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158.7992 Program to promote instruction in the arts and foreign languages.

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Page 1 of 1 158.7992 Program to promote instruction in the arts and foreign languages. (1) The Department of Education shall establish a program that promotes the integration of the arts and foreign languages in the elementary school program. A <br>school shall submit an application through the district superintendent, with the <br>agreement of the school council or of the principal, if a council does not exist. The <br>department shall award a grant to at least one (1) school per region based on the <br>quality of the application in meeting the criteria established in subsection (2) of this <br>section. Special consideration shall be given, but not limited to, a school that does <br>not have an existing comprehensive arts and foreign language program. (2) School programs under subsection (1) of this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following components: <br>(a) Instruction in each of the four (4) disciplines of dance, drama, music, and the visual arts that includes the core content skills and knowledge taught in a <br>sequential manner and includes all students in the elementary school; (b) Intense instruction in at least one (1) foreign language that includes skills and knowledge related to communicative language and culture and includes all <br>students in the elementary school; (c) Integration of arts and foreign language instruction across the curriculum; <br>(d) Coordination of the programs by teachers with appropriate arts and foreign language certification; (e) Professional development for teachers and administrators designed to facilitate the effective teaching of arts and foreign languages; (f) An effective monitoring and evaluation system that includes student performance assessment; (g) Partnerships with parents, local cultural agencies, individual artists, and native speakers of the foreign language who work in collaboration with classroom <br>teachers; (h) Support from the local school board, the school council, and teachers; and <br>(i) Student attendance at one (1) or more live performance or visual art exhibition each school year. (3) The Department of Education shall report annually by July 1 of each year on the implementation of the program to the Governor and the Legislative Research <br>Commission. Effective: June 24, 2003 <br>History: Created 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 35, sec. 2, effective June 24, 2003.