The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-07-01
EXTRACTS FROM NEW school, Law


Epitome Of ImportaAe Changes in th
"Code of Public Instruction" of Wasf
ington
l. The State school fund is now al
portioned among counties and district
proportionate to the total days a.ten6
ance; Provided, that each school dis
trict shall be credited with at leas
1000 days attendance, or a minimum
of about $3.50 per year. Each days al
tendance in excess of the minimum
1000, adds about u cents per day, o
about $3.50 per month, per pupil, t
the succeeding years apportionmen
Of school money.
2. The per diem of the members O
the State Board of Education is abol
ished. They are only reimbursed TO
their actual expenses.
| 8. A aboard of Higher Education, ,
made up of the State Board, President
of the State University, President O
the Agricultural College, and Princi
pals of the State Normal Schools, will
arrange courses for the Normal Schools
and entrance requirements for the
other State schools.
4. A County Superintendent must
hold a certificate in full force and
effect, and in counties above the 9th
class, the certificate must be County
First Grade, or a State paper. Mem.
bers of the State Board, and the State
Superintendent Deputy, must hold a
Life Diploma.
5. Teachers contracts with school
boards are not valid unless approved
and countersigned by County Superin-
tendents.
6. All County Superintendent are
allowed mileage at the rate of 5 cents
a mile.
7. No person is eligible to the Office
of school director who cannot read and
write the English language.
8. Boards of directors can purchase
only such school furniture, charts or
other apparatus, as have the written
approval of the County Superinten-
dent as to quality and price.
8. Boards of directors shall buy free
text books and supplies to loan the
school children, when ordered to do so
by majority vote of the electors of
the district. The question of free text
books, etc., must be submitted to vote
at the next Annual School Election,
to be held on the second Saturday of
June, 1897, and thereafter at special
election, when petitioned for by five
patrons of the school.
10. The Superior Judge is made the
truant officer to enforce the cOmpul-
sorry school attendance law.
IL. Territory cannot be transferred
from district that is bonded until the
bonds are paid.
IL. Primary State Certificates are
abolished. County Superintendent
are allowed to issue special certificates
to teachers of music, penmanship, and
other special branches.
Is. County examining boards are
abolished, thereby saving an expense
of about $500 annually. The exami-
nations are held as before, by the Coun-
ty Superintendent, who, at the close
of the examination, Immediately for
wards the papers to State Superinten-
dent, where they are graded. Common
school certificates, first, second and
third grade, good anywhere in the
State, are issued to the successful ap-
plicants by the State Superintendent.
All applicants pay exam nation fee OF
81, which goes into the County Insti.
tute Fund. Applicants who attain the
required percentage in eight OF the
designated subjects, may, if they de-
sire, in case of failure, take the remain
ing subjects at the next examination,
except as to third grade certificates.
IA. All certificates must he regis
tered with the County Superintendent
in the county in which the holder de-
sires to teach.
Is. Boards of directors cannot make
contracts with teachers unless they
hold certificates good for the entire
period covered by the contract.
16. Vivisection is prohibited in any
school in the State of Washington, eX-
cept medical or dental schools or de-
partments. Dissection of dead animals,
or portions thereof, is forbidden except
in the class room and presence of pupils
engaged in the study to be illustrated;
IL. Every district must buy United
States flag and display the same in good
weather, when school is in session.