The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-15
COUNTY UNIT FOR SCHOOLS.
The Essentials fol- Administration Are
Given.

Given.
The United States bureau of educa-
tion suggests the following essentials OF
the county unit basis of organization
for the administration of rural schools
They result from studies of the various
regulations in the states now organized
on that basis:
az The county the unit OF taxation
and administration of schools (except
that administration, independent city
districts employing superintendent
would not be included.
f2) A county school tax levied on all
taxable property in the county, covered
into the county treasury, and divided
between the independent city districts
and the rest of the county on basis
of the school population.
49, The county school funds, includ-
ing those raised by taxation and those
received from the state, expended in
such way as would as nearly as pos
sible insure equal educational opportl-
mites in all parts of the county, regard
less of the amount raised in that par
ticular part. tAny subdistrict should be
pemitted TO raise, by taxation or Other
wise. additional funds to supplement the
county funds. provided the subdistrict
desired better school plant, additional
equipment, or more efficient teaching
force than could be provided from the
county funds.
az A county board of education in
which is vested the administration OF
the public schools of the county Except
those in independent city districts), com.
posed of from five to nine persons, elect
ed or appointed from the county At
large the board to be non-partisan; the
term of office to be at least five years,
and the terms arranged so that not more
than one.ffth would expire in any one
year.
(5) A county superintendent Of
schools, a professional educator, select
ed by the county board of education,
from within or without the county or
state, for long term lat least two
years., who shall serve as the secre-
tary and executive officer of the county
board and as such be the recognized
head of the public schools in the county
Except those in independent city dis.
tricts).
t6) District trustees in each subdis.
trict of the county, one or more per-
sons. elected by the voters OF the DIS
triet or selected by the county board;
to be custodians of the school property
and to serve in an advisory capacity
to the county board. The expenditures
of local funds raised by the subdistriet
would rest with the trustees subject TO
the approval Of the county board.
~ The powers and duties Of the
county board OF education: (a) To Sc
lect a county superintendent who would
be its secretary and executive officer IN
the performance of all of its other func-
tons: and to appoint assistants as re-
quired. tb) TO have general control and
management OF the schools OF the coun-
ty. lei To submit estimates to the
regular county taxing authority Of the
amount of money needed to support the
schools. Id To regulate the boundaries
of the school subdistricts of the county
making from time to time such altera-
tions as in its judgment would serve the
best interests of the county system. tel
To locate and erect school buildings. ~
To supply the necessary equipment. fgi
To fix the course of study and select
textbooks tusing the state course and
state adopted textbooks in the states
where action has been takenl. thl To
enforce the compulsory education laws
M To employ teachers, fix their salaries
and the salaries of other employees.