Evening star., 1924-07-02

ommendation by the superintendent
to institute a new basis for deter
mining the unsatisfactory ratings Of
teachers, after a protracted discus
leading part. The new plan. DR..
Ballou pointed out. is aimed to
establish a higher degree of efficiency
among the teaching personnel. With
higher salaries. the superintendent
said. the schools will attract more
efficient teachers.
When the budget committee of the
board completes. the draft of the
school estimates for the next fiscal
year. they will be submitted to the
mitted to the Commissioners, in ac-
cordance with a ruling adopted.
President Lloyd announced that he
would appoint the personnel of the
standing committees for the new
days and notify the members in
writing. The rules committee in
the meantime will consider a pro-
posal of Capt Peyser that an addi-
tional committee be appointed-a
expansion.
Personnel Changes.
The board acknowledged the re-
cefpt of a communication from the
Manor Park Citizens Association pro-
comodations in that community and
urging the establishment of tempo
rary portable buildings. DR.. Ballou
remarked that there are not port
ables available at this time.
Changes in personnel approved by
the board follow:
Resignations-E. T. Shuey. teacher.
class Ia, Cranch-Tyler School: f. w.
Titus. teacher. class IA, Henry-Polk
School: H. c.. Gwyn, teacher, class 2,
u a To h.
er; class 8. Blair Hayes School,. Mar
jorie Barnes, teacher. class 2. Madi-
son School: /. B. Simon, teacher. class
6-A, Columbia Junior High School; !;
school; A. N. Granniss. teacher, class
2, Van Ness School: P. S. Erick son,
teacher, class T.. Columbia Junior
High School: A. NJ. Stringer, teacher,
class 2. Emery lexington School;
Van Ness School; Jeanette Sitter,
teacher, class 2. ketcham-Van Buren,
School: S. j: King, janitor. Bright
wood Park School: J. J. Dickerson;
J. Sampson. laborer, Eastern High
School; NJ. w. Harris, laborer. Wilson
teacher. class ga. Dunbar High
School.
Terminations-Bessie HUFF. teacher,
class 3, Pierce-Webb School: e. D.
Cannon. teacher. class 1, Corcoran
School; E. S. Clarke. teacher, class
4. Columbia Junior Hi gh School: B.
+. Gibson, teacher, class l., Blair
Hayes School; G. P. Hutchison,
School: Florence Lindsay. teacher,
class !, Wheatley School; l. C. Nc
Connell, teacher, class 4. Blair-Hayes
School: E. D. T. Newton. teacher.
class GA, Western High School; M,
A. Parson. teacher. class /. Webster
School; E. NJ. Vallette, teacher. class
2. division 8; M E. Peter, teacher,
class 5, Gales-Blake School; w. M
Yater, assistant military instructor,
class 1; Lucy Moten, caretaker, Car
dozo Manual Training School: II. H.
Robinson, caretaker. SmaIlwood Man
ual Training School; Walter Smoot.
carstaker, corcoran School: James
McNin, caretaker, Brookland School;
F. NJ Angel. caretaker. Congress
Heights School; T. B. Montgomery,
caretaker. Smallwood-Bowen School:
b. II. Robinson, caretaker, Smallwood
School; B. H. Collins, teacher, class
1, school gardens: T. A. B. Douglas.
teacher. class 4, domestic science de-
partment.
Leave of absence-0 NJ Cotton.
teacher, class IA, Henry-Polk School;
F. B. Newell. teacher, class Ia,
Henry-Polk SCHOOL,; Dolphus Daniel,
laborer. Buchanan School; p. p.
Compton, teacher, class Ia, Slater
Langston School. -
RetirementS-M c. johnson, teacher,
class la, Jefferson School: w. s.