Evening star., 1953-09-11
School Coaches Face
Board Scrutiny on
Holding Outside Jobs
By james 6. Deone


school athletic instructors will
come under the eye of the Board
OF Education next week.
The boards personnel COM
mittee yesterday scheduled a
special meeting for 3 pm. Tues
day to hear, among other things,
how many instructors have out
side coaching jobs.
Personnel Chairman Walter N.
Tobriner asked for the session
after school officials, for the third
time in six years recommended
turning down a request from
coaches for extra pay for their
after-school work.
Mr.. Tobriner asked why the
teachers are allowed to take out
side jobs. He also said his COM
mittee needs more time to study
a lengthy report with which Supt.
Hobart M. Corning supported
the no-pay recommendation.
Long Standing Issue.
Coaches have complained about
the lack Of extra pay for their
coaching duties. Since l948, the
school system has allowed them
compensatory time off-in the
form Of a lighter daytime class
load-but sometimes the coaches
haven't actually received it. And
many have said they would
rather have money.
Some coaches have quit coach
ing in the public schools-per-
suading officials to assign them
only to school hour physical edu-
cation instruction-in order to
be able to take outside coaching
jobs. Gonzaga (Catholic) High
Schools football coach, John
Jankowski, teaches during the
day at Eastern, where he does
no coaching. Frank August of
Roosevelt. who was assistant
coach there last year, this fall is
assisting Coach Jankowski at
Gonzaga instead.
Hiram Dutch) Usilaner. who
turned out championship basket
ball teams for Mckinley for sew
eral seasons, coached at Bulls
Preparatory School last year in.
stead of AnacoStia High, where
he heads the physical education
department.
Job Report Asked.
Mr.. Tobriner asked for a re-
port on all such outside jobs. He
also asked to hear from spskes-
men for the coaches, the ath-
letics department and the school
administration on the whole
situation.
DR.. Corning said, in his report,
that many teachers besides
coaches put in extra time on va
rious after school activities.
Some cities pay both coaches and
other teachers for the extra time.
The superintendent said he does
not think the District should
consider doing this for coaches
without doing it for others, too.
But he did not propose doing
that.
DR.. Corning submitted a report
on a QUESTIONABLE sent to high
school teachers, showing that the
average teacher in the boys ply
sical education artme ent
spends 33712 hours a year in
extra time after regular school
hours. The next highest everage
was 1852 hours for business
teachers.
A third of the coaches last year
were not given any time off in
compensation. however, accord
ing to the report.
16 Hours a Week.
Coaches last year averaged Is
hours a week assigned extra
time. That was nearly nine hours
a week less than those in IS
other cities, however. according
to DR.. Corning's report.
The superintendent said the
average annual teaching load of
men physical education instruc-
tors-60612 hours-is 332 hours
fewer than the average in the
other Is cities.
DR.. Corning's report was
made in writing. The superin-
tendent did not attend the Ses-
sion because of budget hearings
at the District Building.
In another item of business, |
board members approved the |
use of SO school buildings for |
after-hour programs of the
Recreation Department.
Mrs. Frank S. Phillips ques-
toned the use of some schools |
for inter-racial activities, as
serting it conflicted with the |
dual school policy.
The boards first full meeting |
Of the fall will be held at 2 pm. |
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