|LG r045 C2i:2 Cornell Unlverslly Library HsiU (BoHt^t of Agricultutc At O^acneU Uninersitg Stifata, N. f . ffiibtarg Cornell University Library The original of tiiis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924013396878 CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION BULLETIN No. 23-A 1918-1919 DOCUMENTS RELATING TO Vocational Education DOCUMENT I. General Information Relating to the Administration of Vocational Education in California. Table of Contents — Page 5. DOCUMENT II. General Regulations of the State Board of Education for the Establishment and Maintenance of Federal and State Aided Vocational Education in the Public Intermediate and Secondary Schools of California. Table of Contents— Page 11. DOCUMENT III. Requirements for Teachers of Vocational Subjects under the Provisions of the Federal and State Vocational Education Acts. Table of Contents— Page 55. \V ■ "/./ . DOCUMENT IV._ -' be instructed in the same class. No class in Federal and State aided subjects shall at any time consist of more than twenty pupils. 18. Individual Instruciion : The individual task rather than the class method of instruction shall prevail in supplemental and other academic as well as in applied subjects. — 38 — 19. Individual Standard: No uniform minimum standard shall be required for the completion of any of the subjects of the course, but a certificate issued on a J^lank furnished by the State Board of Educa- 1ion shall be given to each pupil completing a year's work. Said certificate shall contain the pupil's correct rating in percentages in all subjects of the course. 20. Admission Bequircments: Any person of either sex over fourteen >ears of age who may be able to profit by the work of the course, without regard to scholarship or grade of school previously attended, shall be admitted thereto. 21. Advanced Standing: A pupil belonging to another course, who desires to prepare himself as a skilled worker in a trade or industry, may, with the approval of the teacher in charge of the course preparing for such trade or industry, receive such credit for previous practical experience or class-room instruction as said teacher ia charge may deem advisable. Such pupil may thereupon be admitted to advanced standing in the course, provided that he shall be required to pursue the practical shop work of the course, unless he is able to present a satis- factory equivalent in previous practical experience or training. 22. Teachers of Applied Work: A teacher holding a vocational cer- tificate in the industry or trade for which the course is designed to prepare, shall give all instruction in the applied work; and such a teacher may teach any or all of the supplemental subjects of the course. 23. Teachers of Other -Subjects: A teacher holding a special certifi- cate to teach any one of the supplemental subjects may instruct in said subjects, or a teacher holding a general high school certificate and, in addition thereto, a State Board credential authorizing certification in any of these subjects may instruct in the same. A teacher holding a regular high school certificate may give instruction in any of the other academic subjects of the course ; and a teacher holding a special certificate to teach any of the special subjects may give instruction in such special subjects. 24. Teacher in Charge: One of the teachers of applied work men- tioned under 22 above, must be given general charge of the course and mvist be made responsible, under the direction of his superior officers, Por all instruction provided for the pupils of the course. 25. Equipment: The high school board must provide the shops, laboratories, classrooms, equipment, and supplies deemed necessary by the State Board of Education for successfully carrying out the instruc- tion contemplated in these courses. 26. Expenditures : Said board must expend for the maintenance of ench course, including teachers' salaries, overhead and other current — 39 — expenses, an amount, the ratio of which shall be not less than fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) per annum for ear-h class organization. DIVISION B. Part-time Co-operative Trade and Industrial Courses. Part-time co-operative trade and industrial courses may be one or two years in length. In addition to the provisions and restrictions set forth under the foregoing topics, "Amount of Federal and State Special Aid Offered," and "Application to Establish Standard, Pull- time, Co-operative, and Special Part-time and other Courses or Classes in Trade or Industrial Subjects; and General Continuation Classes," each course must be established and administered in accordance with the following regulations: 1. Division of Time: Not less than three hours per day of each pupil's time must be devoted to supplemental and other academic work in class or school, and not less than three hours per day to employment as an apprentice in the trade or industry for which he is preparing; provided, that if an equivalent amount of time be given to each, the academic and the practical work may be planned to alternate daily, weekly, or biweekly. 2. AppUed Work : The applied or apprenticeship work of the pupil must be organized in the best possible manner consistent with reason- nble productive efficiency, to provide educational growth, and said work must be open at all times to the inspection of a properly certificated teacher who shall act as eo-ordinator of shop and school work. 3. 8upple)iienlal and Other Academic Subjects: Supplemental ap- plied work may be given in this course. The academic and supple- mental subjects of instruction must be similar in character to those outlined under su.bdi visions 3 to 16, inclusive. Division A above. Recitations must be conducted in at least two of these subjects on each day that the pupils attend the school. Where the supplemental and applied work alternates weekly or biweeldy, recitations must be conducted in at least four of said subjects on all days that the pupils attend school. 4. Content and Method: The selection of material which shall compose the content of each subject of the course, and the methods of presentation, must be governed by the vocational needs and the capacities of the pupils. 5. Separate Classes in all supplemental and applied subjects must be maintained for pupils pursuing this course ; provided, that by previous agreement with the State Board, pupils of full-time vocational courses . and pupils of co-operative vocational courses in the same occupation, or — 40 — pupils pursuing courses in c-losely related trades or industries, may in some instances, be taught in the same classes. Pupils belonging to different yeaEs of this course may be instructed in the same classes. No class in Federal and State aided subjects shall at any time con- sist of more than twenty pupils. 6. Individual Imtniction: The individual task rather than the class method of instruction shall prevail in all of the subjects of the course. 7. Individual Standard: No uniform minimum standard shall be required for the completion of any of the subjects of the course, but a certificate issued on a blank furnished by the State Board of Education shall be given to each pupil completing a year's work. Said certificate shall contain the pupil's correct rating in percentages in all subjects of the course. 8. Admission Requirements: Subject to the Child Labor Laws of this state, any person of either sex over fourteen years of age who may be able to profit by the work of the course, without regard to scholarship or grade of school previously attended, shall be admitted thereto. 9. Co-ordinator: A teacher holding a certificate of the vocational arts type, secondary grade, authorizing him to act as co-ordinator in the special field, or a teacher holding a regular certificate of secondary grade, and in addition thereto a State Board credential of secondary grade authorizing certification as co-ordinator in this special field, shall be given charge of each course organized under this division. 10. Teachers of Other Subjects : A teacher holding a special certifi- cate to teach in one of the supplemental subjects may instruct in said subject, or a teacher holding a general high school certificate and, in addition thereto, a State Board credential authorizing certification in ' of the special subjects may give instruction in such special subjects. 11. Equipment: The high school board must provide the shops, laboratories, equipment, and supplies deemed necessary by the State Board of Education for successfully carrying out the instruction con- templated in these courses. 12. Erpciiditures: Said board must expend for the maintenance of each course, including teacher's salaries, overhead, and other current expenses, an amount, the ratio of which shall be not less than fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) per anmim for each class organization. — il- ls. Counting Attendance -. The attendance of pupils upon part-time, co-operative courses shall be kept as provided in the regulations of the State Board of Education. (See Regulations of the State Board of Education School Law 1917, page 323.) DIVISION C. Full-time Day Home Economics Courses. Pull-time day home economies courses must be not less than one and not more than two years in length. In addition to the provisions and restrictions set forth under the above topics, "Amount of Federal and State Aid Offered," and "Ap- plication to Establish Full-time and Part-time Home Economies Courses and Classes," each course must be established and administered in accordance with the following requirements: 1. Division of Tim-e : Not less than three hours per day of each pupil's time must be devoted to applied work at school in household occupations, and not less than three hours per day to academic work at school, provided that at least one-half of the entire time of instruction shall be devoted to applied work. 2. Applied Sub'jects: Among other things, the course must provide for applied work in home food preparation, preservation, and service; home sewing, including the construction and repair of clothing, linen, and other articles ; millinery for women and children ; home laundering ; home gardening ; home nursing ; home invalid cooking ; and house- keeping. 3. Suppleme^ital Subjects: The supplemental subjects of the course .shall consist of the study of fabrics ; textile, dress, and millinery design- ing ; house planning ; interior and furniture designing ; interior decora- tion and furnishing; hygiene and sanitation; hoTisehold science; dietetics ; home economy and accounting ; citizenship ; household English; home reading, and physical education. 4. Food Preparation, Preservation, and Service: The work in this field shall consist of the cooking-, canning, and drying of foods. Experience shall be provided also in table service which shall emphasize the needs and practices of the home with a small income where the homekeeper must act as cook, maid, butler, hostess, and mother. 5. Home Sewing: In this subject, the work shall consist of the making of clothing, linens, and other household articles ordinarily con- structed in the home. Special emphasis should be placed upon the construction and selection of children's clothing. The repair of clothing and household fabrics should also receive attention. — 42 — 6. Millinery.: The principles involved in the selection and construc- tion of forms and the trimming of hats and bonnets for women and children should constitute a large part of the work of the course. Attention should be given to the renovation of trimmings and the reconstruction of hats and bonnets. 7. Laundering: The processes of washing, drying, and ironing the different Icinds of garments, household linens, and other fabrics; the removal of stains; the cleansing of suits, fine fabrics, laces, feathers, etc., should constitute the practical side of this subject. 8. Eome Gardening : The course in home gardening should consist of the planting and cultivating of the vegetables common to the kitchen o-arden and the flowers common to the home yard. Practical work in plant propagation also should be given. 9. Home Nursing : The work of this course should include the clean- ing, disinfecting, ventilating, and general preparation of the room for the reception of the patient, and its care while being used. It should also include instruction in the making of beds, in first-aid, and in the handling of a helpless patient. Among other things, the pupils should be taught how to take- the patient's pulse and temperature and how to feed and bathe him. ■ 10. Home InvaJid Cooking should include the selection, preparation, and service of suitable foods for invalids and convalescents. 11. Housekeeping : Sweeping, dusting, vacuum cleaning, window washing, and metal cleaning should all be 'practiced. The different methods used in the cleaning of finished and unfinished woods should ' be studied. Instruction should be given in the care and making of beds, and in the cleaning, care, and repair of interiors and household equipment. Special emphasis should be placed upon the planning of the work of the household in order that the greatest economy consistent with good service may be secured. 12. Study of Fabrics: The study of fabrics should include a study of fibers, tests for purity, processes of manufacture, and the identifica- tion and economical use of the different fabrics. 13. Textile, Dress, and Millinery Designing: The work in this iield should consist of the application of linear and color design in costum- ing. The pencil and brush should be used in illustrating the proper dress for persons of different physical characteristics. Such work should be given in textile design as will enable the individual to exer- cise intelligent choice in the matter of materials. 14. House Planning: The choice of site, the methods of financing building operations, and the different kinds of available building materials should be subjects for study. Simple sketches of floor plans — 43 — and elevations should be made to express the best possible arrangement to meet the factors of sunlight, street exposure, surrounding landscape and proper furniture arrangement. 15. Interior ' State Board of Education and approved by the Federal Board. 3. Work must be conducted under supervision of State Board of Education. 4. Courses and classes can be maintained only in schools under public supervision and control. 5. The controlling purpose of such education must be to fit for use- ful employment. 4— 401S0 — 50 — 6. Such education must be of less than college grade. 7. All courses must be designed to meet the needs of persons over fourteen years of age who have entered upon or who are preparing to enter upon the work of farm or farm home, or a trade or industrial pursuit ; and instruction in part-time general continuation classes must be designed to meet the needs of pei^Ohs over fourteen and under eighteen years of age, who have entered upon employment. 8. Local communities must provide the minimum plant and equip- ment prescribed by State Board of Education and approved by the Federal Board. 9. High school districts must expend annually for the maintenance of such courses the minimum amount prescribed by the State Board of Education and approved by the Federal Board. 10. Teachers must have minimum qualifications determined by the State Board of Education and approved by the Federal Board. Regulations Common Only to Agriculture,.,, High school districts must provide for directed or supervised agri- cultural practice by the pupils for' a period of at least six montlis each year. Regulations Common Only to Trade Home Economics, and Industrial Courses. 1. The subjects taught in part-time general eontipuation classes, must be such as will enlarge the civic or vocational intelligence of the pupils. 2. Each year of a full-time day vocational course must provide not less than thirty hours of iu.struction per week for a period of not less - than thirty-six ^veeks and all part-time classes must provide for not less than one hundred forty- four hours of classroom instruction per year. 3. Evening industrial schools shall fix the age of sixteen years as a iriinii.mim pntranop reqiiirempnt and shall confine instruction to that which is supplemental to the daily employment of the pupils. PROVISIONS AND REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 1750c OF THE POLITICAL CODE OF CALIFORNIA RELATING TO STANDARD VOCATIONAL COURSES IN AGRICULTURE AND PART-TIME CO-OPERATIVE TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL COURSES. 1. F^lach pupil pursuing a part-time course in any of the above mentioned .subjects must devote at least three hours daily or an rquivalent amount of time to practical work. If in agriculture, this time shall be devoted to farm mechanics and to farm project work con- ducted by him on a commercially productive basis, and if in industry or trade, it shall be devoted to educative practical work under employ- ment. — 51 — 2. Each such pupil must also devote at least three hours daily or an equwalent amount of time to academic work in school or class, a part of which shall supplement the practical work mentioned above. 3. The law indirectly establishes a minimum school day of six hours for all such pupils. 4. The above practical work must be conducted under the direct supervision of a teacher holding a special certificate. If in agriculture, said certificate shall be, of the vocational or technical arts type, and if in a trade or industry, said certificate shall be of the vocational arts type. — 52 — o M .J < o o H <: o Q H < O hH H o Is o h-r H O % o « O IX, w hj l-H < > < M Q Q H H < M ? f- ss ?S CD U3 CD [S S S S g III !>• !>• ■* U3 "tl tH - lO O C3 s s|g rH r-( CQ W ^ irf" o s -al .^ 00 5^ % IC iH o ON s S3 s s s g ' S 00 s M ^_( iH m CO CO ^ .^ Ifl IH CO ^ g2 gg s s g S CO CD -4-' ?g" fe i s" S ^" ^ o a S g s s §8 S !§ s^ 53 S3 1 s i 1- U5 s i U3 w i- s" i^ S" s" i §" S J= ee- C CD s ?s §8 §8 5S 3 S3 S _o |q <& tS So S S u? i g g rt iH rH rH l>- .s g t S5 £3 1 ^ s >< ee- o 1-1 p. O CD S S g g lg s s n! -* s S ^ S w s S2 s s u 1 S" 5 ■<3< s 00 CO 00 . rt iH CM '"^ ■^ ^ Its 93- ^ i-i .■•? 1 <+H 03 m ca jj 1 Ul o i ■a .. 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T-i" CM g" "*'" {M CM lO 1-1 CO CO CO as- e«- vs- Se- & Tt4 ^ s s s S S s ■"SH ^ on c^ CO CM CM i^ -tJ* CO s Ci 1-i s" »H <^ T^ ^ 00- a tH CO r-i €6- iH tH ee- €& ^ S g s s s s ■<# ■^ i t^ CO IC 1ft li S. ^ CO CO CD eS CO CO iO' »H G? »-M 8 ifl iH (N IC T=J CO iH «• ee- ae- S iH i;^ iH T-( (M CO a O ■* -"S* CO C^ CM D- r- ■* Tf< '^ 00 I>- CO CJ3 cn 00 ■^ ^ r- CO l>- C-- lO & co co CO l^ gf i s" CO SC •^ 05 00 00 CO l>- i>- -^ to CO OQ oo CO co co t^ oa 03 Ol 02 S m B a a 1^1 o H o S ^ ^ s B h CONTENTS. DOCUMENT III. Requirements for Teachers of Vocational Subjects Under the Provisions of the Federal and State Vocational Education Acts. Page GENERAL, STATEMENT '_ 67 DIVISION I. TEACHERS OP AGRICULTURAL SUBJECTS 57-5S 1. Project Work : ."iT-oS 2. Supplementary Subjects 58 DIVISION II. TEACHERS OP TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL SUBJECTS 58-59 1. Applied Work 5S-59 2. Supplementary Subjects 59 DIVISION III, TEACHERS OP GENERAL CONTINUATION CLASSES IN CIVIC AND VOCATIONAL SUBJECTS !___ 5ii 1. Applied Work 59 2. Other Subjects 69 DIVISION IV. TEACHERS OP HOME ECONOMICS SUBJECTS 59-60 1. Technically Trained Type 60 2. Experienced Type 60 DOCUMENT III. REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS OF VOCATIONAL SUBJECTS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACTS. GENERAL STATEMENT. 1. No person may teach any subject in a California school, with or without pay, except the holder of a teacher's certificate. 2. With certain restrictions as to minimum .scholastic and vocational requirements the California law places the entire matter of the certifi- cation of high school teachers, both general and special, in the hands of the State Board of Education, which is the State Board for the administration of vocational education under the Federal Act. 3. The minimum legal requirement for a general high school certifi- cate is a diploma of graduation from the University of California or other university or college of equal rank, as determined by the State Board of Education. In addition to this the State Board of Education prescribes for such certificate a year of graduate work taken in a standard college. The collegiate course must include at least fifteen units of pedagogy and practice teaching. 4. For all certificates in special subjects the State Board of Educa- tion requires eight years of schooling beyond an elementary school course, or an equivalent as prescribed by it. At least one-half of the last four years of instruction must be devoted to study or work in the special subject and to pedagogical training. The Board requires that twelve of the above sixty units shall be devoted to pedagogical study which shall include practice teaching in the special subjects. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS. The requirements for teachers of vocational subjects prescribed in the "General Regulations of the State Board of Education for the Estab- lishment and Maintenance of Federal and State Aided Vocational Education in California" are as follows: DIVISION I. Teachers "of Agricultural Subjects. 1. Teachers of Project Work: Only two general types of teachers will be accepted as instructors of agricultural project work. One of these types is representated by the technically trained teacher and the other by the teacher with less technical training, but with wide experi- ence in farming. — 58 — The technically trained type includes graduates of standard agricul- tural colleges, who have had at least eight years of schooling beyond a full elementary school course, at least twelve units of pedagogical training including practice teaching, and at least ten months of farm experience secured after the age of eighteen; or an equivalent training and. experience to be determined by the State Board of Education. For the present, the Board will accept farm experience secured in vacation periods during the collegiate coiirse of instruction; and if the demand for teacliers warrants the same, the Board will accept addi- tional farm experience in lieu of the above pedagogical recjuirement. The experienced type includes: a. Persons who have had at least four years of schooling beyond the eighth grade of an elementary school course, and at least six years of farm experience secured after the age of eighteen, who give evidence of being familiar with scientific methods of farming, and who have completed a satisfactory course in the classes for the training of vocational teachers of agricultural subjects set up under the Federal and State Vocational Education Acts. b. Persons who have had six years of such schooling and at least four years of such farm experience, who give evidence of being familiar with scientific methods of farming, and who have had the special training outlined under a above. c. Persons who, in the judgment of the State Board of Educa- tion, have had a combination of training and experience equivalent to the reciuiremeuts specified under a and &. 2. Teadiers of Suppleyuental Subjects: The farm mechanics and other supplemental subjects of the course may be taught by the agricul- tural instructors mentioned above, or they may be taught by other qualified high school teacher.s especially certificated by the State Board of Education to teach said supplemental subjects. DIVISION II. Teachers of Trade and Industrial Subjects. 1. Teacher., of Applied Work -. Only two general types of teachers will be accepted as instructors of applied work. One of these types is represented by the widely experienced craftsman and the other by the technically trained teacher. , , • a. The experienced type includes persons twenty-five years of age or over who have had a minimum of three years of experieilce as journeymen workers, or— where this terminology does not apply— Its equivalent, in the vocatibnS which they expect to* teach and in addition thereto, at least an elementary school education i — 59 — and who have satisfactorily completed the work of the classes for the tra;ining of vocational teachers of trades and industries set up under the Federal and State Vocational Education Acts. In regions of the state remote from these training classes, or in case there is a shortage of teachers for this work, the special train- ing spfecified above may be temporarily waived. h. The technically trained type includes persons who have had at least two years of vocational experience in their special fields and who have completed college courses in architecture, civil, mechanical, electrical, steam, gas, mining or marine engineering in standard universities or colleges that maintain for graduation at least four-year courses beyond the four-year high school prepara- tory course. 2. Teachers of Supplemental Subjects: The supplemental subjects of the course may be taught by the teachers of applied subjects mentioned above or they may 'be taught by other qualified high school teachers especially certificated by the State Board to teach said supplemental subjects. DIVISION III. Teachers of Qeneral Continuation Classes in Civic and Vocational Subjects. 1. Teachers of Applied Work -. Teachers of applied industrial or trade subjects shall have the qualifications specified under Division II of this document for teachers of applied work in trades and industries. Teachers of household arts subjects shall have the qualifications speci- fied under Division IV of this document. Teachers of commercial subjects shall hold certificates of the commercial type described under the requirements set forth in the general statement of this document. 2. Teachers of Other Subjects: Teachers of supplemental or other academic subjects of instruction shall hold certificates such as those described under 1 above, or regular high school certificates, or special certificates based'u"pon credentials, issued by the State Board of Edu- cation on teachers' certificates and satisfactory evidence of special fitness for this work. DIVISION IV. Teachers of Home Economics Subjects. Teachers of Home Economics Subjects: Two types of teachers will be accepted as instructors of home economies subjects. One of these types is represented by the technically trained teacher and the other by the teacher with trade experience. — 60 — 1. The technically trained type includes persons who have had at least eight years of schooling beyond an elementary school course, one and tliree-fifths years of instruction in home economics, and two-fifths of a year of instruction in pedagogical subjects, including practice teaching, or an equivalent as prescribed by the State Board of Educa- tion. Under certain conditions, the State Board of Education accepts, a.t half value, teaching experience in lieu of two years of the above eight year general requirement. Upon investigation, and written and oral examination, it also accepts practical experience in household occu- pations, at half value, in lieu of two years of the eight year requirement mentioned above. The teachers of this type are authorized to teach any of the subjects of a home economics course. 2. The experienced type includes teachers of dressmaking, millinery, nursing, etc., who meet the requirements set forth for trade and indus- trial teachers, in paragraph a, subdivision 1 of Division II of this document. These persons will be authorized to instruct in all the subjects which they are qualified by certificate to teach. CONTENTS. DOCUMENT IV. Plan for the Supervision of Vocational Courses in Agriculture Under the Provisions of the Federal and State Vocational Education Acts. Page EMPLOYMENT OF STATE SUPERVISOR 63 QUALIFICATIONS OF SUPERVISOR 63 DUTIES OF SUPERVISOR 63-64 DOCUMENT IV. PLAN FOR THE SUPERVISION OF VOCATIONAL COURSES IN AGRICULTURE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE FED- ERAL AND STATE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACTS. The State Board of Education herewith sets up the following plan for the .'supervision of vocationaLcourses in agriculture: Employment of State Supervisor. The Board plans to employ a State Supervisor of Agricultural Instruction, and to pay one-half pf his salary from the funds provided under section 2 of the Federal Act. Qualifications of Supervisor. The qualifications of the State Supervisor of Agricultural Instruc- tion shall he as follows : 1. He shall be able to qualify for a special certificate of the technical or vocational arts type as specified under Division I of Document III of this bulletin. 2. He shall have had successful first hand experience in farm work, and in the management of a farm. 3.. He shall have had experience in teaching agricultural subjects in a school of secondary grade. 4. If possible, he shall have had educational administrative ex- perience. Duties of Supervisor. It .shall be the duty of the State Supervisor of Agricultural Instruction : 1. To counsel with local boards of education, .superintendents, prin- cipals, and teachers on the subject of vocational agricultural education, and to explain to them the plan of operation of the Federal Act for Vocational Education as applied to the field of agriculture in the State of California. 2. To promote by visitation and public discussion the establishment of vocational courses in agriculture throughout the State. 3. To inspect, from time to time, and to supervise the agricultural courses of high schools operating under the provisions of the Federal and State Vocational Education Acts. — 64 — 4. To keep the Commissioner of Vocational Education and the State Board of Education informed of the progress made in this State by sub- mitting a report to the Vocational Education Department of the State at the end of each quarter. 5. To assist the Commissioner of Vocational Education to pass on the validity of the claims of schools that have maiatained vocational courses in agriculture during the year. 6. To aid the schools operating or desiring to operate under the provisions of the State and Federal Acts to secure properly qualified teachers, and to aid the State Board in determining their qualifications for certification. 7. To assist in the preparation of report blanks for the use of pupils, teachers, and principals, and to perform such other duties relating to the promotion of his field as may be assigned by the Commissioner of Vocational Education and the State Board of Education. 8. To represent the Federal and State Boards in the supervision of the training of teachers of vocational agriculture under the Federal and State Acts. 9. To aid in securing suitable men to take the teacher training courses provided by the classes set up for this purpose by the State Board of Education. 10. To co-operate in every way possible with the Federal Board and with the representatives of the Federal Board in promoting the inter- ests of agricultural education in this State. CONTENTS. DOCUMENT V. Plan far the Training of Vocational Teachers Under the Provisions of the Federal and State Vocational Education Acts. Page FUNDS— COMBINED STATE AND FEDERAL FOR TEACHER TRAINING— 67 TENTATIVE BUDGETING OP FUNDS FOR TRAINING TEACHERS OF HOME ECONOMICS, AGRICULTURE, TRADES AND INDUSTRIES 67 GENERAL STATEMENT 37- «s PART I. PLAN OP CO-OPERATION WITH UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. Subdivision I. Training op Teachers, Supervisors, and Directors of Agri- cultural Subjects 68-70 1. Classes Established Under School of Education 6S 2. Provision for Supervision 68 3. Service of Teachers and Directors 69 4. Entrance Requirements 69 5. Power of Director and Faculty to Dismiss Students 69 6. Length of Course 69 7. Requirement of Practical Work on Productive Basis 69 8. Requirement in Education and Practice Teaching 70 9. Credentials Issued 70 10-11. Course of Study and Inspection 70 12. Expenditures 70 13. Application of Funds 70 Subdivision II. Training op Teachers of Trade and Industrial Subjects-71-74 1. Establishment of Evening Training Classes In State University 71 2. Provision for Directors, Supervisors, and Teachers 71 3. Qualifications and Duties of Supervisors 71 4. Provision for Practice Teaching 71 5. Types of Teacher-Training Provided for 71 6. Entrance Requirements : 71 7. Number Accepted for Training 72 8. Povper of Director and Faculty to Dismiss 72 9. Length and Content of Courses .' 73 10. Credentials 73 11-13. Course of Study and Inspection 73-74 14. Reports of Expenditures 74 15. Application of Ii\inds. . : 74 PART II. PLAN OF CO-OPERATION WITH LOS ANGELES STATE NORMAL SCHOOL FOR THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS OF TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL SUBJECTS 74-77 1. Evening Training Classes Established 74 2. Provisions for Instruction, Supervision, and Salary Schedules 74 3. Qualifications and Duties of Supervisors 74 4. Provision for Practice Teaching 75 5. Types of Teacher-Training Provided For 75 6. Entrance Requirements 75-76 7. Number Accepted for Training 76 8. Power of Director and Faculty to Dismiss 76 9. Length and Content of Course 76-77 10. Credentials T7 11-13. Course of Study and Inspection 77 14. Report of Expenditures, etc. 77 16-16. A.pplioation of Funds 77 5—40130 — 66 — PAGE. PART III. PLAN FOR THE SUPERVISION OP TEACHER-TRAINING COURSES IN HOME ECONOMICS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACTS. Employment of State Supervisor 78 Qualifications of State Supervisor 78 Duties of State Supervisor ■ — 78-79 PART IV. PLAN OF CO-OPERATION WITH CERTAIN STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS FOR THE TRAINING OP EXPERIENCED HOME MAKERS AS TEACHERS OF HOME ECONOMICS 79-80 1. Persons for Whom Training Is Intended 79 2. Preference Given 79 3. Examination for Certification to Course 79 4. Length of Course, and Scope of Training 79 5. Adjustment of Existing Normal School Courses 79-80 6. Report of Expenditures 80 7. Reimbursement 80 Approximate Funds Available for Work 80 DOCUMENT V. PLAN FOR THE TRAINING OF VOCATIONAL TEACHERS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACTS. Amount of Combined State and Federal Funds and a Tentative Budgeting of the Same. It appears that the State Board of Education will have the following funds from combined Federal and State sources for application to the training of teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricultural subjects, and teachers of trade, industrial, and home economies subjects : For such training during the year 1918-19 $36,321.74 For such training during the year 1919-20 46,699.38 For such training during the year 1920-21 51,888.82 For such training annually thereafter 51,888.82 Since better opportunities are provided in this State for the training of home economics than for other vocational teachers, it is planned that the tentative budget segregation shall be as follows : For the training of teachers of home economics — During the year 1918-19 $7,270.10 During the year 1919-20 9,340.00 During the year 1920-21 10,378.00 Annually thereafter 10,378.00 For the training of teachers of agriculture — During the year 1918-19 $12,566.74 During the year 1919-20 16,165.38 During the year 1920-21 17,960.82 Annually thereafter 17,960.82 For the training of teachers of trades and industries — During the year 1918-19 $16,485.00 During the year 1919-20 21,195.00 During the year 1920-21 23,550.00 Annually thereafter 23,550.00 General Statement of Plan. 1. The California State Board of Education plans to co-operate with : a. The University of California in the training of vocational teachers of agriculture, and of the trades and industries. — 68 — i. The Los Angeles State Normal School in the training of vocational teachers of the trades and industries. c. The State Normal Schools that are authorized to train high school teachers in household arts subjects, in the training of women who have had practical experience in household duties and home management, as vocational teachers of home economics. 2. The Board also plans to employ a supervisor of teacher-training courses in home economics. PART I. PLAN OF CO-OPERATION WITH UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. The State Board of Education plans to co-operate with the University of California for the purpose of training teachers of agricultural, trade und industrial subjects on the following terms. SUBDIVISION 1. Classes for the Training of Teachers, Supervisors, and Directors of Agricul- tural Subjects. 1. The University will maintain in connection with and under the direct supervision of the School of Education, training classes for vocational teachers of agricultural subjects at one or more of the fol- lowing places: The Kearney Farm in Fresno County, the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside County, and the Davis Farm in Yolo Countj'. The number, the location, and the dates of establishment of these classes will be determined after a survey of the situation has been made by the parties concerned. 2. The University will place each of the classes for the training of teachers of agricultural subjects in charge of a Director and such other teachers as are considered necessary, and it will also provide a General Director of the same, who shall be the Chief of the Division of Agri- cultural Education at the University. Said Greneral Director will devote not less than one-third of his time to the direction of these classes, and his salary will be prorated on the basis of relative service given to the University and the State Board of Education. The teaching positions created, the general director, the directors and teachers appointed, and the salary schedules shall be a^eed upon by the President of the University, the Director of the University School of Education and the State Board of Education. Other proposed expenditures, chargeable to the Federal and State Vocational Education Fund, may be made only as directed by the State Board of Education. — 69 — 3. Any of the above directors and teachers may be employed for joint service in the School of Education and in the College of Agricul- ture or in a California State Normal School or other California school, in which ease the director or teacher so employed shall also be satis- factory to the Dean of the College of Agriculture, or to the President or to the Principal of the school co-operating in such employment. 4. ^The class for the training of teachers of agricultural subjects will be open only to persons of good moral character, of good health, without physical or other defect which would impair their fitness as teachers of vocational agriculture, and who, in addition thereto, are one of the following : a. Graduates from the agrii-iiltural departments of land grant colleges or of universities. &. Certain select students with senior standing in the agricul- tural departments of the above mentioned institutions. c. Persons who have had at least four years of sehoolini; beyond the eighth grade of an elementary school course, at least six years of farm experience secured after the age of eighteen, and who give evidence of being familiar with scientific farming. d. Persons of like character who have had .six years of such schooling and at least four years of such farm experience. e. Persons who, in the judgment of the School of Education, have training and experience which are equivalent to any of the above. 5. Should it become evident to the Director and Faculty of the training classes for teachers, supervisors, and directors of agricultural subjects that any student who is enrolled therein does not possess the fitness which will qualify him as a good teacher of the subject which he is preparing to teach, the Director shall notify said student of the fact, and he shall thereupon withdraw from the course. Should the student upon such presentation fail to withdraw, he shall be dismi&sed by tlie Director. 6. The normal length of the course for graduates of colleges of agriculture that maintain four-ye;ir college courses beyond a four-year high school course, and persons with the senior standing mentioned above, will be one year; and persons other than such graduates will be placed upon courses the length of which shall be determined by the director and teachers of the local class concerned. 7. Before graduation all students who have had less than one full year of successful experience gained in conducting a farm or a farm project upon a commercial basis will be required to devote one-half of a — 70 — year (a) to practical farm work which shall include for each student one or more farm projects, conducted on a commercially productive basis, and (b) to preparation for giving the instruction in farm mechanics as specified in Bulletin No. 23, California State Board of Education. All other students before completing the course of training provided by such classes shall qualify for such instruction in farm mechanics. 8. At least twelve university units of education, or an equivalent based upon teaching experience will be required of each person com- pleting the course. At least four of said twelve units will consist of practice teaching in agriculture which shall include the direction of farm project work as set forth for vocational courses in agriculture. Bulletin No. 23, California State Bqard of Education. 9. Credentials: The State Board of Education wiU issue a special credential to each student who completes the prescribed course for the training of teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricultural subjects. Should the demand for such teachers, supervisors, or directors exceed the supply, the State Board of Education may grant special credentials to persons who have not completed the full course, provided that they are recommended by the director of the classes. 10. The Director of the School of Education shall submit to the State Board of Education, for its approval and for the approval of the Federal Board, a complete outline of the courses of study proposed for 1 he teachers ' training classes ; and any future modifications of the same shall be submitted to the State Board for its approval and for the approval of the Federal Board. 11. All classes and the instruction therein shall be open to inspection and supervision by the State Board of Education and its officials. 12. The University shall, upon request, report to the State Board of Education, the annual outlay for the general director's, directors' and teachers' salaries, and other authorized expenses, and in addition thereto .such other information as the Board may desire. 13. Upon requisition from the proper university authority, the State Board of Education will pay all authorized expenditures for the main- tenance of such special classes; provided, that it will not pay expend- itures in an amount in excess of $12,566.74 for classes conducted during the year 1918-19, $16,165.38 for classes conducted during the year 1919-20, $17,960.82 for classes conducted during the year 1920-21 and for classes conducted thereafter $17,960.82, annually. All of the nbove are subject to the limitations of the Federal law and future adjustments by the State Board of Education, as approved by the h'ederal Board. — 71 — SUBDIVISION 2. Classes for the Training of Teachers of Trade and Industrial Subjects. 1. The University will maintain, in connection with and under the direct supervision of its School of Education, evening training classes for teachers of applied trade and industrial subjects, for teachers of supplemental subjects, for directors of vocational courses, and for teachers of continuation classes in civic and vocational subjects. 2. The University will place this department in charge of a director and such other supervisors and teachers as are considered necessary. The teaching positions created, the directors, supervisors, and teachers appointed, and the salary schedule shall be agreed upon by the President of the University, the Director of the University School of Education, and the State Board of Education. Other proposed expenditures, chargeable to the Federal and State Vocational Education Fund, may be made only as directed by the State Board of Education. 3. The supervisors of the courses designed to prepare teachers of applied work in vocational subjects shall be experienced instructors of vocational classes made up of secondary grade pupils; and the super- visors and teachers of the other courses shall be experienced teachers chosen because of their special fitness for the work. In addition to other duties, said supervisors shall be made responsible for the practice teaching of the students under their charge, for the work in education dealing with the content of their special subjects, and for the methods of instruction to be used. 4. The University will co-operate with one or more city boards of education for the purpose of providing practice teaching. 5. It will be the aim to establish courses for the training of: (I. Teachers of applied trade and industrial subjects; 6. Teachers of subjects supplemental to trade and industrial instruction, or occupations ; c. Teachers of continuation classes in civic and vocational subjects ; d. Supervisors or directors of vocational schools, courses or classes. Courses for the training of teachers of the various trades and indus- tries will be established in the order of their importance as evidenced by the demand of the public schools of the State. 6. Entramce Bequiremenis : a. The classes for the training of teachers of applied work in trade and industrial subjects will be open only to persons of twenty-four years of age or over, of good moral character, of good — 12 — health, withoiat physical defect which would impair their fitness for the teaching service, who pass examinations in oral and written English composition and in civic and general information; and who have' had at least two years* of experience as journeymen workers, or — ^where this terminology does not apply — its equiva- lent, in. the vocations they are preparing to teach. 6. The classes for the training of teachers of supplemental sub- jects will be open only to persons mentioned under a, to persons holding teachers' certificates of secondary (high school) grade, and to persons who will be able to qualify for such certificates upon the completion of the work of the course. c. The course for the training of teachers as instructors of gen- eral continuation classes in civic and vocational subjects will be open only to persons .mentioned under » and 6 above; to persons with at least three years of teaching experience who hold Cali- fornia Normal School diplomas or normal school diplomas granted by institutions of equal rank; to such other elementary or second- ary school teachers as satisfy the director of the vocational teachers' training classes that they are especially fitted by training and experience for this work and who, in the judgment of the Com- missioner of Industrial and Vocational Education, will be able to qualify upon the completion of the course for a certificate of secondary grade. d. The classes for supervisors or directors of vocational courses will be open to persons charged with the supervision or direction of trade or industrial schools, courses, or classes, or to experienced teachers holding certificates of secondary (high school J grade who are preparing for such supervision or direction. There shall be no minimum uniform standard of academic proficiency required for persons preparing to give instruction in applied work in different occupations, but the aim shall be to secure for the service the best material that may be had for each occupation. 7. The number of persons accepted for training as teachers of each of the subjects shall be governed by the probable future demand for trained teachers of these subjects. 8. Should it become evident to the Director and Faculty of the Evening Training Classes for Vocational Teachers that any student who is enrolled therein does not possess the fitness which will qualify him as a good teacher of the subject which he is preparing to teach, the Director shall notify said student of the fact, and he shall thereupon *At least three years of journeyman experience are required by law for a vocational certificate.. — 73 — withdraw from the course. Should the student upon such presentation fail to withdraw, he shall be dismissed by the Director. 9. Length aiid Content of Courses -. a. The normal length of the courses for teachers of applied sub- jects is, for the present, fixed at 280 sixty-minute hours of instruc- tion and practice teaching. Of this time, approximately one hundred hours will be devoted to practice teaching. Where possible, observation and practice teaching will begin immediately upon entrance to the course. The remainder of the time will be devoted to technical and theoretical educational work. The tech- nical work mil deal only with such subjects as the applications of English, science, mathematics, and drawing to instruction in the applied work. The educational work will deal with problems such as the establishment of the content of the course in the vocation and a study of the methods of its presentation. It will also include a study of the school system and the place of voca- tional education therein. 6. The length of the courses for teachers of supplemental sub- jects, for teachers of general continuation classes, and for supervisors or directors, will for the present, be undefined. The course in supplemental subjects will deal only with such topics as the selection of the material which shall constitute their content, and proper methods of presentation. 10. Credentials: The State Board of Education will issue a special credential to each student who completes the prescribed course for teachers of applied -or supplemental subjects or for teachers of general continuation classes. Should the demand for vocational teachers in any subject exceed the supply, the State Board of Education may grant special credentials to persons who have not completed the full course, provided that they are recommended by the Director of the classes. 11. The Director of the School of Education shall submit to the State Board of Education, for its approval and for the approval of the Federal Board, complete outlines of the work contemplated in each of the courses mentioned above, and any future modifications of the same shall also be submitted to the State Board for its approval and for the approval of the Federal Board. 12. The director of the training classes for vocational teachers shall not be assigned to any other duties but shall give his entire time to the direction of the work, and he shall be made personally responsible for the recruiting of students from the various trades and industries of the community. — 74 — 13. All classes and the instmetion therein shall be open to inspection and supervision by the State Board of Education and its officials. 14. The University authorities shall, upon request, report to the State Board of Education the annual outlay for the director's and teachers' salaries and other authorized expenditures, and in addition thereto such other information as the Board may desire. 15. Upon requisition from the proper University authority the State Board of Education will pay all authorized expenditures for the main- tenance of such special classes ; provided, that it will not pay expendi- tures in amount in excess of $8,242.50 for classes conducted during the year 1918-19, $10,597.50 for classes conducted during the year 1919-20, $11,775.00 for classes conducted during the year 1920-21, and $11,775.00 annually for classes conduct6d thereafter. All of the above are subject to the limitations of the Federal and State law and future adjustments by the State Board of Education, as approved by the Federal Board. 16. This plan does not contemplate that funds shall be used to com- pensate city teachers to whom student teachers are assigned for practice teaching. PART II. PLAN OF CO-OPERATION WITH LOS ANGELES STATE NORMAL SCHOOL FOR THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS OF TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL SUBJECTS. The State Board of Education plans to co-operate with the Los Angeles State Normal School, for the purpose of training teachers of trade and industrial subjects on the following terms : 1. The Los Angeles State Normal School will maintain evening train- ing classes for teachers of applied trade and industrial subjects, for teachers of supplemental subjects, for directors of vocational courses, and for teachers of continuation classes in civic and vocational subjects. 2. The Normal School will place this department in charge of a Director and such other supervisors and teachers as are considered necessary. The teaching positions created, the directors, supervisors, and teachers appointed, and the salary schedules shall be agreed upon by the President of the Normal School and the State Board of Education. Other proposed expenditures, chargeable to the Federal and State Vocational Education Fund, may be made only as directed by the State Board of Education. 3. The supervisors of the courses designed to prepare teachers of Hpplied work in vocational subjects shall be experienced instructors of — 75 — voca*ional classes made up of secondary grade pupils; and the super- visors and teachers of the other courses shall be experienced teachers chosen because of their special fitness for the work. In addition to other duties, said supervisors shall be made responsible for the practice teaching of the students under their charge, for the work in education dealing with the contents of their special subjects, and for the methods of instruction to be used. 4. The Normal School will co-operate with one or more city boards of education for the purpose of providing practice teaching. 5. It will be the aim to establish courses for the training of: a. Teachers of applied trade and industrial subjects ; 6. Teachers of subjects supplemental to trade and industrial instruction, or occupations; c. Teachers of continuation classes in civic and vocational subjects ; d. Supervisors or directors of vocational schools, courses or classes. Courses for the training of teachers of the various trades and indus- tries win be established in the order of their importance as evidenced by the demand of the public schools of the State. 6.- Entrance Requirements : a. The classes for the training of teachers of applied work in trade and industrial subjects will be open only to persons of twenty- four years of age or over, of good moral character, of good health, without physical defect which would impair their fitness for the teaching service, who pass examinations in oral and written Eng- lish composition and in civic and general information; and who have had at least two years* of experience as journeymen workers, or— where this terminology does not apply— its equivalent, in the vocations they are preparing to teach. b. The classes for the training of teachers of supplemental sub- jects will be open only to persons mentioned under a, to persons holding teachers ' certificates of secondary (high school) grade, and to persons who will be able to qualify for such certificates upon the completion of the work of the course. c. The course for the training of teachers as instructors of gen- eral continuation classes in civic and vocational subjects will be open only to persons mentioned under a and b above; to persons with at least three years of teaching experience who hold California •At least three years of journeyman experience are required by law for a vocational certificate. — 76 — Normal School diplomas or normal school diplomas granted by justitiitions of equal rank; to such other elementary or secondary school teachers as satisfy the director of the vocational teachers' training classes that they are especially fitted by training and experience for this work and who, in the judgment of the Commis- sioner of Industrial and Vocational Education, will be able to qualify, upon the completion of the course, for a certificate of secondary grade. d. The classes for supervisors or directors of vocational courses will be open to persons charged with the supervision or direction of trade or industrial schools, courses, or classes, or to experienced teachers holding certificates of secondary (high school) grade who are preparing for such supervision or direction. There shall be no minimimi uniform standard of academic proficiency required for persons preparing to give instruction in applied work in different occupations, but the aim shall be to secure for the service the best material that may be had for each occupation. 7. The number of persons accepted for training as teachers of each of the subjects shall be governed by the probable future demand for trained teachers of these subjects. 8. Should it become evident to the Director and Faculty of the Evening Training Classes for Vocational Teachers that any student who is enrolled therein does not possess the fitness which will qualify him as a good teacher of the subject which he is preparing to teach, the Director shall notify said .student of the fact, and he shall thereupon withdraw from the course. Should the student upon such presentation fail to withdraw, he shall be dismissed by the Director. 9. Length and Content of Courses: a. The Normal length of the courses for teachers of applied sub- jects is, for the present, fixed at 280 sixty-minute hours of instruc- tion and practice teaching. Of this time, approximately one hundred hours ■ will be devoted to practice teaching. Where possible, observation and practice teaching will begin immediately upon entrance to the course. The remainder of the time will be devoted to technical and theoretical educational work. The tech- nical work will deal only with such subjects as the applications of English, science, mathematics, and drawing to instruction in the applied work. The educational work will deal with problems such as the establishment of the content of the course in the vocation, and a study of the methods of its presentation. It will also include a study of the school system and the place of vocational education therein. ' — 77 — b. The length of the courses for teachers of supplemental sub- jects, for teachers of general continuation classes, and for super- visors or directors will, for the present, be undefined. The course in supplemental subjects will deal only with such topics as the selection of the material which shall constitute their content, and proper methods of presentation. 10. Credentials -. The State Board of Education will, issue a special credential to each student who completes the prescribed course for teachers of applied or supplemental subjects or for teachers of general continuation classes. Should the demand for vocational teachers in any subject exceed the supply, the State Board of Education may grant special credentials to persons who have not completed the full course, provided that they are recommended by the Director of the classes. 11. The President of the State Normal School shall submit to the State Board of Education, for its approval and for the approval of the Federal Board, complete outlines of the work contemplated in each of the courses mentioned above, and any future modifications of the same shall also be submitted to the State Board for its approval and for the approval of the Federal Board. 12. The director of the training classes for vocational teachers shall not be assigned to any other duties but shall give his entire time to the direction of the work, and he shall be made personally responsible for the recruiting of students from the various trades and industries of the community. 13. All classes and the instruction therein shall be open to inspection and supervision by the State Board of Education and its officials. 14. The Normal School authorities shall, upon request, report to the State Board of Education the annual outlay for the directors' and teachers' salaries and other authorized expenditures, and in addition thereto such other information as the Board may desire. 15. Upon requisition from the proper Normal School authority, the State Board of Education will pay all authorized expenditures for the maintenance of such special classes; provided, that it will not pay expenditures in an amount in excess of $8,242.50 for classes conducted during the year 1918-19, $10,597.50 for classes conducted during the year 1919-20, $11,775.00 for classes conducted during the year 1920-21, and $11,775.00 annually for classes conducted thereafter. All of the above are subject to the limitations of the Federal and State law and future adjustments by the State Board of Education, as approved by the Federal Board. 16. This plan does not contemplate that funds shall be used to com- pensate city teachers to whom student teachers are assigned for practice teaching. — 78 — PART III. PLAN FOR THE SUPERVISION OF TEACHER-TRAINING COURSES IN HOME ECONOMICS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACTS. The State Board of Education herewith sets up the following plan for the supervision of teacher-training courses in home economics ; Employment of State Supervisor. The Board plans to employ a State Supervisor of Teacher- Training Courses in Home Economics, and to use a part of the funds provided under section 3 of the Federal Act to pay one-half of the salary and one-half of the traveling expenses of said Supervisor. Qualifications of Supervisor. The qualifications of the State Supervisor of Teacher-Training Courses in Home Economics shall be as follows : 1. She shall be technically trained and able to qualify for a special certificate in Household Science and Household Arts in the State of California as specified under Division IV, Document III of this bulletin. 2. She shall have had practical experience in the management of a home. 3. She shall have had teaching experience in both household science and household arts subjects, and administrative experience as a super- visor of teacher-training courses. Duties of Supervisor. It shall be the duty of the State Supervisor of Teacher-Training Courses in Home Economics: 1. To investigate the teacher-training courses of all institutions in the State of California, authorized by the State Board of Education to prepare teachers of home economics subjects. 2. To submit to the State Board for approval and adoption minimum essentials for a standard teacher-training course in the same. 3. To supervise by visitation and otherwise the training of teachers in the various institutions of California authorized by the State Board of Education to prepare teachers of home economics subjects. 4. To counsel with administrators in teacher-training institutions on the subject of vocational home economics education, and to explain to them the plan of operation of the Federal Act for Vocational Educa- tion, as applied to teacher training in this subject. 5. To assist said institutions in recruiting students of the desired character, training, and experience for training as teachers of home economics subjects. — 79 — 6. To conduct extension courses for teachers of home economics sub- jects employed in schools and classes organized under the Federal Act, and in addition, if time permits, to give a few extension courses, open only to teachers of such subjects in other public schools and classes, who hold State Board Credentials of the Secondary Grade Household Arts Type. PART IV. PLAN OF CO-OPERATION WITH CERTAIN STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS, FOR THE TRAINING OF EXPERIENCED HOME MAKERS AS TEACHERS OF HOME ECONOMICS. The State Board of Education plans to co-operate with the Chico, Fresno, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and Santa Barbara Normal Schools for the preparation of women with certain academic training and household experience for vocational teachers of home economic subjects on the following terms : 1. The courses for the training of such teachers will be open only to women who have had at least four years of schooling beyond a com- plete elementary school course, or its equivalent in private instruction, and at least four years of experience after the age of eighteen in man- aging a home and in performing all of the usual duties of a house- keeper. 2. Preference will be given to persons who have had experience in Ihe maternal care of children. 3. Each candidate, before being certified to this course, shall satisfy the authorities of the Normal School concerned as to her char- acter and general intelligence. She shall also pass a rigid examination designed to establish whether or not her home experience has been of such character as to warrant its being substituted as an equivalent for two years of the usual four-year collegiate requirement for the training of household arts teachers. 4. The normal length of the course for such teachers will be two years, and said course will be in conformity with the required training specified in Bulletin No. 10, State Board of Education, for the prepara- tion of household science and household arts teachers for high schools. The course of training for these persons shall be such as will prepare them to teach all of the subjects specified in the course outlined in BuUetin No. 23, State Board of Education, for full-time day home economies courses and as outlined in a minimum course of study to be submitted to the Federal Board for Vocational Education. 5. It will not be necessary, in order to comply with the provisions of this agreement, for the Normal Schools to maintain separate courses and. separate classes for these persons ; provided, that said institutions — 80 — offer opportunities for such students to make up any deficiencies in .science necessary to enable them to pursue intelligently the courses for ihe training of teachers of household science and household arts. 6. The Normal School authorities shall, upon request, report to the State Board of Education the average amount per capita expended during the year for the maintenance of the household science and household arts courses, and in addition thereto such other information as the Board may desire. 7. As partial reimbursement for the expense of the instruction men- tioned above, the State Board will, during the first quarter of the fi.3cal year of 1919-20, reimburse the institutions .mentioned above in an amount which shall not exceed one himdred fifty dollars for each unit of average daily attendance during the preceding school year, of all persons so certified; provided, that the State Board of Education will not apportion to any institution more than it expended for the instruc- tion of the persons on account of whom the reimbursements are made ; and provided, further, that should the funds available for this purpose be insufficient to meet all of these obligations, the State Board will apportion the funds, available for the purpose, pro rata to the institu- tions in accordance with said obligations. The funds available for this purpose will approximate the following i For instruction provided during the year 1918-19 $3,670.00 For instruction provided during the year 1919-20 5,740.00 For instruction provided during the year 1920-21 6,778.00 For instruction provided annually thereafter 6,778.00 The above apportionments are subject to the limitations of the Fed- eral and State law and to adjustment by the State Board of Education as approved by the Federal Board. 40130—8-18-800 ■^•1 r