The Washington times., 1906-06-10
Means Substantial In
crease in Pay to Dis
trict Teachers.
RE0RGANIZES THE BOARD
No Alteration Expected
When Measure Appears Be
fore the Conference.

IN the presence of a large number of
teachers Of the pubic schools. princi-
paly women, and most of these young.
tie District school bill passed the Sen
ate yesterday afternoon substantially
as 1t was reported 10 that body. There
were a few minor changes. but the
sreat reforms originated in the House
and approved by the Senate committee
were retained.
The bill will now so to conference.
Fhere nc substantial notifications are
expected, The bin provides:
For a beard of education Of nine
members. three OF whom shall be
women, to be appointed by the Judges
osNthe District Supreme Court. They
are to serve without conn ensation, for
terms Of three years.
That no appointment. promotion.
transfer, or dismissal Of any subordi-
nate Of the superintendent Of schools
shall be made by the board except
upon the superintendents written rec
ommendatiOn.
Functions of the Board.
That the functions of the board shall
be limited to the determination Of gen
eral policies. the appointment and re-
-.
and the supervision Of the school funds
That the white assistant superintend-
ent. under the direction of the superin-
tendent. shall have general supervision
over the white schools and special du-
ties as to the GnihCatiOn OF studies IN
the white high schools; and that the col
ored assistant. under the direction OF
the superintendent. shall have general
supervision Of the colored schools. with
special duties connected with the high
schools and the intermediate grades OF
the grammar schools
That there shall be a director of in
termediate instruction in the white
schools a director OF manual training
who shall have supervision of this sub
1ect in the grades; and a superintendent
OF buildings and supplies.
That the salaries os teachers and other
employees Of the Board Of Education
shall be classified as follows:
Class $500. S525 $500. $50. $500.
Class $500 S625. $3.50. 500. 500
Class 3.-S65o. 500. 500 SIPS. $3.50. SIZE
$500 sS25, $3.50. $50. 5000
Glass $500 $3.50. $3.50. $500. 1920. $3.50
$3.50, $l,0l0, S1,c40. SI,O70. 81. 100
Class ., $3.50. $3.50. 81 lO30. 100. S1.11O
l,l5o. H.19o, $3.50. S1,27O, 1910. 81 $50
Class 8. group a, $1,000. 81 600. 81 100
800, $500, sl,4oo, $500. s.. 500. 100
Glass c, group B. 1880, 5000. $500.
$500
kindergarten assistants. class
Model teachers Of first and second
grades, and of kindergarten. class
Teachers Of first and second grades
class 2
Teachers Of third and fourth grades
and kindergarten principals. class 3
Ieaohers Of NTH, sixth. and seventh
grades. class l.
Teachers Of eighth grades. class ).
Ieachers Of manual training. drawing
physical culture, music. domestic science
domestic art. in the graded scbools
classes to I. inclusive
Teachers Of domestic art and domestic
science in high and manual training
schools. classes and >
Several Other Glasses.
Teachers Of manual training. draw
2ng, physical culture. and music in the
high schools and manual training
schools. class 10 Group A. class
inclusive; -
Assistants to directors Of primary
instruction, classes ( and 3;
Head teachers and teachers Of nor
Group A, class 6: Provided, That teacn-
ers OF the normal, high, and manual
training schools now receiving less
han $500 who have not taught five
years in graded high schools shall re
ceive an annual increase not to exceed
$3.50 until the minimum salary of class
is reached. when they shall there
after receive the increase provided in
said class: And provided further. Thar
special beginning teachers in the nor
NAL school may be appointed for a two
years probationary period upon the
recommendation Of the principal Of the
normal school at a salary of $500 for
the first year and $500 for the second
year, and thereafter. If continued. they
shall receive the increase provided for
in this class;
Heads of departments in high and
manual training schools, Group B Of
class s.:
Librarians and clerks. classes I, ?.
and 3;
Librarian of the teachers library.
class 4.
Teachers not otherwise provided for,
classes 1 10 4.
Question of Promotion.
That teachers are not to be promoted
except upon the recommendation of the
officer having direct supervision OF them
and in the case of colored teachers upon
the additional recommendation of the
colOred assistant superintendent
That appointments to all teaching and
supervising positions hereafter must be
upon written examination and that no
person without a degree from an ac-
credited college shall be appointed to
lContinned on Ninth ParnN