Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-10-02
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Will you please give space to the
following circular letter which I re.
ceived Sept. 10th from State Supt,
Brooks. l am sure it will be of inter.
est to teachers and prospective teach
ers in the county.
L. J. BELL. Supt.
Sept. II, 1919.
To the Superintendent:
Provisional Certificates Authorized by
the State Board Of Examiners.
According to the reports received
from the several county summer
schools there have been perhaps a
thousand teachers who have made con-
siderable effort to qualify for the Ele-
mentary Teachers Certificate but still
lack one or more units Of credit. The
salary of the teacher holding an Ele-
mentary Permanent certificate may be
$500. 1t is the desire to keep the
standard of this certificate as high as
it has been and perhaps later to raise
it.
In order, therefore, to encourage
teachers to attend summer schools
and normal schools, the Board of Elk
aminers was urged to provide some.
thing in the way Of provisional GER
tificates between the second grade
and the Elementary Permanent in or
der that the State Superintendent
might suggest a graduated salary
scale between $4,000 and the $500,
which might be at least sufficient to
pay the expenses of the teachers at.
tending the summer schools, and en-.
courage them to do more intensive
study. 1t is the belief that this gradu,
ated salary scale will be great in.
centive to teachers to take advantage
of all the facilities for teacher train.
ing. Three certificates, therefores,
therefore, have been authorized by the
State Board Of Examiners, and the
salary for each stage of development
is here authorized by the State Super.
intendent of Public instruction:
Provisional Certificate-$5o.00 per
Month.
above the second grade. All appli.
cants may draw this salary who have
credit as follows
l. Credit for one summer school.
2. Credit by State examination for
one Of the following groups: Either
(b) language group, which includes
spelling, reading, language, grammar,
drawing, or (c) Science group, which
includes arithmetic, geography, my,
giene, agriculture or (d) History |
group, which includes History of
North Carolina, History of the Uni
ted States, and civics. (See section
81, Rules and Regulations)
8. Such teacher must have had
one years experience.
4. Such teacher must be recon,
by the superintendent as to
teaching power, and in.
terest in community work
s. Such teacher must agree to do
the reading circle work this winter
with view to working up to Glass A.
H.
Provisional Certificate Assoc.
This certificate may be secured in
one Of four ways:
1. BY completing two groups at a
state examination instead of one re.
CURED of those seeking Provisional
Certificates B and in addition to this,
to comply with the requirements out
lined for Provisional Certificate B.
2. Graduates of standard high
schools, but having no professional
cuedit, provided the superintendent
the certificate on account
Of personality, teaching power, and
interest in community work.
3. Those holding Elementary
Term Certificates which have not been
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the certificate on &C.
count Of personality, teaching power
Ind interest in community work.
4. Teachers having credit on the
hree groups of work outlined under
he head of provisional Certificate
3" but having no summer school cred
t. provided the superintendent recon-
nends the certificate on account OF
teaching power, and in
crest in community work.
III.
)ne Year Temporary certificate-$6e
This certificate may be secured in
ne of five ways:
/. Graduates of standard high
chools, plus county summer school
redits, provided the superintendent
the certificate on account
4 personality, teaching power, and
interest In community work.
2. Applicants having one or more
ears college work, no professional
raining, provided the superintendent
the certificate on &C.
cunt of personality, teaching power,
r infareet in community Work