The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-02
MAY ESTABLISH 3
TWO-'yEAR COURSES
State Board of Education
Names Special Commit
tee to Investigate
ABOLISH DISTRICT
PRINCIPALSHIPS


Teachers Salaries.
MONTPELIER, May AT the last
meeting of the state board of education
held here, lengthy consideration was
given to the question of establishing
Misunderstanding classes in the state Tor
both one and two-year courses. Inc
question was taken up as to the best To-
cation Of such classes to meet the needs
of the state most effectively. their num-
Der. and the courses of study to be out
lined for preparation of teachers.
The principal question for discussion
was the feasibility of Immediately plan
ming for the establishment of two-ycar
training courses, of which there must
be at least three, providing the state
board establishes any. \ number of fac
tors enter into any decision on this
question. such as the accessibility of
towns that may be chosen for such
courses, the facilities available, the de
gree of satisfactory cooperation that may
be secured in providing accommodations
and practice facilities and the cost Of
running such courses.
The board felt that it would be ncces-
question to make a rather thorough in
vestigation of available places through
out the state and for this purpose APP
pointed a special committees, consisting
Of Mr.. Hewitt Mr. Webber and the COM
missioner, to make as thorough an in
quiTy as possible, and to report to the
committee with recommendations. In
all probability they will make these in
to the entire board by the third week in
May,
missionaries on Supervision.
The second question of importance that
was given considerable attention was the
matter of the system of supervision for
the state. In this connection, a QueS-
tionnaire has been sent out to every
school director in Vermont. asking each
one his experience and opinion regarding
the workings of the present system, also,
in what ways it has been found to be
strong or weak. and in what ways the
system might be improved.
Answers to these inquiries have al-
ready begun to come back to the commits
soners Office and indicate serious and
careful Judgment on the part of the di-
rpctorS and an intent to assist the state
board in making the system of SuperyI-
sion most effective. As soon as the re-
plies are received. answers will be tabu-
lated and checked up and a full report
made of the findings of the state board
as the result of this inquiry. 1t seems
suggestions Will be received that will
serve as guide to future policies.
Supervising Principal Must Go.
From the reports and general expert
ence during the past wear or two, the
board has felt that the plan of establish
ing supervising principalshipS in Sc
lected towns of the state has not proven
in respect to the dlSOrganlZatlOn of dis
tricts in which these supervising prin-
cipalships have been organized The de
sirable unit is subtracted from the dis
trict leaving a more difficult and less
desirable district for the superintendent
who may be placed in charge
1t is also the opinion of the board that
this form of supervision extends beyond
the contemplated scope of the laws gov
prning supervision. After serious and
careful consideration, the board went on
record as opposed to continuing those Su-
pcrvising principalShipS later than July
I. 1922, and also expressed the inteu-
ton of terminating the existing posi-
tiOns of this class at an earlier date If
a present incumbent should for any rea-
Ion terminate his services earlier than
July l, 1922. 1t is believed that this will
be one step toward the more effective or
ganization of the supervision system of
The state.
Rebates for Rural Teachers.
The third matter of Importance that
of rebates for rural teachers salaries
At the last legislature the law wa,
changed with regard to the definition OF
r1&al schools for this purpose. Previ
ousjA any school having four teachers OF
Ie.g md offering an elementary schoO
9aU "a was considered a rural school for
rfu< purpose of rebates for teachers sal
a@pfes. At the last legislature this law
was changed, combining such rebates t
schools of one and two teachers only
This will enable the amount of money
available to be distributed to a smaller
number of teachers in schools that are
distinctly rural in type Accordingly. {
4tesg schedule of rebates has been adopted
80 go iato effect beginning with the fal
taFm of 1921.
Under the aaw plan towns may be re
imbursed for rural teachers salaries II
accordance with the following plan:
FOR unframed teachers holding pFoba
fionafS certificates 81 per week. holdin
qualification certificates, 81 week. h0ld
5ng life certificates 81 a week for teach
ers who have had three years of higI
school instruction and one wear of teach
s-r-training holding probation certificate
s. per week, qualification certificates, s.
npr week. holding life certificates 81 pc
week: for teachers who have had tire
wears of high school instruction aud tW
years of Misunderstanding. or who have ha
four years of high school and one yea
of taacher-training holding probatlOnar
certificates So. holding qualification cel
Fifcates 81 per week, holding life certif
.ates 50 per week; for teachers who hav
III Gull four years high school cOurs
foIIorrad - two geaFs of normal scuqC
or other apprc rved ttaeber-trSaiiaiag hoiss
ing probationary ceI 'heaiSs n per Neel
holding qualification ceri>,"eat's II p D.
week, holding life certificates y
week.
Means More State Aid
The above plan for rebates is to az
ply on salaries of teachers who receiv
from the town where they are employe
at least S13 per week. 1t is estimate
that the amount of state aid called 70
on this basis for the school year endin
June. 1922, will be in the vicinity c