NOTES ON EDUCATION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 434, 17 February 1909, Page 2

NOTES ON EDUCATION.

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PROMOTION AND TRANSFER OF • TEACHERS. ' TirTjiE Dominion of Monday last there appeared a review,, by tlio writer, of cert-ain fcaures in thp operation. of those clauses of v : . ■ the Education Act Amendment Act, 190S, re- • ferring to the appointment and promotion of teachers,, as revealed by the methods adopted by, the AVcllington Education Board in'making- ■. the appointments to the staff of ■' t-lio new .. schools, at.'. Lansdowne, and Marariui.... Some ■;/atime > ago- jtho, Wangaiiui AEducation. Board',/ ;/ scnsibly- rcalise'd that'-tHe'iiew; Act conferred Upon it a more distinct pre rpgative' than had formerly. been';'vested. in;; it,,/ anr; had;, pr& . pared a comprehensive scheme.; for /the : sys- ; tematic promotion;of- : tboEe;y, without, its werq approved, ai.V : a special; jrieeting' hold some time / before : tha iyy comiiig- intfl operation of tho Act. A perusal _ of the regulations relating to this scheme re-. ycals,:the';fact,that. urider r its opwation tlera/* ;/ is .reasonable ground; for- anticipatiug.that -,/,; promotion will go bj- werit,. not. by 'favour. The regulations.rare here reprinted,'for - the y: information;, of . teachers in' the Wellington dis^ ; ; tricb'.' - - If, it 'is' possible for the Wanganui / Education! Board' and its', inspectors ,to. frame a fixed scheme, based! upon the powers con- . ferred uixhi all boards by, the Act, it should at 1 least. bd possible,for,tnoyWellington Board;,:.:, to similar."; .The. ;ers'>. is; hot/in ! ' any ,sense of tlie word a "live", body,, might even bo persuaded that tlie'/matter; is of / sufficient imT/'f, portance fora.lilitlo investigation. - The 'rules ;V ' adopted by r'the . Wanganui. Education Board -y aro as follow:— ; :"yy : -' ;- 7; fe':y/ •-y/ vr •1. At- the beginning of each year , the in- ', spectors shall present, to the Board (a) an ' efficiency, register;-.arid (b) a promotion' list.' y ,■ 2. After the J3oard these lists ; shall form a basis .or promotion. . • -. ;;,\y 3. The efficiency' register shall show (a) ' : total, length : of'service.; and-length/of isemcol ? 'under, -board. (1) as head' teacher, (2) as assistant; ;(3);as pupil-teacber; (b) professional;-:-skill;- (c) education ■'yrtanding''/v ; (UniVißrßitjr'''!:X degree, Traiiiing College ; certificate,' Depart- : , me#,,o,ertiiicatej : .spepial _ training) ; ;'(d) -personality—i.e./.teacher's influence on ,his pu- i pils, his staff. /;/'-:. .y/ y i Vy v ';y~ - ; •1. Professional skill • shall be assessed bj-: (a), teaching power, (b) ■ organising .power,' .(d)--,:discipUnary,;'/pqwer ; , extent to ' which schoolgardens,..grounds,;/school' buildings,' schooly'ganies/-furnitureyand, apparatusy/ arc made to contribute to the physical, moral and educational > well-being of children. Professional .skill shall be assessed by the inspector /; annually as a 1 result; of' T his / visits to the schools, "-y^y/.-y ; ; ; /Z.;fc,Z.y / >,i/ : :yy;y - .5. /The/ promotion list :,;shall sHow'for''/each;>;; grade aitu subrgrade, as defined by "Tho,. - Education/Amendmerit Act, /1908,"'■■the.Tarik/S,'' numerically expressed in ,' descending order front: "ono>to ten," occupied by'each 'teacher'/ ,; as//determined!by\a; review^"-of : ■/ register.. ■; ;y-/' : ; -. ; -/^;:-/y/v-;/;/';;y/;///;y;j..:y."/y> ',; 6.'yThey;promotiori - lists'.shall,:^'also/ indicatoViy all teachers-who havo expressed their desirai. for a .transfer.' y/;; 1 i',y//, 7. When the', question ■. of; promotion •or transfer _ij_ in issue the promotion' list shall ;be - scfutinised;/y,and,y normally.'./:.promotions"'//; made according to -order of precedence in' . <; ,:'yi;/l;y y''y ; (;:■[ •'. /.y y.y y • 8. The' following/ supplementaryinformation.shall also; be', considered when the ques- . tioii : of. proinotiqn; or •transfer is in .issue ;/(a)'.;i Ago; (b)• married or single;"(c) number of years -in present /position; (d) present salary • (maxiinuni - and'/ minimum • to / be stated) ; :-(e).;/;/ salary; of neiv/ipositipri ./(maximum and mini- y mum , 'to,'.be stated) ; .(fj special -qualifications .for'position.'sought 1 ; (g) present grade; (h): - grade applied for. ;Si; ; 'V.y ; y.yy;. 9.. As a general; rule, promotions or trans-fers-shall be'made from grade to grade.; V- . . ,10. : shall 'also ', be' an/ efficiency ■ /rer.._' / assistant l *; ;tcacbers.:iy\ ; -/;vi; : s/'/y://; T ..'./■'/ yy/'/y':■•'■. 11. For;: tho purposei /• of;,/ promotion and ® 'traiVsfer]/';all//assistant/.'teachers.: shall ' bo: . classified '.'according.' /- to/ 1 p salary/,''receiyed-7;',: i.e.',-as being. iri''classes 6ne"tq':six inclusive.'-,;' ~ ;;12. Pi'oinotioii's and .transfers/of assistant. teachers shall' as far as ..possible be niado '- from .class '.-to/ I classias"defined ;in;- Clause: B. ; i'.'.vH; 13. .Assistant.teachers shall be eligible for";: promotion,or .'transfer to tho position of head' teacher; as follows: — m Class "1 .or'', higher, as defined above; may -be promoted", or transferred to school of Grade I. or II.; those- in Class;.2./or higher, -as defined/above, niay/be jirbmoted .or'trarisferred to school of III.; these in Class 3 or higher,-; ■as defi.u'ed-.abpvei.'may be promoted or-trans-'y ferr-ed t-o school of 111. or IV.; thoso . in Class. 4 or higher, as defined above, may. be promoted -.or '.transferred./ to. i school Of . Grade IV. or V.; tlio'so'in Class sor higher,'' as defined above, may be promotwi or transferred to school- of - Grade Y. or thoso ;in Class 6, or. higher,; as defined above, may, - be promoted- or transferred- to school;,of : Grade VI. or VII. , /14. Head teachers 'shall bo eligible for pro- ' ■ ; rhotio'ti or .'transfer-to'--the position's.'of assist;:' ; ants as follow Head teachers of 'sohoola. of /. Grade; 11. may bo promoted .or trans- -' -ferred to . assistantships of 'Class /1 or 2; head teachers of schools of Gxade 111. niay be. promoted'or '.transferred! to assistantships V of Class :3. or 4;' head teachers of schools of Grade IV.' may bo ; promoted or transferred to- assistantships of Class: 4 or 5; head teachers,of . schools of- Grade .V. may be, pro-'•_ - moted or transferred, to assistantships. of ■ Class 5 or 6. 1 . y 15: The register of .efficiency. for .assistant; - ! teachers: shall . contain the : following i. Experience;/ (b) teaching Vikill;; (0) .discipl]fl'' : , -ary power management;.;(d) ; to uso class room, furnituro and apparatus, to the best advantage, y. ;.y : . :-:V"S/ ; ':' : 16. ; The: assistant .teachers', shall Vcontain - file names of the teachers, of each class .-as already .defined • ranked- m - order of merit, as determined by an examination of 'tho assistant teachers' efficiency register.,'/- ; 'y './///'- -■--' // //y' '.'-V'"S ;, :w/z r 17. Wheii the question of promotion :or ;, .transfer: of an . , is. in/issus - tbb "supplementary /.details as given/ ,in^ the case of/--the 1 promotion/and/'transfer/.0f.-head-';, teachers shall-also bo considered: ' , ,- IS.-At the. beginning of. each year each teacherf iti'- the. service of- .the; board : shall receive a:-copy, of tho reentries ; t agamsfc., his •' ■ name • in' t'he register •of -efficiency;-and .also," • a statement as to_ tho position he occupies. 011 the promotion list. ~./•: ' .:-//-'; :i^'// 19. Thero shall be a separate, efficiency register for uncertificated teachers, which shall show:- (I) Total length of service and ; length: of.i service under ;boar'd-, (a);, as head : teacher, (b) as. assistant, _ (0) as pupil- / teacher; . (2) professional; skill ; (3); personalit}'—i.e., teacher's .influence, : on /-.pupils jancl; community; (4) age of teacher. ; y/' ', 20.: In' addition- to tlie register of -'efticiency and the promotion' lists-'there be kept^. a register of . general:. applicants for /',P ( j® 1 "; I ■ tions, with'such information ,as;:shaU .enable.;, ■ the / board toy applicant?,; should .tcceive:.consideration.' /y_'- - '21. After promotion or transfer; a, teacher, shall at the beginning of each year_ tako .. such rank- in the new grade as the board, ■ on the./advico of the inspectors,■;may .deter?., • m As' soon as the board determines, tho' .' method' of appointment, suitable 1 agisters, ; : list-forms, appointment forms, and; appiica- , ; tion'forms .will be prepared. ' '-V/; . ;,