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NEW SCHOOL LAW
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Board OF Education shall exercise gen.
eral control and supervision over the
public schools OF the State; they shall
consult with. advise and cooperate
With the County Boards Of Education.
Boards Of Educa ton OF special school
districts. Boards OF School Trustees.
county superintnedents. suporintend-
ents Of special districts and other Of
fcers, principals. Teachers and inter
ested citizens In matters relating to
education and the conduct OF schools.
They shall determine the educational
policies OF the State and shall seek In
every way to direct and develop public
sentiment In support Of public edu-
cation"
The board is empowered to appoint,
for a term not to exceed two years,
such professional and clerical assistants
as are necessary for carrying out the
policies and the rules and regulations
Of the board
Tho board can remove. for reason.
any officer appointed by the board. after
proper notification and hearing. The
board also can require from county and
special district boards such reports.
covering expenditures, business meth
ods accounts, registration. attendance,
etc, MS they may find necessary and ad-
visable-
To enforce Provisions OF the law.
the board would have the power to ad-
minister oaths In conducting examin
The board is authorized to adopt
rules and regulations governing the
hygenic. sanitary and protective con-
struction OF school buildings. the selec-
ton of school sites and grounds. and
condemnation for school purposes of
form TO It's rules and regulations. II
shall also adopt rules to govern the pro-
lection of the health of the children:
grading and Standardization of all pub
lie schools: Issuing of certificates and
diplomas from public schools: deter
mine minimum courses of study for all
elementary and all public schools Of
the State: choice of text books; uualin-
cation and certifcation of teachers: gov
crning attendance of teachers at Della
ware College Summer School; provide
for an accredited list of high school. and
determine the condition as TO buildings
and equipment; admission Of children
of one district to another: providing
for the training of teachers for rural
high schools I'm each county, etc.
This provision is made az to rules.
Provided. that the grading and certin-
cation OF teachers as now in force shall
remain and continue In force until the
state board shall adopt and publish
rules and regulations. as required; and
also provided that the provisions OF tho
law now I'm force regulating the salarie.
OF teachers shall continue in force un-
I'll the end of the current school year.
The bin provides that beiennialiy, on
or before March /. the board shall trans
NIT to the governor and to the Gen
era1 Assembly
a state school budget, including the
amounts required for the conduct OF
the schools. The board would also be
required TO submit TO the governor the
first Of each year. a report covering all
the operations of the board for the past
year.
Jurisdiction over the rul schools
OF each county outside OF special dis
tricts. is vested in n county board. COM
posed OF three members to be elected
throughout the country.
The county school election would be
held the third Saturday In June Of
each year. Nominations for members Of
the county board would be by petition
and the term of office three years. The
present county board members would
serve for the terms for which they
were elected. The compensation OF the
members would be the same rs that Of
State board members. $40 for each day's
meeting. and expenses. The boards
shall provide separate schools for white
and colored children. and the board
can also provide separate schools for
Moors
The Board is empowered to appoint a
county superintendent.
When majority of the voters decied.
the board can consolidate two or more
school districts. At the referendum
each person entitled to vote at a school
election could vote at the consolidation
election. The board would not be re-
quired TO maintain a one room school
with less daily average attendance than
12
The county superntendents Of schools
would be secretary TO the county board
but the appointment would be subject
TO the approval OF the State board.
His term would be for but one year.
his salary TO be fixed by the board
The county superintendent is en-
powered 10 employ professional assist
ance. The board would be required
10 submit an annual budget TO the
state board. The county treasurer would
be treasurer OF the board
Provision Is made for the election OF
three trustees in each school district
outside the special districts, to serve
for three years. but those now in Of
fee would serve out their terms The
principal OF the school would be re-
quired to attend the meetings Of the
trustees. The duties of the trustees
would be 10 care for the buildings.
grounds. apparatus and other property
Of the school; make all repairs; pur-
chase necessary furniture and provide
for adequate heating and ventilation
The trustees would present a monthly
statement OF expenditures to the
county board
The proposed composition Of the
State Board of Education ELECTED con-
siderable discussion at the meeting of
the joint committee on education When
the committee recessed until afternoon,
there WAS pending a suggestion that
the State board, instead of being com
posed of the presidents of three county
boards and four members to be ap-
pointed by the governor, as provided |
In the bill, consist OF the president of |
the county boards three members to |
be appointed by the governor and one |
member TO be chosen by the other six 1
members.
The trustees are empowered no re-
Iuisition the county board for necessary
supplies. The first OF each year the
rustees of each district would be re-
Iuired TO submit an annual budget TO |
he county board. The trustees are
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