Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-01-18
SYNOPSIS PUBLIC SCHOOL
CODE COMMISSION BILL


troduced into the legislatures:
State Department OF Education.
Section l (4303). Adds superin-
tendent Of county school district, who
after 1928 takes the place of county
superintendent Of schools.
Sec. 2 (430O. Powers and du-
ties Of superintendent OF public in
struction same as at present with
these changes: First, reports and
recommendation to state board; sec.
ond, is made secretary of board
third, prepare estimate Of department,
for board; fourth, additional duties
may be required by board.
! Sec 3 $4,000. Nominate assist
ants for appointment by board.
Sec. 4. State board Of education
with broad constructive power; seven
lay members appointed by the COVER.
nor for terms OF seven years, the terl1
Of one expiring annually.
Sec. (4310). Secretary OF state
board of education.
Sec. 6 (431D. Duties Of the sec
rotary OF the state board.
Sec. z. Officers' meetings and or
ganization Of state board, organ zing
in June, with regular meetings in
September. December and March
Special meetings on call Of presideh:
or majority of members.
Sec. 8 (4314. Powers of the state
board OF education; confirms nomina-
tons by superintendent OF public in
struction; directs, through its execu-
tive officers First classification and
education Of detectives; second, phys
ical education; third, approval OF
buildings; fourth, census, statistics
and research; fifth, inspection OF
schools; sixth, organization Of county
school districts; seventh, adult edu-
cation and Americanization; eighth
assumes the work of the board OF
higher curricula and that Of the
board Of vocational education; ninth
reports to the governor and recon-
mends legislation.
Sec. 9 (440S). Lengthens school
day 20 to 80 minutes.
Sec. 10 (4412). Minimum schoo.
year $50 days, exclusive Of holidays.
District Organization
! Sec. II (4416-. First class school
district is one that contains. first or
second or third class city and en-
ploys 25 or more teachers with a su.
perintendent giving full time to SUI
! pervision.
Sec. ~ (4417). The county school
district includes all territory in the
county outside Of first class districts.
Sec. 13 (4418). All present school
districts. except those defined in Sec
ton II, become sub-districts.
Sec. IA (4422). Designation Of
districts.
Sec. 1916 (4427-2S). Establish
ment of new districts and changes OF
boundaries by county board of edu-
cation on petition.
Sec. II (4433>. First class dis
tricts transferred to county schoc!
district by county board Of education
on petition.
| Sec. IS (new). Combination, read
justment and changes lin the sub-dis-
tricts by county board Of education
| and Superintendent.
Sec. 10 (447D. Provides for
county school map, showing changes
in districts and sub-districts, to be
kept by county assessor.
District Officers.
Sec. 20 (4472). The office OF the
county superintendent to be disccn-
tinued after September 8. 1923, and
his duties and powers to be assumed
/ by the superintendent Of the county
school district Of the respective coun-
ties.
! Sec. 81 (new). New duties of the
county superintendent of schools
direction of the schools Of the county
district, including nomination oil
teachers, supervisors, and other reg
ular employees; direction Of the work
Of the field supervisors Of sub-dis-
tricts, preparation of annual expense
budget. development Of building pro
gram.
Sec. 20 (447S-. Office OF the su
perintendent Of county district to be
at county seat.
Sec. 23 (44SD. The duties of
boards of directors are the same in
all districts and contains a provision
for tenure of teachers who have been
employed three years in a district.
Sec. "a (new). Provides for board
of directors for county school district
from FIVE divisions of the county
, first board to be selected by conven-
ton Of representatives of the present
districts.
Sec. rs (new). Directors Of coun.
ty school district constitute county
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