The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-17
MONROE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IS
NOW ON STATE ACCREDITED LIST

has been listed as Class A Senior
High School for the scholastic
wear 1886. The State Depart
ment. of Education has issued a
preliminary list Of schools which
VIII be accredited as standard
schools this year. Schools not on
-rsiis- preliminary list will have un-
stilrIune, at which time the final
sliay HiIi be made up to meet the
Requirements.
Graduates of high schools ac-
.credited by the State Department
sof Education are permitted to en-
ster the higher institutions of
.learning of the State without ex-
Examination. Graduates of schools
mot on this list must take exam
nations to enter the State col
-leges.
Following are the requirements
for a Class A Senior High School;
also the tentative list Of schools
placed in this class for 1886.
cIass A-Senior High School
mo school shall be recognized as
a Class A Senior High School
which does not meet each of the
relieving requirements:
]. The term shall not be less
than eight months, or 100 days.
but a term of nine months, or 1870
days, is recommended for all
grades.
2. The average daily attendance
OF all pupils shall not be less than
800.
3. There must be in regular at
tendance not fewer than a total of
&c pupils in the four High School
grades, not fewer than 20 Of these
being in the 18th and IL grades,
all regularly promoted from the
grade next below.
There must be employed in
.the High School Department not
sfewer than four teachers, includ-
ing the Principal, all, except the
Principal, devoting their entire
slime to High School classes.
5. Each teacher must hold a
svalid Florida certificate covering
severy subject he or she teaches.
GoThe Principal shall hold one
sof the Florida State or Life State
Certificates and shall not teach
amore than three regular classes
per day, devoting the remainder
sof his time to supervision of the
School.
7. The length of each recitation
speriod in all High School grades
sshalI not be less than As minutes.
8. Each and every High School
sScienee shall have devoted to it
weekly three 45-minute recitation
speriods and two Commute labor
satory periods, or an equivalent
aamount of time per week when the
school is organized on a plan that
sprovides for periods of different
slength.
9. No pupil shall be permitted
sin the first year Of High School to
carry more than four subjects,
each having the value of one unit.
A pupil in the second, third, or
fourth year whom the Principal
considers exceptionally strong,
both mentally and physically, may
be permitted to carry five such
subjects. The number of such
pupils should not exceed Is per
cent of the schools enrolment.
Whenever a pupil carrying Ave
subjects fails in one or more of
them, he shall not again, during
his High School Course, be per-
mitted to carry more than four
subjects.
10. No standard High School
shall accept work done in non
standard or non-accredited secon-
daxp school, and students of such
schools, before being admitted to
any standard High School, must
pass written examinations in those
subieels in which they apply for
High School credits. The examina-
tons must be conducted by the
Principal of the High School and
the examination questions and
papers must be filed in his office.
IL. The number Of daily periods
of class instruction given by any
teacher should not exceed five.
Schools in which there are teach-
ers who give more than five peri
DDS of class instruction per day
viii be considered with extreme
care before being accredited.
IL. The building must contain
not fewer than eight suitable
recitation rooms. three of these
devoted exclusively TO High School
classes, and properly equipped
with patent desks, blackboards,
and other necessary teaching APP
pliances. and suitable room for
any special department main
tanned.
IS. The school must have .
well-selected library Of not fewer