National Overture of Education and the Arts in Stark County, Ohio

On October 7, 2004, Stark County held its first Advisory Committee meeting, followed by an opening luncheon and presentation. In the weeks following this kick off activity, the community conducted awareness and leadership building sessions with its educational leaders and school building administrators. In February of 2005, a program development meeting was held in Washington, DC, for a group of Stark County educators and the Library of Congress.

The Stark County Advisory Committee met three times in Spring and Summer of 2005, formalizing a three year plan and specifically focusing on the tasks and impact for activities this year.

The National Overture of Education and the Arts in Ohio was planned for the week of October 10-13, 2005 in Stark County.

This National Overture built upon an existing Stark County Educational Service Center professional development day for all public school educators in the county and the selection of Arts in the Picture of All Education as the countywide education theme for the school year.

The complete National Overture program for October can be accessed here.

After the October National Overture events, the Advisory Committee, the Stark County ESC and additional newly recruited community members began planning a second stage to the National Overture to occur in Spring 2006.

Schedule

Stark County National Overture Schedule, October 2005 (PDF)
An overview of the events scheduled for October 10 - 13, 2005, in Stark County, Ohio.

Press and Media

Read the Feb. 9, 2005, press release about the planning session between IEA and Stark County educators (PDF)

Read the Oct. 6, 2004, press release (PDF)

Read the Canton Repository article, Oct. 8, 2004