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INTRODUCTION
CPS ARTS
EDUCATION PLAN
The Chicago Public Schools
Arts Education Plan 2012-2015:
Bringing the Arts to Every Child in Every School
The CPS Arts Education Plan was formulated in 2012 with the input of
numerous public and private sector stakeholders, including CPS district
leaders, principals, instructors, students, parents, and community arts
partners, as well as higher education and philanthropic leaders. Incorporating
their policy and program recommendations, the Chicago Board of Education
passed a resolution adopting the Plan in November 2012.
The Plan is structured as a series of recommendations distributed
among six major goals that cover: 4
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THE CREATIVE
SCHOOLS
INITIATIVE
INGENUITY | STATE OF THE ARTS
1 Policy
2 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
3 Capacity Building
4 Partnerships
5 Data-Driven Decisions
6 Funding
As the Plan was launched, stakeholders widely acknowledged that
such an ambitious effort would require a broad-based and multi-
faceted approach that recognized the complexity of expanding the
arts infrastructure in Chicago and bringing the arts to all CPS students.
The Creative Schools Initiative was created to help turn the vision
outlined in the Plan into a reality. Designed with Ingenuity’s support,
the Creative Schools Initiative was set in motion to develop strong
district-level policy and guidance, as well as school-level technical
support, to promote growth in arts instruction.
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See page 64 for the full listing of recommendations and progress to date on