The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-06-24
SWEEPING GIL AN
FOR TEACHERS
Copy Of the New Law Is Re-
ceived By County Super
intendent Marriott
Examinations At Certain
Times of the Year Are
Done Away With

County Supt. of Schools J. c. Mar
riott is in receipt of communication
from f. B. Pearson, state superintend-
ent of public instruction, relative to
the changes in the laws of county ex'
aminations for teachers.
County examinations are discontin-
ued in October, January, March and
April of each year.
Following is a copy of the letter is
sued by Supt. Pearson:
Columbus, o., June IL, 1919.
To the County Examiners
The certifcation laws which go into
effect in August and September,
1) discontinue the county exami-
nations In October, January, March
and April.
(2) provide that "between regular
examinations boards OF examiners un-
der such conditions as may from time
to time be prescribed by the super1n-
tendent of public instruction may is
seu temporary certificates" valid un-
til the next examination.
Such temporary certificate issued
after Septecber 6 will be valid to
May. There will be no occasion for
any board to issue a temporary GER
tificate before this law becomes eff
fective. 1t seems best now to pre-
scribe conditions" under which tenn
porary certificates may be issued in
September, 1919.
Persons with temporary certificates
should not compete with persons with
regular certificates. A board OF edu-
cation should not promise employ
ment to teacher who does not have
prospect of regular certificate un-
til they have notice from the county
superintendent that regularly certifl-
Gated teachers cannot be secured in
that county or elsewhere.
Temporary certificates so far as we
are now ready to prescribe may be
issued in September
| % Only in counties In which not
enough regularly certiflcated teach
ers to supply the schools can be Sc
cured, and after this fact is certified
to this department and verified by us.
% To persons who have taken 10
weeks of normal work this summer
and who, If they have not had teach
ing experience, are high school grad
yates.
60 In no case to persons without
normal training.
In applying the above rules the per-
sons with eighteen weeks of training
should be provided with certificates
before the power to issue to those
with twelve weeks of training is exer
cised. Persons who have had twelve
weeks of normal training (at any
time) will, il further provision fol
teacher-shortage are found necessary
be given preference, with temporary
certificates, before any emergency
certificate is authorized, unless the
, latter is authorized in some particu
lar case for some special service
, However, no person with less than q
weeks of training Tor thirty for higl
!, school or special certiicate) should
expect certificate unless he secures
as nearly as possible the required
training.
A high school graduate or expert
enced teacher who gets ~ weeks o
training this summer can, however, b
sure of certificate in some county u
shortage of teachers is certain i
many counties.
Those who have not endeavored t
conform to standards when they hav
had the opportunity to do so will no
he certificated under any plan at pre-:
ent contemplated even il there ar
schools without teachers. This doe
not mean that some emergency certif
Gates may not he granted to worth
persons formerly teachers who offe
to take up the work when the school
would not otherwise be supplied.
1t is provided by this new law ais
that the superintendent Of public il
struction shall evaluate normal trail
ing and tissue certificates of profe
sional training which shall state ii
total number of multiples of six-weel
training completed by the prospect,
applicant" This provision goes I'M
effect the day of the September exar
nation. We desire to have the ce
tificates from the normal schOo
submitted to us. and to return Il
applicants certificates Of trainii
through the publicity to this and
make arrangements to take care
this exchange.
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