The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-09-10
County Teachers
To Be Benefited

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able knowledge of spoken English, and
provision for the issuance of primary
grade teaching certificates to teachers
who. although uncertifcated, have Civ
on five years or more service, were
the two most important actions taken
nv The commissioners of public in
struction at their meeting in Honolulu
early this week.
Also referred to the commissioners,
and tentatively adopted pending the
next meeting of the board, were the
recommendations of Vaughan Mac
Caughey, superintendent of public In
struction, providing for an advance of
one year on the payroll, of teachers,
uncertifcated, who attend four or
more regular courses at the summer
school, and providing for the con-
struction and maintenance of dormi-
tories at the Normal school for needy
and deserving students.
Provide Exclusive School
There were four commissioners
present at the meetings.. p. Woods.
d. C. Lindsay, Miss Elsie Wilcox and
Col. L. G.. Blackman. They voted un-
animously to approve the recommend
alton of MacCaughey for the estab-
lishment of Central Grammar school
as a school exclusively for English
speaking children, beginning with the
new scohol term lex Monday. 1t is
understood that the change will not
affect. the present school enrolment,
but the receiving class will be ex-
amined carefully and only those chill
dren who can readily handle spoken
English will be admitted to the school
In regard to the issuance of prim-
airy grade certificates to uncertifed
teachers, the recommendation of the
superintendent as adopted by the com
missioners is as follows:
To Recognize Service
That the superintendent be author
lied to issue primary rade certia-
Gates to those Satisfactory uncertiied
teachers whssSon August 81, 1920,
have giver e years or more OF faith
full 81 &c u the department of pub
lie instruction and whose work is ap-
proved by the local supervising prin-
cipal and commissioner"
This provision is designed to aid
many country teachers who are CIV
ing satisfactory service in the primary
grades, but who are unable to pass
summer school examinations. The
primary certificates will permit that
the teachers be raised in pay from $55
a month to S75.
Another provision for fairer pay
ment to teachers who have had ex-
p%erience in other sections OF the coun-
try was adopted as follows:
'In determining the initial salary OF
a principal or teacher, credit may be
allowed for experience in public
schools elsewhere than in the terri
tory of Hawaii. Half-time only, how
ever, may be allowed, and this shall
not exceed three years. Thus, the
maximum initial salary cannot exceed
the fourth year salary on the Depart
ment's schedule.
1.-The department shall require the
submission of satisfactory written evil
dence to show that the applicant Is
lawfully entitled to this time allow
ance.
, However, after n year OF salts
factory service in the department, full
time. not to exceed six years, may be
allowed, effective as of September 7,
1920"
Will Need More Money
The tentative provision providing
h a teachers who have attended four
or more sessions of the summer school
shall "be advanced one year on the
payroll at the discretion of the de-
partment" carries with it the need OF
an additional 10000 a year on the
payroll. 1t is expected that at the
next meeting of the commissioners
this provision will be adopted finally
and the request for the additional ap-
preparation maze 10 the speei"i o0S
sion of the legislature.
1t is also tentatively planned to ask
the legislature for an additional $4,000
to extend the summer school curricu-
lum during 1921.
An appropriation of $4,000 will be
needed for the proposed construction
of dormitories at the Normal school.
The students who are to be permit
ted entrance t. these odrmitories will
be selected by a committee consisting
Of the superintendent, normal school
principal and one member from each
county of the Territory. In making
selection the committee shall lgive per,
ference to those of Hawaiian birth