Evening star., 1939-10-05
Teacher Salary
Policy Adopted
By Board
Earned Increases
Divided Among
White and Colored

The Board of Education yesterday
adopted new policy under which
earned salary increases will be divid-
ed among the white and colored
school teachers in proportion as the
school enrolment is divided among
white and colored pupils.
The promotions may also be
warded to eligible teachers
throughout the school system, it was
stated, as compared with a pre-
vious practice of allowing, for
example, lapsed senior high salary
to be given only to an eligible senior
high teacher.
Teachers become eligible for the
increases by passage of an examlna-
ton, it was said. They are known
as group B and D salaries.
Will Compile Figures.
Under the new plan, Supt. Frank
w. Ballou explained in recommend
ing it to the members, the school
statistician will compile soon after
June 80 each year enrolment figures,
on which the percentage of the
total number of the salaries in ques-
ton to be allowed the white and
colored divisions can be determined.
These percentages will then be ap-
piled to the total number of these
promotion salaries in use in the
school system during the preced-
ing year to see what transfers, If
any, are necessary to equalize the
proportions.
However, in figuring the total
number of such salaries in the
system, those permanently vacant
will not be included but will
be used in making any needed ad-
justments. At present DR.. Ballou
said there are 274 such salaries in
the system and the ratio of white
to colored pupils in per cent is 81
to 38.
The change in policy is based on
an amendment to the Teachers
Salary Act of 1924, providing for the
proportionate distribution, DR.. Bal
lou explained.
In the wake of the change 10
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divisions, were approved by the
board for increases.
No Raises for Librarians.
DR.. Ballou also told the members
that under rulings of the controller
general, school librarians would be
unable to get salary increases pro-
vided under the Teachers Salary
Act. The rulings were based on a
legislative rider to the appropria-
tions act forbidding the average SAL
ary of school librarians from exceed
ing the average of those public Ii
brarians doing the same class of
work.
He also submitted the annual re-
port of the fire marshals inspection
of school buildings recommending
interior fire alarm systems for 40
schools. Conditions were described
as satisfactory in 64 schools. DR.
Ballou said emergency items were
cared for out of the regular repair
fund.
Meeting Planned.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, presi-
dent Of the board, announced she
has set tentative date of October
13 at 8 pm. for a meeting of the
Advisory Committee on Handicap
ped Children of which she is chair
man. The committee will consider
a report by its tuberculosis subcom-
mittee on the use of the two health
schools if one is submitted by Mrs.
Ernest R. Grant, chairman of the
subcommittee. Mrs. Doyle said the
committee meeting is contingent on
the report from Mrs. Grants group.
Mrs. Grant, she said, is now out of
the city but is expected back Mon
day.
1t is expected the subcommittee
will meet early next week to con-
slider the report Mrs. Grant has laid
before them calling for indefinite
continuation of the two special
schools for children with arrested
tuberculosis. Health Officer George
c. Rutland has recommended their
abandonment and absorption Of the
pupils in the regular classes since
their type of the disease is non
contagious.
Teachers receiving salary promo
tions under the new policy include
Mrs. L. C. Walker, William H. Jen-
kins, Miss Irene Rice, Mrs. R. P
Martinez and Miss r. H. Schwer in
the white schools.
In the colored schools the list in
cluded Mrs. G. B. Dalton, Mrs. T. j
Bryant, Mrs. N. j. Williams, Mrs. I
M. Pearson, Mrs A. J. Houston, Mrs
j. w. Greene, Mrs. A. P. Moore, Mrs
L. M. Berry, Miss H. L. Sparks, R. E
Contee, Mrs. R. G. Lee, Mrs. E. S.
Trigg and Mrs. I. H. Seldom.