Evening journal., 1905-01-17
CENTURY CLUBS
SCHOOL CHARTER
New Bill Ready for Presenta-
ton Before Legislature
When 1t Organizes
PRINTED COPIES BEING DISTRIBUTED

The proposed new charter for the
Board OF Public Education as prepared
and Endorsed by the Newt Century
Club of this city is ready for presenta-
tion before the Legislature as soon as
that body organizes. Copies of the bill
are being placed in the hands of those
interested. 1t provides for the follow
ing specified powers:
Section l. That the City Of Whining
ton, with the territory within its linn
its, or which in the future may be in
cluded by additions thereto, shall be
and constitute a consolidated school
district, and the supervision and gov
ernment Of public schools and public
school property therein shall be vested
IN a board OF seven members, to be
called and known as the Board OF
Public Education in Wilmington" Such
Board of Education Is hereby created a
corporation, having perpetual exist
ence and succession, and by and in said
name shall have power to purchase,
lease, receive, hold and sell property,
sue and be sued. do all things necessary
to accomplish the purposes for which
such school district Is organized, and
shall succeed to and be vested with and
be seized and possessed Of privileges of
whatever kind or nature granted and
belonging to any previous school cor
poration, or Board of Education or
school districts in the City of Whining
ton or officers thereof authorized or em-
powered by any enactment of the Cen
eral Assembly of the State 10 do any
thing in reference to public education.
Sec. 2. The Board of Education i'm
! Wilmington shall have general and su-
pervising control government and
management Of all the public schools
and all public school property of the
city; shall exercise generally all pow
ers in the administration of the public
school system therein, appoint such Of
ficers, agents and employees as it may
deem necessary and fix compensation;
shall have power to fix the time Of its
meetings, to make, amend and repeal
rules and bylaws for its meetings
and proceedings, for the government.
regulation and management Of the pub
lie schools and school property of the
city, and for the transaction of dts
business. The said board also shall
have power:
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mentary schools, one or more high
schools. manual training schools, or
olasses, evening schools, special and
truant schools, training schools or
classes for teachers, and shall have
power to discontinue or consolidate
schools.
2. To establish or change the grades
of all schools and to adopt and modify
courses of study therefor.
3. To fix a standard OF minimum
qualifications as a necessary require
ment for the service of all supenintend-
ents, principals and teachers. To fix
their salaries and TO dismiss them at
any time for incompetency, neglect of
duty and immortality; to prescribe and
enforce such rules and conditions as it
may deem proper for the admission,
suspension or expulsion OF pupils of
said school
4. To purchase, lease or improve
/ land and sites for school houses and
school purposes; to build, purchase.
lease, enlarge, improve alter and re-
pair school houses and their appurten-
ances; to purchase Improve, exchange
and repair school apparatus, books,
furniture and appendages; to procure
fuel and defray the contingent ex-
penses of the schools under its control:
to pay the wages of all officers. princi-
pals, teachers and employees in said de-
partment of education as herein pro-
vided.
5. To appoint as herein provided:
d) One person as secretary and
treasurer of the Board Of Education
who win serve during the pleasure of
the board
co A business director who shall be
charged with the care Of the school
buildings and school property of the
city. and such other duties as may be
assigned to him by the Board of Edu-
cation. Such business director shall be
chosen outside the membership Of said
board, and shall be employed at such
salary and shall serve for such term
as shall be fixed by the bylaws of said
board
go A superintendent of public schools
whose term of Office after having held
the office for one year shall be four
years, and his salary shall not be re-
duced before the expiration of said
term Of four years. Provided that such
superintendent may be removed by said
board, during said term, for any sub
stantial and disqualifying cause. Such
pervislon OF the course Of instruction.
discipline and conduct OF the schools,
and he shall make all appointments,
promotions and transfers Of teachers
on the basis Of merit and character Of
service, subject to the approval of said
board.
(D A supervisor OF primary instruc-
tion, all school principals, teachers.
special teachers, janitors and such
other officers, clerks and employees as
It may deem necessary for the effective
discharge of its administrative duties.
90 Subject to the provisions of law
and OF this act. to enact rules and reg
ulations for the proper execution of an
duties devolved upon said. board. its
members and committees: for the tram
saction of all business pertaining to the
same; for defining the duties OF all its
officers, clerks, superintendent, princi-
pals, teachers, subordinates and en-
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