The San Francisco call., 1897-08-15
HOW TO RUN
THE SCHOOLS
Teachers Make Suggestions
to the Committee of
One Hundred.
A Board of Superintendents
Among the Innovations Which
Are Favored.
This Body viii Recommend the
Courses of Study and Order
All Supplies.

The school teachers of the City are in
teresting themselves in that portion OF the
proposed new charter which will apply tc
them and they have many pertinent sug.
gest!ons to make in the matter
The educational subcommittee OF the
Committee of One Hundred met Friday
evening with the charter committee Of the
Teachers Club. A number of teachers
we're present and participated in the dis
cussion. The club has made study o1
educational provisions of the rejected
charter to which such vigorous protest is
alleged to have been made by the School
Department. The club has also made g
comparative study of the educational pro-
vivions contained in the charters of oul
larger cities, notably that of Greater New
York recently published.
at the suggestion of James Dsnman,
some notifications will be made, and the
plan further elaborated and turned over
for the consideration of the educational
committee.
Attention may be called to one of the
minor points of interest which provides
that the principal of any school shall have
a seat and voice in the board OF superin-
tendents whenever any i'm portent action
relative to his school is under advise M ent.
The plan, as outlined, is as follows:
l. The professional or pedagogical admins
tration OF the schools 10 be separa ted from the
financial and business, by giving the initia-
live in matters OF purely professional super
vision into the hands OF q board of supern-
tendents, consisting OF the superintendent
of Schools and deputy suDerintendents ap-
pointed by the Board of Education upon his
nomination.
,. The Board of Education to have control
OF finances and general business, except such
may be relegated to the Board Of Public
Works and to hsve final action on recon-
mendat ons OF the Board OF Su perlntendents.
3. Board OF Education to consist of seven
directors appointed by the Mayor. The full
Term OF office, four years. Terms of first ap-
polntmenJs arranged TO retire members at
different times. Directors TO be at least SO
years of age, five years residents of San Fran.
cisco; preferred from heads of families. They
serve without compensation.
4. Board OF Superintendents TO consist oil
the Superintendent OF Schools and deputy.
superintendents nominated by the Superiu.
tendent. and subject TO confirmation by the
Board OF Education. The number of deputies
TO be determined by the average daily attend
ance in the schools, 10 wit. one for every
10000, or for a fraction over, exceeding one.
half
D. Deputy superintendents may be dismissed
upon charges lndorsed by the Superintendent
and sus rained b. concurrence OF five EN- be rs
q. Any member OF the Board of Education
may be removed by the Mayor upon proof of
Official misconduct in office, or inability to
properly continue his duties. he shall have
timely notice and be entitled 10 q hearing.
Z. The Board OF Education shall have the
purchase OF all necessary school supplies,
selectionot sites and plans for school build
1Dgs.
s. The Board of Education shall have the
power to employ and fix the compensation OF
office employees. 10 license ana employ
nd ba
salaries OF deputy perintendents.
8. To be eligible 10 appointment as deputy
superintendent, person must possess some
one OF the following qualifica tiOns, to wit:
a. degree or diploma OF graduation from the
University OF California or from any other
institution in the United States which the
STATE Board OF Education OF the State shall
have recommended as being of the same rank
the State University of California, together
with i've years successful experience in teach.
ing or in supervision; or (2) Ten years sue
cesSful experience in teaching or supervision
10. 1t is the duty of the board of superin.
tendents to make q list Of and recommend all
needed school supplies; to prepare or modify
and recommend for adoption a course o
study; to classify schools; to make rules fol
the promotion and graduation of pupils; tc
invesug ate charges against principals OF
teachers, aud report to the Board OF Educa.
tion with recommendation. They have the
initiative in the appointment, promotion and
transfer OF principals and teachers.
IL. Board OF Examiners, 10 consist of Super
intendent of Schools and four other mem bers
appointed by the Board OF Education upon mis-
recommendation, the qualification of an ex
aminer to be the same the qualifca tion O.
a deputy superintendent. He is to receiv,
compensation for actual service at the discre
ton of the Board of Education.
12 Teachers TO be appointed to the depart
ment only upon nomination of board of super
intendents from prepared lists OF legally cerlih
Gated persons.
IS Teachers hereafter to be appointed frs
for one year; II then faYorably reported upor
thew shall be reapDolQte ed for a term of fwf
years; If again favorably reported at the end
OF the third year they shall be permanently
appointed.
IA No teacher shall be dismissed from the
department except upon the establishment o.
charges of insu bordination, immoral or un-
professional conduct, profanity, in intemperanc c.
or evident unftness for teaching. Sucf
charges must be formally made by the Board
OF Superlntendents, after due investigation
aud shall be finally PASSED upon by the Board
of Education, after giving the accused teache
de hearing in open board. The provisions o
this section shall not be held 10 apply t.
special teachers.