Iron County register., 1921-04-07
Provisions Of The County Unit School
Law.


comes effective within 80 Gays after
the adjournment of the Legislature.
All schools will be conducted just as
they have been until July lat, 1922
The bill provides for county board
of education to have jurisdiction over
all schools in the county except first
class high schools and those districts
which lie in two counties, The fol-
lowing Districts of Iron County will
be exempt: Nos. l, 4, II, "a and 26.
The present school boards will be
maintained but will hereafter be
known as local schoolboards. The
county board is to consist of six
members, one to be elected from each
municipal township in the county.
The chief powers Of the county
board are:
To elect the County Superintendent
OF schools for period of four years
and fix the salary for the Office.
To contract with teachers elected
by the local boards and to fix their
salaries.
To elect assistants and attendance
officer in the office of the county su-
perintendent
To consolidate local districts and
change boundary lines when deemed
necessary
To establish and maintain high
schools.
To prepare budget for the schools
of the county district.
To levy a tax of 40 cents on 100 dol
lars valuation and submit levy for
higher rates to be within limits of the
constitution.
To issue bonds as provided in Sec
ton 11127 r. s. Mo-, 1919.
To make rules for classifying pupils
and governing schools of the districts.
To adopt textbooks for use in the
county unit.
State Aid provided for the country
district which votes 65 cents and
doesn't have sufficient funds to main
tain its schools.
The powers and duties of the local
boards under the provisions OF the
new law are:
To prepare budget showing needs
for teachers wages, janitors' wages,
building repairs, etc.
To elect teacher or teachers from
list of eligibles furnished by the coun-
ty superintendent.
To elect janitor and other en-
ployees.
To have the care and custody of the
school buildings and property, pur-
chase supplies and perform such
other duties as not specifically dele
gated to the county board of educa-
tion.
The law provides for eight months
of school for every school in the state
and the tax for school purposes will
be the same throughout the county.
Districts that now have bonded
Indebtedness will become subject to
the county district July lst, 1922 and
the unit will have to levy sinking
fund to pay such debts. If any dis
tricts should issue bonds before thie
law takes effect, county does not be-
come liable for such debt.
Some other measures passed by the
Legislature are:
1. Physical Education law which
provides for the physical education
including the incueation of health
habits, promotion Of playground ac-
tivities, health supervision and nurse
service, provides for state director
and leaves the administration of the
law to the State superintendent o.
Schools.
2. Higher qualifications for teach.
ers. This law provides that in order
to secure third grade certificate
after 1928, applicant must have two
years OF high school work, after 1922
three years and after 1927 four year
of high school or it's equivalent.
3. Rural school districts that vot'
q levy of 65 cents may pay teacher
holding third, second and first grad,
certificates, $50, $40, and $50 pc
month respectively, and yet receiv'
special state aid. provided the valua
tion is 900 or less, that the aver
age daily attendance is fifteen. o
65 per cent Of the enumeration an
the total amount reid to each dis
trict does not exceed $500. This la,
was passed to relieve weak rural dis
tricts for the year 1921 1922, and wi
not apply after July let, 1922.
A. House bill No. 325 provides ths
ninth and tenth grade school wor
may be taught In local districts pre-
vided there are three children VIII
have completed the 9th grade, pre-
vlded the equipment and qualifics
tions Of the teacher 10 equivalent /
that required Of high schools or tE