Administrators indicate that the curriculum in their schools is improved as a result of the Arts Are Basic program. Multiple evaluations are conducted with all personnel involved throughout the Arts Are Basic year. These evaluations are assessed each year and program adjustments are made as deemed appropriate. Are Basic school is a commitment to two full years of participation. The first year involves teachers attending the two-week summer workshop and having each teacher teach a unit of study per semester in the following school year.
Arts Are Basic teachers returning for a second year attend a one-week summer workshop.
Returning teachers are only required to teach one unit of study during the second school year. However, we continue to encourage one unit per semester as most beneficial for students. Basic program, they continue to maintain the status of an Arts Are Basic school. Active status continues as long as the school team teaches one unit of study per year. We recommend that no more than two years pass without teachers returning to the summer workshop for a one-week refresher course.