Evening star., 1938-11-08
instruction
For Crippled
Nearly Ready
Most of Teachers
For 200 Children
Have Been Picked

Given the go signal by President
Roosevelt, education and District w.
P. A. officials today announced the
virtual completion of plans to begin
the project which will be officially
called instruction for handicapped
children.
Mrs. Mary Steele, District w. P. A
director of the Division of Education
and Recreation, announced the ap-
pointment of two supervisors recon-
mended by the Board of Education
as being qualified for this type OF
work. They are Mrs. Elizabeth Good
man and Miss Ida Kent, the coloreo
supervisor.
Mrs. Goodman received her mas
ter's degree at the Simmons SchooI
for Social Work in Boston, Mass
and has spent a number Of years in
institutional work with handicapped
children. Miss Kent has been con-
nected with the w. P. A. Adult Edu-
cation project for three years, has
taught occupational therapy and
received her masters degree at
Howard University, where she ma
jored in child welfare.
To Sort Out Teachers Today.
Robert l.. Haycock, first assistant
superintendent of schools. and A. K.
Savoy, assistant superintendent OF
divisions 10 to 13, were scheduled to
meet today with Mrs. Steele's as
sistant director, Mrs. Hazel Taylor,
to sort out the best qualified teach
ers for handicapped children from
the 300 interviewed for the Is jobs.
Most of the teachers have already
been selected and were to be as
signed their duties today.
The Board of Education was also
busy working out schedules of hours
for teachers and deciding where
they should make their visits. Tenn
porary headquarters for the teach
ing staff will be at BrightWood
School. at Quackenbos street and
Georgia avenue NV.
Expressing pleasure in the Presi-
dents approval of the program for
home instruction, which Hame
through yesterday. Mr. Hayco,A said
that many children who have never
had a teacher must be anticipating
joyfully the prospect of home in
ktruction.
I'VE are quite sure that many par
ents whose children are shut in will
rejoice in the thought that their
children will get an education he
added.
Card File Completed.
sWhile awaiting final approval of
the project, the Board of Educa-
ton, working with the Health De-
partment, completed card file of
more than 200 children who will be
benefited by the home instruction
program, Mr.. Haycock revealed.
The file contains individual case
histories for each child" he eX-
planned, "and will be helpful in de-
termining how much education the
child has had. his physical condition
and the periods of study he can
stand"
Mr., Haycock said it was quite pos
sible the first of the teachers will
start work tomorrow. The program
includes nine colored and seven
white instructors for Gallinger,
Children's and Freedmen's hospitals
and for private homes wherever the
child is unable to get to the hos
pitals Also included in the project
are clerk, two field assistants, two
supervisors. a health officer and a
procurement officer.
Sponsored by the Board of Educa-
ton, with the Health Department
as co-sponsor and the District w. P.
A. furnishing labor and supervision
the project will cost $18045.76 and
will benefit more than 200 children.