Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-22
GEM COUNTY THE
FIRST TO REPORT
Data Desired by the State
Board of Education Fur
nished Promptly by the
County Superintendent.

The state department of education
announced today that Miss Alice Hol-
version, county superintendent OF
schools in Gem county, Is the first Of
all county superintendents in the state
to file reports on all school rooms In
the schools of her county with the de-
partment, under the rural school stand
|ardization system inaugurated the
first of the present year and which
so far has been a pronounced success.
The net result is, the state depart
ment is now in possession of some very
valuable data regarding the condition
of the schools in Gem county, the eff
cheney of the teachers and the spirit
evidenced by the pupils as w e |
as the condition of the school rooms
and school buildings. other county
superintendent are filing reports daily
and will soon complete them on the
schools in their counties, but to Miss
Holverson is given the distinction of
being the first.
Under the rural school standardiza-
ton plan each county superintendent
of schools is required to visit the
rooms In the schools of the various
districts and following a personal in
vestigation credit each room and
teacher with marks for the work that
is being carried on. Under the sched-
ule of marking, 1875 constitutes the
possible number of points that can
be credited to any school room The
room scoring 100 or better is entitled
to q certificate signed by DR.. f. o.
SESSION, state commissioner of educa-
he L., e. H. l.
year, the present being the first. Spe-
cial scoring cards reserve a space in
the center for the certificate and the
entire card is then presented to the
school room earning it and is conspi-
cuously' displayed.
HOW SCORING is DONE.
The rating card first provides for
the scoring of the teacher in charge
ing for the school building, then the
of the school room. Next follows scor-
equipment, the grounds, community
activities and finally the attendance.
A total of so points can be scored for
the teacher, 16 points for the build
ing, 20 points for the equipment, II
points for the grounds, 10 points for
the community activities and I points
for attendance. Form score cooks are
provided for the scoring and for each
room the reports are made out in trip
licate. One of the forms is held BY
the county superintendent, one is filed
with the state commissioner OF educa
ton and the third is delivered to the
school trustees of the district
GET VALUABLE DATA.
Tho III,
CURED to answer the following CUES
tions in the report filed with the state
commissioner: What do you find es-
pecially commendable at this school ?
What are it's greatest needs? What
special or peculiar difficulties exist ?
Does the board of trustees act har-
moniously? Is there factionai strife
in the community over school mat
ters?" The answers place the state
valuable information and II there are
department in possession OF some very
found to be conditions existing in any
district that are not as they should be
the remedy can be applied to straight
en- matters out. The inspection ap-
plies to all districts except Class A
independent.
The questions for scoring for teach
ers are IL in number. When scored
they show the exact conditions exist
ing in the school room as to the value
| of the instruction and the work OF the
teacher. The ques IONS dealing with
the school building show the conolrlon
the building is in and the upleep. This
is also true of the school equipment
and the grounds. The 10 points allow
ed for scoring community activities
give an insight to the cooperative
spirit behind the school in each dis
trict while the attendance scoring
conclusively shows what success is
being met with in keeping the chill
dren in school.