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Each school has its own building association of parents and teachers. Approximately eighty percent of all parents eligible are members of these associations which hold five meetings annually. Each group plans a Mother- Daughter banquet and a Father-Son banquet as an annual affair.
CURRICULUM AND ACTIVITIES
The curriculum of the primary school consists of language art (which includes language, reading, handwriting, spelling and composition), social studies, arithmetic, science, health, music and art. Nearly sixty percent of the school time in the primary school is devoted to the development of the language art skills.
In order to maintain balance and direction in our curriculum as well as to strive for continuous progress, all teachers meet every Monday afternoon for curriculum planning, curriculum study and long-range lesson planning.
Consultants in the areas of Art, Music, and Reading also meet with the staff regularly to improve instruction in these areas.
The consolidation of all primary grades in these two buildings has made it possible to centralize teaching materials such as texts, special teaching equipment and audio-visual materials. This centralization has made possible certain economies in teacher and consultant time.
TEACHER PERSONNEL
Several new teachers were added to the staff, three transferred to the Winthrop School, one retirement and a new principal elected in July. Approximately a 25% turnover of teachers was experienced this year.
Mrs. Hilda Schofield, a valued teacher of 36 years of service to the Town, retired from her position at the Shatswell School and has become an im- portant part of our substitute staff.
Two or three new teachers will be needed in September, 1960 to pro- vide for increased enrolment.
BUILDINGS, GROUNDS and EQUIPMENT
Both schools are in safe condition and are maintained at a high level The major summer projects at the schools were extensive plumbing improvements at the Burley School, a new roof at the Shatswell School, connecting the Shatswell School to the town sewage system, as well as exterior and interior painting.
Plans are now underway for further painting and for greater utiliza- tion of all available spaces. Two new storage areas are planned for both of the schools. At the Burley School a curriculum center for storage of profes- sional books, pamphlets, teaching materials and equipment has been planned for use of all primary teachers.
Respectfully submitted, William Waitt, Principal Burley-Shatswell Schools
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REPORT OF THE ART SUPERVISOR
To the Superintendent, the School Committee and the Citizens of Ipswich:
The art consultant is responsible for the guidance and development of the art program for all grades in the school system.
Fourty-four classes and their teachers are visited on a set schedule each week throughout the school year. During these visits a survey is made and re- corded of the following: class and teacher readiness, suitability of subject matter, method of instruction, materials readiness, future needs, individual problems (pupils or teachers) and evaluation of lesson presented.
The consultant also arranges for art exhibitions during the year.
Ipswich participates in the Annual Hamilton P.T.A. Exhibition and in the Jordan Marsh Exhibition in Boston.
Respectfully submitted, Frank H. Chadbourne Art Supervisor
REPORT OF THE SPECIAL CLASS TEACHER
To the Superintendent of Schools, the School Committee and the Citizens of Ipswich :
Enrolment in the Special Class is now ten. The age range is from 8 to 14 years. Achievement tests administered in the Spring indicate that most of the children are achieving in accordance with their abilities.
The highlight of this year for the class was a series of six summer field trips. The group visited points of educational interest within a thirty mile radius. The outcome proved the experiment extremely successful.
The Special class exists to meet the needs of children who need special help and attention, but the basic philosophy of this class is no different from that of the regular grades. The aim is to teach the children to live wisely and well in their environment. To obtain this goal, emphasis is placed on education in keeping with the interests, limitations and capabilities of each child in the class.
Respectfully submitted, Nancy H. Koerner Special Class Teacher
REPORT OF ATHLETIC DIRECTOR & PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR
To the Superintendent of Schools, the School Committee and the Citizens of Ipswich:
The athletic program for boys at the Ipswich High School includes the following interscholastic sports: football, basketball, baseball, track, and cross country. The girls' program is limited to basketball and softball. Activities offered in the intramural program are golf, tennis, wrestling, archery, and rowing.
The goal of the athletic program is to encourage maximum participation.
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At the present time about one-half of the high school students take part in some form of athletic activity.
Last winter the boys' varsity basketball team won the championship of the Cape Ann League and was selected to participate in the Eastern Massachu- setts Interscholastic Basketball Tournament.
This fall the football team finished the season with a record of eight victories and no defeats. In recognition of the undefeated record, a group of local citizens raised sufficient funds to send the squad and coaches on a three-day educational trip to New York City.
Due to inadequate facilities and lack of sufficient time, both the physi- cal education and intramural programs are limited.
Respectfully submitted,
C. Elliott Roundy Athletic Director
To the Superintendent of Schools, the School Committee and the Citizens of Ipswich :
At present, physical education is being taught to all Ipswich school children who are medically sound, in grades four through twelve.
The program in the Intermediate grades consists of teaching many of the basic skills, a wide variety of games and contests, square dancing, tumbling, soccer, track, exercising, health habits, skill tests, and physical fitness tests.
The program in the junior high school concerns itself with basic and modified sport situations.
Because of the time factor each junior high pupil participates in the physical education program for only half of each school year.
Each high school pupil is required to participate in two periods of phy- sical education. Activities are varied and many : soccer, touch football, basketball, gymnastics, wrestling, weightlifting, volleyball, track and field, softball, plus skill tests and physical fitness tests.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert W. Burke Physical Education Instructor
REPORT OF THE CAFETERIA DIRECTOR
To the Superintendent, the School Committee and the Citizens of Ipswich:
There has been an increase in the number of hot lunches served in the cafeteria over the past year. There was a total of 145,643 Type A meals served to pupils plus 1,897 to needy children, making a total of 147,956 meals. A total of 31,204 bottles of milk were served to children under the Special Milk program.
The School Lunch program receives nine cents reimbursement from the State on each student lunch and four cents on each bottle of milk sold to pupils.
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The Cafeteria received $12,729.76 reimbursement from the State plus the sum of $8,282.80 in surplus commodity foods, which totals $21,012.56.
At the Burley School, one day is set aside for birthdays of the month. At the Winthrop School, as different countries are studied, a day is devoted to foods of that country. A Mexican Day has been observed and proved success ful.
The Winthrop and Burley Schools are able to undertake such projects. The Cafeterias and kitchens have the necessary space, equipment, and help.The High School Cafeteria employees have neither time, help, or modern equipment. The High School Cafeteria is used to full capacity, with four lunch periods that start at 10:35 and end at 12:35, serving approximately 450-500 pupils daily. The equipment at the High School is obsolete and in need of replacement.
The annual State audit of the lunch room program was commendatory-effi- ciency, finance and high proportion of total income devoted to the purchase of good food.
Respectfully submitted, Ellen W. Sheppard Cafeteria Director
REPORT OF THE GUIDANCE DIRECTOR
To the Superintendent of Schools, the School Committee and the Citizens of Ipswich:
The guidance program for the Ipswich Public School students operates in grades one through twelve. But the major portion of time and energy is spent in grades seven through twelve. The elementary school program consists pri- marily of the administration of intelligence and end-of-year achievement tests. These tests are designed to help teachers learn more about their students and thus to become more effective teachers. Elementary school teachers have an opportunity to confer with the guidance director about those students who seem to have problems of various kinds. Conferences with such students, and later with their parents, are often arranged. Referrals are made regularly to the private and public social welfare agencies of the North Shore and Boston. The Mental Health Association, Children's Friend, Youth Service Board, Massachu- setts Employment Service and the Commission for Vocational Rehabilitation are among the agencies with which we work.
In the High School, we make an effort to talk with each student at least once during the year, to help him plan his program for the future, to help him think through his plans for the future, and to get to work solving the problems involved in choosing his career. A variety of tests are given to the students in the High School so that each might learn more about his own unique pattern of aptitudes, interests, and abilities. Seniors have first claim on the time of the guidance director, and they are assisted in planning suitable employment and in choosing schools and colleges if they plan to continue their education after graduation.
A number of employers contact the guidance director's office about hiring our graduates. Representatives from many schools and colleges visit and talk with students who might be interested in their schools.
The Massachusetts Employment Service provides free aptitude testing and helps graduates find suitable employment.
Special meetings and assembly programs have been provided to help students learn first hand about many different jobs from guest speakers who are expert
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in their trade or profession. The guidance director has led small groups of students on afternoon and Saturday visits to local schools and colleges. Stu- dents do find that they get help from the guidance office. We have many young people who have graduated or who have dropped out of school return to discuss their problems, and the number of students in school who come to the guidance office seeking help is large. Evening conferences with parents who cannot come during the day have been helpful in assisting parents to meet the prob- lems which they and their children face. Readers of this report are urged to contact the guidance office if they feel that the guidance director might be able to assist them in any way.
Testing pupils, counselling each student individually and privately, and serving to help students in every way to plan for their life now and beyond high school - these are the major responsibilities of the guidance program. The abbreviated school day in the High School and in the Junior High Schoolis a handicap inasmuch as it means that there is less time available for individ- ual conferences and group guidance meetings. However, the addition of another counselor for the Junior High School and Elementary Schools means that our services can reach more students and help them more effectively.
Respectfully submitted,
John M. Cullinane Guidance Director
REPORT OF THE IPSWICH SCHOOL
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
To the Superintendent of Schools, the School Committee and the Citizens of Ipswich:
Early in the school year, physical examinations were given to grades 1, 4, 7, 9 and 11, plus all students entering competitive sports such as football and basketball. A total of 646 physicals were completed by the School Physi- cian. Each child had his weight and height measured and recorded early in the school year and repeated in the spring.
In October 1959, a Dental Examination Clinic was started. Each of the five dentists in Ipswich have donated their time, and plan to do annually, so that each child in grades one through six will have his teeth examined and re- ferred for dental treatment if necessary. The children who pass the examination receive a Dental Certificate. During 1959 examinations at the Winthrop School were completed.
Thirty-eight members of the school personnel, who were either new to the school system or who had not had an X-ray within the past three years went to Essex Sanatorium in Middleton for a routine chest film.
Home visits have been made by the School Nurse whenever necessary. The School Physician visits the office every school day.
Spring registration for children entering the Ipswich schools in Septem- ber 1959 was done in April. At that time 149 registered and received physi- cal examinations by the School Physician.
Every student is tested for vision and hearing. During the fall of 1959 examinations at the Shatswell and Burley Schools were completed.
The annual Diptheria Clinic was held within the schools and the parochial school. A total of 645 children received "booster" doses.
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In October 1959, the Hamilton-Wenham Lions Club Speech Therapy Clinic was started. The purpose of the clinic is to deal with every type of speech difficulty. Pre-school, Kindergarten and all grade children are eligible. At the present time children from the Ipswich Schools are making weekly visits to the clinic.
Respectfully submitted,
Violet DeMille School Nurse
REPORT OF MUSIC SUPERVISOR
To the Superintendent of Schools, the School Committee and the Citizens of Ipswich:
The Music Department sponsored a list of activities as follows:
1. A Christmas operetta by the Burley and Shatswell Schools in the Winthrop auditorium.
2. An educational trip for twenty-two students from grades 7-12 to Boston to hear the Boston Symphony Orchestra in three youth concerts.
3. A High School Band and Chorus conference at the Northeastern District Music Festival at Belmont.
4. Participated in the District and State Music Festival.
5. An exchange concert with Winsted, Connecticut High School Band.
6. A spring concert of all the music groups.
7. A summer music program.
The Music Department is adequately supplied. A new series of music books for the grades has been started and it is hoped that grades one through six will be completely furnished within the next two years. The Band is slowly becoming well-balanced with the purchase of more instruments. The school now owns three French horns, three Baritone horns, two Bass clarinets, one tenor saxaphone, one baritone saxophone, one sousaphone and a set of kettle drums. The Band and Chorus need risers for more effective concert work.
Pupil achievements are measured by their progress and development through the younger musical organizations in the elementary school to the high school organizations. The most select students are eligible to participate in Dis- trict and State musical groups.
Parents are consulted frequently during the year as to the progress of their children.
The music program is in need of time and space. In the High School the rooms used for music are sub-standard.
Next year a course in Music Appreciation for high school students is planned.
Respectfully submitted
Robert F. Antognoni Music Supervisor
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REPORT OF READING SUPERVISOR
To the Superintendent of Schools, the School Committee and the Citizens of Ipswich:
Thirty-four teachers and more than nine hundred students are involved in the Language Arts program in Grades one through six.
In the primary grades pupils use a basic reader appropriate to their reading needs. All teachers are provided with an outline or guide developed by the Primary Reading Committee and put into use in 1958.
Meetings are held regularly with the entire staff or with teachers of particular grade units. The aim of these meetings was always improvement of instruction and improvement of curriculum.
Lessons in reading have been given at all grade levels to demonstrate new techniques or the use of instruments, such as the Controlled Reader and the tachistoscope.
Word recognition and comprehension tests for reading levels in Grade I and II have been developed and are now in use in these grades. Tests based on the students' spelling errors are in use for the first time this year. It is hoped that these tests may eventually be standardized for our own school system. The Iowa Silent Reading Tests were administered to all pupils in Grades V and VI. The median score for Grade V was five school months above the national norm and for Grade VI, thirteen months above.
It is hoped that some means may be devised for more closely coorelating the Language Arts program with the Social Studies.
Respectfully submitted, Mary M. Evans Reading Supervisor
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DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS BY SCHOOL AND GRADE
Enrollment - October 1, 1959
School
Grades
I II III
IV
V VI VII
VIII
IX
X
XI XII
Total
Burley
84
81
56
221
Shatswell
87
94
81
262
Winthrop
143 140 139
422
137
135
272
Senior High
122 95
102
67
386
Oppor.Class
7
P. G.
171 175
137
143 140 139
137
135 122 95
102
67 1571
ENROLLMENT CHARTS BY GRADES 1954 --- 1959
Grade
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
I.
133
132
142
145
189
171
II.
143
132
126
144
141
175
III.
139
147
133
147
142
137
IV.
112
135
144
138
139
143
V.
101
107
134
140
143
140
VI.
135
109
112
139
133
139
VII.
97
126
102
103
142
137
VIII.
85
97
124
103
110
135
IX.
.95
81
108
123
100
122
X.
92
100
80
106
115
95
XI.
79
79
88
73
92
102
XII.
52
65
74
77
66
67
Oppor . Class
10
7
7
7
P. G.
1
Total
1263
1310
1377
1445
1519
1571
DISTRIBUTION OF MINORS -- October 1, 1959
Boys
Age : 5-7
7-16
Not enrolled in any school
77
Private School (St. Stanislaus)
31
84
Other Private
6
17
Public Schools
100
595
Special Schools (State)
1
3
Vocational
7
215
706
921
Girls
Not enrolled in any school
103
Private School (St. Stanislaus)
45
82
Other Private
6
60
Public Schools
83
612
Special Schools (State)
2
Vocational
2
237
758
995
1916
Grand Total - 1916
50
Junior High
1
EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATES ISSUED TO MINORS-1959
Age 14-16
16-18
Total
22
54
76
4
40
44
26
94
120
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL 4 Blasts of Fire Whistle
6 :45 a.m. -- Np school all day- -High School
7:30 a.m .-- No school all day -. ยท- Grades 1-6
11:00 a.m .-- No school- -Grades 7-8
SCHOOL CALENDAR
Teachers' -Administrators' Workshop September 2-4 inclusive.
School opens-Tuesdat, September 8, 1959 School closes at close of school day on Wednesday, December 23, 1959 to Monday, January 4, 1960.
School closes at close of school day on Friday, February 19,1960 to Monday, February 29, 1960.
School closes at close of school day on , Thursday, April 14, 1960 to Monday, April 25, 1960.
Elementary schools close for summer re- cess June 24, 1960.
High School and Junior High School close for summer recess June 24, 1960.
High School Graduation-To be decided.
Other Holidays:
Teachers' Convention-Oct. 23,1959 Veteran's Day-Nov. 11, 1959.
Thanksgiving-Thursday, Nov. 26, 1959. Memorial Day-May 30, 1960.
Total days for school year 1959- 1960:
Elementary 185
High & Jr. High 185
School Hours
High School (Grades 9-12) 7:35 a.m. to 12:52 p.m.
Afternoon Session (Grades 7-8) 12:50 p.m. to 5:05 p.m. Grades 1-6 - 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
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Boys Girls
GRADUATES OF IPSWICH HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1959
Audrey Glenola Amerault Richard Peter Antonucci Lillian Player Atkinson Janice Claire Bateman Charles Edward Beaupre Stanley Myron Bennett, Jr. Valerie Ann Bernard
David Neil Kopec **
Bernard Anthony Krakowski, Jr. Raymond Arthur Lavoie
Euclide LeBel
Virginia Ann Loss **
Mary Janet Mackenzie
Nancy Ann McNulty
Dale Eldridge Maguire
Marcia Melissa Maguire
Marilyn Rita Marino
Martha Ann Patterson
Diana Williams Peterson **
Janet Ellen Publicover
Robert Bruce Franklin, Jr .**
Patricia Jessie Saroka
Joseph Richard Saulnier
Peter Nicholas Soffron
Burchard Hayes Stackhouse, Jr.
Gail Dorothy Standley
William Albert Stevens
Howard Ernest Forsstrom Stone, Jr .**
Susan Roberta Hamm Chester Thomas Hills Philip Gordon Hudson Gerry Janes Hull John David Jensen
Carol Elizabeth Sweetser
Paul Lewis Thibodeau Lynda Gail Thomas
Rita Emily Trask **
Nancy Louise Larrivee
Janet Ruth Tullercash
Maryann Kathleen Kelly
David Allen Wanzer
Patricia Frances Kieffer
James Abel Ward
Joseph David Kmiec
Walter John Wegzyn
Henry Lewis Wright
** Students who have maintained an average of 85% or over for four years and are also members of the National Honor Society.
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William Bailey Bodwell Richard Lawrence Burns William Patrick Burns Veronica Ann Callahan ** Roxana Caldwell Cowles Christine Ellen Doty Joseph Wilbur Dupray James Vincent Farley
Brian Kenneth Ready Meredith Richardson
Constance Frederick Elaine Marie Gauthier Nancy Marie Goody David Frederick Gordon
Nicholas Dennis Gotses
Leland Sidney Greenberg
Susan Elizabeth Stone
THE STAFF IPSWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1959-1960
HIGH SCHOOL - WILBUR C. CONNON, PRINCIPAL
Dolores C. Begin Douglas Blake Helen J. Blodgett Helen M. Brown Robert W. Burke William K. Cobbett Frances D. Cogswell G. Mark Hayes Lucy A. Hill Bradford Lucas
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, JOSEPH R. ROGERS, PRINCIPAL
John Arnoldy Donald Cruikshank Richard Cusack Doris Fournier George Garrity
WINTHROP SCHOOL, BERTRAM E. BENNETT, PRINCIPAL
Frances Baumgartner .
Margaret Chisholm Patricia Conway John Curley Ruth Gilday Nancy Koerner Sandra Lane Mary Lynch
SHATSWELL SCHOOL, WILLIAM E. WAITT, PRINCIPAL
Mary L. Bamford Mary M. Bond Alice Bennett Carol Carter Anne Cowles
BURLEY SCHOOL, WILLIAM E. WAITT, PRINCIPAL
Virginia E. Bowen Grace A. Bowlen Ruth Brown M. Eleanor Conley
Frank H. Chadbourne, Art Supervisor John M. Cullinane, Guidance Director Robert F. Antognoni, Music Supervisor Mary M. Evans, Reading Supervisor Violet DeMille, School Nurse Dr. Frank L. Collins, School Physician
Victoria A. Mackey Hazel E. Manzer John L. McGee Robert F. McKenna Charles P. Mckenzie Mary L. Norton C. Elliott Roundy Richard H. Sine Irving Stafford Marion Whitney Marjorie Worthington
Malcolm J. Hart, Jr. Blanche E. J. Leighton Joye A. Lucas Edward McDonald Donald H. Mclaughlin Charles Pappas
Stella Mattarocchia James McGuire Rose Merry Jennie Moutevelis Mary Sellers Marie Smith Norma Talmadge
Theodore Yeannakopoulos
Margaret I. Doucet Michaelene Hurley Barbara A. Johnston Ruth Joyce Jean P .. MacFarland
Dorothy A. Hammersley Harriet A. Higer Mary G. Wallace Elizabeth C. Weare
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SECRETARIAL STAFF
Bernice B. Arsenault, Secretary to the Superintendent Virginia Hinckley, Secretary to the High School Principal Esther Davis, Part-time Secretary-Junior High School Helen Coulouras, Secretary-Winthrop School Charlotte Terry, Secretary-Burley and Shatswell Schools
CAFETERIA STAFF ELLEN SHEPPARD-DIRECTOR
HIGH SCHOOL
Ruby Stone Della King Martha Grant Arlene Ranta Virginia Allen Doris Weagle
WINTHROP SCHOOL
Helen Corey Priscilla Connon Wilda Thomas Dora Taylor Audrey Kish
BURLEY SCHOOL
Edna Ewing Gretchen Perkins
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
MATRON
Rachel Dunlop, Ipswich High School
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SALARY SCHEDULES
TEACHERS
1.05
1.055
1.06
1.065
Category A.
Category B.
Category C.
Category D.
Increment No.
Bachelor
Master
Master +30
Doctorate
1.
$4000.
$4220.
$-
$-
2.
4200.
4452.
3.
4410.
4697.
4.
4630.
4954.
5048.
5146.
5.
4861.
5226.
5351.
5480.
6.
5104.
5513.
5671.
5836.
7.
5359.
5815.
6011.
6215.
8.
5627.
6135.
6372.
6619.
9.
5908.
6471.
6754.
7049.
10.
6203.
6827.
7159.
7507.
ADMINISTRATOR-SUPERVISOR RATIO SCHEDULE
RATIO FACTOR
RATIO FACTOR
RATIO FACTOR
Position
I.
II.
III.
Superintendent
1.5
1.55
1.6
High School Principal
1.3
1.35
1.4
Junior High Principal
1.15
1.2
1.25
Elementary School Principal
1.25
1.3
1.35
Supervisors-Art, Music, Reading
1.15
1.2
1.25
Guidance Director
1.15
1.2
1.25
Other Ratio Personnel
1.12
1.13
1.15
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CLERICAL PERSONNEL
POSITION AND RATIO
Inc.No.
Elementary Secretary
High School Secretary
Supt's. Secretary
1.0
1.075
1.25
1.
$42.00
$45.15
$52.50
2.
45.00
48.38
56.25
3.
48.00
51.60
60.00
4.
51.00
54.83
63.75
5.
54.00
58.05
67.50
6.
57.00
61.27
71 .. 25
7.
60.00
64.50
75.00
8.
63.00
67.73
78.75
CUSTODIAL PERSONNEL
Inc. No.
Custodian
Matron
1.
$58.00
$40.00
2.
60.00
42.00
3.
62.00
44.00
4.
64.00
46.00
5.
66.00
48.00
6.
68.00
CAFETERIA PERSONNEL
Inc. No. Helper
Assistant Cooks
Cooks
1.
$7.00 per day
$7.57 per day
$8.32 per day
2.
7.28
8.00
8.65
3.
7.57
8.32
9.00
4.
8.00
8.65
9.36
5.
8.32
9.00
9.86
6.
8.65
9.36
10.25
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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 as- signments.
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