The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-06-02
REVISED STATE SCHOOL LAW.
Summary of its Provisions BY Super
intendent of Education.


intendent of Education NJ. Bates
SteDhens for the information of the
county school boards:
l. The Office of the State Board OF
Education and State superintendent
Of Education will be transferred from
Baltimore TO Annapolis. You will he
notified when the transfer is made.
?. The State Board of Education is
now composed of eight members, con-
sisting of six appointed by Governor,
and the Governor and the State Su-
perintendent of Education. The
term of the members of the State
board correspond TO those of the
County School Commissioners and
minority representation is provided.
3. The State Superintendent of Pub
lie Education is Secretary of the State
Board of Education.
4. The official title Of the secretary
of the county school board is "secre-
tary, treasurer and county superin-
teDdent." The name examiner
does not occur in the new law.
5. The secretary, treasurer and
county superintendent is appointed
in the month of Nav, when the board
is organized, but does not enter upon
his new duties until the beginning of
the scholastic year August first.
6. Trustees must be appointed on
the first day of May or first meeting
thereafter, which must be held in the
month of May.
Z. Principal teacher is appointed by
the board of trustees and becomes the
secretary of the board of district trus-
tees.
s. All assistant teachers are APP
pointed by the county school board.
8. County school boards are given
authority to consolidate schools when
desirable and practicable, and to pay
charges Of TRANSFORMATION.
10. The normal school at Frostburg,
the normal department of Washing
ton College, the Maryland State Nor
nal school and the Baltimore colored
normal school are under the supervi-
sion of the State Board of Educa
ton.
II. The free book fund is $150,000,
and the expenditure of same is limited
to text books and supplementary
reading books and Maps OF Maryland.
All textbooks are to be adopted and
purchased by the county school
! boards
70. Diplomas of State normal
schools from other states may be i'll
dorsed by the State Superintendent
of Education.
10. T he minimum county school
tax rate is now IS cents.
IA. The State school tax rate is Il
cents, instead of 49,, as heretofore.
IS. Teachers of white schools where
the average annual attendance OF
pupils is IS or more, shall receive as
salary for the yearnot less than 5000
and such schools shall remain open
not less than nine months. Schools
where the average is less than II
are in the control of the county school
board, who determine the school year
and the amount of salary to be paid
the teacher.
Is. Where the school board fails tc
provide school year of nine months
and the minimum salary of $500, tC
white teachers whose schools average
Is, the Comptroller will withhold the
March installment of the school tax.
II. There isno separate fund fol
colored schools. All matters pertain
ing 10 colored schools are left with
the county school board.
| IS. The State school tax is now ap
portioned on the basis of (colored and
white between the ages of and q
as disclosed by the census.
10. The academic and free sch DOL
funds are not affected by the new
| law
20. The new law went into effect
from the date of Its passage. All
State taxes for the coming fiscal year
will be collected on the new rate of
%! cents.
d. In counties containing more
than IS schools the school board may
employ clerk. Where the number
of teachers exceeds 175 they may also
employ an assistant county superin.
tendent
%. The pension fund for teacher:
was increased to $25, 600 annually.
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