Smyrna times., 1921-08-03
MI SCHOOL, BOARD BASIS 3!S S,
N Ij DISTRIBUTE S2,2OO'0OO
Do.Rp OF EDUCATION
sAlS pU-rT pDrRpLExING QUESTION

| sITEs PERflhNl-'N
| Oi.trct Gets It's Budget Allowed
30 'll.,i.I.ture D and Additional Funds
...',Jine D', to Enrolment and Etc
wv d ,4 he dOne," was the general
It H. 'II' nf school men on the distriOu-
nldls. !. ', ..bool funds it carried when
t'n . .'nt 's school law was only a
DE . hill. ut cant be done,
da' y. y tbe verdict of a conference
T's ,' aiiD isD,ncial specialists of the Unit
d1s S.,.aa la Bureau of Education when
d SS..' ~. ras submitted to them for
tis i.1a'+iop, ias And it must be confess
al' l.at when the State Board Of Ed
= .ian an9 zane face to face with the
iitrir a4I5udon sr Of s2,2OO,OOO upon fo31 -four
a.l5 jifsrept bases, they almost said
w t 10 dome" The law provides
u. ''s ,Dportionment of school funds
Ian be based upon
Total net enrolment;
4 ,-s,sge daily attendance.
8.~bsr and qualifications OF teaenefS'
! Nlj.', o a,d standard of school buildings.
Ols- ar,Ss and school equipment.
s IT, !: the way in which it was
~. ,y BEFORE distributing any Of the
., .,,io+tpd portions, the State Board
!. .-',,, aide for each district the amount
rsi,S was given the District in the
legislative r budget. In addition 10
M tbev distributed the remainder Of
A. mopev upon what appeared to be,
n each case, the most reasonable bas-
i h accord with the principles laid
jsT Two-thirds of the Text Book
hnB was distributed upon the basis OF
NJ number Of pupils enrolled in each
dtrd, and One-third upon average
dalV attendance of those pupils.
Hh School AppOrtiOnment Per Pupi
The High School apportiOnment wa:
made to allow each school S100 PEI
upl in attendance during the pas
rear. The S45O,0OO supplementary!
fund for teachers salaries, fuel anC
text books, was first divided; S75,00C
ir high schools, and $S75,OOO for ele
HRntary schools. The latter fund wa
ben Mb-divided on several differen
hses. 20 per cent of the S375,00I
i.nd for teachers salaries, fuel an,
m books, was allotted the district o.
tt basis of enrolment. A second 2
E cent was allotted upon the mum
h Of teachers in that district. Thi
FOTaOn prevents any district fror
having large sum for a large mum
g& pupils, and then providing thes
pupils with an insufficient number j
teachers. In order to stimulate tn
payment Of adequate salaries to goo
teachers, another portion was distr
Mied upon basis of teachers salal
E For each teacher who last yea
nsived $3.50 or more, $3.50 was giver
ial teachers receiving from S700
@V, SlOO was given; for teachers II
svng from 5000 to S7OO, $50 Wa
gwen 10 per cent of the S375,0C
lahd for teachers salaries was allo
M upon last years average daily a
Rndanee Of pupils. The fund f
eASpOrtatiOn or reopening of schoo
AS close, was appropriated to tho.
lAfcts now having transpOrtatio
eEng each district the amount spec
q N It's budget, and the remand,
The State Board. The reimburs
seaI iOr vocational work, under Il
na'Hughes Act, will be govern,
provision similar to those of la
a, The maintenance and upkee
I'len includes repairs, was distrib
a'o the districts after a CONSULATE,
y SHOWN the true needs of each iii
4, ssI The amount needed to pay {
. ae0ts Of districts which had thel
! taken from the $4,000 continge
4. Az - The remainder being left
7 aandS Of the State Board.
'ul@ent for High Schools as Ne
ssas sae amount specified for Hi,
'@ equipment has not yet be-
aoa'ed' and will be divided a
~. 70 the needs of the distric
'sung the specifications of /
N. 'uO the requirements of t
l.. ,I' department. So, by using
. number Of different bases IN
~ s u me funds, the State Board /
M 4 !. ast "a it has unquestionablv ,
srli h a ! me tairest distribution wbi
/ mr 0s s..n made. Hardly any distri
ssasl, ~, Will receive enough to run t
pis..lp ~ properly without some 10,
u sl'e' ~ : but this is due to the f.
oh y Ss od6 legislative sIs budget CARR
'1.b h 't10V, 4 1000, instead Of s2,sS6,O On
n N ,s 1ne school officials of the st.
6os' anould S be spent for effect
i,rsss, r.', next year. It is exnect, ect,
ID, II Nh mat most of the Special D )
its1sl Sill u. be glad to lay the slight :
sse ts's 'sA !, upon themselves. cons
silssd ~, f,,s6 their tax rates have ''t~ be
sst n from Il amounts reaching
sisd iDea,so ~ 70 a 25c property tax, a
ssaey N. Ar+h,,. iCia battleh