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Respectively submitted,
FRANK H. CHADBOURNE Art Supervisor
REPORT OF THE READING SUPERVISOR
To the Superintendent of Schools, to the School Committee, and the Town of Ipswich:
A LOOK BACKWARD
The purpose of the Remedial Reading program in the Ipswich Public Schools is to provide training and practice in reading skills in conjunction with and beyond that provided in the classroom for those children who, for a variety of reasons-educational, physical. or psychological-have not made normal progress in learning to read.
This program had its inception on a full time basis in September, 1954 as an out- growth of the excellent work carried on by Mrs. Mary Packard as part-time remedial teacher. The first six weeks were devoted to testing, interviewing, and analyzing dif- ficulties. As a result, one hundred and twenty-five children from Grades 2 to 12 are receiving remedial instruction on a group basis in three half-hour sessions weekly. Ideally, each group should meet every day.
Although the program has been function- ing only four months the progress of some children has been very encouraging. The enthusiasm with which the younger children, particularly, have responded to more inten- sive work has been most gratifying. At the secondary level, remedial reading is more or less on a voluntary basis. The students were told that they needed help and that it was available. Of those recommended by the Guidance Director very few refused the ep- portunity even though it meant rearrang- ing schedules and making up class work on their own time.
An effort has been made to keep the public informed of the program through letters to the parents, talks to the school associations, publication of a Christmas Book List, and attendance at various conferences reported in the press.
A LOOK AHEAD
In the months ahead we hope to carry forward the reorganization of the primary reading program. We need a more definite
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statement of uniform objectives at this level without inhibiting, in any way, the freedom of method in teaching. At the secondary level there is need of a developmental as well as a remedial program. These are both am- bitious projects and we shall make haste slowly. The Boston University course "Im- provement of Reading" to be given in Ips- wich this year will be of great assistance to all our staff.
The sincere cooperation of the Guidance Director, the principals and the teachers, the fine leadership of Dr. Savitt, and the faith of the School Committee have given this program a propitious start.
Respectfully submitted, MARY M. EVANS, Supervisor of Reading and Remedial Reading
REPORT OF THE AUDIO-VISUAL DIRECTOR
To the Superintendent of Schools, to the School Committee, and the Town of Ipswich:
A LOOK BACKWARD
Prior to January 1954 the Audio-Visual Department was a non-entity, however the
use of audio-visual materials was carried on quite extensively. Under a directorship the plan has grown a hundred-fold. The services now rendered include, help in the selection of certain audio-visual materials, the co- ordination of curricula among the various schools, instruction in the proper use and care of audio-visual equipment and general in-service training of teachers and certain student operators. Regular bulletins have been issued to staff personnel which have been intended to keep them abreast of free and inexpensive aids; newer techniques in the use of all aids and to bring the services of the Audio-visual Director closer to the classroom teacher.
Through the proper use of these inexpen- sive aids, many classroom situations of learn- ing have become more alive and real.
The acquisition of a new Bell and Howell sound projector has helped this program tre- mendously; its simple operation by either teacher or student operator has enhanced many classroom endeavors.
During the past year an attempt has been made to centralize all audio-visual material and to establish a method of ordering se- curing and returning certain materials. A special location in the High School has been set up as the Audio-Visual Director's base of operation; here the equipment is kept when not in use-which is not too often.
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A Public Demonstration of the Use of Audio Visual Aids in the Classroom
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Prior to an organizational set-up most of the equipment was kept at individual schools, and acquiring it meant much time and effort on the part of the individual teacher, this procedure has been corrected by the weekly classroom visits of the Di- rector. This supervisory, training program brings to the teachers not only the aids and equipment but also the instruction in proper usage. Filmstrip cataloguing is almost com- pleted.
Much credit must go to the teachers who have made this program such a huge suc- cess. Although exact statistics are not avail- able on utilization of the program, an esti- mate would approximate 85% utilization during the past year as compared with 40% the previous year. The worth of an audio- visual program is evident!
A LOOK AHEAD
It is hoped that during the next year the program will continue to grow both in services rendered and improved learning- teaching situations; since the original pur- pose of initiating the audio-visual program was to aid the teacher in making learning situations become more alive and real.
With the acquisition of certain pieces of equipment it is hoped that more life-like experiences may be brought to the children. However not to set aside as the greatest source of learning is the actual participation in a new experience. More concentrated effort is to be given to the specific areas of field trips, and to visits to the many community resources that are available; these include local industries, town depart- ments, nature and outdoor activity etc., which are immediately within the confines of Ipswich. We are fortunate to have the large number of community resources with- in easy reach.
If the growth of this program continues throughout the following year as during the past year, the pupils of Ipswich may look forward to more varied and lively learning experiences, while the teachers may add new and interesting methods of presentation to those already in use.
Again, the teacher participation in the program has been the major factor in its success.
Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH R. ROGERS, Director, Audio-Visual Education
REPORT OF THE IPSWICH SCHOOL HEALTH DEPARTMENT
To the Superintendent, to the School Committee and the Town of Ipswich:
A LOOK BACKWARD
1954 marked the third year of doing staggered physical examinations in the Ips- wich Schools. This policy was adopted upon the recommendation of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and has proved very satisfactory. Grades 1-4-7 and 11 are the grades done each year. Notices are sent to parents stating that their child is due to have a physical and the parent is given the privilege of having this done by their family doctor if they prefer. Children in the first and fourth grades are given definite appointments and parents invited to be present at the examination. More time is allotted to the examination and information received from the parent has been valuable
Eye Examination Provided for All Students as a Part of School Health
Program
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to both the teacher and the nurse. In ad- dition to the above mentioned grades, all students entering competitive sports receive a physical examination. This includes the football and basketball squads. A total of 483 physicals were done by the school physi- cian and 55 done by the family doctor. 39 parents were present at the examinations.
Due to lack of space in the schools it was impossible to do Vision and Hearing tests on all students. However all children in grade 1 were given the Massachusetts Vision Test and the Audiometer Test. Children in the other grades-2 through 12-were done at the request of the teacher or parent. 368 Vision tests were done. Of this number 68 failed the tests. Parents were notified of their child's failure and follow-up work done when necessary. Of the 68 failures there were only 6 that did nothing about the notice. 150 individual audiometer tests were done. Nine of these children failed and were retested. Only one child failed the retest and is receiving treatment from an ear specialist.
Dental cards were issued to all children in the elementary schools and the seventh grade shortly after school started in the fall. These cards are taken to the family dentist, signed by him when work is completed and returned to this office. Dental certificates, issued by the dentist are displayed in the classroom and returned to the child at the end of the school year.
Spring registration, for children entering the Ipswich schools, September 1954, was held in March. 125 children were registered and received a physical examination by the school physician.
The annual Diphtheria Clinic was held in the spring. 341 children from the three elementary schools and the parochial school received "booster doses" against diphtheria and tetanus. 32 children received their initial immunization of 3 doses.
In October 385 students in the High
School, grades 7 through 12, were given the Vollmer Patch Test for tuberculosis. Five of this number showed a positive re- action to the test and were given a chest X-ray. All X-rays were negative with the exception of one. This student showed a childhood type of tuberculosis well arrested and will be X-rayed every six months. All known TB contact cases in the school sys- tem were X-rayed in the spring and again this fall. With the co-operation of the School Department and the Board of Health, the X-ray machine, from Middleton, was brought to Ipswich and the X-rays taken here. This was a great help to this depart- ment as it saved several trips to Middleton. 19 students, working in the High and Bur- ley Schools cafeterias were taken to Middle- ton for a chest X-ray as were new teachers, bus drivers etc., who entered the Ipswich School System last fall. Certification cards are on file in the Superintendent's office.
Home visits have been made by the nurse whenever necessary. At least one confer- ence has been held between the teacher and the nurse during the year. The school physi- cian has visited the office every school day. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Collins, the school physician, for his help and guidance during the year.
During the past year all the health records have been placed in individual folders. In this manner everything pertaining to the child's health is in his or her folder thus eliminating the necessity of going to dif- ferent files for information needed.
In closing I wish to express the thanks and appreciation of this office to the Super- intendent of Schools, to the Principals and the entire teaching staff for the cooperation and help they have given us and made our work so enjoyable.
Respectfully submitted,
ELEONORE RICHARDSON, R.N., School Nurse
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School Calendar 1954-1955
Teachers meeting-
Tuesday, September 7, 1954.
School opens-
Wednesday, September 8, 1954.
School closes-
Thursday afternoon, December 23. 1954 to Monday morning, January 3. 1955 Christmas.
School closes-
Friday afternoon, February 18, 1955 to Monday morning, February 28, 1955.
School closes-
Friday afternoon, April 15, 1955 to Monday morning, April 25, 1955.
High School closes for the Summer -- Tuesday, June 21, 1955.
Elementary School closes for the summer- Friday, June 17, 1955.
High School Graduation-Thursday, June 16, 1955.
Other Holidays
Teachers Convention-
Friday, October 8, 1954.
Columbus Day -- Monday, October 11, 1954 and Tues- day, October 12, 1954.
Armistice Day-
Thursday, November 11. 1954.
Thanksgiving- Wednesday noon, Thursday, Friday, November 24, 25, 26, 1954.
Good Friday- Friday, April 8, 1955.
Memorial Day --
Monday, May 30, 1955.
Ranking Periods
First Period-September 8 to November 5-41 days-Cards distributed November 12.
Second Period-November 8 to January 21-48 days-Cards distributed-January 28.
Third Period-January 24 to April 1- 45 days-Cards distributed-April 8.
Fourth Period-High School: April 4 to June 17 - 47 days - Cards distributed - June 21.
Elementary Schools-
April 4 to June 15-45 days-Cards distributed-June 17.
HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
Grades 8-12-Midyears, January 12, 13, 14.
Grades 8-12-Finals, June 13, 14, 15. Seniors-Finals, June 8, 9, 10. Period Tests in Grade 7 Classes.
School Hours
High School-8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Grade 7-1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Grades 1 - 6-8:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
NO SCHOOL SIGNALS
4 Blasts of the Fire Whistle at
7:15 a.m. No school all day, grades 8 to 12 7:30 a.m. No school all day, grades 1 to 6 11:00 a.m. No school grade 7 Radio Broadcasts between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. from Stations. WBZ. WESX, and WLYN.
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DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY SCHOOL AND GRADE Enrollment - October 1, 1954
School
Grades
I
II III
V VI VII VIII IX
X
XI XII P.G. Total
Burley
47
30
55
29
38
234
Shatswell
35
57
52
40
36
34
254
Winthrop
51
56
32
37
36
63
284
Ipswich
97
85
95
92
79
52
500
Total
133 143 139 112 101 135
97
85
95
92
79
52
1,263
ENROLLMENT CHART BY GRADES 1945 - 1954
Grade
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
I
102
90
96
98
116
101
99
146
146
133
II
82
89
89
92
87
116
95
106
145
143
III
68
80
95
95
85
94
122
105
110
139
IV
77
68
80
96
92
89 92
90 88
99
130
101
VI
74
77
78
64
75
95
95
87
93
135
VII
79
73
77
75
68
82
87
96
86
97
VIII
88
73
69
73
73
68
95
115
96
85
IX
100
107
94
97
99
106
73
103
101
95
X
62
74
95
85
86
70
80
57
88
92
XI
79
65
70
76
69
72
68
76
54
79
XII
53
68
55
52
80
60
56
65
69
52
P. G.
1
6
2
2
2
Totals
943
941
972
985
1024
1045
1048
1181
1223
1263
ENROLLMENT STATISTICS 1948 - 1954
Enrollment:
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
High School, gr. 9-12
312
336
308
280
303
312
318
Grade VIII
73
73
68
94
115
96
85
Elementary, gr. 1-7
600
615
669
682
763
815
860
124
105
112
V
78
77
68
80
92
IV 35
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DISTRIBUTION OF MINORS October 1, 1954
Boys
5 - 7
7 - 16
Not in school
51
1
Private school (St. Stanislaus)
27
11
Private schools
2
23
Public school
104
464
Special schools for defective or delinquents.
Vocational schools
7
Total
184
536
Girls
Not in school
28
2
Private school (St. Stanislaus)
26
44
Private schools
1
24
Public school
116
457
Special schools for defectives or delinquents
1
Vocational schools
2
Total
171
530
Totals
355
1,066
1,421
In public school membership
1,141
In vocational school membership
9
In private school membership
188
In special schools for defectives
1
Not enrolled in any school
82
Total
1,421
EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED TO MINORS
1954
Age: 14-16
16-18
18-21
Total
Boys
9
33
14
56
Girls
1
25
33
59
Total
10
58
47
115
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT -SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Expenditures From 1950 - 1954 Inclusive
Item
1950 Expense 7,610.98
1951 Expense 8,488.96
1952 Expense 9,404.11
1953 Expense 12,400.01
1954 Expense 14,444.83
I. GENERAL CONTROL
II. EXPENSES OF INSTRUCTION
A. Teachers' Salaries
113,912.13
133,126.22
147,630.59
169,203.18
186,078.92
B. Texts and Supplies
6,874.28
7,921.26
10,069.87
9,540.29
11,891.05
C. In-Service Training
227.03
160.67
226.83
345.68
298.33
III. EXPENSES OF OPERATING PLANT
A. Janitors' Salaries
11,627.58
14,756.40
15,765.71
16,648.43
17.844.27
B. Electricity, Gas, Water
7,243.55
6,188.20
6,397.96
2,881.33
3,473.40
C. Fuel
4,823.85
4,463.19
D. Operating Supplies
1,511.38
1,985.87
1,822.25
2,533.25
2,531.43
IV. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
7,409.67
9,061.88
4,382.60
6,945.15
10,245.9?
V. AUXILIARY AGENCIES
A. Health
3,462.65
3,813.75
3,862.41
4,113.89
4,494.65
B. Transportation
14,282.95
14,888.77
16,334.60
18,254.51
22,879.24
C. Vocational Tuition
1,219.91
1,172,95
1,392.10
1,716.30
1,763.85
D. Americanization Classes
190.00
154.00
232.00
288.00
300.00
E. Miscellaneous and Insurance
1,418.87
2,184.19
1,900.08
3,189.04
3,969.89
VI. OUTLAY
4,447.49
3,858.01
7,739.97
3,503.46
7,229.02
VII. MISCELLANEOUS FINANCIAL FACTS School Budget Returned to Revenue
85.95
1,601.49
26.92
473.92
26.18
Athletic Fund Appropriation Returned to Rev.
2.97
.53
12.87
School Budget Total Expenditure 181,524.42
207,761.13
227,161.08
256,422.37
291.907.99
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GRADUATES OF IPSWICH HIGH SCHOOL Class of 1954
COLLEGE COURSE
Irving Andrews
Richard Frederick Hudson
Judith Louise Jewett
Richard Peter Lemieux
Lawrence Edward Maguire
Vincent Mario Marini
Mark Joseph Boudreau Anthonette Bouzianis Kathleen Ellen Burns
Mary Ann Patch Patricia Irene Patch
Joseph Robert Carey Carol Ann Cookson
James Edward Cunningham
Thomas Edward DePaola Marcia Rose Dunn
Thomas John Surpitski
* Bernardine Florence Goot Leha Genevieve Gwinn
Ann Frances Traversy David Lester Whipple
Carol Heard
COMMERCIAL COURSE
Sylvia Carlene Babcock
Elaine Ruth Bernard
Sheila Anne Carey
Rosemarie Dolores DeGrandpre
Robert Scott MacDonald
Janet Ann Dort
Elizabeth Rose MacKenney
Barbara Cornelia Ewing
Donna Johanne Macleod
Barbara Hazel Graffum
Tevis Arlene Reeves
Helene Alice Rodger
GENERAL COURSE
John Andrew Baran Paul Blouin Bouchard
Priscilla Jenkins Peter Brown Lane
George Leet
Charles Maurice Pelletier
William Alfred Ring
Gardner Leslie Stone
Costas Tsoutsouris
Arthur Burton Weagle John Wilson
INDUSTRIAL ARTS COURSE
Raymond Albert Krol
DOMESTIC ARTS COURSE
Alice Marie LeBel
Arlene Schwartz
*Honor Group
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Ernest Brockelbank
Earl Stanley Eustace
Charles Andrew Geanakakis
Madelyn Gertrude Grant Judith Hammond
*Thomas Haraden Patricia Ann Hinton
Janice Stevens Hamm
Dorothy Victoria Karol
Eugenia Lazaris
Frederick Russell Grant
*Sondra Jane Reedy Roger Allen Sturtevant Joanne Marilyn Sucharski
Carolyn Perley Maija Inese Priede
*Marilyn Jane Atkinson Charles Michael Bamford Paul Anthony Beaulieu Pauline Marie Bouchard
THE STAFF IPSWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1954-1955
DR. ROBERT F. SAVITT, Superintendent HIGH SCHOOL WILBUR F. STANTON, Principal
E. Margaret Allen
Blanche E. J. Leighton
Helen J. Blodgett
Anne S. Lowney
Helen M. Brown
Victoria A. Machaj
Robert W. Burke
Hazel E. Manzer
Charles E. Carroll, Jr. Frances D. Cogswell
Annette T. Martineau
Frank J. O'Malley, Jr.
Edward G. Colby
Elizabeth D. Prescott
William DeStefano
Joseph R. Rogers
G. Mark Hayes Lucy A. Hill Joseph D. Kilfoyle
C. Elliott Roundy
Walter C. White
Marion F. Whitney
BURLEY SCHOOL BERTRAM H. BENNETT, Principal
Ruth M. Brown Margaret I. Chisholm Anne E. Friend Ruth Gilday
Mary L. Kilfoyle Philip J. O'Donnell Sally A. O'Donnell
Bruce E. Wells
SHATSWELL SCHOOL
BERTRAM H. BENNETT, Principal
Ethel M. Archer Mary L. Bamford Mary M. Bond Margaret R. Brady
Rhoda E. Goldstein Ruth F. Joyce Cecilia Z. Mackenzie
Hilda J. Schofield
WINTHROP SCHOOL LENA J. ATHERLEY, Principal
Jeanette N. Ablow Grace A. Bowlen Ralph D. Butler Margaret I. Doucet
Dorothy A. Hammersley Jennie A. Moutevelis Josephine T. Moyer Amy Stanford
William E. Waitt, Jr.
Frank H. Chadbourne, Art Supervisor Mary M. Evans, Remedial Reading Supervisor Raymond R. Hill, Music Supervisor James W. McKenna, Guidance Director Frank L. Collins, School Physician Eleonore Richardson, School Nurse Adelaide Hodgkins, Attendance Supervisor
CUSTODIANS
Harold D. Bowen, Winthrop School Frederick E. Cronin, Ipswich High School Warren E. Grant, Shatswell School
Lawrence R. Gwinn, Burley School James W. Leet, Ipswich High School Mary W. Scott, Ipswich High School
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SALARY SCHEDULE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
I. Teachers' Salary Schedule Adopted by Ipswich School Committee
December 4, 1952
Amended November 8, 1954
Teacher with no
Teacher with Bachelor's
Master's
less than
Degree or equal
Degree or
Step
4 years' training
training
equal training Period
Class I
Class II
Class III
1
$2,600
$2,600
$2,900
2
2,600
2,750
3,050
A
3
2,600
2,900
3,200
4
2,600
3,050
3,350
5
2,750
3,200
3,500
B
6
2,900
3,350
3,650
7
3,050
3,500
3,800
8
3,200
3,650
3,950
C.
9
3,350
3,800
4,100
10
3,500
3,950
4,250
11
3,650
4,100
4,400
D
12
3,800
13
3,950
F
1. During the periods A, B, C, D, and E, three college credits of approved study must be successfully completed, and the teacher must participate in at least one ap- proved local professional study (group or individual) for the improvement of instruc- tion in Ipswich, or no further increments will be granted.
a. Clarification of phrase "three college credits of approved study must be success- fully completed"-the intention is clear that the credits must be completed before the salary barrier can be crossed and that the increment of $150 cannot become effective until requirements are met. Hence, a teacher who has not met these barrier re- quirements by the start of a school year shall continue at the same rate of pay as received the previous year until the require- ments are met. Teachers not having neces- sary requirements to cross a salary barrier in September of any school year may gain an increment at the rate of $150 immedi- ately on the completion of requirements. If requirements are completed prior to March
1 of any school year, the teacher is eligible for an additional $150 increment for the next school year. If requirements are met after March 1 of any school year, such teachers who have failed to meet barrier re- quirements previously shall receive a salary increment at the rate of $150 yearly im- mediately on the completion of require- ments, and the salary then received will be the salary rate for the next school year.
b. Clarification of the phrase "teachers must participate in at least one approved local professional study"-teachers shall be considered to have completed this require- ment if an approved study has been started. It is not necessary to have completed the study in order to meet the barrier require- ments.
2. The Annual step rate Increments in most cases will be automatic, based on meri- torious service. They may be withheld if a teacher fails to provide meritorious service. If withheld, the teacher must be notified of the reasons in writing at the time that con- tracts are distributed.
3. The School Committee reserves the right to place teachers coming into the system for the first time on the salary schedule at a step commensurate with their preparation, experience, and promise.
4. Teachers in the school system as of November 16, 1954, not on a step level commensurate with years of experience shall be brought up to that step level under the following conditions:
a. Year of experience will be determined on the basis of regular teaching status, not substitute teaching. Portions of a year's ex- perience as a regular teacher may be counted, and an accumulated total of five months or more will be considered as a full year's ex- perience.
b. Each year of experience will be con- sidered as equivalent to one step on the salary schedule for purposes of adjusting teachers in the system as of November 16. 1954.
c. Teachers who are at a salary schedule step after Annual Increments are granted that is less than their years of experience shall receive an Additional Increment each
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degree or
year until they are at the proper step or until they reach maximum. This Additional Increment, if granted, shall become effec- tive at the same time as the Annual Incre- ment in September of each year.
d. Teachers who are at a salary schedule step after Annual Increments are granted that is more than their years of experience shall continue to be eligible to receive An- nual Increments until maximum is reached.
e. Professional course barriers and profes- sional committee barriers in the salary schedule must be met as required or Addi- tional Increments as well as Regular Incre- ments may be withheld.
f. The School Committee reserves the right to withhold Additional Increments if they feel the teacher's position on the salary schedule is justified.
II. Extra Pay Salary Schedule
SCHOOL SPONSORED FUNCTIONS which require that the person in charge give time and accept responsibilities beyond that required in regular teaching assignments.
HIGH
Student Publications
Monthly, periodical typing, special $150.00
Yearbook and graduation 150.00
Printing of projects 150.00
Monthly publication 150.00
Dramatics
Senior play 150.00
Stage and scenery
150.00
Athletics
Athletic director 650.00
Football-head coach 500.00
Basketball (boys)-head coach 250.00
Baseball 250.00
Football-assistant coach 250.00
Basketball (boys)-asst coach 150.00
Baseball (boys)-asst. coach 150.00
Girls' after-school sports 300.00 Golf and tennis coach 150.00
Cafeteria Supervisor-High
200.00
Cafeteria Supervisor-Shatswell 200.00 Small Maintenance 150.00
Band after-school activities 200.00
Summer Work-Principal 400.00
Summer Work-Guidance 300.00
Administrative Asst. Afternoon
Session 7 & 8 300.00
ELEMENTARY
After-school recreational activities
(3 or 4 teachers) Total 1,000 Cafeteria manager (Burley) 200.00 Cafeteria manager (Winthrop) 200.00 Audio-visual director (elementary
and high) 300.00
1. Above rates in effect only through the school year 1955-56.
2. A study will be continued to deter- mine if teachers can be given a lightened regular schedule rather than extra pay to compensate for extra service rendered, to determine if rates paid are too much or too little in terms of duties performed, to see if additional provisions should be made for other duties not covered, and to deter- mine if extra pay eschedule could benefit more teachers by rotating responsibilities.
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