Milford chronicle., 1943-08-27
SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
GIVEN SALARY YARD STICK
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The, proposal is virtually tht
same as in force in state boarC
unit districts. The action last Fri
day particularly set forth that the
law provides that the state board
shall prescribe rules and regula-
tions fixing, in conjunction with
the boards of education of special
districts and the boards of trus-
tees of school districts, schedule
of salaries for superintendent, tea
chers, professional and clerical as
sistants 'in the respective special
school districts and districts" pro-
vided the schedule be uniform in
application without discrimination
on account of race, color, or relig-
ious belief.
The plan recommended was one
of two alternative plans suggested
by DIR. H. V. Holloway. state su-
perintendent of public instruction.
Under the plan. the districts would
pay their teachers out of state
funds in accordance with its pro-
visions, and any additional pay
would have to be provided by
funds raised locally. It also would
eliminate the dividing of salary or
increment surpluses among teach
ers at the end of the year.
The Permanent Budget Commits
sion, which now makes up the
school budgets on the basis of re-
quirements of each special school
d;str;of bad raOuaCfad fbaf tho
board supply it yard stick" of
proper salaries which should be
paid out of state-appropriated funds
it was brought out.
The board also authorized DR..
Holloway to approve individual
salary increments Of the various
districtssnot in excess of 800. The
action means that no district may
charge to the increment fund any
sum paid an individual over 500
and that if any districts, for in
stance. should feel warranted in
paying a superintendent $3.50 extra
in salary. the amount over the 800
must come from other funds.
Dr. Holloway submitted the fol-
lowing explanation with the rec
Ommendation:
THE Legislature has apprOpri-
ated funds to the special school
districts on the basis of their re-
spective requests for salaries in
accordance with the schedules or
practices set up in the several dis
tricts."
He said also that copies of the
schedule adopted by the state board
in 1889 have been sent to all spe-
cial school districts with the re-
quest they forward to the state
board their suggested salary sched-
ules.
1t was stressed that the state
board may make recommendations
to special school district but is
powerless to force the districts to
comply with them.
Contract for school bus accident
insurance was awarded to the low
bidder. ]. A. Montgomery, Inc.
Wilmington. whose bid was S3.175
regardless of whether 5000 or H.
000 children are transported.
After DR.. Holloway reported
that the Delaware City High School
lacks five teachers and the prin-
cipal. Maurice C. Bower. has re-
signed the board authorized him to
close the high school in his dis
cretion of it proves impossible to
secure teachers. If closed the same /
100 pupils would be transported to
another district.
Employment of Mrs. Ruth Lane
as o-educational examiner
and Miss Eleanor Emily Wirth as
audiOmetrician under DR.. j. f. w.
Wallin. director of special educa-
tion and mental hygiene. was ap-
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