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 1.51-1 Specialist in Homemaking Education in Negro
 Schools. The specialist shall be directly
 responsible to the state supervisor on all matters
 involving homemaking education in Negro schools.
 This individual shall be responsible for the improve-
 ment of instruction and shall work under the leader-
 ship of the area supervisors in improving Negro
 homemaking education programs. This person
 shall serve as NHA adviser and shall work closely
 with teachers and with district and local NHA
 advisers in the guidance and promotion of NHA
 as an integral part of the homemaking program.

 1.52 Qualifications of Supporting Professional State Staff other
 than Area Supervisors.

 1.52-1 Professional Preparation in Home Economics
 Education. Professional preparation shall be the
 same as that for an area supervisor.

 1.52-2 Experience in Vocational Home Economics Education.
 Experience requirements shall be the same as those
 for an area supervisor.

1.6 Duties of Local Supervisors.

 1.61 County Supervisors. See Section I, 6.2 (1). The local
 supervisor shall be responsible for the supervision of the
 local home economics education program. This individual
 shall assist teachers in upgrading instruction, work with
 advisory committees in determining curricula, assist
 teachers in securing instructional materials and other
 needed teaching aids, recruit teachers and make recom-
 mendations for appointment of same to the local director
 (or county superintendent), provide for the in-service
 training of teachers, and perform what other supervisory
 functions a person in this position might be assigned by the
 county superintendent or the local director.

1.7 Qualifications of Local Supervisors.

 1.71 Professional and Technical Preparation in Home Economics
 Education. The local supervisor shall be a graduate of a
 four-year college curriculum in home economics from an
 accredited college or university approved for training
 vocational home economics teachers. In addition, this
 person shall have a master's degree with at least a minor
 in education or home economics education and shall meet