Evening star., 1955-02-17
Board Approval Seer
For Corning 5 Plan
lniegrating Aides
By jones G. Deone

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School Supt. Hobart M. Corn
ings plan for integrating top
District school officials appears
headed for Board Of Education
approval, subject to possible
changes of some details.
A majority of board members
yesterday indicated they expect
to vote for the Corning plan.
The actual vote was postponed.
however. until a special meeting
on March 4, scheduled SO inter-
,ested organizations can have a
chance to be heard first If they
wish.
Two major educational groups,
the Elementary Principals Asso-
citation ana Elementary Glass
room Teachers Association. both
Of the former white division, as
well as a number OF PTAs al
ready have asked that the pro-
posed shift of Associate Supt.
Carl r. Hansen from elementary
to high schools be stopped.
May Go Unheeded.
b. Board members made no COM
Yi1ent on this request during dis
cussion at the monthly meeting
yesterday, however. indicating it
S~aovr on .svHhaadad
DR.. Corning was asked by
Member Wesley s. Williams
whether the teachers colleges,
expected soon to be merged.
could not be directly responsible
to him, instead Of to a deputy
superintendent, as proposed. DR..
Corning said he would not OBJ
ject to this change, provided 1t
is understood he would delegate
routine college matters to a
deputy anyway.
DR.. Corning told the board he
and his staff feel the reorgani-
zation plan is sound and that all
his aides have told him they are
pleased with their proposed as
signments. The staff, he said, is
agreed that "the best use has
been made of each PERSONS
talents. special abilities, interests
and educational background"
Under the Corning plan, the
top school staff would be reor-
ganized into three deputy super
intendencies. witt. nine assistant
superintendents under the depu-
ties. One deputy, Norman J.
Nelson. would oversee instruction
and administration throughout
the school system. Another, DIR.
Harold A. Haynes. would head a
variety Of special services, in
cluding personnel, research and
curriculum development. A
third. Charles N. Zellers, would
be responsible for business and
buildings.
OttC AAUe Ok AutuOTItys
DR.. Corning said he feels the
most important thing to be
achieved in the reorganization is
the unification of instruction in
one line Of authority. This
would be carried out with Mr..
Nelson's proposed reassignment.
This unif1cation is essential.
DR.. Corning explained, because
many differences in teaching,
philosophy, administration, rec
ords and measurement Of pupil
achievement developed under
the segregated system.
'It Is just as essential" he
added. shat the very vital ed
ucational services supporting the
classroom instruction be sim
ilarly co-ordinated and unified"
Brought out at yesterdays
session were these details Of the
proposed shuffiins:
A new curriculum department.
to be set up under Dr.. Haynes.
would be stated by someone
from the present director level,
not yet named. Curriculum de-
velopment now is the Job of DE-.
Hansen
Another new department --
library services -also would be
created eventually, with q
librarian in charge under DR..
Haynes.
Separate Units Planned.
Also planned. under DR..
Haynes direction. are separate
departments Of special services
dealing with retarded and
handicapped pupils, and visual
and auditory aids. DR.. Corning