a panel of artists and teachers to determine your school’s potential for success with Adopt-A-School.  It is helpful to submit typed responses on a separate sheet(s) of paper.  Applications are due to the Art Links office by April 30.  Your school will be notified of your application status by May, 31.  

 

1)           Explain any programs or activities your school is currently implementing that involves:

a)     Integrated learning across subject areas

b) Standards as a basis for planning and evaluation.

 

2)           List three reasons why your school would be a successful partner with an arts organization.

 

3)           What arts experiences have the students in your school had over the past three years that would help prepare them for a program like Adopt-A-School?

 

4)           Describe your Adopt-A-School team in terms of grade levels, subject areas, teaming and strengths.

 

5)           Write an example of a lesson or unit plan that involves: two standards from your district’s approved curriculum, two different subject areas, a related arts activity.   Choose the grade level this lesson would target, and include that in the plan as well.

 

 

 

Return this completed questionnaire, along with your team’s signed Adopt-A-School Application to: Laura Stewart at Art Links, P.O. Box 5381, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45201-5381.   Completed applications can also be faxed with a cover sheet to Art Links at (513) 363-0094 or send via CPS pony to Art Links c/o Laura Stewart.