Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-04

ipon a majority vote of the entire
ooard, who, with two deputies shall be
delegated with certain powers enumer-
~ted. The town system of schools is
Maintained.
The duties of the local school directors
shall be to have the care OF the school
property of the town and the manage
ment of it's schools. keep the school
houses suitably repaired and insured,
have authority to designate the schools
which shall be attended by the various
pupils, subject to the approval of the
union superintendent and subject to the
provisions of the act, employ teachers
and fix their compensation, draw orders
NC
GOWNS ARRANGED INTO SCHOOL
UNIONS.
The State board shall arrange the
towns into school unions which shall be
designated by number and each town
shall either by itself or in conjunction
with another or others, be included
within union. School union committees
shall elect a superintendent. Supervisors
shall act under the direction of the com
missioner of education, their work shall
not be restricted to any particular sec
| ton and their field of oversight shall
, be frequently changed, cooperate with
,, union superintendent and supplement
their work. spend their time in schools
assist teachers and demonstrate proper
methods of instruction. etc.
Every town shall have a competent
number of public schools and so located
as to afford convenient instruction to
youth. this wording following the con-
sttution.
Kindergartens mean schools into which
children five years of age and younger
may he received; elementary schools
have six-year course, adapted to the
needs Of pupils between six and 10 years
of age secondary. to include junior and
senior high schools. Among other things
the board shall include such subjects in
elementary schools as in their judgment
| are appropriate to the needs Of the pupils
! in the several communities. The State
| board may relocate or consolidate
elementary schools and may establish
centralized schools in rural sections, as
the interests Of convenience and efficiency
may require. and in so doing the State
board may disregard town boundaries,
but In the exercise Of the power given
in this section the constitutional require
ments as to competency in number and
convenience shall be observed"
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
Junior high schools shall be maintained
in every town, unless by arrangement. an
academy in town is in effect made the
public high school where the number OF
secondary school pupils to he convenient
| " accommodated shall reasonably war
! rant it; academy subject to approval Of
/ State board; where necessary, two years
! Junior high school to be given In an ele-
mentary school as equivalent
| Central and readily accessible senior
| high schools articulating directly with all
neighboring junior high schools, number
! and loca ton and region served deter
mined by State board. Four years junior
courses and two years senior courses for
youths of II to 10 fitting for college, etc.
| Vocational education courses among
other things appropriate to the needs
and environment of the particular
school,"
School term at least Sc weeks in a school
year School age to IS. No truant Off
GERS such supervision being under drec-
ton of superintendent and his agent;
school discipline. includes corporal pun
ishment
Transportation or board OF pupil to be
paid by State At present time transpor-
tation is paid by town, State contributing
$4,000 Under the bill all transportation
to be paid by state and provided for in
sum of 100000 Important section relating
1 to health of pupils and disease. Teachers
training similar to present law
/ Authority to contract with any institu-
ton or institutions of higher learning for
training of secondary school teachers In
the department of pedagogy; similar ar
ranCements as to teachers OF agriculture
with University of Vermont Unneces-
sary duplication in work In institutions
receiving State aid.
! Normal schools at Johnson and Cas-
tleton shall cease on June 80. 1915:
provision for disposal of property and
avails to be added to permanent school
fund.
State aid in part of teachers salaries
Appropriation, $4,000 Pensions and re-
tirement fund the same as present law
| Text books part paid by State, pur
chased by State purchasing agent and
furnished towns at cost on requisition
specially Incorporated districts repealed.
I Towns annual appropriation for school
purposes not less than two-fifths of grand
list (prcsent one-hfth.
! state tax. 10 cents (present s cents on
grand list.
! The bill in brief conserves all State
money for educational purposes to the
public school system.