Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1935, Page 32

THE TEACHER RATINGS REVISED BY BOARD Sweeping Changes in School Control Simplifies Procedures. The superintendent of schools was divested of final authority over teacher ratings in sweeping revisions of rating procedure ordered by the Board of Education late yesterday. The changes affect also methods of supervision and promotion. In taking this action, the board recognized long-standing complaints by teacher organizations against pres- ent methods and took upon its own shoulders administrative responsibil- ities which normally would fall to the paid officers of the school system. Cutting through a mass of complica- tions resulting from gradual evolution | | of the rating, promotion and supervi- sion systems over a dozen years, the | board ordered drastic simplifications | of procedure and granted the teachers themselves an influential voice in final determination of the standards upon which they shall ke judged. Vital Decisions Reached. Important changes effected were: 1. Ratings by immediate rating offi- cers are made final, subject to limited appeal. Heretofore the superintend- ent of schools has had final power of approval or disapproval. 2. Substitution of grades “1" “2." six grades of “emi- “excellent,” ‘“very - and “unsatisfac- under the old system. 3. Simplification of the rating sheet, | with 6 points replacing the 52 points of the present form. | 4. Separate rating sheet for officers. | $5.65 to New York 5. Requirement for personal visits | Owe Way Every Night by rating oti‘i;:er.sf -m}] l\;sbmtssion ot; f . . | written records of each visit. Piladeipalelds 0 Wimington $272f | ™'s Records submitted by rating off- | Conditioned. Reclioing Sest | Cossht) | clals are made available at all times | to the teacher affected. | 7. Greater uniformity of supervision. EU"y Week End 8. In considering teachers fer pro- Round trip fares motion to higher salary groups, & REDUCED ONE-THIRD s!rlcler adherence to the law which Lr fn OEs asea ies ibadey savon: siates tbat such promotions shall be Rotern soytime up to Monday midsight. Leave) All Fares are Round Trip Except where woted Sundsy, May 26 and Thursday, May 30 $3.00 Philadelphia $2.75 Wilmington 3.00 Chester Lv. 8.00 a.m. only| Saturdsy, May 25 $8.50 Boston { Fall River and Newport wve 11.30 a.m. Back home Monday moos.| v, May 25 Sat: $6.00 Pittsburgh $4.00 Connellsville Lv. 11.59 p.m. Return next day. Thursday, May 30 $3.25 Atlantic City [Leave 6.20 a.m. Returning, leave same dey, made for superior teaching and in- | creased professional attainments, Fight Long-Drawn-Out. The board's action was in approval of a report by its Personnel Commit- tee, which has been considering the matter since January 2, when a series of five public hearings was begun, with a total of 1314 hours devoted to tak- BALTIMORE &OHI ['W'R| | ine of testimony. Six executive ses- ! | sions were held by the committee to — | thresh out its findings. The subject was brought before the board by the Teachers' Union, which for years has been fighting for revision of the procedure used in rating and promoting teachers, Two professional committees were authorized to work out details. | first will set up the necessary for the four new grades; prepare a rating sheet for teachers, and prepare a supervisory form. The committee is to be composed of three persons named by the Teachers’ Union, two white and one colored; three named by the Teachers' Council, two white and one colored; two officials named by the superintendent of schools, one | white and one colored, and two persons named by the High School Teachers’ Association, one white and one colored. The appointment of additional offi- cers to assist in the preparation of the rating sheet for officers is con- templated. Extended limit_over Memorial Dav. from noon, May 29 to noon, June Return snytime up to midnight, June 3. For Details Ask Agests or Phowe Dist. 3300—Nat. 7370 FLIES--MOSQUITOES AND OTHER INSECT PESTS «]1][d4,1;] Cozty Less. Salary Group Chosen. | . The second committee will set up a plan for promotion of teachers to higher salary groups, keeping in mind | the board's admonition for elimination of considerations not directly bearing | on a teacher’s ability and professional attainments. During the hearings, teachers testified that church amli- ations, community activities of all kinds and various other elements en- | tered into promotions. Composition of the second commit- tee will be tne same as the first with | the addition of the heads of the two examining boards. | Following report of both committees, | expected by November 1, a manual of | supervision and rating will be prepared for distribution .to each officer and teacher, setting out all details of the new system. Although leaving formulation of standards to its professional commit- tee, the board stated generally the connotation of the numerically desig- nated classes. Grade (1) will be ap- | plied to superior teachers; (2) to aver- | | age teachers who are entirely satisfac- | tory; (3) to those who are inferior, | and (4) to unsatisfactory teachers. | The Teachers’ Union had recommend- Fioer-Ground—Kills 32% | ed that ratings be confined to “satis- UICKER than Coarse- | factory” and “unsatisfactory.” round Insect Powders in Death-House Tests. Ratiags Dissumed. ° Discussing the report after the KILL Suking 1nd Chaw® | méeting, Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, | VEGETABLES. FRUITS, | board vice president and chairman of with Non-Poisonous | the Personnel Committee, which in- | RED ARROW GARDEN SPRAY. cludes Dr. J. Hayden Johnson and WcCORMICK & CO., INC., BALTIMORE George Whitwell, explained that sec- tion which removes ratings from the jurisdiction of the superintendent. “During the hearings,” she said, “there was testimony that ratings some times were sent back to the rat- ing officers with statements they were too high, and justifications were re- quested. It then lay within the dis- cretion of the school officials to find the justifications sufficient or insuf- ficient as they saw fit, TESTED DAILY ON 2,000 FLIES Daily tests, on live. husky flies, in Mo Cormick’s*“Insect Death-House" prove Bee Brand Insect Spray kills quicker. And that's because it contsins 47% more pyrethrins—the most important illing ingredient. You'll like it's CLEAN CEDAR ODOR=—n0 smell of kerosene or cheap perfume. Costs less per can. Ask for it by name. =9 KILL nTs, seosucs ROACHES, FLEAS with BEE BRAND INSECT POWDER OFFER A mittee to study promotions, the Per- sonnel Committee stated: “We empha- size that there are two requirements set up in the law—superior teaching and increased professional attain- ments. The present system, with its elaborate categories, seems to be much more complicated than the law con- templated.” Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, commented on the report that it was “forward looking” and “constructive.” ‘The current events publication, “My Weekly Reader,” circulated in the schools, which recently was challenged by Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, U. 8. A, retired, as Communistic, was given a clean bill of health by the board. Each member reported that he had read it} and found nothing objectionable. MINE STRIKE PUT OFF Companies in Michigan-Wiscon- sin Iron Area Seek Terms. An indefinite postponement of threatened general strike of all minel in the iron area in Michigan an Wisconsin was announced yesterday in a telegram to the Labor Depart- ment from James F. Dewey, depart- ment conciliator. Dewey said the delay was ob- tained pending an attempt by the companies affected to adjust their differences. EVENING YOUTH ADMITS SLAYING Boy, 19, Pleads Guilty to Killing @irl, 15, BELFAST, Me., May 23 (#)—Fred- erick L. Reynolds, 19-year-old Troy farm boy, pleaded guilty in court yes- terday in the slaying of 15-year-old Eileen Folsom, high school sophomore and daughter of Reynolds’ neighbor. He was held for the October Superfor Court. Sheriff Hiram Burgess testified Rey- nolds admitted attempting to assault the girl, when she fell and struck her head. Reynolds then struck her with & rock, fearing her moans would at- tract attention, the sheriff sald the boy told him. ‘The body was found Tuesday under a tree. The girl had failed to return from school Monday night. 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