Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-12-26
BIG CHANGE PLANNED
IN SCHOOL SYSTEM

Radical reorganization Of the school /
system OF Nevada Is recommended in |
a report drawn up by the Educational |
Survey commission at Carson City this |
week and which will be submitted to |
the legislature for adoption, providing
several members of the commission
absent at this weeks meeting also ap.
prove Of the plan.
The commission members who were !
present were Governor Boyle; Prof. ]. |
e. Bray, state superintendent Of
schools; Prof. J. w. Hunting. Judge ]. /
F. Langwith. DR.. George F. James, exc
cutiYe secretary, and Mrs. Harvey Ed. /
wards, official reporter. according to
the Carson City Daily Appeal.
The recommendations include the dI. |
rect appointment of the district school !
supervisors by the county board OF
education, rather than to have him ap-
pointed as now by the state superin.
tendent. This feature of the school
system has been fought back and forth
for long period.
Following are the recommendations
md report.
That the present state board OF edu.
'ation be abolished and in lieu thereof
1 state board consisting of five mem
bers TO be appointed by the governor
created
That the superintendent of public
Instruction be made an appointive of.
icer, the appointing power resting
with the state board OF education.
However since this office is a consti-
.utIonal office, it will take six years
O put this thing into effect, in the
event that the legislature approves the
recommendation.
That the present system of school
district supervision be abolished and
n lieu thereof, that the county unit
plan be adopted. In short, this plan
,Ontemplates the administration of
school affairs within each county by
l county board OF education elected by
he people. In lieu of the school trus-
.ees abolished by this plan. the county
board will appoint school district
I Igents TO represent the various school
| districts. Districts of the first class
hat Is TO say, all districts employing
more than 10 teachcrs-are eliminated
from the jurisdiction of the county
board, although given an opportunity
o come under the Jurisdiction of the
county board by popular vote of the
district affected. This leaves the larg
er Centers under exactly the same
form of school administration as at the
\ present time.
That the present system of school
supervision be radically changed, as
follows
That each county board of education
appoint its own county supervisor
who may be:
(a) \ county supervisor of schools
who will devote all of his time to such
work; or
(b) The principal of the county high
school. or
(c) The superintendent of school
district Of the first class within such
county.
Provision was made for the consoli
iatlon of two or more counties into
supervision districts, the supervision
in both or all of the counties to be
done by one person to be appointed
by the joint board of the said counties
| That In order to bring the central
state authority and the local super
IvisOry and administrative authority in
to better relations. and into closer
touch, n commission be created to bC
known as the Nevada School Supervi5
Ory commission. to be composed OF tht
members of the board of education
tho superintendent of public instruc
tion. the supervisors OF the various
counties. all of whom are to meet as d
commission al least once year for the
purpose of determining on the school
policy Of the state, of establishing and
purchasing text books. and of adopting
the courses OF study. II was supposed
the cost of this supervisory work
should be borne Jointly by the state
and the counties.
Serious work has been done looking
to better system of apportioninp
state school moneys TO the various
counties and districts Of the state. and
of providing better and more equitable
systems Of finance for the school sys
ten in general, but the committee hav
ing this In charge was not prepared to
report at the time OF tho meeting and
the matter was carried over to the
next meeting.
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