Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-08-13
TIE STANDARDIZED RETRAL
SCHOOL,,

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a law that should he Of very genen-
Ial interest to the patrons CT rural
schools is the new Standardization
Act" passed during the session Of the
last legislature. An appropriation Of
100000 that goes with the bill makes
it vital force for the betterment OF
school conditions in rural commune
ties. The farmer has paid his liberal
share, through taxes, of large appro-
priations made for the consolidated
school, the Normal Training high
school, the colleges and university.
Now for the first time some OF this
money is going to be turned back to
his own community into his own
school. To what extent will he avail
himself Of this opportunity?
1t is our plan to sketch in a general
way the working plan Of the Stand
ardization Act" The measure follows:
Sec. 1. Any school maintained by a
district wholly outside q city, town,
or village corporation or consolidated
independent district which has COM
piled with the provisions Of this act
shall be known as standard school.
Every standard school before 1t may
be designated as such shall have been
maintained for eight months during
1 the previous year and shall conduct
school for eight months of each sue
ceeding year. 1t shall have suit
able school house, grounds, and OUT
buildings in proper condition and re-
pair; be equipped with needful appar-
atus, textbooks, supplies: an ade-
quate system of heating and ventila-
ton; have done efficient work and
have complied with such require
|ments as shall be specified by. the
superintendent OF public instruction.
Sec. ~ It shall be the duty Of the
Superintendent of public instruction
to prescribe and promulgate the re-
auirements he shall deem necessary
for standard schools as to minimum
requirements for standards OF teach
ing, general equipment, heating and
ventilation. lighting, seating, water
supply, library, care Of grounds, safe
ty against fire, and such other re-
quirements as will conserve the health
safety and welfare Of the children
attending school; and prescribe such
other requirements as he shall deem
necessary for the upbuilding and i'm
provement of such schools.
Sec. 8. On or before June 3Oth OF
each year and at such other time as
the superintendent Of public instruc-
ton may direct the county superinten-
dent of schools shall make reports and
furnish such other data in regard to
said schools as the department OF
public instruction may desire on
blanks to be furnished by the super
intendent Of public instruction.
Sec. 4. State. aid shall be given TO
rural districts maintaining one or
more standard schools to the amount
of six dollars $4,000, for each pupil
who has attended said schools in said
district at least six months OF the
previous year.
Sec. 5. No school shall be deemed q
standard school unless the teacher IS
a holder of a first grade uniform
county certificate or its equivalent,
has contracted for the entire school
year, and unless such school shaH
have maintained an average daily at
tendance of at least ten pupils.
Sec. 6. Each standard school shall
be furnished by the superintendent OF
public instruction with a suitable door
plate or mark Of identification and the
expense of the same shall be paid
from the fund created by this act for
the promotion Of standard schools.
Sec. z. Upon receiving from the
county superintendent a satisfactory
report showing that any rural school
has fulfilled the requirements OF
standard school the superintendent
of public instruction shall issue re-
QUESTION upon the auditor OF state
for the amount due any rural school
district entitled to state aid for the
school year just past; whereupon the
auditor of state shall draw a warrant
ron the treasurer OF state payable to
the secretary of the school corpora
ton entitled thereto and forward to
the secretary of said school corpora
ton who shall cause the same to be
deposited with the other funds OF the
district. The money shall be expend-
ed in the district or districts maintain