Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-19

transfer OF control of the public S
to the Commissioners, as follows
A bill to provide for the appointment
of director of education for the pub
lie schools of the District of Column
bia, and for other purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
| of Representatives of the United States
| of America in Congress assembled,
| That the board of education of the
! Ditrict of Columbia and the position
! of superintendent of public schools of
| all the authority, duties, discretion and
powers now vested in the said board
and in the said superintendent by the
act of Congress approved June 20, 1906,
entitled AN act to fix and regulate the
salaries of teachers, school officers and
| other employees of the board of educa-
| ton of the District of Columbia, ana
acts amendatory thereto, except as pro-
vided otherwise herein, shall be. ana
are hereby. transferred to and vested
in the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia to take effect and be IN
force on and after the date of the ap-
prevail of this act
The Commissioners of the District
of Columbia are herby authorized and
empowered to appoint competent,
skilled and expert person. who shall
be a graduate of an established. rec
ognized and accredited normal school:
college or university, as director OF
education for the public schools OF
said District who shall receive a COM
pensation of $4,000 per annum. and who
shall be subject to removal from his
office for inefficiency or for other cause
satisfactory to the said Commissioners,
and from that action by them there
shall be no appeal or review.
Powers of the Director.
IT.. ,5.r>ctor If education shall under
| the Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia have the direction and SUI
pervision in all matters pertaining to
the instruction in all the public schools
| of said District, and he shall perform
such other and additional duties as
| may be required OF him by the said
Commissioners, including the duties
now imposed upon the superintendent
of public schools by the act approved
| June 8, 1906, entitled IAN act providing
| for the compulsory education in the
District of Columbia" and the act ap-
proved May %. 1908, entitled an act
| to regulate the employment OF children
| in the District of Columbia"
All appointments, promotions, reduc-
lions. transfers and removals or as
sistant directors of education, directors
| supervising principals. principals. heaos
Of departments, teachers and all other
l employees OF the pubic SCuooIS " tiiS
District of Columbia shall hereafter be
made by the director of education.
| The position of white assistant super
| intendent for the white public schoois
shall hereafter be known as the wnite
assistant director of education for the
white schools, and the position of col
ored assistant superintendent of the
colored public schools shall hereafter
| be known as the colored assistant d.
| rector of education for the colored
/ 1. tCf M
Of education shall each receive COM
pensation of $4,000 per annum.
| Promotion of Teachers.
A teacher shall not be promoted from
one class to another except by the d.
rector of education, upon the recon-
| mendation of the officer having direct
| supervision of said teacher. and in the
case of colored teachers upon the ad-
ditional recommendation of the colored
assistant director of education.
Teachers shall be promoted for SUI
perior work from group az to group
"B" of class &c" only after oral and
written examinations by the board OF
| examiners upon recommendation, as
| follows: All high and normal school
teachers and teachers of the manual
| training schools upon the recommends
ton Of their respective principals.
No teacher. head of department
| be appointed to any position in the
| graded schools. high schools, manual
| training schools or normal schools. and
no director, assistant director or teach
| er of special studies shall be appointed
until he shall have passed an examina-
| ton prescribed by the boards OF exam
| iners No person without degree
| from an accredited college or a gradu-
ton Af.1f q frny n
| NAL school, such normal school gradu-
| ate to have had at least five years OF
| experience az a teacher In mgr
| school. shall hereafter be appointed to
teach any academic or scientific sub.
jects in the normal, high and manua
training schools. This provision fol
examination shall not apply to teach
ers coming from the normal schools oil
teachers being advanced from the diff.
ferent classes In the graded schools.
Provided. That no teacher or officer ir
the service of the public schools of the
| District OF Columbia at the time of the
passage Of this act shall, by the oper.
alton of this act, be required to take
any examination. either mental OIL
physical, to be continued in the service
The boards of examiners for carrying
out the above provisions with refer
ence to examinations shall consist OF
three heads of departments of the white
schools for the white teachers ant
three heads of departments Of the col.
designation of such heads of depart
lments for membership on these boardt
to be made by the director of educa
ton annually
No teacher in the service of the publ,
schools of the District of Columbia a
the time of the passage of this ac
shall be required to be reappointed t.
be continued in the service.
Every new teacher at the time of hi
appointment shall be assigned to
class or group by the director of edu
cation.
No teacher shall be dismissed from
the public schools of the District of Co
. llumbla by the director of education ex
cept upon written charges preferre'
against him and after an opportunit,
shall have been afforded him of beini
heard in his defense, and when teach
err Is on trial or under investigation h
shall have the right to be attended b.
counsel and by at least one friend o
his selection.
MAJ Appeal to Commissioners an
The finding Of the director Of sduca