Introduced

SB 734 – This act requires the Division of School Improvement within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop and coordinate a program to provide a fine arts education consultant at each Regional Professional Development Center.

Each fine arts consultant will have the following duties: act as a resource for school districts, as described in the act; work with school districts in staff development and curriculum issues related to fine arts education; collaborate with the regional office and regional personnel; coordinate services available from other entities involved in fine arts education and fine arts integration; assist and support local school districts in providing fine arts education; and contribute to the development and implementation of in-service training that responds to the needs of arts specialists and other educators for the needs of Missouri students in the fine arts.

This act is identical to HB 870 (2009).

MICHAEL RUFF


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