Smyrna times., 1921-11-30
EXAMINATIONS CERTIFICATES
AND PAY OF SCHOOL TEACHERS
RESOLUTION PASSED TUESDAY
BY STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Reciprocal Arrangements Made With
Cecil County, Md, Teachers-ROu-
tine Business Transacted

OeCll OOunly, Nlu., ledcnerS-hOu-
tine Business Transacted
The Delaware State Board of Edu-
cation held an all-day session at Dover
Tuesday, and while considering many
matters, had to adjourn until a later
date to take up the remaining business
scheduled. The following resolution
was presented and adopted relative to
examinations, certificates and salaries
of teachers:
Resolved-That teachers who have
held a regular certificate in previous
years, which certificates they have al
lowed to expire, who are now teaching |
on provisional certificates extended for |
the remainder of the present school |
year on the presentation to the State |
Department of Public instruction of |
satisfactory paper on subject definite
ly related to the work of the school
room. on or before the goth of Decem-
ber, 1921, and further
Resolved-That all teachers who
have never had a regular certificate
but who are now teaching under a
provisional certificate, shall take the
| regular examinations given by the
State Board of Education on the first
and second Saturdays in December,
and if such examinations are not TAX
en-, the provisional certificates shall
become null and void of the 23rd Of
December, 1921, and further Resolved
That the salaries of the teachers re-
ferred to in the first resolution shall
be the minimum salary provided by
the salary schedule for The kind of
regular certificates that they may
have held, and dating from the be-
ginning of their service in the present
school year, and further.
Resolved-That the teachers refer
red to in the second resolution, who
satisfy at the State examinations all
the requirements for a regular certi-
fcate, except summer school atten-
dance, shall receive the minimum sal
airy provided by the salary schedule
for the kind of certificate for which
they qualify, dating from the begin
ming of their service in the present
school year.
A petition was presented for tht
Middletown COlored school, which pc
, titiOn was received and approved.
Announcement was made of tn,
y awarding of the contract for the re
Il building of John Wesley COlore
! School near Frederica, which wa
burned to the ground over a mont
ago. The contract was awarded I
= Joseph T. Rogers, of Milford, cOntraC
price being S3527OO. In connectio
with this announcement was made tina
a check for the insurance on tn
le building had been received.
The question of the Christmas hol
days and salaries for December Wa
discussed and a decision arrived {
= that the Christmas and New Year
holidays should extend til January
Bills for teachers salaries must he
hand of State Board by December l
Announcement was made that Il
Bridgeville Colored School had bee
turned over to the State Board by Il
Delaware School Auxiliary, with
IN deed and fire insurance policy on san
~ The dedication of the school took plat
% last week. Permission was given Sta
Is Superintendent of Public Instructio
II. " Holloway to attend tne ililteraC
n conference in New York, November
90 and Goth. The sale of the old bull
5 ing at Stockley was authorized.
J" A minute was made of the revOc
i, ton of the certificate of Miss Ma
LII garet Hill, of Sussex County and all
of the discontinuance of the servic
~ of Roger l.. Totten, late statistician
~ the State Board 1t was decided tn
III the schools should be open the full 1
days.
ess e", A report was made and accepted (
md the reciprocal arrangements with Ce'
inn IN County, Maryland, as to payment
Id tuition of Delaware and Maryla
eSI .em scholars where the school houses a
located near the boundry line Of :
'et' two States.