CLASSIFICATION SCHEME.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 69, 30 June 1910, Page 6

CLASSIFICATION SCHEME.

THE 11EGILATI0NS. ; .At the Education! Board yesterday the inspectors (Messrs. Ballantyne and Whetter) submitted jthe following regulations in connection with the classification and promotion oi teachers. (1) At the beginning of each year, the. inspectors shall prepare an Efficiency register and promotion list, the latter, to form the basis of promotion for ike current year. (2) The efficiency register shall show (a) name, .(b) age, (c) service, (d) position, and s also (e) marks assigned by the inspectors, as follows (total marks, 100): : Service, 10 (2 yrs. equal 1 mark); academic attainment, 15; teaching, proficiencyi 40j personality and [discipline, 20; organisation, 10; environment, 5. (3) From the marks teachers will ,be classified in ranks as follows: Rank 1, 80 to 100; rank 1 2, 70 to 79; rank 3, 85 to 09; rank 4, 60 to 64; [rank 5, 55 'to 59; rank 6, 50 to 54; rank 7, 45 'to 49; rank 8, 40 to 44; rasfc 9, 30 to 39; rank 10, 0 to 29. (4) The pfoniotiou lists shall, in the case of head teachers', *ow the position (with respect to rank for" *«& £*« I of school, an(i, in the case of assistant] teachers, for *ach grade of salary. i (5) As a general rule transfers, promotions, and;,- appointments shall be from grade tfc grade. (6) The secretary shall keep a record of (a) 'the nanes of all teachers asking ifor flith the reasons assigned Ifor the requeft, and also (b) of the 1 names of all Machers belonging to other Education distjacts who may apply for ! positions undei; the Board, with a stateI ment as to thejr qualifications, etc. i (7) At 'the; beginning of each year every .teacher'WaH'Teceive a copy ©f .the entries aga'\sst,ihis name in the efficiency register, ;wvd also a statement as to the.position *he occupies on the promotion Ijsfr, ,and;the Board .will consider any objections, if such he forwarded within a moqtlfo ■ , , (8) For the purpose of promotion, teachers shall be further > classified as follows :-£lass I, 81, Al; Class H, CI, 82, A2; Class 111., Dl; 02, 82, A2; Class IV, D2, C 3, 83, A3;'-Class V, 82, D 3, C 4, 84, A 4. ,■ . (9) Minimum Qualifications for Positions.—Promotions shall he made, as far as possible, within tl|e limits prescribed by the following tdble, due consideration being given to |he entrjes in the proficiency register:—The miaimum qualification for a school in grade VIUj and over shall be Class I, rank in grade 3: grade VII., class 11, Tank 4; grade VI., class 111., rank 4; grade IV. and V., class IV, rank 5; grade 111., class V., rank 6i -:.„.„* (10) 'Relative value of marks m different grade.—A teacher who is [ranked No. 1 •m any grade will have a fhance of pro>motion equal'to No, 2on the next higher grade, or No. 3 on the nejt grade abn>re that. I -'' , ,' ' (11) When a school iff raised to .a higher grade, the" BsardfwiU we-jnto I consideration the<. question of' transferI ring the teacher to teaoheri, if they do | not possess, the mrhjmtjlm qualification' [for the higher grade. ,| I (12) The minimum -fflialification, for f 'all,future appointment!),-for the head} teaohership of a disrft ,'high school, shall he fiertitajp. f , I, The Chief'inspector fMr. W; A,'BalJ lantyne) fully,' the,. scheme, ' which .was", adopted' off the., motion, of Mr. Trimble,', seconded ;<|y -Mr. (fcrjift, ! It was also resolved ,ih«t each nieinber of the Board with a dupli' atte- efficiency wgJsterrf ■ \ ' '. - ; I ' ' . x _ '