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Todd Shipley is the Director of Fine Arts at the Tennessee Department of Education. He is the content lead at the state level for arts educators across Tennessee - and he steers the State of the Arts Initiative, to increase access to music and arts education in Tennessee schools.

Todd Shipley is the Director of Fine Arts at the Tennessee Department of Education. He is the content lead at the state level for arts educators across Tennessee - and he steers the State of the Arts Initiative, to increase access to music and arts education in Tennessee schools.

Todd Shipley is the Director of Fine Arts at the Tennessee Department of Education. He is the content lead at the state level for arts educators across Tennessee - and he steers the State of the Arts Initiative, to increase access to music and arts education in Tennessee schools.

Moc Up is one of the onramps for incoming students to our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. In the past few weeks, students in the program were hosted on campus for free. Among the activities: play-based team building sessions, thanks to the Arts-Based Collaborative at UTC - or abc@utc.

ArtsEd Tennessee advocates for arts education for students across the state. The coalition promotes policies and funding for arts education on the state level while building support on the local level. Stephen Coleman is president of ArtsEd Tennessee.

As we celebrate the arts in our schools this month, we hear from a few voices from one community partnership for youth and the arts here in Chattanooga and Hamilton County.

As we celebrate the arts in our schools this month, we hear from a few voices from one community partnership for youth and the arts here in Chattanooga and Hamilton County.

As we celebrate the arts in our schools this month, we hear from a few voices from one community partnership for youth and the arts here in Chattanooga and Hamilton County.

Integrating the arts into early learning involves a collaborative choreography among educators. Kelly Shimel is the fine arts coordinator for Hamilton County Schools - and Jesse Goins is the principal of Battle Academy, the magnet school in Southside Chattanooga.

Integrating the arts into early learning involves a collaborative choreography among educators. Kelly Shimel is the fine arts coordinator for Hamilton County Schools - and Jesse Goins is the principal of Battle Academy, the magnet school in Southside Chattanooga.