The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-09
CUTS SCHOOL BOARD
HERE FROM 46 TO 81
Bill Approved by state Oe-
partInent Makes Many
Changes in the Law.
TAN LIMIT INCREASED

, ALBANY. March S-A bill which has
TIE SdrI,o'. uf the stat. department W
Education and which changes rad caiiy
tire law goscrnlng the conduct Of tho
public schools wa introduced to-day 10y
Senator Lockwood Of BROOKLYN ard As.
semblyinan kinrlid 81 syracuse
The Department of Education has
isen working on the biz FOR two years.
II was announced, and ~ committee aIi-
pointed lN Tn" state connect Of CIV
superintendent and Il committee from
the state Teachers Association have also
considered II IN detail.
tndcr the hill the Board Of l:iuca-
ton OF New York city viii he reduced
from forty-siv 10 twcnty-prc members.
TO ,e appointed hy IN" MaNur. Nam
haitian and Kings viii each have i've.
Tn" Bronx viii iave three. queens two
and Richmond one. Tn. remaining five
are To be chosen from the "ity at large,
but not from any on" borough.
In other cities tn" uuaids VIII no not
less than three and mot more than
1ine members. 30 the only change IN
this regard ~ in the New York city
board. IN other cities than New York
the boards ar. To- bee elected or ap-
pointed
' 'AhA 49, az q
tory tire" mil school tax - substitutes
a provision allowing 1t 10 be larger, ana
also puts IN tho hands Of the Board Of
Education the money so raised. II pro-
Nid.s that TIVE. Board Of Education shall
submit, To- the Board OF Estimate an
itemizej budget. v'ich must not be
NOR. than live mills taN ON the real 49,
tate and personal property ~ tho city
without the approval of 90" Board OF
Estimate.
Each Board Of Education is TO have
authorit 10 create such machinery a.
may be necessary for IL. proper or
ranizltlon and administration of its
public school system. The board in
New York city VIII have the authority
TO create such machinery for the proper
administration of n great school sys-
tenn such rs exists In that city without
constantly coming to the Legislature for
permission to meet new conditions.
Every officer. teacher. board or hu-
reau in existence in any city - cN-
pr"ssly continued. Boards Of Educa-
ton. however, are 10 he allowed to abol-
ish unnecessary positions. To- consoli-
date positions and 10 create such new
positions ~ experience may show to
be necessary.
MI members OF either the teaching
az supervisory stan who hiv. served
the full probationary term now REQUIRED
IN the civ In which thew are employed
viii hereafter have pcrmauel; employ
mcut.
All teachers appointed must s"'ve a
probationary period of "u" two or
three years. The length 90 su"u rroNri-
;iuharv period l. to- Lee determined n
c,cA ,ity hy the BOARD of IHucitioU.
After a teacher has served IL" full pro-
Lat'orary period IN" Board oC t.duoa-
ton may elect such teacher perm Iucntiv
ana thereafter such teacher may bc re-
moved for cause only.
In cities having a population loss
than l6o.o0o TN" minimum salary =
} fixed at $3.50 Cor elementary teachers
and $500 for secondary teachers IN
cities Of NOR. than lon.oo0 ard l.sS
tina 400,0U0 the minimum elementary
salary - 500 and for secondary
teachers $50 Iu e.t.'s 80 NOR. than
IoO. 900 AID less 'nlu l.Unu. Goa "a" ole
m.uiary miuiuurr Is Srno trI fpr s"r-
undarr teachers tNo" 40 mango +
mad" .u I've salary schedules for New
York CIV.