The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-13
llACHERs' TRIAL
SYSTEM FAVORED

RA1Ele5andiy l!5ady;ns ss1' the possibility yo3 q
ulissiono. srauy ratina &c system for school
merll asreed tentatively TODAY
teachers 'osschers az should be placed
that new new allowed by an examina. ma
on trlal. ssfore 1r being accepted Tor
s'siic t+35li school work. k. .,,ou. sno,,,o
It as[esbu seb degree of selection OF
be "a ulSs hlsl may teach" and that a
those oScratic" S" program OF ln-ser-
"dsnlpsli raining nir should be applicable
VI wee sll working teachers.
to a. I.a+ative statement outlining
A TENN eennrromission's policies and
the ,irles rV under which any re-
princl,eelns55a' tons or for legislative &C,
conmt;iliI0 .ls;lI he made, was endorsed
ton adiately wil by a committee rep
inlmsdra'1tthb iaan4jng the North Carolina edu-
cation association
'ar rso commission, headed by Rep.
Ine IN W Win IJmstead, of Chapel Hill.
JONI ,rhjca b includes several of the
late's and Ellll,s leading educators; will
sta9e i+e recommendations for leg
ns4v NAIVE p'i action to Governor Cherry
sla,re' idsore the l947 general assembly
convenes. ,...,
...Sler Meo,sd advisory committee, which
sys,Ill ss'yysrinl,sIv had drawn a statement
pt principles and policies IS. in sup sup
~. pus the commission agreed that
any, any, system Of rating teachers for
az! eaiary y, purposes must be anchor
"a sa IN the child and his welfare"
Gu II =; also adopted these principles
,,ndor n which an exhaustive study
af's'- III nossible merit system will be
made NJ Il : during the coming months:
"The actual salary In any
,chedde must be large enough to
st sttract and hold the best possible
teachers. @ This means an ample
beoinning salary, but even more
i means a liberal ultimate salary.
For the classroom teacher, the
Ultimate maximum salary on any
level of training should be at least
twice the beginning salary.
O. "Any system of rating, based
upon factors other than training
and experience, perhaps would be
ried out voluntarily and expert
mentally by a few local school
nits.
g. There would be no differ
nee in salaries due to sex, race
r type of teaching.
4. "All factors of criteria which
etermine merit should be objec-
We, measurable, and scientific.
therwise personalities, politics
nd other pressures may be deter
lining factors.
S. While the criteria should be
elective, they must not be ends in
otherwise teaching
ay become sterile and mechan-
ed.
6. THE factors which determine
crit must be those which Cd en-
'urage all teachers to grow pro-
sSionally while in service, CD
We unity and coherence to the en-
'e teaching force SO that there
ay be cooperation in all teach
efforts rather than profession
discord, and 90 cause the
acher to have such devotion for
work that he will give his best
lorts to it.
I. ANY system Of rating teach
$ should have as an objective
ly good school personnel.
). AS a means of having only
Cd teachers, there should be
high degree of selection of
'se who may teach, together
tn the best possible education
lore one is permitted to enter
on teaching, (2) a probationary
rod during which the new teach
would be on trial, and would
owe his general fitness to con-
ue as a teacher, and 90 a demo-
atlc program of in-service teach
education which would be
afed by and participated in by
teachers.
y. "A good teacher must be
llhed if there is to be a basis
the use of factors which deter
Inc merit.
~ ~ ANY system of rating teach
) must be acceptable to the
sarlzed school personnel, and
, Juused as fair, just and work.
IN tne commission agreed that any
'4ils system should include all
assloom d. teachers, principals,
'7pIssi.v,lSors. 7Isl and superintendents.
WI "illle e the policy statement i'm
aeu o mat there were several de-
tTs ~. OF merit which might be
va ,aplSned , under rating, it agreed
at framing and experience should
accepted as two factors which
r.;1 r.i1llhe merit, and should be
basic in any salary