Section 9.07. Objectives

The  New York state theatre institute corporation
  shall:
    1. Establish a theatre and education program for the  children,  youth
  and  educators  of  New York state, to include the performing and visual
  media while emphasizing diversity, multi-culturalism and assuring access
  to and involvement of the disabled;
    2. Offer New York  state  elementary  and  secondary  school  teachers
  in-service  training in the use of theatre arts as a community resource,
  as a complement to all other areas of education, and as an extension  of
  classroom curriculum;
    3.  Offer  accredited interships in theatre arts education to students
  being trained as  teachers  and  artists  by  both  public  and  private
  institutions of higher learning;
    4. Offer opportunities for high school and college level students from
  private and public institutions of higher learning to participate in the
  theatre,  education  and  arts  management  aspects  of  the corporation
  through a practicum;
    5. Offer guidance and consultation on arts and education  programs  in
  public  and private elementary and secondary schools and institutions of
  higher learning and community centers throughout the state;
    6. Serve as a professional theatre company and an educational resource
  center for children and young people;
    7. Offer touring programs in theatre and associated education programs
  for children and young people  in  public  and  private  elementary  and
  secondary schools throughout the state; and
    8.  Develop  theatre  audiences for the future by stimulating children
  and young people who have had little or no experience in the arts.