ArtsNOW has three National Teaching and Learning Lab Schools for research and dissemination of results.  All three of these schools receive ongoing support from ArtsNOW and the Music in Education National Consortium in incorporating the arts throughout the curriculum.  Results are continually measured, and leveraged not just to demonstrate the effectiveness of ArtsNOW teaching strategies, but also to continually enrich the ideas we provide for educators throughout Georgia.

Learn more about ArtsNOW’s National Teaching and Learning Lab Schools and the results they are achieving:

Auburn Elementary (Barrow County Schools)

• 2009-2010 school-wide scores reflected a 5% gain in reading, a 4% gain in language arts and a 7% gain in math
• Significant decline in discipline referrals
•  Selected as one of the Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals 2010 "School Bell Awards” for implementation of innovative programs.
• Digital portfolio with documentation of teacher and student growth has been created by the Music in Education National Consortium

Hickory Hills Elementary Arts Academy (Marietta City Schools)

• 2009-10 Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) reflected school-wide scores of a 12.5% growth in math vs.prior year
• English Language Learners experienced 21% gains in math, and students in the economically disadvantaged subgroup improved by 12.5%.
• Presented with a Title I monetary award in 2008-09 for closing the achievement gap between economically disadvantaged and non-economically disadvantaged students in both reading and math
• Marietta City School System recognized by Georgia as the Title I Distinguished School System for Medium-sized Districts, with Hickory Hills as their identified school to share this honor
• Digital portfolio with documentation of teacher and student growth has been created by the Music in Education National Consortium

JC Magill Elementary (Gwinnett County Public Schools)

• Beginning its first year of implementation in 2011 with a focus on integrating math and music
• Administrative team has already documented decreased discipline referrals and increased attendance rates
• Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) plans for Magill to be a professional development site, disseminating best practices in authentic arts integration through ArtsNOW
• Administration has recorded evidence of improved quality-plus teaching strategies, as well as student and parent perceptions of authentic arts-integration