The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-04
OCTOBER 20, 1896.
I'M DIV 1EFE I
City supt. Of Schools.
TRAINING SCHOOL

shall be under the direction and control
Ct one male principal.
IL. The Board of Education shall APP
point a teacher of methods, or teachers
OF methods, critic teachers, and such other
teachers as may be required. whose par
Ocular duties shall be assigned by the
Principal, subject to the approval of the
superintendent n of the Committee on
Teachers and SALARIES.
III. The Training school shall consist
of two departments, a Model Department
ard a Practice Department.
lN. &. 1t shall be the object of the Model
Departme1t to Illustrate fer the benehs Of
tine pupil teachers the most approved
methods of teaching the several branches
Of study, and to Indicate the scope of
the course of study of the Grammar and
Urinary Departments and the manner in
which 1t is TO be carried out.
The Model Department shall be located
n Sehool No. 8, to be known as the Model
school, and shall include as many classes
as the Board of Education may deem
necessary te exemplify the work of all
the grades of the grammar and primary
departments as indicated by the course of
STUDY adopted by the Board for these de-
partments. Each class of the Model De-
partinent shall be in charge Of a teacher,
Y pc known as a Model Teacher. who
shall be selected on account of her special
ability in the work OF the department in
general and in the work of the grade to
which she may be assigned in Particular.
Q, = shall be the object Of the Practice
ers Of the Training School with oppor-
tunities fer practice.
The Practice Department shall consist
OF practice classes located in such schools
as the Board may designate, two such
classes being located in each school so
designated. These classes shall include
an the primary grades and the fifth,
grades. In each school in which practice
classes are located, the Board shall des;g-
nate a critic teacher to supervise and d.
rect the work in practice of the pupil
". The Principal Of the Training School
snail. in addition to the duties performed
OK the principal of a school, give to the pu-
Pill teachers Instruction in the methods of
teaching the studies of the Grammar
Department; shall supervise the work of
the critic teachers, shall, under the direc-
ton OF the Superintendent, prescribe the
duties OF the pupil teachers, and keep an
accurate record of their proficiency.
VI. The Teacher of Methods shall
supervise and direct the methods en-
ployed by the Model Teachers Of the
Urinary Department and of the seventh
and eighth grades of he Grammar De-
partnlent, instruct the pupil teachers in
the proper methods of teaching the studies
Of these grades, and supervise and direct
the work of such critic-teaehers as may
be assigned to her by the Principal with
the approval of the superintendent.
VII. TIL Principal of the Primary
Department and the Model Teachers, in
addition to the duties ordinarily required
OF a principal of a primary department
and class teachers, Shall give such in
~struction in methods and perform such
other duties as nay be required of them
by the Principal with the approval of the
superintendent.
VIII. The Critic teachers shall. under
the supervision of the Superintendent,
Principal and Teacher of Methods, care
fully guide the practice of the pupsl
teachers and shall make such reports TO
the Principal as he may require.
LIZ Every graduate of the Teachers
l. Eaf1r-n Of fnn IIfr-h GaLA1I 49,
g mark at graduation shall be at least
5 and whose mark in each of the follow
ing subjects of the course, viz, psychof-
ogy. pedagogy and history of education,
shall be at least s, shall be admitted to
the Training School. All Others, not grad
yates of the High School,, who, on exam
ination, prove that they have pursued an
equivalent course. and who reach the
same standing shaH be admitted.
x. The p-upil-teachers shall be required
TO spend one year, including two terms.
in the Training School. They snail de-
vote the first term, as nearly as possible,
to study and observation in the Model
School, and the second term as nearly as
possible in the Practice Department.
XL. a. At the end of each week all IN
| structors in methods shall max and record
a careful estimate of the work of each
pupil teacher in the subject in which each
instructor has given instruction. These es-
Inmates shall be based upon a scale of /
to 10, 10 denoting perfect work, 9 excel
2NHt$ 5OO0f > to Y R0NAs LII bCtOW Q
very poor. These marks shall be averaged
at the end of the term. No pupil teacher
shall be promoted the average of who's
marks is less than 7k, or who receives
less than 7 in any one subject.
b. AT the end of each week all critic
teachers shall make and record a careful
estimate, on the scale of L to 10. of the
practice work of each pupiI-teacfer. un-
der the following heads:l. Preparation
of lessons; 2. skill in imparning ~instr7lc-
tion; 3, class control At the end of the
term the marks of each pupil shall be
/ averaged under each of these heads sep
arately. No pupil teacher shall be grad
uated, the average of whose marks shall
be less thar w, or whose mark shall fall
below 7 under any one head.
6. A pupil teacher who shall nave been
absent forty (half-day) sessions In one
term shall not be promoted If such alb
sence occurs In the first term of the
course. nor graduated, If it occurs in the
second term.
receive the mark required at the end of
the term, or whose average at the end of
a term falls below z, WIFI be allowed to
remain in the school.
XII. The Principal of the school shall
at the end of each term report the aver
age of the marks of each pupil-teacher
TO the Superintendent. Should the fairness
or accuracy of the marks be questioned
or should he question their fairness or ac-
curaey, he shall make such investigation
as he may deem proper, and may direct
| a revision of the marks in question, should
his Investigation renaer such a course adj
visable.
XIII. The general rules adopted for the
government OF the Grammar and Pri1n-
AIRY Departments shall apply to the Model
School in all cases not provided for by
these rules.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
On motion Of Mr.. Walker The Board
ALVIN H. GRAFT,