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THE ARTS IN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Arts integration is an approach that incorporates the arts into other core
curricula in order to address learning objectives in both subjects. In the
first three years of the survey, schools’ use of arts integration increased
from 82 percent in 2012–13 to 91 percent in 2014–15, where it has held
steady for the past two years.
The most frequently reported arts assets were community arts partnerships
and parent and community engagement, both over 95 percent. These two
measures have remained steadily high over all five years of the survey.
Schools with at least one arts partner ranged from 95 to 97 percent, and
schools with parent and community engagement ranged from 96 to 98
percent over the five years of data collection.
A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAN HIGH SCHOOLS REPORTED
HAVING THE FIVE CREATIVE SCHOOLS CERTIFICATION ARTS ASSETS
 E
 lementary Schools
  High Schools
Has arts
professional
development
Uses arts
integration
strategies
Has at least one
arts partner
Has parent &
community
engagement
INGENUITY | STATE OF THE ARTS
91%
87%
Has a
dedicated arts
budget
79%
67%
91%
88%
98%
93%
97%
90%