The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-11
TWO CLAss1FICATIONS

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ter Themselves, Under the New
Regulations
Adopted.
The board of education last night
accepted the report OF special com
mittee appointed last week, to work
out plan for teachers salaries CIV
ing an advance to practically every
teacher in the corps. The board
adopted the plan of paying the teach
ers on twelve-month basis, instead
of the present nine and half month
system, and also adopted a classii-
cation rule, and made other changes.
The entire teaching corps was re-
elected with the exception Of V. A.
McGrew. teacher in science in Keo-
kuk high school, who has been elect
ed superintendent of schools in Bona
parte, and George D. Springer, teach
er of agriculture, who has made
application for a commission in the
officers reserve corps. Max G. Veith
is elected as assistant in the manual
training department at a salary Of
$50 per month and Miss Edith B.
Troutner was elected to the faculty
of Keokuk high school to teach agri-
culture and science at salary Of
SLIPS per month on twelve month
basis. The superintendent was given
authority to secure another teacher
for the nign school faculty as re-
Quired.
The New Rule.
The following report Of the COM
mittee was adopted in lieu of rule II
which has been stricken out. The
new rule becomes effective Septem-
Der 1:
IN order to be eligible for election
to the faculty of the high school, a
teacher must be graduate from
four year college course excepting in
manual training departments.
In order to be eligible for election
to the regular corps of teachers in
the Keokuk public schools teacher
must have had one year Of success
full teaching or at least one year OF
school preparation beyond a regular
four year high school course and
must hold second grade uniform
county cvertificate or the equivalent.
Teachers elected to the corps of
teachers of the Keokuk public
schools shall be divided into two
classes as follows:
Glass l. All teachers who have
graduated from two years course
of the Iowa State Teachers college
or an equivalent course in some other
institution. who hold a first grade
uniform county certificate or eouiya-
lent and who have had two years
experience, shall be placed
in class 1.
Glass 2. All teachers possessing
minimum requirements for election
to the teaching corps of the Keokuk
public schools and whose quaIitica-
tons shall not entitle them to be
listed in class 1, shall be placed in
class 2.
Provide for Increase,
Teachers belonging to class 1 shall
receive an annual increase of four
1ollars per month each year until the |
OF the grade Is reached !
provided the principal and superin- |
endent shall rank them not less than |
satisfactory in any of the points con.
sidered in their report.
Teachers belonging to class 2 shall
receive an annual increase of two
dollars per month each year under
ike conditions until the maximum of
heir grade is reached or until thew
hall have qualified for entrance into
lass | After foonha.
led for entrance into class I, she
hall be entitled to all the privileges
# teachers belonging to class /.
The salary schedule shall be made
tut on the basis Of twelve month
ear. One twelfth of the total salary
or the year shall be due and nav.
Die on the last day Of September
nd each month following throughout
he year.
In case teachers leave the EMPLOY
the district at any time during the
chool year for sickness of self, or
erlous illness or death in the fam. !;
ly, they shall be entitled to their
proportional amount of the two and 1
ne-half months salary to be paid i
uring the summer months after the
lose of school.
Salary Schedules.
The maximum and minimum
lonthly salary for all grade teachers
the first and second classes for the
arious grades shall be as follows:
MAXIMUM.
First grade-Class 1, s59.40; class .
S55.40. II
Second grade-Class 1, s55.4O;
lass 2, $51.45. {
Third grade-Class 1, $3.50; class
$51.45. !
Fourth grade-Class l, s55.40; ]
lass 2, $51.45.
Fifth grade-Class 1, $500; class {
$53.05. '
Sixth grade-Class /. $3.50; class
$685..
Seventh grade-Class 1, S59.40: