Impact
See how the Creative Learning Initiative has supported the Arts throughout Austin and beyond.
Creative Campus Profiles: 2016–2017
Check out the Creative Campus Profiles for the 2016–2017 school year.
Creative Campus Profiles: 2015–2016
Check out the Creative Campus Profiles for the 2015–2016 school year.
2015–2016 Creative Learning Initiative Annual Report Executive Brief
AISD is approximately halfway to its goal of 100% creative campuses. Students at CLI campuses had more access to the arts than did students at non-CLI campuses. This is reflected in school-time instruction and through access to arts partnerships.
2015–2016 Creative Learning Initiative Annual Report
Data presented in this report linked positive outcomes for AISD with implementation of CLI. CLI community-wide efforts to empower students through creative learning and the arts projects a bright image of Austin.
The Creative Learning Initiative Annual Evaluation Report 2014–2015
The CLI teachers reported that professional development activities had a positive impact on their capacity to implement creative teaching. Students’ attendance rates were higher when their teachers were more competent in implementing creative teaching.
The Creative Learning Initiative Annual Evaluation Report 2014–2015 Research Brief
The CLI had a positive impact on teachers and students, as well as the district. Teachers reported positive experiences with the program activities and positive changes in student engagement, behavior, and student achievement.
The Creative Learning Initiative Innovates Teaching and Learning: Impact Highlights of the 2014–2015 School Year
The Creative Learning Initiative (CLI), a collective impact partnership among the Austin Independent School District (AISD), the city of Austin, and MINDPOP (an arts organization dedicated to expanding creative learning in Austin and representing over 50 arts and cultural agencies), created arts-rich schools at a rate that exceeded the benchmark goal.