The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-30
EVENING SCHOOL STATISTICS
OCTOBER 20. 1895.

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inserting q, Schools Nos. 8 and 49," and
by striking out ''ana 9 Annex. in 3.
Ruses for the Government Of the Schools
amended Rule LIx. by inserting after the
words forty dollars per year" the words
lin the Trimming School anh".
Striking out Of the heading High &
Training School the words and Train
ing"
Striking out OF Rule 1. Of the Rules for
the High and Training School the words
"and Training SchCoL.y
Striking out of Rule W. of the Rules
for the High and Training School all af-
ter the word study
Adding after me Rules for the High
School the following
TRAINING SCHOOL.
L. The Training School for Teachers
shall be under the direction and control
CT one male principal
II. The Board Of Education shall ap-
point a teacher of methods, or teachers
OF methods, critic teachers, and such other
teachers as may be required. whose par
ticular duties shall be assigned bv the
i superintendent and of the Committee on
Teachers and Salaries.
III The Training School shat consist
OF two departments, a ModeI.D Department
ard a Practice Department.
Nv. a. It shall be the object Of the Model
department TO Illustrate fer the benea- of
methods of teaching the several branches
! of study, and to Indicate the scope of
the course of study OF the Grammar and
Primary Departments and the manner in
winch 1t is 10 be carried out.
The Model Department shall be located
in School No. 9, to be known as the Model
senool- and SHAH include as many classes
as the Board Of Education may deem
necessary to exemplify the work of all
the grades oflths grammar and primary
departments as indicated by the course OF
study adopted by the Board sor these de-
/ partments. Each class of the Model De-
partlneEt shall be in charge Of a teacher,
to be 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
winch she may be assigned in particular.
Department to furnish the pupil teach
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
sixth. seventh and eighth
grades. In each school in which practice
classes are located, the Board shall dessg-
rect the work in practice of the pupil
teachers.
". The Principal OF the Training School
shall, n addition to the duties, performed
pit teachers instrzeiions5n 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 she
duties OF the pupil teachers, and keep an
accurate record OF their proficiency.
VI. The Teacher of Methods shah
supervise and direct the Ineshods en-
played by the Model Teachers of the
Primary Department and OF the seventh
and eighth grades Of the Grammar De-
partment, instruct the pupil teachers in.
the proper methods OF teaching the. studies
of these grades, and supervise and direct
the work of such crftic-teachers as may
be assigned to her by the Principal with
the approval of the Superintendent.
VIZ The Principal OF the Primary
Department and the Model Teachers, in
addition to the duties ordinarily required
and class teachers, shall give such IN
struction in methods and perform srch
other duties as may be required of them
by the PRINCIPAL with the approval of the
4 VIII. The Critic teachers shall. under
the supervision of tbs Superintendent,
Principal and Teacher of Methods, care
fully guide the practice of the pupil
teachers and shall make such reports to
the Principal as he may require.
TX. Every graduate OF the Teachers
Course Of the High School, whose aver
age mark at graduation shall be at least
5 ard whose mark in eac of the follow
ing subjects OF the course. viz, psychol-
ogy. pedagogy and history of education,
Shall be at least 5, shall be admitted to
the Training School. All Others. not grad
yates of thu High School, who, on exam
nation. prove that they ave pursued an
equivalent course. and who reach the
same standing shah be admitted.
x. The pupl-teaeners shall be required
to spend one year, including two terms,
in the Training School They shall 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.
XII. a. At the end Of each week all IN
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a careful estimate of the work of aach
pupil teacher In the subject in which each
Instructor has given instruction. These es-
Inmates shah be based upon a scale of 1
to 10. 10 denotng perfect work, 8 excel
lent. s good. z fair, s poor, all below 6
very poor. These marks shall be averaged
at the end OF the term No pupil teacher
1 shah be promoted the average OF whose
marks is less han Tx or who receives
less than 7 in any one subject.
b. AT the end Of eac week all critic
teachers shall make and record a careful
estimate, on the scale of ! to 10. of the
practice work of each pupn-teacher. un-
der the following heads:-lS Preparation
of lessons 2. skull in inparting instTuc-
ton 8, 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
uatea, the average of whose marks shall
be less than III. or whose mark shall fall
hslow z under any one head
c. A pupil teacher who shall have been
absent forty fhalf-dayl sessions in one
term Shall not be promoted if such abb
serce occurs IN the first term of the
course. nor graduated, if It occurs in the
second term.
d.. No pupil teacher who twice fails to
receive the mark required at the end OF
the term, or whose average at the end OF
a term falls below Z, will be allowed to
remain in the school.
XII. The Principal of the schoo shan
at the end of each term report the aver
I age of the marks of each pupfl-teaclaer
10 the superintendent. Should the fairness
or ccuracy Of the marks be questioned
Or should he question their fairness or ac-
I curacy, he shall make such Investigation
as he may deem proper, and may direct
a revision of The marks in question. should
his investigation renderssuch a course adj
! EsSahle.
XIII. The general rules adopted for the
I government OF the Grammar and Prim-
airy Departments shall apply to the Model
Sehool N al cases not provided for by
4 theEs rules.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
On motion OF MIR. Walker the Board
then adjourned.
ALVIN H. GRAFT.