The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-31
LOOK OVER THE SCHOOLS.
And See What Il Needed to Be Voted
on at March Meeting

tors aud superintendent OF schools IN
the state letter asking them to look
over their schools before March meet
ing to see what is needed to put their
schools III shape to standardize them
in the coming year, with the idea that
the matter be brought TO the attention
Of the voters in the March meeting
when the plans for the year are COM
pletcd. The school boards are urged to
secure first class teachers, improve
their buildings and equipment by look
ing over the buildings and equipment
and then laying their plan before the
voters in the March meeting.
Commissioner Dempsey says:
Jan. 30, 1922.
10 School Directors and Superintend-
ents OF Schools
I desire to bring to your attention
at this time the matter OF laying your
plans for school work for the next
year, and Of securing at town meetings
necessary appropriations for carrying
out such plans.
10 have good schools II Il necessary
to have carefully worked out pro-
gram, covering the school work, which
4 thereafter TO he well followed up.
Two of the most important things in
such program for most towns are:
First, securing first class teachers. II
YOU have excellent teachers now, show
them yonr appreciation and pay them
within reason such salaries as viii en-
BILE you to keep them. II YOU have
Some teachers working ON permits, or
who after fair trial have shown their
liability to make good start early to
find and sign up skillful. regularly
certified teachers for next year. Per-
haps they may cost little more than
mediocre or poor teachers, but they are
more than worth the difference. The
welfare and progress OF the children
Justify securing the best teachers you
can afford. Often times one or two
dollars week viii make all the differ
ence between successful school and q
serious failure.
The amount of money you will need
for teachers salaries on the above basis
should he figured in Abe budget sub
mitted 10 the town meeting
Second, providing satisfactory build
ings and equipment. Perhaps yours II
one Of the towns that have been earn
estly working during the past few
years to improve such OF its buildings
as were in poor condition. Perhaps
such work is still to be started. A
good many school buildings all over
the state have been put into first class
condition recently. Many Others have
been neglected for long time and need
thorough overilanling. II any such are
IN your town, why not start now to
fix them mp as they should be-
Here is a plan that is strongly urged
for your careful consideration.
|. Look over all your buildings. see
what repairs. changes and work should
he done on each one. and estimate as
closely a. possible what it would cost
to do the whole job.
?. Divide the cost up to cover one,
two, three or more years. so that the
expense to the town will not be too
great in any one year, but plan def
nitely TO put at least one or two build
ings year into first class shape, be-
ginning this year.
3. BE sure your plan Is the best one
that YOU can devise, then talk II up,
advertise il and get people interested
in having good schools, the kind they
ought 10 have for their children, the
kind that arc a credit 20 the town. and
not such as it has 10 be ashamed
Of or apologize for. II schools have
been long neglected. 80 much the more
reason why they should be cared for
without more delay.
4. Then have your definite plan all
ready TO propose at the March town
meeting. with call for appropriations
needed to put the plan aeress. II the
people see and know that yoT plan j.
sound, progressive. not extravagant.
and represents real needs, they will
approve u and vote. the necessary
fnnds almost every time. People usual
IN have pride IN their own town, want
things right, are anxious 60 have good
schools. not peor enes, and look to
their school directors 10 tell them what
j. needed, and what to dc.
Many states and communities talk
10. about WHAT ought TO b, done. and
expect ia do it-sometine. but never
rcf ahead very far.
Let NJ not have this true % Vermont
ar and Of the towns in the state
simply find out the iob to be done in
nouf town. deride how quickly Il can
be done, and then al get behind the
lob and push K right through-becin-
ming how 70 prepare for the necessary
action at the March meeting. The way
10 get anywhere = 10 start right and
keep moving along - the best pace ore
can keep mp
rhe nett number Of the TermonsrT
yin contain a comprehensive article
on -Recens Edacational Progress in
Vermont prepared ~ the state de-
partmeni II v0u want 20 know what
hss been doing fer the last twenty
vears: whether ue have been rushinE
toward the froat ~ dragging along IL
thr rear: where ur are headed edu-
rnt l.y-ths article ought 20 ~ =
Interest 10 Yea. In order % he sure
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