The Washington herald., 1907-01-19
FOR ANOTHER SCHOOL LAW
Commission to Make General Plan
as to Buildings.
Duties of school OmciaIS Defined Rad
Power of the school Board
Outlined.

Representative Sims. Of Tennessee, Has
introduced IA the House a bin to reorgan-
ize the schools OF Washington. The gen.
eral outline Of the measure corresponds
10 the present law. As 20 the power Of
the school board of nine members ap-
pointed by the Supreme Court Of the
District. the bin contains the following:
"The organization meeting, and all
meetings whatsoever thereafter. shall be
open 10 the public, except committee
meetings dealing with the appointment.
demotion. and dismissal Of teachers. No
appointment. promotion. transfer, demo-
tion. suspension. or dismissal OF an as
slstant superintendent, supervising prin-
cipaI Of normal. high. or elementary
schools director, supervisor. head OF de-
partment, teacher. or any other subordi-
nate to the superintendent Of schools.
shall be made By the board Of education,
except upon the written recommendation
OF the superintendent Of schools. No
books shall be listed for purchase or or
dered to be purchased by the board %
education. no course Of study shall be
adopted. and no educational apparatus
written recommendation OF the superin-
tendent Of schools.
The board shall determine all ques-
tions of general policy relating to the
schools, shall appoint the executive Off
GERS hereinafter provided for. define their
duties. and direct expenditures.
The board shall appoint one superin-
tendent for all the schools, who shall hold
Office for three years. He shall submit
monthly reports regarding the condition
Of the schools to the board Of education.
and shall submit an annual report 10 the
Congress. He shall have a seat in ...c
board and the right to speak on all mat
ters before the board, but not the right
20 vote
The board shall have power to remove
the superintendent at any time for ade-
Quate cause affecting his character and
efficiency as superintendent
THE board. upon the written recon-
mendation Of the superintendent of
schools, shall also appoint one white as
sistant superintendent for the white
schools and one colored assistant super
intendent for the colored schools. The
white assistant superintendent, under the
direction Of the superintendent Of schools
shall have general supervision over the
white schools, and IS specifically charged,
under the direction Of the superintendent.
with the unihcation, as far as may be
practicable, Of the educational work of
the white high schools and Of all aca-
demic and scientific subjects in the Nc
Kiniey Manual Training School and the
Business High School
The colored assistant superintendent.
under the direction Of the superintendent
of schools. shall have sole charge of all
teachers. classes, and schools in which
colored children are taught. And he is
specifically charged. under the direction
Of the superintendent. with the unifca-
ton. so far as may be practicable, of The
educational work of the eolored high
schools and Of all the academic and scien-
tific subjects Of the Armstrong Manual
Training School And he also shall be
charged specifically. under the direction
of the superintendent. with the unifca-
tion Of the educational work Of the inter-
mediate grades Of the colored schools.
The board. upon the written recomncn-
dation Of the superintendent of schools
shall appoint director of intermediate
instruction for the white schools. who
shall have charge. under the direction OF
the superintendent. Of the unification of
educational work of grades five to eight,
inclusive
There shall be appointed by the board
a supervision of manual training who
under the direction Of the superintendent
shall have supervision of Misunderstanding
instruction i'm all the white schools.
The bin provides for a commission. con-
sisting of the superintendent of schools.
the Engineer Commissioner. and the Su-
pervising Architect of the Treasury De-
partment, for the purpose OF submitting
to Congress in December Il general plan
for the consolidation OF the public schools
in the District Of Columbia and the aban-
donment and sale of such school buildings
and sites as may by them be deemed
necessary and desirable for the good
of the public school service. and a general
plan fer the character. size, and location
Of school buildings. in accordance VIII
which the educational and business inter
ests of the public school system may be
subserved.
saitOa sen Bill Opposed.
The opposition Of Representative Smith.