Evening star., 1922-11-29
TEACHERSAD0PT
RATING CHANGES
Portion of New System
Awaits Further Action of
Council Committee.

A portion OF the new system for
rating public school teachers. drafted
by the committee on ratings of the
Teachers Council, was adopted by
that body at special meeting last
night in the Franklin School. The
remainder of the proposed plan was
recommitted to the rating committee,
headed by Miss May p. Bradshaw. for
recasting
That part of the new rating system
approved provides that teachers in
the future be rated at the end Of each
school year as follows:
Teachers who stand very high in
all of the first five classes shall be
marked excellent.
Teachers who stand high in four
OF the five first classes and do good
work in the remaining class shall be
marked very good.
Teachers whose work is good but
not excellent in the first five classes
shall be graded good.
Teachers who are in the main do
ing fair work. hut who show indi-
cations of weakness in some of these
five classes. should be marked fair.
Grounds for Dismissal.
'Teachers recommended for dis
mtssal should be marked unsatisfac-
tory. Before such unsatisfactory
grade shall he effective as a basis for
dismissal it must be verified by two
other supervisory officers for Il period
of at least one semester
The Few teachers who are excel
lent in the first five classes and who
also excel in the qualities of class &
shall be rated as superior teachers"
That part of the plan on which the
tn W rh
be recaSt by the rating committee
provided that:
"A mark of fair shall be interpre-
ted as Il passing mark. but shall sub
iect the teacher receiving it TO inten-
sive supervision for the following
year. a mark of unsatisfactory shall
be equivalent to recommendation
for dismissal.
Teachers shall he graded under the
following heads and shall, in addition.
receive 4 general grade expressing
the final judgment of the supervising
officer:
Il Teaching and class work.
''2 system, order. promptnesS, care
,of materials. attention to heating,
lighting. ventilation and hygiene.
- Self Improvement. civic spirit.
participation in school and local ac-
tivitieS.
II Health excluding artificial
standards of under and over weight,
icheerfulnesS. liking for human be-
ings and tolerance.
- Applied knowledge of related
subjects.
"s Initiative. personality. inspira-
tion. creative force. school better
ment. high potential value TO schools.
Pendin. Legislation Outlined.
| DR. Frank w Eallou. superintend-
| ent of schools. presented to the coun :
| Gil a summarized outlin" "f school
| Legislation pending in Congress. and
/ plans of the school authorities to en-
, list the support of the civic. trad"
| and other organizations Ia have II
passed at this session He told of tn"
annual conference between the civic
! association representatives and school
! officials to he held Tuesday night. and
urged th" teachers to be represented.
F.. Allan Davis. president of the coun-
! Gil and principal Of Rusiness High
, School. instructed the delegates what
| tactics to use in Congress while lob
! bying for the passage of the Capper
teachers salary measure.
Don't irritate members of Con- :
greSs" advised Mr.. Davis. IF We
wish to get the teachers salary bill
| through We must go about il in an
orderly, systematic way. Any dupli-
cation of effort Will not only cause
| irrita tion. hut may even nullify our
| former efforts"