TIMELINE
This video, created to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of A+, provides a quick overview of the timeline of A+ and how it has grown since its inception in North Carolina in 1995.
A+ Schools of North Carolina reinvigorated by North Carolina Arts Council
Arkansas A+ Schools reinvigorated by Thea Foundation with support of Oklahoma A+ Schools
NATIONAL A+ SCHOOLS TIMELINE
Oklahoma A+ Schools initiated with support of A+ Schools of North Carolina
"Tilling the Soil” – The idea and creation of the A+ Schools
North Carolina A+ Schools program evaluation released - "The Arts and Education Reform: Lessons from a Four-Year Evaluation of the A+ Schools Program", a seven part evaluation report and executive summary
1993
1995
2000
2001
2002
2003
2005
Michigan pilots two A+ schools with Support of A+ Schools of North Carolina
A+ Schools National Conference: "Frog Ballet: The Art & Science of School Reform"
Iowa pilots one A+ school with the support of A+ Schools of North Carolina
2010
National A+ Schools Consortium presentation at the White House for the National Endowment for the Arts, President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities and the U.S. Department of Education
Louisiana A+ Schools initiated by George Rodrigue Foundation with support of Oklahoma A+ Schools
Texas pilots two A+ schools with the support of A+ Schools of North Carolina
Alabama pilots two A+ schools with the support of A+ Schools of North Carolina
2012
2015
2016
2017
2020
2019
A+ Schools begins in North Carolina with 25 urban, suburban and rural, PK-12th grade schools across the state
Arkansas A+ Schools initiated with support of A+ Schools of North Carolina
Formation of National A+ Consortium and Tri-State A+ Schools Network
South Dakota pilots two A+ schools with support of South Dakotans for the Arts and A+ Schools of North Carolina
A+ Essentials created by North Carolina A+ administrators, teachers, and Fellows
A+ Schools of North Carolina reinvigorated by North Carolina Arts Council
Arkansas A+ Schools reinvigorated by Thea Foundation in support of Oklahoma A+ Schools
A+ Schools will celebrate its 25th Anniversary
Africa A+ Schools initiated in Cape Town, South Africa with the support of Standard Bank and Oklahoma A+ Schools
Kansas pilots A+ Schools with the support of Kansas Alliance for Arts Education and Oklahoma A+ Schools
A+ Schools celebrates 20 Years with a National Conference in Durham, NC
Bern, Switzerland pilots one A+ school with the support of A+ Schools of North Carolina
A+ Essentials revised by NASC leadership and state A+ networks