The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-05-10
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Board Of Education's First
Meeting Devoted to Pas
sage Of Regulations
for School Gov
ernment.
SUPERINTENDENT GAINS POWER
Qualifications to Be Possessed
By Candidates for Vari-
GUS Pedagogical
Positions.

1iuFduey > UeSk ana tnat OF director
John J. Tracey were beautifully em-
bellished with cherry blossoms and
flowers. The Presidents desk was
arched with them. Both desks
We're thus decorated by teachers of
No. School. Director Barker's desk was
graced with a handsome azalea. The ses-
sion was mainly devoted to passage of
| amendments to the rules and regulations
for the government of education. The
recommendations of the committee ap-
pointed to revise the rules We're adopted
as follows:-
Insert new rule on page 10 as follows:
VIII. He shall have power to transfer
principals, teachers and substitutes in .4Is
discretion"
The Superintendept's powers are thus
enlarged.
'Amend Rule 81 (D by changing the
second sentence to read as follows:-
mo applicant shall be elibigle to ap-
pointment as Kindergarten until she shall
have acted as substitute in three different
klndergartens for a length of time which
shall be deemed sufficient by the Teacn-
ers' Committee and the Superintendent"
Heretofore the length of time was stip
ulated at $50 hours.
Rule L.-Certificates and appointment.
Amend Section (a) by striking out the
proviso at the end and substituting there
for the following
Provided, that any person who on May
"a, 1900, occupied any position above men
toned shall be regarded as holding the
certificate required by these rules for
such position
Amend Section Cd by striking out 'shoid
a first grade State certificate and" and
by adding the following
mo person shall be granted a grammar
principals certificate whose final mark at
this examination shall be less than Is,
and whose mark in any one of the three
elements mentioned shall be less than 70.
mo person shall be eligible to the ex-
animation specified above for a grammar
principals certificate unless such person
shall have had at least five years sue
cessful experience in teaching or super
vision, and shall have passed a prelim-
mary examination in the following sub
jects, and shall have received in this
preliminary examination an average
marking of at least 70 per cent. Read
ing, spelling, penmanship and business
forms, drawing English grammar and
composition, English and American litera-
ture, geography, general history, civil
government, arithmetic, elementary alge-
bra, plane geometry, physiology and
hygiene, botany, zoology and physics. The
Board of Examiners may, in lieu of such
preliminary examination, accept the di-
ploma of college authorized to confer
upon its graduates the degree of A. B.,
or B. s.. or an equivalent degree, or
nlao 70 pht htoi I,xra ,i,,a-
tion, for the subjects of the preliminary
plema or certificate.
Amend section .'k by striking out the
words, .'as hold a primary and grammar
certificate" and by striking out all after
the words academic training" and in
serting in lieu thereof: s'have had at
least three years experience in teaching
or supervision, and have satisfactorily
passed an examination before the Board
of Examiners. This examination shall
include ~ the personality of the appli-
cant and careful inspection of his or
her record in teaching or supervision,
and (2) test of the applicants pro-
ficieney in the subject he or she desires
to teach in the High School. (These two
elements shall have equal consideration
and importance.)
Amend section m by striking out
September and inserting in lieu thereof
July" and by striking out january"
and inserting in lieu thereof December
Rule LI.--Amend Section ''b'' by insert
ing after the words positions men
toned, the following:-''In these lists the
graduates of the Training School shall
be grouped by classes in the order of
graduation. Should any persons, who is
not a graduate of the Training School,
but who holds Kindergarten certif-
cate'' or Primary and Grammar GER
tifcate,'' become eligible to appointment
in accordance with the provisions of this
rule, he or she shall be grouped, accord
ing to rank, with those who shall have
graduated from the Training School at
the end of the term next preceding the
date when such person shall have be-
come eligible to appointment Should any
person who has been teacher in the
public schools of this city and who has
resigned, apply for reappointment, he or
she must possess the qualifications re-
quired by these rules, and shall, when he
or she has become eligible. be grouped
with those who shall have graduated
from the Training School at the end of
the term next preceding the date of his
or her application.
Strike out the words: "the lists shall
contain besides the names of the appli-
cants their relative standing and insert
in lieu thereof the following: '"The lists
shall contain the names of the applicants
arranged, by groups as specified above
and in the order of their relative stand
ing"
Amend Section &C. by striking out the
words eligible to appointment to suca
position who shall have the highest
average" and inserting in lieu thereof the
following. Shall be first on the list of
those eligible to appointment to such posi-
tion; provided, however. that the Super
intendent shall, In reporting the names OF
those eligible to appointment as assistant
teachers in primary and grammar
schools, give the preference to those
whose relative standing Is represented by
IS Or more, and shall report these N the