Imperial Valley press., 1929-07-17

leu 10 the Hlgn ScHOOl DOdfQ 10r Ino
period between July /, 1923 and
June 30, 1929.
Gentlemen:
] wish to present the following
brief report and summary Of the
work of the Central Union High
school, Eastside High school, Junior
College and special day and evening
school, for the year beginning July
/, 1928 and ending June 30, 1929.
Financial.
The financial management of a
school district is of great impOr-
tanee TO the taxpayers and to the
school itself and in large degree
may be considered an index of the
management in general. Extreme
care is exerted to conduct the bust
ness of the school on business prin-
eiples. Every requisition for pur-
chase of material of any kind must
be approved in the office and a
duplicate of every order is kept on
file. All bills are checked by these
duplicates, and by the department
of the school receiving the materials
before being paid. The warrants and
their stubs are numbered consecu-
lively and these numbers are plac-
ed on the bills for which the war
rants are drawn and the bills are
filed in chronological order. AS an
added convenience and check a
card index is kept showing the
payee, date of payment, amount,
and the number of the warrant for
each bill that is paid. By this
means any bill or item of purchase
can be traced down at a moment 8
notice. All bills received are
promptly checked and paid at the
beginning of each month.
The expenditures for each depart.
ment Of the school are segregated
and the cost of instruction in each
department is readily obtained.
The detailed financial statement
previously submitted shows a total
expenditure for the year Of 1922.
599.6l. This is an increase of 1.25
per cent over the expenditure for
1928. There was gain of 1858
per cent in the total average daily
attendance in the high school
junior college, and Eastside high
school, and evening school over
1928.
The total cost per pupil in aver
age daily attendance in all of the
departments in 1928 was $26S.9l
while in l92S-29 it was $233.33; /.
reduction of 1928 per cent.
1t is of interest to note that th(
total average daily attendance in al
of the high schools of Imperia
county in 1929 was 1923 and il
192s-29 il was l476; an increase OF
lila per cent. Central Union Higl
school district furnished 34.63 pei
cent of the average daily attendanc,
in the high schools of the county il
l927-2s and 1868 per cent in 1928
20. Central Union High school spent
2s.s per cent of all money spent fol
high schools in Imperial county il
ly27-2s.
The Physical Plant.
The grounds and buildings have
been kept in neat and sanitary con
dition. Necessary repairs have been
made and necessary painting and
repairing is now being done to put
the buildings in proper condition for
the opening of school in the fall.
No adequate rooms are available
for expansion and as il is evident
that additional teachers must be
added in the near future to take
care Of ipcreased enrolment il seems
imperative that additional room be
provided as early as possible.
The condition ON the eastside is
well known and il is hoped that the
movement at present on foot will
provide suitable accommodations for
the Eastside High school before the
opening Of school in September.
Scholastic.
For Central Union High school
and Junior College there have been
- teachers employed including the
principal and the Amerieanization
teacher. All hold the bachelor de-
gree from "A standard college or uni
versity except one who holds a spe'
cial eredential. Nine hold the mas
tiers degree. All teachers are teach
ing the subjects in which they ma
jored in the universities and in
which they are especially trained.
The teaching experience ranges
from two years TO 81 years. The
average teaching experience for the
entire faculty is ll.3 years. Tn,
average tenure in this school is ~
years. In II high schools in Cali
fornia enrolling between 200 and SOC
students in 1922, O. per cent Of the
teachers had been in their positions
less than two years. More recent
data is not at hand.
The total enrolment in Central
Union High school in 1925 - was
4s5. Fifty.seven were graduated al
the close of the year. OF the 45l
who We're enrolled in 1927-2s, -
were graduated snd l50 of the re-