Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-10-03
ALL TEACHERS IN
S. D. SCHOOLS MUST
HAVE CERTIFICATES
State Superintendent Intends ia
Strictly Enforce New Educa-
tional Law.

Pierre, S. D., Sept. 26.-The new cdu
cational law OF the last session has
brought with 1t new rules and regula
'tions on the part of the state educa-
tional department. and to save con-
fusion. the following statement as to
such rules has been made by the de-
partment:
Under the provisions of the law. the
department will validate certificates of
the rank of life diplomas. state. n
first and second grade certificates, Is
sued by other state departments, where
the grades are awarded by a state
BOARD of examiners, but the subjects
and standings for such certificates
must conform to the requirements of
this department for such certificates,
and when subjects or standings do not
conform. the holders of such certificates
must write in such additional subjects
or write In subjects for which grades
are already represented. but too low.
An order to raise such grades or to bring
1t up to the requirements as to the av-
erage necessary. The department Will
not validate certificates where the
grades were awarded In any other man.
ner, nor does the department validate
life diplomas until the holder thereof
has identified himself with the educa-
tional interests of the state for at least
a year.
Life diplomas and state certificates
are Issued to graduates of educational
institution of this and of other states
provided that such graduates must file
complete credits of their work in the
chools of which they are graduates.
together with such credits OF all work
above he eighth grade.
School Boards Liable.
AN applicant for a first, second or
third grade certificate who may lave
failed at a previous examination. and
desires to be a candidate at a suisse
1uent examination. may submit UGH
standings from the previous examina-
lions as are o the required average
Tor he certificate for which he may be
a candidate at a later examination,
providing that the standing is submit
led with the manuscript in the other
subjects. and that the latter examine
ton is taken within six months.
Boards of education and school
boards as a rule are careless sometimes
In the employment OF teachers who
do not hold proper certificates. The
law requires that every teacher In our
schools should hold some form of GER
tilcate. Those below and including the
first grades may hold primary %certifl-
Gates or any of the other forms. while
those employed as instructors above the
eighth grade must hold a state certih-
cate or life diploma. Principals of
graded schools who do no teaching
must hold a first grade certificate or
better, but should he instruct. a state
certificate is required. School boards
should make ii a point to see that all
their teachers are properly qualified.
for all money paid out to an unqualified
person can be recovered for the district
from the members of the board person
ally by amy patron of the district. The
law provides and courts have so held
hat n contract made with improp-
erly Q lalifled teachers is null and void.
Now that the c~ertiflcation of the teach
Ing orce of the state is centralized in
the Jtate department, the state super
liner dent intends to see hat the law ID
ODE ied."