The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1920-03-17
Department Of Education.
Frankfort, March 9, 1s9C.

our County Superintendent, Noah
10y:
The school laws enacted by the pres
ent session of the General Assembly
for the most part have an emergency
clause and go into effect Immediately
There are some features of these laws
that it is important for you to know
at once. 1 shall send you a complete
copy of these laws as soon as they are
available. In the meantime, 1 wish
you would act upon the following
points:
One of these laws provided for the
levying of compulsory minimum of
% cents. The sum of money raised
by this levy is to be devoted exclusive
ly to the payment of teachers sala-'
ries in addition, of course, to the sum
received from the State until a mini
mum salary of SIS with the salary
schedule shall have been reached. II
there be any of this sum remaining
after meeting the minimum salary
requirements it may be used for the
general purposes of education. II the
sum Of money raised by this % cents
compulsory minimum salary schedule,
then your board has the option Of in
creasing the levy to meet this mini
L mum requirement or it may provide
for lower minimum salary, always
remembering however, that whatever
u sum may be raised by this compulsory
Il minimum levy Of p cents must be de-
voted to the payment of teachers
salaries. For practically all counties,
the sum raised in this way will be suf-
ficient and ample, but in few eoun-
ties, higher rate will be necessary or
lower salary schedule. In the event
your board has already fixed its rate
Of levy, it will be necessary under this
law for you to reasssmble your board
and to reconsider your rate. The
court believe has held that it is nee
eSsary for your board not only to
specify the rate but also the amount
of money that they wish to raise and
to show by an itemized budget the
purposes for which this money is to
be used. Whatever rate your board
may decide upon up to so cents is
made mandatory upon the Fiscal
Court and they have no choice except
to collect the rate demanded.
This law provides for the employ
ment of an attendance officer to en-
force the new compulsory attendance
law. You have some months, how
L. ever, in which to find and employ 4
suitable person for this position.
Teachers will be employed this year
IL as heretofore. The first election for
LII the new county board of education
u will take place at the coming November
70 election and the board will qualify in
u March, 1921. No one is eligible to
IL serve on this board except those who
reside in the county outside of cities
and graded school districts maintain
ing separate and independent school
systems
All papers Of applicants for certif-
Gates will be graded from this De-
ng partment and all certificates will be
ut issued from here. The papers will b
ng sent to you just as now is done in the
nd case of examination for State Certif-
Gates. You will continue to use two
assistants in conducting these exam
a nations and the papers after having
:. been properly answered, will be sent
,or here for grading. shall have thG
opportunity of explaining in detail
each of these laws at the meeting OF
the Superintendents at the time o.
I'm the Z. E. A., if we do not have Z
no superintendent conference sooner.
fill If can be of service at all in help
ing to adjust or apply these law
please feel free to call upon me at Al
IL times The most important thiBs
right now is the tax levy.
With best personal and professiOna
wishes am Sincerely,
OF Geo. Colvin,
asst State Super!ntendent