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 PUBLIC LAW 106-533—NOV. 22, 2000 114 STAT. 2547 "(4) demonstrate how community involvement in the creation and implementation of arts policies enriches the schools; "(5) recognize school administrators and faculty who provide quality arts education to students; "(6) acknowledge schools that provide professional development opportunities for their teachers; "(7) create opportunities for students to experience the relationship between early participation in the arts and developing the life skills necessary for future personal and professional success; "(8) increase, encourage, and ensure comprehensive, sequential arts learning for all students; and "(9) expand student access to arts education in schools in every community. "(b) DUTIES. — "(1) SCHOOL AWARDS. — The Board shall— "(A) make annual awards to elementary schools and secondary schools in the States in accordance with criteria established under subparagraph (B), which awards— "(i) shall be of such design and materials as the Board may determine, including a well-designed certificate or a work of art, designed for the awards event by an appropriate artist; and "(ii) shall be reflective of the dignity of Congress; "(B) establish criteria required for a school to receive the award, and establish such procedures as may be necessary to verify that the school meets the criteria, which criteria shall include criteria requiring— "(i) that the school— "(I) provides comprehensive, sequential arts learning; and "(II) integrates the arts throughout the curriculum in subjects other than the arts; and "(ii) 3 of the following: "(I) that the community serving the school is actively involved in shaping and implementing the arts policies and programs of the school; "(II) that the school principal supports the policy of arts education for all students; "(III) that arts teachers in the school are encouraged to learn and grow in mastery of their art form as well as in their teaching competence; "(IV) that the school actively encourages the use of arts assessment techniques for improving student, teacher, and administrative performance; and "(V) that school leaders engage the total school community in arts activities that create a climate of support for arts education; and "(C) include, in the procedures necessary for verification that a school meets the criteria described in subparagraph (B), written evidence of the specific criteria, and supporting documentation, that includes— "(i) 3 letters of support for the school from community members, which may include a letter from— "(I) the school's Parent Teacher Association (PTA);

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