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There are many "tools" in an effective guidance program. One of these is the use of standardized tests from grades one through twelve. An economical and sys- tematic plan for the twelve grades has been followed with some desired changes to the recent program.
Through the cooperation of Northeastern University, a planned series of speakers have acquainted the students with oppor- tunities in various occupational fields. As this program is developed, I hope to have local business and professional leaders take part in the program. As a part of this, field trips have been taken to a business school, teacher's college, nurses' training schools, and to trade schools.
Placement of students on a part-time basis while they are in school and in full time jobs after graduation is a responsibility of guidance. I hope to be of greater service in this respect as future contacts are made with local businesses.
The support given the guidance program by the teachers, administrators, supervisors, school committee, and citizens of Ipswich is greatly appreciated. Largely because. of this support and interest, the change from my past position to the present one has not been a difficult one. It is hoped that the services of an adjustment counselor can be made available in the near future to assist me in counseling pupils in the elementary schools and to increase the number of con- tacts with parents.
Finally, I should like to list four imme- diate objectives for fulfillment by the open- ing of school next fall:
1. A revision of the basic individual cumu- lative record folder.
2. A statistical file on the results of the testing program for all grades. (This will prove very valuable over a period of years) .
3. A systematic follow-up program of former graduates.
4. An occupational library to provide stu- dents with more information on jobs and job opportunities.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT M. SWASEY, Director of Guidance
REPORT OF THE IPSWICH SCHOOL HEALTH DEPARTMENT
To the Superintendent, the School Committee and the Town of Ipswich:
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THESE ARE YOUR SCHOOLS
As the School Nurse for the Ipswich Public Schools, I submit the following re- port of the work done and the work pro- posed for the school year beginning Septem- ber, 1956.
In accordance with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health regulations, physicals were given to grades 1, 4, 7, and 11. 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.
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Children in the first and fourth grades are given definite appointments and parents are invited to be present at the examination. More time is allotted to the examination and information from the parent has been valu- able to both the teacher and the nurse. In addition, to the above mentioned grades, all students entering competitive sports re- ceive a physical examination. This includes the football and basketball squads. A total of 614 physicals were done by the school physician and 14 by the family doctor. 28 parents were present at the examinations. A total of 42 defects were noticed as a result of these examinations. Many of the defects were minor but notices are sent home of any abnormal findings and follow- up work done on cases where it is necessary.
Dental cards were issued to all children in the elementary schools 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 den- tist, are displayed in the classroom and returned to the child at the end of the school year. A total of 173 dental cards have been returned up to this date.
Each child has his weight and height measured and recorded early on the school year and will be repeated in the spring.
In November the Tuberculin Patch Test was given to grades 1, 4, 7, 9, and 11. This program is recommended by the Essex County Health Association. This is a test to determine the presence of infection. Stu- dents who react to the test receive a chest X-Ray and, if necessary, will be given a physical examination. Permission slips were sent home for parents' signature. Out of 443 tested, 11 showed a positive reaction and will be X-Rayed in January. 19 refused the test.
Nine students working in the High School and Burley School Cafeterias were taken to Middleton for a chest X-Ray as were all school personnel who were either new to this school system or who had not had an X-Ray within the past three years.
Home visits have been made by the nurse whenever necessary. The school physician 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.
Spring registration for children entering the Ipswich Schools in September, 1956 was done in March. At this time 126 registered and received physical examinations by the school physician. This will be repeated in March of this year for children entering in September, 1957.
With the help of Mrs. Richard Marshall 1038 students had their eyes tested by the Massachusetts Vision Test. Out of this number, 59 failed and notices were sent to the parents.
In January we plan to start the Audio- meter Test for hearing on all students.
The annual Diptheria Clinic will be held in the spring. Children from the three ele- mentary schools and the parochial school will receive "booster doses."
The Health Room at the new Winthrop School has proven most satisfactory. The office has suitable space and is comfortable, pleasant and equipped with satisfactory means for filing records, a telephone, and a suitable amount of supplies. I have in each of the other three schools a small office where I make daily visits. Copies of the Nurse's schedule were given to each prin- cipal and posted in the health office of each building so teachers may know when and where the nurse can be located. A summons for the nurse which might otherwise be sent as an emergency may be postponed if it is known she will be there a little later with- out a special call. Pupils who might other- wise be sent directly home are more apt to be held for the nurse to see. Both of these actions mean better service for pupils and time saved for the nurse.
Occasionally there are emergencies which prevent me from keeping these regular ap- pointments. However, generally it works out very well.
In closing, I wish to thank the School Committee and the Superintendent of Schools for their cooperation and under- standing during the past year; also the principals and the entire teaching staff for being so very helpful.
Respectfully submitted.
VIOLET DEMILLE, R.N., School Nurse
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MR. WARREN E. GRANT, Sr.
After 30 years of service as custodian at the Shatswell School, a daily ritual is performed for the last time.
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL 4 Blasts of Fire Whistle
7:15 a.m .- No school all day, grades 8-12 7:30 a.m .- No school all day, grades 1-5 11:00 a.m .- No school, afternoon session Radio broadcasts between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. from WBZ and WESX.
School Calendar 1956-1957
Teachers' Meeting-
Tuesday, September 4, 1956, at 9 a.m. School opens -- Wednesday, September 5, 1956 (High school and 7-8 grades )
Wednesday, September 12, 1956 (Grades 1 through 6)
School closes-
Thursday afternoon, December 20,
1956 to Wednesday morning, Jan- uary 2, 1957-Christmas Holidays School closes-
Friday afternoon, February 15, 1957 to Monday morning, February 25, 1957 School closes-
Friday afternoon, April 12, 1957 to
Monday morning, April 22, 1957
*High School closes for the summer- Friday, June 21, 1957
Elementary School closes for the summer- Friday, June 14, 1957
High School Graduation- Thursday, June 13, 1957
Other Holidays
Teachers' Convention-
Wednesday, September 26, 1957
Columbus Day-
Friday, October 12, 1957
Armistice Day- Sunday, November 11, 1956 (Schools close Monday, November 12)
Thanksgiving-
Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22 and 23 Washington's Birthday-
Friday, February 22, 1957
Memorial Day-
Thursday and Friday, May 30 and 31 Total days for the school year 1956-1957 183 days-High School
173 days-Elementary Schools
School Hours
High School (Grades 9-12)-8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Afternoon Session (Grades 6 and 7)-1:00 p.m., to 5:00 p.m.
Grades 1-6-8:45 a.m., to 2:15 p.m. *Tentative
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DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY SCHOOL AND GRADE
Enrollment - October 1, 1956 Grades
Total
Burley
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48 43 34
175
Shatswell
67 49 35 52
203
Winthrop
25
29 55 58 134 112
413
Opportunity Class
10
10
High School
102
124 108 80 88 74
576
Total
142 126 133 144 134 122 102
124 108
80 88
74
1,377
ENROLLMENT CHART BY GRADES 1951 - 1956
Grade
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
I
99
146
146
133
132
142
II
95
106
145
143
132
126
III
122
105
110
139
147
133
IV
90
124
105
112
135
144
V
88
99
130
101
107
134
VI
95
87
93
135
109
112
VII
87
96
86
97
126
102
VIII
95
115
96
85
97
124
IX
73
103
101
95
81
108
X
80
57
88
92
100
80
XI
68
76
54
79
79
88
XII
56
65
69
52
65
74
P. G.
2
Opportunity Class
10
Total
1048
1181
1223
1263
1310
1377
DISTRIBUTION OF MINORS - October 1, 1956
Boys
5 - 7
7 - 16
Not enrolled in any school
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Private School in Town (St. Stanislaus)
22
71
Other Private Schools
7
30
Public Schools
80
552
Special Schools for Defectives and Delinquents.
2
Vocational Schools
4
Total
163
659
Girls
Not enrolled in any school
61
Private School in Town (St. Stanislaus)
33
58
Other Private Schools
4
32
Public Schools
75
526
Special Schools for Defectives and Delinquents
3
Vocational Schools
1
Total
336
1,279
161
In Public School membership
1,233
In Private School membership
257
In Vocational School membership
5
State or County Schools for Defectives and Delinquents
5
Not enrolled in any school
115
Total
1,615
EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED TO MINORS 1 9 5 6
Age: 14-16
16-18
18-21
Total
Boys
19
34
10
63
Girls
5
51
10
69
Total
24
85
20
129
School
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X
XI XII
Age
Age
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT -SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Expenditures from 1952 - 1956 Inclusive
Item
1952 Expense 9,404.11
1953 Expense 13,400.01
1954 Expense 14,444.83
1955 Expense 15,471.27
1956 Expense 18,064.70
I. GENERAL CONTROL
II. EXPENSES OF INSTRUCTION
A. Teachers' Salaries
147,630.59
169,203.18
186,078.92
211,053.55 14,584.07
17,777 02
C. In-Service Training
226.83
345.68
298.33
389.03
676.61
III. EXPENSES OF OPERATING PLANT
A. Janitors' Salaries
15,765.71
16,648.43
17,844.27
19,040.16
20,197.75
B. Electricity, Gas, Water
6,397.96
2,881.33
3,473.40
4,042.40
4,366.36
C. Fuel
4,823.85
4,463.19
6,221.52
7,324.42
D. Operating Supplies
1,822.25
2,533.25
2,531.43
2,848.26
2,858.53
IV. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
4,382.60
6,945.15
10,245.92
14,700.47
13,861.54
V. AUXILIARY AGENCIES
A. Health
3,862.41
4,113.89
4,494.65
4,612.75
5,345 52
B. Transportation
16,334.60
18,254.51
22,879.24
31,371.00
32,888.09
C. Vocational Tuition
1,392.10
1,716.30
1,763.85
1,080.35
1,537.99
D. Americanization
232.00
288.00
300.00
429.75
E. Miscellaneous and Insurance
1,900.08
3,189.04
3,969.89
5,118.85
4,663.58
F. Cafeteria
3,104.40
VI. OUTLAY
7,739.97
3,503.46
7,229.02
8,718.76
7,299.64
VII. MISCELLANEOUS FINANCIAL FACTS
School Budget Returned to Revenue
26.92
473.92
26.18
1,810.25
6,783.33
Athletic Fund Returned to Revenue
2.97
.53
12.87
.59
.16
227,161.08
256,422.37
291,907.99
343,560.40
387,184.49
Athletic Expense
4,520.79
391,705.28
240,005.10
B. Texts and Supplies
10,069.87
9,540.29
11,891.05
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GRADUATES OF IPSWICH HIGH SCHOOL
Class of 1956
Adams, Charles Robert
* Andreozzi, Margaret Elizabeth Andrews, Sarah Elizabeth Atherley, Janice Elizabeth Baldinelli, John David
*Blonda, David Sylvester Bobola, Alice Theresa Bousley, William Randolph Brown, Richard Allen Bruce, Virginia
*Budd, June Ethelyn Carey, Madeleine Frances
*Carr, Audrey Cartledge, Sarah Orne *Casali, Gary Caverly, Harriet French Clogston, John Tufts ยท
Comeau, Clifford Francis
Comeau, Mary Marguerite Corey, David John Davis, William Charles Doty, Agnes Bell Davison, Judith Elizabeth
Esperson, John Oscar Emile
Gallant, Jacqueline Marie Garand, Frederick Adelard Greenleaf, Richard James Grover, Patricia Ruth Gwinn, Lucille Evalyn Hammond, Corinne
Hovey, John Sheppard Janvrin, Barbara Jean Jensen, Allen Franklin Kent, James Lawrence King, Susanne Frances Lavoie, Elizabeth Melinda *Levesque, Laurien Albert, Jr. Lezon, Dorothy Patricia
*Lindgren, David Treadwell McCarthy, Joseph Maynard Michon, John Joseph Murphy, John Joseph O'Brien, Alfred Martin Pailes, Donald Walter Pappas, James William
*Parr, Patricia Ruth Patch, Virginia Catherine
*Publicover, Howard Reeves, Dorothy Jacqueline Robishaw, Phillip Morris Saunders, Vera Emily Sheppard, Maureen Jessie Souter, James Walter, Jr. Stevens, Clarice Elizabeth Stevens, Paul Gordon, Jr. Sullivan, Sheila Bridget Tetreault, Robert Leonard Tondreault, Robert Leo Wanzer, Judith Merry White, Joanna Ketchum
Woodman, Stephen Glenn
*Students graduating with honors.
The students' program is planned cooperatively on a four-year basis by the parents, students, and guidance director.
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THE STAFF IPSWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1956 - 1957 ROBERT M. O'KANE, Superintendent HIGH SCHOOL WILBUR C. CONNON, Principal
E. Margaret Allen Theodore Atkinson
William DeStefano
Hazel E. Manzer
Joseph Gaziano
Annette T. Martineau
John J. Grady
Robert McKenna
Helen M. Brown
G. Mark Hayes
C. Elliott Roundy
Robert W. Burke
Frances D. Cogswell
Anne E. Lowney
Marion F. Whitney
Victoria A. Mackey
GRADES VI AND VII - AFTERNOON SESSION JOSEPH ROGERS, Administrative Assistant
Ethel A. Archer
Doris Fournier Blanche Leighton
Robert Brooks Arthur Forgetta
George Garrity
Charles Pappas
Elaine Lavoie
BURLEY SCHOOL BERTRAM H. BENNETT, Principal
Gail Alter Ruth M. Brown
Anne E. Friend
Carolyn Pinkham Elizabeth A. Weare
Ruth Gilday
Marie T. O'Donnell
SHATSWELL SCHOOL BERTRAM H. BENNETT, Principal
Mary L. Bamford Mary M. Bond
Margaret R. Brady Ruth F. Joyce
Margaret I. Doucet
Hilda J. Schofield
Frances V. Hinckley
WINTHROP SCHOOL LENA J. ATHERLEY, Principal
Jeanette N. Ablow Ann Blinn
Mindella Hershberg Cecilia Mackenzie
Lawrence Boggio
Edward McDonald
Rose G. Merry
Grace A. Bowlen A. Catherine Carson
Josephine T. Moyer
Margaret I. Chisholm
Jennie A. Moutevelis William Wait, Adm. Assistant
John M. Curley Dorothy M. Hammersley
Mary L. Williams, Opportunity Class
Frank H. Chadbourne, Art Supervisor Mary M. Evans, Remedial Reading Supervisor Raymond R. Hill, Music Supervisor Robert Swasey, Guidance Director Frank L. Collins, School Physician Violet DeMille, R.N., School Nurse William DeStefano, Attendance Supervisor
CUSTODIANS Frederick Cronin, Ipswich High School James Cunningham, Shatswell School Lawrence Gwinn, Burley School
John Hovey, Winthrop School James Leet, Ipswich High School Harry Miller, Winthrop School
Rachel Dunlop, Ipswich High School
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Helen J. Blodgett
Lucy A. Hill
Richard H. Sine
SALARY SCHEDULE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
I. Teacher's Salary Schedule Effective January 1, 1957
General Principles of Salary Schedules
In proposing the Teachers' Salary Sched- ule, the following points were given con- siderable attention:
1. The minimum should be high enough to attract well-qualified, able person- nel.
2. Equitable treatment of all personnel involved should be assured.
3. It should hold the most capable teachers.
4. It should be efficient to administer.
5. It should lend itself to ease and effi- ciency in planning and administering the school budget.
General Provisions of the Salary Schedule
1. A minimum of age, certification, amount and kind of training shall be re- quired of all beginning teachers in con- formity with existing State Department of Education requirements.
2. Other factors being the same, the
teachers in one grade shall receive as much salary as the teacher in any other grade or school division.
3. There shall be equal pay for equal merit, training, experience and work load for both men and women teachers.
4. The more and better the professional preparation and experience that a teacher has, other factors being equal, the more salary shall be paid.
5. Provided teachers meet professional growth requirements, provision is made for definitely announced salary increases to be awarded regularly at fixed intervals of time until a given maximum is reached.
6. Teachers are appointed, on the recom- mendation of the Superintendent, by the School Committee.
7. When a teacher on the schedule enters military service from the Ipswich Public Schools system, one increment will be al-
lowed for each twelve months of service, or major portion thereof, upon the return of such person to a regular teaching position in this system.
8. All salaries are paid on a twelve months' basis for ten months' services. Teachers are paid twice each month.
9. The construction of the teachers' salary schedule and the formulation of salary policies shall be undertaken jointly by class- room teachers, school administrators, school committee members. Interested laymen could be invited to participate.
10. The School Committee, in adopting this schedule, expresses the policy which it expects to follow. It is understood that the schedule may be revised or abandoned at any time the committee may find such ac- tion advisable.
Description of Categories
The Salary Schedule will consist of three (3) categories:
Category A. Includes all Bachelor Degree personnel and all non-degree personnel. The non-degree category, as such, will no longer exist. (Reasons to justify such action: no new teacher can be appointed with less than Bachelor's Degree; all teachers in the sys- tem of non-degree status have given at least 10 years of service to Ipswich; provisions and opportunities for moving from Category A to B and C are much more attainable for the degree teacher in Category A ; all degree personnel have been consistently higher in actual salary than non-degree and will con- tinue to maintain that difference.)
Category B. Includes all personnel hold- ing Master's Degree.
Category C. Includes all personnel who have earned at least thirty (30) semester hours of accredited college work beyond the Master's Degree.
Increments
Each category contains eleven (11) steps or increments. The first three increments (numbers 2, 3 and 4) are of $200. each, the next four increments (5, 6, 7 and 8) are of $150. each, and the last three incre- ments (9, 10 and 11) are of $200. each.
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Salary Schedule
Increment (BS) No.
(M)
(M 30)
(M+M)
Category A Category B Category C
Period
1
$3,000
$3,300
$3,600
X
2
3,200
3,500
3,800
3
3,400
3,700
4,000
4 credits
4
3,600
3,900
4,200
Y
5
3,750
4,050
4,350
6
3,900
4,200
4,500
4 credits
7
4,050
4,350
4,650
Z
8
4,200
4,500
4,800
9
4,400
4,700
5,000
4 credits
10
4,600
4,900
5,200
11
4,800
5,100
5,400
Adjustment to Schedule
All adjustments will be as of January 1, 1957.
A. There is no direct relation between years of experience and a particular incre- ment number for teachers with previous experience. Only new teachers will find their years of experience (those who began teaching in Ipswich September 1956) will coincide with the appropriate increment number.
Example: An inexperienced teacher new to this system in the year 1956-57 with a Bachelor's Degree will be at incre- ment number 1 ($3,000) and in the 1966-67 school year will be at incre- ment number 11 ($4,800) provided progress is normal and according to the stipulations of the schedule. Inexperi- enced teachers will not receive an ad- justment in January, their salaries were adjusted prior to the opening of the school year.
Experienced teachers, in adjusting to the new schedule, will adjust on the basis of their present salary in the particular cate- gory in which they are placed by moving to the next higher figure on the schedule.
Example: Teacher X has 35 years experi- ence, no degree and at present has a salary of $3,950. This teacher will move to $4,050 on January 1, 1957. This is an increase of $100 placing the teacher at increment #7 in Category A. In September, 1957, teacher X moved to increment number 8 at a salary of $4,200.
Movement from One Category to Another
Teachers in one category may move to the next higher category immediately upon pres- entation of evidence of having attained the prescribed degree credits. Such evidence of prescribed degree credits, if presented prior to March 1st of any school year and approved, will make a teacher eligible for an additional increment for the next school year. If credits are presented and approved after March 1st of any school year, such teachers will re- ceive a salary adjustment immediately and the salary then received will be the salary rate for the next school year. Movement is made to the corresponding increment number in the next higher category.
Example: Teacher Y is at increment #4 Category A ($3,600.). In February 1957, he receives his M.Ed. He moves to increment #4 in Category B ($3,900.) at once. September salary will be $4,050.
Specific Provisions of Salary Schedule Which either clarify or qualify the General provisions stated above.
1. During the periods X, Y and Z three college credits of approved study at an ap- proved college or university must be success- fully completed, and the teacher must par- ticipate in at least one approved local pro- fessional study (group or individual) for the improvement of instruction 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 an increment cannot become effective until requirements are met. Hence, a teacher who has not met these barrier requirements by the start of a school year shall continue at the same rate of pay as received the previous year until the requirements are met. Teach- ers not having necessary requirements to cross a salary barrier in September of any school year may gain an increment imme- diately on the completion of requirements. If requirements are completed prior to March 1 of any school year, the teacher is eligible for an additional increment for the
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next September. If requirements are met after March 1 of any school year, such teachers who have failed to meet barrier requirements previously shall receive a salary increment immediately on the completion of requirements, 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 re- quirement if an approved study has been started. It is not necessary to have com- pleted this requirement in order to meet the barrier requirements. This would con- stitute one of the four required credits for advancement over a barrier.
2. The annual increments in most cases will be automatic, based on meritorious service. They may be withheld if a teacher fails to provide meritorious service. If with- held, the teacher must be notified of the reasons in writing at the time that contracts 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. In do- ing so, consideration shall be given to these three factors:
(a) Experienced teachers entering the system will be allowed a maximum of 6 years for previous experience for salary purposes.
(b) Teachers entering Ipswich should be placed on the salary schedule at a salary which is no greater than the average of teachers within the sys- tem with equal training, experience and promise.
(c) Teaching status, (not substituting teaching) can be used as basis for experience. Five months or more in any one year will be considered one year's credit.
4. Substitute teachers will be paid at the rate of $10.00 per day. After 10 school days of continuous service in the same class- room, the substitute teacher shall be paid at a salary rate equal to the minimum salary for the degree the substitute teacher holds.
5. Sick Leave Policy.
Teachers shall be entitled to 10 days sick leave per year (non-cumulative) for each of the first three years of service. At the beginning of the fourth year, or when the teacher attains a tenure status, this leave shall be retroactive to a maximum of 30 days. Days of sick leave used within the first three years will be deducted from this total. Sick leave may be cumulated at a rate of 10 days for each year of service to a maxi- mum of 50 days.
If a teacher uses 6 days of sick leave after having accumulated 50 days she has 44 days remaining which may be used during that school year. During the next school year she would normally gain 10 days of sick leave, but regulations state that not more than 50 days may be accumulated, there- fore, she has 50 days of sick leave for use during that school year. For further infor- mation see Rules and Regulations of the School Committee as revised March 1, 1955.
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