The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-18
SCHOOL BOARD IS Y !,
\ NOW IN SESSION
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New Leaye-of-AbSence Rules For
Teachers Adopted During
' Initial Session
tFrom sunday Advottisor.l

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New leave Of absence rules for
teachers ,of government schools were
adopted yesterday az the Initial SEES
sion Of the annual meeting now being
I'held III Honolulu by the commissioners
OF public instruction" The rules adopt
Cd In 1911 were discarded and the new
set agreed to yesterday 20 into efecE
immediately. The old rules were tho
cause Of much MISUNDERSTANDING. Tho
new trrles were prepared by Superin.
tendent Kinney and inspector General
Raymond. Ph6y were adopted by the
board witlf But shkht changes The
rules are as follows: 49,,
Leave Or Absence Rtiles 81
~ section A. Leave with full pay
for the first seven calendar days, and
with half pay for the following days
up 10 and not exceeding 60 calendar
days may be granted In the case of 81.
ness combining the teacher TO his home,
In such cages, where the leave is for
hess than three days, u may be grant
ed only upon the instrumentation o.
the supervising principal. II suep
leave is for more than three days II
may be granted only upon the Presen'
tation Of aAcertfhcate from a duly ii,
Eeensed physician.
| % Section B. Full pay, minus the pay
of the substitute in cases of illness
not covered by the paragraph above,
Though a physician 8 ccrtifcat" must
be furhished if more than three days,
and in cases Of absence on account Of
confinement.
'sSection c. Leave under paragraphs
A d 4
than so days in the school car.
f'Section d. Without pay in all 9th.
or eases where the department may
deem IL proper, in, cases where 4
teaeher who has given satisfactory
service for not less than five years
wishes TO be absent for not more than
six months, the department my assure
such teacher of disappointment to the
former position as SOON as practicable
upon his giving notice of his being
ready for service. ~
dissection +. In no ease will salary
be paid on leave of absence without "a
direct application by the absentee hav-
ing been forwarded to the Gepar ;meDr
with the approval or the supervising
principal. w."
'Seftioh +, In cases where a teach
ler, after having been granted leave
nj absence with pay, or part pay, for
days or more, resigns within two
months after the expiration Of sai,;
leave, no summer salary will be paid
to such teacher ..
Salaries and Selection Of Teachers
The school commissioners will iuee,
again At nine O'Clock tomorrow morn.
ing in the rooms Of the department o:
education; Judiciary building, and will
likely conclude their labors by Tues
day afternoon or Wednesday morning
The board viii take up the schedule
of salaries and appointment of teach
ers for the new school year, which be
gins in September. At the meeting
Yesterday were Commissioners William
II. Smith of Hilo and Mrs y. d. Bono
of Kohala, representing the island OF
Hawaii; D. e. Lindsay of Kahului
for Mani; Mrs Theodore Richards an
Prof l.. G. Blackman, for Oahu, anC
T. Brandt for Kauai. Superintendent
Kinney, ex-OGlicio chairman of thu
board, is presiding at the meetings
George =. Raymond, inspector genera
of schools, is assisting the board in it
/ labOrs.