The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-12-17
What Can Be Done Toward the Answer

assessed value of property well that five
county will be great deal less than five mills
The same type of property in another county
The minimum foundation program schools as far
state aid is concerned predcated each district first
mill property tax for elementary ten-m property tax
for high schools these amounts not sufficient bring
the total foundation program then the up the
balance needed The University milage six
mills all property in the state One readily
those counties which property be pay
ing less into the foundation and therefore will
ceive greater amounts from the state Also equally
that counties assessing low will less into the university
mllage fund.
Repeal of 10 and 5mil Limitations Pemissive
At the present ime excepting where Federal funds
voved certain elementary school districts limited fifteen
15) mills and high schools 0) mills
permissve levy which be taken without
people This is an exception to the general law which provides
that elementary schools take additional 27996
foundation without and the high schools
of their foundation without vote This handcaps
the districts with low vauaonsthe districts needing help
the most.
a. County Superintendent Salaries and Training:
If going to continue have efficiency in the offices
of
each office In line with this # IS also Necessary and fe
by county superintendent that the qualifications their
flee be raised from the present twoear training requirement
to four years.
The salary today paid county superintendent
below that of teachers and far below that of school
administrators The salary from $23e8 $4,000
Fifteen of the sx county superintendent have
Degrees the average training being 81 years.
Along this line essential that county superintendent
sufficient efficiently
nomcaly Only five county superintendent pro-
fessional personnel the office while the clerical
help than per county superintendent
have no help whatever.
S. Personnel in State Office:
We have attempted years obtain
appropriation to be able employ elementary supervisor
We also feel that the law should be amended that the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction will have sufficient leeway
in his budget to be able the help without
being bound in each division by law to the number
and type personnel provide Supervisor
of Health Phvs Education and Recreation and enc for ~
An nTiatiO ic for
Bonding Limitations:
At the time the total maximum bonded Indebtedness
of district so its valuation
that common school district has bonded to 40 of
assessed valuation that the high school district
it part has bonded 40 high school purposes
only 10 is left for the elementary high school, whichever
the 1t proposed that the Constitution be amended
provide for So bonding the school district SO
the high school district originally intended in the high
school district law building consutant should also
This consutant could district thousands of dollars
T. Exceptional Children Legislation:
More and Montana facing the problem educating
What sometimes call exceptional Children the handicapped
We have children who able take the
work of the classroom due to handicap such cerebral
asy blindness deafness, some physical handicap
mental handicap start made in the 1858 session which
cerebral palsey pupil at special classes in Billings
ssoula 1t hoped that sufficient data be arrived
the 1855 session order that the legislative session will
make special appropriation to take of these handicapped
hdren wherever they One proposal is that the state
the difference in the cost of educating these children
ompared with the cost of educating the normal child
8. Auditing of School Books:
At the present time, the way laws written
mandatory for books of first and second class school districts
be audited We believe that this should be mandatory
9. Insurance of Pupils:
Montana school law should be amended possible
UGH that it will be possible for school districts
andor to handle group accident the pupils
the district
0. Bid Lettng
At the present time elementary school trustees
or bids item which will $3.50, high
justices item which will $3.50. Prices
lvanced tremendously since these laws enacted
figures should be increased Third class districts