CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 November 1923, Page 4

CANTERBURY EDUCATION BOARD.

The ni-rnLilly meeting of ihe Canterbury Education Board was held nt Christchurch on. Friday, those present being—Messrs ii. J. Bigncll fchairman) J. Maze. G. W. Armitage, W. 11. Win-or. •). G. Cow, A. Povoiill. W. Ih Spencer. W. A. Banks. E. 11. Andrews. C. H. Thompson. R-. Wild and T. Hughes. The resignation of Miss X. Doncllan. .-■-si-iant mixticss at Xgaiterc was aceep.ted. Mr C. j*. Chamberlain was appointed solo teacher at Total a Flat. The reports of the attendance officers had been received, and showed attend:inr e had been satisfactory. .SC FI 001. HOI.I DAYS. The Appointments Coinniittoe rccommende.l the following holidays during next year:— Christmas holidays, not exeef-diin'. six weeks, the dates to be fixed annually by the Board. l-.'nd of fir-t tcriu : Two w -rk-, dates as suggested by the Department. End of second term: Two weeks, dates as suggest' d by the Department. The following days to be compulsory * - Anzuc Day. 'Easter Monday ami Tuesday. King's Birthday and I.abutir Day. Any committee desiring to vary the:-.' holidays to make application to the IJ.iatd, and furnish tc-sous, not later than Xevemh-'-r I<• 111. in eneli year. It was agreed that for this year the

schools should close on Thursday. December 28th. and reopen on Tuesday. January 29th. provided that any school committee desirous of varying those dates mit.-t apply to the Board before Dor-ember itilli, and give reasons. Mr .Andrews and the .secretary to ic-vu-w oliic-f tiens. ii' any. Ihe rep.rt i.f the C-.mmiile.- voy adopted. GHADINIi OK TEA'. 11 MRS. 1 t.e Appointments Committee icjunt. cl on tl-e pi'ipcnnls of ill.- Edmatioii DepaH nteul in refrel'.--- l" the ic-grfui-ing of a.ssisttiut t.-toilers. The ciinimiitee reviewi-il the various sections com. pri licnsi, cly, grouping of glades, sttifI i 11.. allowances, and district high schools. The ropoit concluded: ‘ At pn-.-'Cnt district high schools arc grade.! on the c.imliined aver-ge of prima.iy and see. mi I arc depart incuts, tinresult being that the assistants in the lower departments of some district Inch schools iceoive higher saltnies than the assistants in nrdimiry mixed schools of tin- same tivertcjc at tendance. This anomaly is to be removed by having district high schools graded no primary average only. Your commitiee temg-

nises the soitmlnes s of the pi incitde ciiihoditd in the proposed ullernfion, whi.-li Jmwever. will not tolver.-ely :ift« L the saiai-io.s if assistants already holding such appointments, there being a gmetal provision that a teacher shall not .sillier any ledisrti.in in stilatv an long as he remains in his present position. Some provision will have to he made as regards the payment of incidental allow a in-" if district high schools arc to la- gtade.l on primary average only, and the Cepai intent's attention -h-.uiid bide -.•ted to this point. "While appreciating tin- Department's efforts to redo..- the number of changes t tilting place in st-honl stall's, \.hir rni.iiaii tee would point nui lh.it many of the tr.io-fe. s mm ttiking place I-if. me 13'( '.'."ary in regntd l > so!.* iea-liers and In inllctu h. ,v.lio, however, are not tiff, -t.-.l -iv tin* I lepar;- ! nn-itl’s propostil.-. !: is iln-re'orc <|ii<\«- | ti-.nuiblc wbcib.-r the I: ertit imis ;-s p;v- • posed will mat rit-lly i.-iln.-e the i.iimb.-r j of flltinges.. 1 n ;.(!\ . a-c t hi- . mild ■

Ilia! a t( c her mu ■: rt me in at l-.-a a iwo vears in one | .i-ilt'en l.i f.in- I. in ' eligible lor another, e nrim-iob.- 'tliieli the 80,-lid ha' already e.xpies-ed its approval." Mr W. A I'.anl . moved tin amcialmoiit 1 Imt sol,, ch.-irge of schunls be except v.I. v. lien Ibe retpii: cd -l a > houl.l This was agreed to and the refi-vst sit ihe :i."t ion ol the I). - ■ l llll metil in su)in|\iug a draft copy of ihe prunes d regulations.