The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-08
WOULD TRIM
i. BOARD POWER
Bill Leaves Everything Except
General Policy in Hands Of
Superintendent.
MANAGEMENT TO BE LOCAL
Supervisory Body Members Must
Have Six Years Residence
In District.

Senator Pat Harrison of Missis-
sippi today introduced bill in the
Senate reorganizing the District pub
lie schools system.
The measure provides for a
board OF education to be appointed
by the President and confirmed by
the Senate, but leaves all questions
relating to the schools except mat
tiers Of general policy in the hands
of the superintendent of schools.
TEXT OF BILL.
The text OF the bill follows:
That the control OF the public
1 schools OF the District of Columbia is
hereby vested in a board OF education
! to consist of six members, all of
whom shall have been for seven years
Immediately preceding their appoint
ment bona fide residents of the Dis
Ntrict of Columbia.
THE members of the Board of Edu-
Ication shall be appointed by the
president. by and with the advice and
consent Of the Senate. for a term of
three years each, except that the
original appointment under this act
shall be as follows:
WANTS OPEN MEETINGS.
1.-TWO for one year, two for two
lyears and two for three years, the
lterms Of each to be designated by the
president and members shall be ell
lgible for disappointment. Vacancies
flor unexpired terms caused by death,
designations or otherwise, shall be
filled in the same manner as the orig
inal appointment.
The board shall meet for organiza.
ton within thirty days after appoint
ment. They shall appoint a secretary
who shall not be member of the
board. and they shall hold stated
meetings at least once q month dur
ing the school year and such addi-
tional meetings a. they may from
time to time provide for. The organi-
zation meeting. and all meetings
whatsoever thereafter, shall be open
to the public except committee meet
ings dealing with the appointment Of
teachers.
UNDER SUPERINTENDENT
mo appointment. promotion. trans
fer or dismissal of any director. SUI
pervising principal. principal, head of
deartment teachers or any other sub
ordinate to the superintendent OF
schools shall be made by the Board
of Education, except upon a written
recommendation of the superintendent
or schools.
THE board shall determine all
questions of general policy relating
TO the schools, shall appoint the
executive officers hereinafter pro-
vided for, define their duties and
direct expenditures.
NO FINANCIAL CHANGES.
"All expenditures of public funds
for such school purposes shall be
made and accounted for as now pro-
videc by law under the direction and
control OF the Commissioners OF the
District OF Columbia. The board shall
appoint all teachers in a manner here
matter described, and all other en-
ployes provided for in this act.
THE board OF education shall an
nually on the first day of October
transmit to the Commissioners of the
District OF Columbia an estimate in
detail of the amount of money re-
quired for the public schools for the
ensuing year, and said Commissioners
shall transmit the same in their an
nual estimate of appropriations for
the District of Columbia with such
recommendations as they may deem
proper.
THE board of education, appointed
in accordance with the provisions of
such act of June 20, 1906, is abolished
es OF March IL, 1921.