The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-21
new SYSTEM FOR
SELECTING Teachers
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mated by the erintendent, and shall
be divided in convenient proportions pc
tween observation and teaching lessons
-. The superintendent shall select IN
such or the district school buildings, $
may seem to him best, two connecting or
adjacent sehoolrooms. which shall be
placed in control Of skilled teacher.
There shall be assigned to this skilled
teacher two pupil teachers, one OF whom
shall have charge of each of these rooms
These pupil teachers shall be RESPONSE
bic for the proper instruction and disc1-s
pine of their respective rooms, snail keep
the registers make out reports. ETC.. and
discharge all the duties Of regular
teacher, under the supervision OF the
skilled teacher The whole shall be IN
der the general supervision Of the pr1nci-s
pal Of the building.
THE ski;ied teacher shall be paid 500
per month. and each Of the pupil teach
ers at the rate of SIS per month Tor the
time of service.
CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN.
8. A certificate shall be given at the
close Of the postgraduate course, as at
present, but those who shall have taken
sessions practice in actual work IN the
schoolroom as pupil teachers, and whose
work shall have been approved by the
superintendent, shall receive a special
certificate, making them eligible for the
position Of teacher in the public schools
OF this city.
&c. a special eXaminatin shall be held
for persons applying for positions ON the
substitute list, but persons holding the
special certificate mentioned in section
5, or those of our regular post-graduates,
who have had two years successful eS-
erienec in teaching regular school, or
l,o =, to6 fyNy he
Normal or the Peabody Normal College,
or who have done one years successful
work in approved college, shall be ex-
empted from this examination.
81. Applicants for positions as teach
ers in the High School shall take q spe-
cial examination with that view These
applicant must be such of our own post
studies into college work, or teachers
whose work has demonstrated their eff
ficiency. Both of these classes must have
had, besides, not less than two years.
successful experience in teaching regu-
lar school, The superintendent may,
however, assign to positions in the High
School teachers from the district schools
whenever in his judgment the interests
Of the High School will be promoted
thereby.
TWO ELIGIBLE LISTS.
'9. From the applicants above men
toned there shall be made two lists or
those who are authorized to teach IN
the High and district schools. desis-
mated the Eligible List for Substitutes,
and the Eligible List for High School
Teachers respectively
THE relative position of the appll-
cants on the Eligible List for Substi-
tues il posS-graduates, shall be de-
termined in the beginning from com
bination of their graduation standing.
their standing in the sessions practice
school and their standing at the two ex-
aminatfons next preceding their gradua-
ton; the relative standing of others shall
be determined by examination standing,
and such reliable data as can be pro-
cured as to their ability and success. The
same general principles apply to the
Eligible List for High School Teachers.
These lists shall be revised at the
close of each annual session. and the
relative standing of each be modified by
such additional data as the experience
of the applicant may justify.
80. Other things being equal. prefer
ence shall be given for white schools to
our post-graduates. and for colored
schools to the Igraduates of the Colored
High and Normal School.
40. These rules shall no tapply to
specialists chemistry, music. French,
German, physical training. drawing l--who
shall present to the board satisfactory
evidence of their ability.
III. Each principal shall make a spe-
cial study of the work of his teachers,
especially the new ones, and shall report
to the superintendent his estimate of
the value of the teachers work.
"12. The same general principles, suit
ably modified, shall apply TO the selec-
ton of teachers for our district colored
schools from the graduates of the Color
ed High and Normal School and from
other applicants
1.-The practice work shall be inaugu-
rated at the beginning of the next ses-
sion and put into operation as far as
it can be done without undue disorgan-
ization to the system"