| Table 129. | Among public elementary schools that offered instruction in various arts subjects, percent and standard error reporting selected program characteristics for the subjects: School year 1999–2000 |
| Program characteristic | Music1 | Visual arts2 | Dance3 | Drama/theatre4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
Percent | Standard error |
|
| Frequency of instruction5 | ||||||||
| At least once a week | 93 | (1.1) | 85 | (1.9) | 23 | (3.8) | 21 | (3.6) |
| Every day | 6 | (1.2) | 3 | (0.8) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| 3 to 4 times a week | 14 | (1.6) | 9 | (1.2) | 2! | (1.2) | 5! | (2.1) |
| 1 to 2 times a week | 73 | (1.9) | 73 | (2.2) | 21 | (3.8) | 14 | (3.6) |
| Less than once a week | 7 | (1.1) | 15 | (1.9) | 77 | (3.8) | 79 | (3.6) |
| Portion of school year instruction is offered5 | ||||||||
| Entire school year | 93 | (1.2) | 88 | (1.5) | 37 | (4.8) | 35 | (5.3) |
| Half the school year | 4 | (0.9) | 5 | (1.0) | 4! | (1.6) | 5! | (1.9) |
| One-quarter of the year | 1! | (0.3) | 3 | (0.7) | 14 | (3.4) | 11 | (3.1) |
| Less than one-quarter of the year | 2! | (0.6) | 3 | (0.6) | 37 | (4.7) | 33 | (4.9) |
| Other | 1! | (0.3) | 2! | (0.8) | 8! | (2.4) | 15 | (3.7) |
| Primary space used for instruction5 | ||||||||
| Dedicated room(s) with special equipment | 67 | (2.1) | 56 | (2.3) | 14 | (2.9) | 12 | (2.9) |
| Dedicated room(s) with no special equipment | 7 | (1.1) | 8 | (1.4) | ‡ | (†) | 8! | (3.1) |
| Gymnasium, auditorium, or cafeteria | 10 | (1.2) | 3 | (0.7) | 58 | (5.5) | 31 | (4.6) |
| Regular classrooms only | 15 | (1.5) | 33 | (2.2) | 22 | (4.1) | 47 | (5.0) |
| Other | 1! | (0.5) | 1! | (0.5) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| Type of instructor employed6 | ||||||||
| Full- or part-time arts specialist | 89 | (1.5) | 72 | (2.0) | 38 | (5.3) | 24 | (3.9) |
| Classroom teacher | 11 | (1.4) | 26 | (1.9) | 41 | (5.0) | 62 | (4.2) |
| Artist-in-residence | 3! | (0.9) | 6 | (0.9) | 15 | (3.6) | 15 | (3.3) |
| Other faculty member or volunteer | 4 | (0.9) | 6 | (1.0) | 20 | (4.1) | 17 | (3.8) |
| Had district curriculum guide that teachers were expected to follow5 | ||||||||
| Yes | 81 | (1.7) | 78 | (2.0) | 49 | (4.7) | 36 | (4.8) |
| No | 19 | (1.7) | 22 | (2.0) | 51 | (4.7) | 64 | (4.8) |
| † Not applicable. | ||||||||
| ! Interpret data with caution; the coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to 30 percent. | ||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||
| 1 Percents are based on the 94 percent of public elementary schools that reported instruction in music during regular school hours in the 1999–2000 school year. | ||||||||
| 2 Percents are based on the 87 percent of public elementary schools that reported instruction in visual arts during regular school hours in the 1999–2000 school year. | ||||||||
| 3 Percents are based on the 20 percent of public elementary schools that reported instruction in dance during regular school hours in the 1999–2000 school year. | ||||||||
| 4 Percents are based on the 20 percent of public elementary schools that reported instruction in drama/theatre during regular school hours in the 1999–2000 school year. | ||||||||
| 5 Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||
| 6 Schools could employ more than one type of instructor to teach arts subjects. Arts specialists are education professionals with a teaching certificate in an arts discipline—such as music, visual arts, dance, or drama/theatre—who provide separate instruction in that discipline. | ||||||||
| NOTE: The data presented in this table may differ from previously published information because missing data from the 1999–2000 surveys were imputed for analysis in this report. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System, “Elementary School Arts Education Survey: Fall 1999,” FRSS 67E, 1999–2000. |
