RURAL SCHOOL MUSIC SUPERVISOR IN COUNTIES OF 16,670 TO 17,060 AND 9,300 TO 9,405 POPULATION

Section 1. The County Board of School Trustees in counties having a population of not less than sixteen thousand, six hundred and seventy (16,670) nor more than seventeen thousand and sixty (17,060) and all counties having a population of not more than nine thousand, four hundred and five (9,405) and not less than nine thousand, three hundred (9,300), according to the last preceding Federal Census, may employ, upon the recommendation of the County Superintendent, a rural school music supervisor to plan, outline, supervise, and teach music in the rural schools which are under the supervision and administration of the County Superintendent of Public Instruction, said supervisor at all times to work in cooperation with and under the supervision of the County Superintendent of Public Instruction. Such supervisor must have evidence of proficiency in public school music and be able to direct same. Other qualifications to be set up by County Superintendent. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of such supervisor to visit the schools of the county and help the teachers with their classwork, in music by teaching demonstration lessons for them, suggesting methods of presenting the work and aiding in every possible way to improve classroom instruction in music. The supervisor, in cooperation with the County Superintendent, may call meetings of the teachers of the county when deemed necessary for the purpose of discussing with them their problems, and it shall be the duty of said teachers to attend such meetings whenever called. Said supervisor, when not visiting schools, shall render assistance in the office of the County Superintendent of whatever nature may be necessary if demanded by the County Superintendent. Sec. 3. The removal of such supervisor and the termination of his or her services shall at all times be under the control of the Board of County School Trustees acting on the recommendation of the County Superintendent of said county. Sec. 4. The salary of such rural school music supervisor shall be determined by the Board of County School Trustees and the County Superintendent; provided the total salary of said supervisor shall not exceed One Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500) per annum, the salary of said supervisor to be allowed each year out of the County Available Fund.