4» -5» t * I ^ I RULES AND REGULATIONS { * * I ^ J» ^\ OF THE ^ t '^ ^' * I \ A <; t I BOARD OF EDUCATION I t * i ^ i * * t ? OF J i * ^ I ^ I <^ 7 I Omaha, Nebraska. | t ± 4 * I ^ I ■ ^ i * t * t <♦ Revision of 1900. ^ T KLOPP & BARTLETT CO., PRINTERS. 'f I I RULES AND REGULATIONS —OF THE- BOARD OF EDUCATION — OF— Omaha, Nebraska, Revision of I900. 1900. Klopp & Bartlett Co., Printers. el INDEX. A PAGE Annual Report 19 Attorney, duties of 25 Advertising for Bids 33 B Board of Education 10 Bids 33 C Classification of Pupils 62 Committees 12-13 Custodians, duties of 23 Committees, duties of 27-32 Contracts 36 Committee Reports 37 Contagious Diseases 58 D Duties, Rights and Privileges of Members 26 Duties of Committees 27-32 Duties of Principals 45-51 Duties of Teachers 51-54 Directors of Kindergartens 56 Duties of Special Teachers 57 Duties of Pupils 57-61 4 INDEX. E PAGE Election of Officers 16 Expenditure of Money Guarded 37 Examinations for Pupils 64 Examinations for Teachers 67-71 Examining Committee 66 H High School Teachers 71-72 High School Regulations 42-45 Holidays 63 J Janitors, how employed = 77 Janitors, duties of 78-82 K Kindergarten Regulations 55 M Members of the Board 10-11 Meeting 15 Minute Books 32 Military Instruction 44 N Night Schools 66 O Officers of the Board 9 Organization 15 Order of Business 18 INDEX. 5 P PAGE President, duties of 17 Principal's Salaries 72 Principals, duties of 45-51 Pupils, duties of 57 Permanent List of Teachers 65 K Regular Meetings 15 Rules, how amended 27 S Standing Committees 12 Special Committees 13 Special Meetings 18 Secretary, duties of 20 Superintendent of Instruction, duties of 38-41 Supervisor of Kindergartens, duties of 55 Special Teachers, duties of 57 School Terms 63 School Sessions 63 Salaries of Officers ., 26 Salaries of Teachers 72 Salaries of Principals 72 Superintendent of Buildings, duties of....... ..74-77 Salaries of Janitors 82-83 T Treasurer, duties of 22 Teachers, duties of 51-54 Tuition Pees 58 Teachers' Applications 61 Teachers' Permanent List 65 Teachers' Salaries 72 BOARD OF EDUCATION OMAHA, NEBRASKA. ...1900... OFFICERS, J. F. BURGESS, President, residence, 4208 Bur- dette St. Office, 246 Bee Building. N. M. HOWARD, Vice-President, residence, 3557 Farnam St. Office witli Water Company, Bee Building Telephone 98. J. M. GILL AN, Secretary, residence, 4316 Grant St. Office, 505 City Hall. Telephone 649. A. H. HENNINGS, Treasurer, residence, 815 North 43rd Street. Office, 1st floor, City Hall. Telephone 1330. CARROLL G. PEARSE, Superintendent of In- struction, residence, 2205 South 10th St. Office, 508 City Hall. Office telephone 1147, residence telephone 2357. H. J. BANKER, Superintendent of Buildings, res- idence, 1707 Center St. Office, 1817 Cali- fornia St. Telephone 1399. C. H. T. RIEPEN, Custodian and Inspector of Fuel and Supplies, residence, 2556 St. Mary's Ave. Office,12l7 Jackson St. Telephone 1680. CARL E. HERRING, Attorney, residence, 811 North 42d St. Office, 422 First National Bank. Telephone 1281. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. — 1900— BARNARD, J. C, residence, 1502 South 10th St. Office, 203 N. Y. Life. Telephone 860. BLACK, CHAS. E., residence, 1909 Webster St. Office, 1017 North 17th St. Telephone 592. BUCHANAN, A. A., residence, 3864 Charles St. Office corner 23rd and Paul Sts. Telephone 1470. BURGESS, J. F , residence, 4208 Burdette St. Office, 246 Bee Building. BRUCE, E. E., residence, 1427 South 8th, St. Office corner 10th and Harney Sts. Resi- dence telephone F. 2624, office telephone 47. HAYWARD, CHAS. S., residence, 1313 South 31st St. Office, 1114 Harney St. Telephone 1204. HOWARD, N. M., residence, 3557 Farnam St. Office with Omaha Water Company, Bee Building. Telephone 98. JOHNSON, W. F , residence, 2524 Templeton St. Office, 606 Bee Building. Telephone 1533. LEVY, MORRIS, residence, 2037 Dodge St. Office with Nebraska Clothing Co., cor. 15th and Farnar. Sts. Telephone 1749. MOORE, J. C, residence, 1553 North 19th St. Office, 307 Brown Block. Office telephone 438, residence telephone 1564. PENFOLD, H. J., residence, 3523 Howard St. Office, 1408 Farnam St. Office telephone 1357, residence telephone 1161 . SMITH, ROBERT, residence, 2403 North 20th St. Office, 1403 Douglas St. Telephone 1019. TEAL, FREDERICK F., residence, 1041 Georgia Ave. Office, 402 Bee Building. Office tele- phone 2314, residence telephone A. 2531. THOMAS, B. F., residence, 3225 Poppleton Ave. Office, 305 New York Life. Telephone 513. WOOD, H. N., residence, 1034 South 29th St. Telephone 2229. STANDING COMMITTEES FOK 1900. BOUNDARIES— Bruce, Smith, Moore. BUILDINGS AND PROPERTY— Barnard, Ha}^- ward, Thomas, Wood, Levy. CLAIMS— Howard, Johnson, Teal. FINANCE— Pen fold, Wood, Howard. HEAT AND VENTILATION— Smith, Barnard, Johnson, Thomas, Levy. HIGH SCHOOL— Johnson, Hayward, Moore, Pen fold. Levy. JUDICIARY— Levy, Barnard, Thomas. KINDERGARTEN— Wood, Penfold, Howard, Moore, Teal. RULES — Buchanan, Black, Teal. SALARIES — Black, Buchanan, Bruce. SPECIAL INSTRUCTION — Teal, Buchanan , Bruce. SUPPLIES— Moore, Hayward, Smith, Howard, Bruce. TEACHERS AND EXAMINATIONS — Hay- ward, Wood, Smith, Penfold, Black. TEXT BOOKS — Thomas, Barnard, Johnson, Black, Buchanan. SPECIAL VISITING COMMITTEES. Members will pay especial attention , by occa- sional visits, to the schools placed opposite their names, as follows: BARNARD — Lincoln, Train, Gibson. BLACK— Kellom, Franklin, BUCHANAN— West Side, Walnut Hill, Clifton Hill. BRUCE— Farnam, Druid Hill, Saunders. HAYWARD— Cass, Pacific. HOWARD — Leavenworth, Bancroft, Forest. JOHNSON — High, Saratoga, Sherman. LEVY — Central, Columbian. MOORE— Long, Omaha View. PENFOLD— Castellar, Comenius. SMITH— Lake, Lothrop. TEAL — Webster, Monmouth Park, Central Park. THOMAS— Windsor, Dupont, Vinton. WOOD— Park, Mason. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 15 RULES AND REGULATIONS — OF THE- BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION. The Board of Education of the School District of Omaha consists of fifteen members, who are elected by the people. The term of office is three years, and five members pass out and five enter into office on th^ first Monday in January of each year, unless the number of vacancies should be increased by resigna- tion. A Quorum. Section 1. A majority of the Board is constituted a quorum; but a less number may vote to send for absent members and compel their attendance, to call the roll and record the names of absentees and to adjourn. The Regular Meetings. Sec. 2. The regular meetings of the Board «hall be held at the Board Rooms upon the first and third Mondays of each month. The time of meeting shall be 8:00 P. M. To Fill Vacancies. Sec. 3. Whereas, the Statute confers upon the Board authority to fill certain vacancies which occur in its membership, any such vacancy shall be filled 16 RULES AND REGULATIONS. by the vote of a majority of a quorum present, the vote being taken by roll call, each member, as his name is called, naming the person for whom he votes to fill such vacancy. In case a member of the Board having an unexpired term of more than one year shall leave a vacancy at a time more than ten days previous to the annual school election, the va- cancy shall be filled at the said election, the ballots and returns being designated: To fill unexpired term. OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. How Eledted and Length of Term. Sec. 4. The members of the Board at their first regular meeting in January of each year shall elect a President and Vice President from their number, who shall serve for one year, or until their success- ors are elected. At their first regular meeting in July they shall elect a Secretary, a Custodian of Supplies and a Su- perintendent of Buildings, who shall serve for on^ year from the first day of August following their election, or until their successors shall be elected and qualified. At the second regular meeting in July, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, the Board shall elect a Superintendent of Instruction. This election shall be for a term of one, two or three years, as may be decided by a majority vote of all the mem- bers of the Board, and the term of office shall begin with the first of August following the election. At their second regular meeting in January they shall elect an Attorney for the Board, who shall serve for one year from the first day of February BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 17 following his election, or until his successor shall be elected. The City Treasurer is ex-officio Treasurer of the Board of Education. BUSINESS DEPAKTMENT. DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT. Appointment of Committees. Sec. 5. At the first regular meeting after his elec- tion, the President shall appoint the Standing Com- mittees of the Board, as follows: Boundaries Three members Buildings and Property Five members Claims and Auditing Three members Finance Three members Heat and Ventilation Five members High School Five members Judiciary Three members Kindergartens Five members Rules, Forms and Printing Three members Salaries Three members Special Instruction Three members Supplies , . . . Five members Teachers and Examinations Five members Text Books and Course of Study. .... .Five members At the same time the President shall assign each member of the Board to, as nearly as possible, an equal number of schools, as visiting member for such schools. 18 RULES AND REGULATIONS. Order of Business. Sec. 6. The President shall call the Board to order at the hour appointed for the meeting and di- rect its proceedings. The order of business, unless the Board shall otherwise direct, shall be as fol- lows : 1. Roll Call. 2. Reading of the Record. 3. Reports from the Secretary in writing. 4. Reports from the Superintendent of Ins^ruc- tion in writing. 5. Reports from the Superintendent of Buildings in writing. 6. Reports from the Treasurer in writing. 7. Reports from the Attorney in writing. 8. Petitions and Communications. 9. Reports of Standing Committees and Resolu- tions accompanying them. 10. Reports of Special Committees and Resolu- tions accompanying them. 11. Resolutions. 12. Special Order of Business. 13. Unfinished Business. 14. New and Miscellaneous Business. . General Supervision. Sec. 7. The President shall call the attention of the Board to the provisions of the law for the gov- ernment of public schools, and shall have a general supervision of the business of the Board and the management of the schools, in accordance with the same. Special Meetings. Sec. 8. The President may call a special meeting of the Board whenever he may judge it to be neces- BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 19 sary. Upon request of a majority of the members presented in writing witn a statement of the object in view, it shall be his duty to call such meeting. No business shall be transacted in a special meeting except that which is designated in the call, and the call must give notice in detail of each item of busi- ness it is proposed to consider or transact at such special meeting. Except in cases of emergency notice of a special meeting shall be issued at least twenty-four hours before the time fixed in the call. Appoint Auditing Committee. At least twice in each year the President shall ap- point an Auditing Committee of three members, whose duty it shall be to take an invoice of all the goods carried in stock at the Depot of Supplies, and to audit the books of the Custodian, reporting the results to the Board not later than two weeks after the appointment of the Committee. The President shall be a member ex-ofRcio of all Committees. . Appointment of Page. • At the first regular meeting of the Board in Jan- uary the President shall appoint a Page to serve the Board until his successor is appointed. The Page shall receive $1.00 for each session of the Board at which he renders service. The Annual Jxeport. Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the President, the Chairman of each General Standing Committee, the Superintendent of Instruction, the Secretary of th'a Board, and the Superintendent of Buildings to sub- mit, as soon as practicable after the close of the school year in June, reports of all matters which 2U RULES AND REGULATIONS. have occurred during the preceding year in connec- tion with the schools or the school property pertain- ing to their respective positions or Committees, and the President shall cause to be printed before the end of the year such of these reports as he may deem important. DUTIES OF THE VICE PRESIDENT. Sec. 10. It shall be the duty of the Vice President to perform all the duties of the President in case of his absence or disability. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. Sec. 11. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to attend the meetings of the Board ; to make a com- plete record of its proceedings and index the same; to file all reports and communications that are ac- cepted by the Board; to keep safely, in such cases as may be directed, all books, documents and papers belonging to the School District; to keep a full and fair account of all receipts and expenditures of the various School Funds and to report to the Board the condition of said funds whenever required; to purchase, as directed by the Board, or the Commit- tee on Supplies in emergencies ,and, on order ol the Principals of the Schools, to furnish all such supplies as may be allowed by the Board, and keep an exact account thereof with each School; to re- ceive all moneys that may be paid into the Board, including the state apportionment paid by the Coun- ty Treasurer, tuition of pupils, fines for damage to books, property, etc., and to pay the same over to the Treasurer, taking receipts therefor to be filed as vouchers among his papers. He shall notify all persons of their election to service on the Board, and all officers, teachers, janitors and others elected BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 2l by the Board. He shall notify each and every per- son who has anything to do with the making of re- ports or the compiling of statistics, which arc to form a part of the annual report, that all such in- formation must be in the Secretary's possession not later than September 1st of the current year. He shall notify members of the Board of special meet- ings called according to the rules, and perform such other duties as are prescribed by law, or may be re- quired by the Board. Before entering upon his du- ties he shall furnish a satisfactory bond in the sum of $10,000, for the faithful performance of his du- ties. The Secretary shall submit a report to this Board at the second regular meeting of each rnonth, show- ing the total receipts of the Board from the begin- ning of the year to the first of the month for whiclf the report is submitted, the total expenditures for the same period and the warrants outstanding at the beginning of the month. List of Books and Supplies. Sec, 12. The Secretary shall prepare annually, in the month of June, a list of books, stationery, and other articles required by the schools for the ensuing year. Sec. 13. The Secretary shall, under the direction of the Committee on Supplies, cause all books and other articles to be procured in sufficient quantities to meet the demands. He shall also see that all supplies ordered are delivered at the proper time and in good order at the various schools or at the de- pot of supplies. The Secretary shall furnish the Custodian with the cost price of all books, stationery and supplies carried in stock and distributed from the store. He 22 RULES AND REGULATIONS. shall also notify the Custodian when he has ordered any books, stationery or supplies to be delivered into the care of the Custodian, said notices stating the kind and quantity of books, stationery or supplies and the parties from whom ordered. Secretary to make Annual Statement. Sec. 14. The Secretary shall make up annually a statement of the numbers of all books, charts and cards supplied to the schools during the preceding year, which shall be reported to the Board at the first regular meeting in August. Requisition Books to he Provided for Each School. Sec. 15. The Secretary shall provide a suitable requisition book for the entry of all requests for sup- plies made by the Principal of each school. DUTIES OF THE TREASURER. Sec. 16. The City Treasurer is ex-officio Treasurer of the Board of Education. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to take charge of School District funds arising from tax collections, receipts from po- lice court and other sources, as provided by the Statutes of the State of Nebraska, and to place the same in the proper account upon his books, and to pay out the same only upon warrants issued by the Board. He shall attend all meetings of the Board when so required, and shall at the beginning of each month furnish a statement showing the collections for the previous month, the amounts paid out and the balances in the various funds. He shall also furnish semi-monthly statements of the amount of mo»ey in his hands and the names of the banks in which the same is deposited, and any other informa- BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 23 tion which may be reasonably required by the Board with regard to the School funds in his pos- session. Before entering upon his duties as treas- urer of the Board of Education he shall furnish a good and satisfactory bond, in such amount as the Board may require, as a guarantee for the propei performance of his duties and the safe keeping of the school district funds that may come into his hands during his term of office. DUTIES OF THE CUSTODIAN. Sec. 17. The Custodian shall have charge of all school supplies carried in stock at the Board of Edu- cation store, and shall keep an accurate account of the receipt and disbursement of the same. The Secretary shall require all invoices to be fur- nished in duplicate, the duplicate to be sent to the Custodian, who shall send the Secretary a receipt for all books and supplies delivered into his charge. The Custodian shall be furnished by the Secretary with samples of all supplies that he carries in stock, and shall report at once to the Secretary any and all goods that are not according to sample. He shall be furnished with samples of the various kinds of coal contracted for by the Board, and shall be, and is hereby empowered, to refuse to receive any and all coal that is not in accordance with sample. The Custodian shall be furnished with scales for weighing coal, and coal for use in the schools shall be weighed on these scales and carefully inspected by the Custodian before leaving his office. He shall advise janitors by means of samples in his office of the kind and quality of coal to which they are enti- tled, and instruct them to report to him any and all cases of inferior coal received by them, which may have escaped his inspection by reason of being pla■^3ed in the center of the load. 24 RULES AND REGULATIONS. After weighing each load of coal, the Custodian shall furnish to the teamster a weight voucher in duplicate showing the quality and weight of coal in each load. One of said weight vouchers to be de- livered to the janitor of the school for which th(^ coal is intended, and the other to be returned by the teamster after receiving the signature of the jan- itor, to the office of the coal company, where it shall be attached to the bill and delivered to the Secre- tary. It shall be his duty to notify the Secretary of the probable exhaustion of any class of supplies under his charge in time for the same to be renewed. The Custodian shall furnish the Secretary, at the close of each month, with a report, giving the value in money of the books, stationery, drawing supplies, kindergarten supplies, music supplies, and janitors' supplies received at the store during the month, also giving the value in money of the books, stationery, drawing supplies, kindergarten supplies, music sup- plies, and janitors' supplies distributed to the schoolu during the month; also the value in money of the stock on hand at the close of the month. , The Custodian shall prepare and submit to the Board not later than July 1st, of each year, hir annual report of the transactions of his office during the year in such form as to show not only the num- ber of books and the amount of the various kinds of stationery, supplies, etc., received and disbursec during the year, but showing also the cost in dollars and cents of all books, stationery and supplies, re- spectively, received by the Custodian during the year, and the cost in dollars and cents of all bocks, stationery and supplies, respectively, distributed to each of the schools; also the value in monev of all BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 25 books, stationery and supplies, respectively, in stock at the store at the close of the school year. Before entering upon his duties as Custodian, he shall furnish a good and satisfactory bond in the sum of two thousand ($2,000) dollars as a guaranty ot the faithful performance of his duties. Distribution of Supplies. Sec. 18. All janitors' and principals' supplies will be furnished by the Custodian, upon order of the Principal countersigned by the Secretary. Each Principal to be furnished with the necessary order book for that purpose. Supplies shall be furnished to the various schools the first of each week school is in session, and at no other time except in case of emergency, when the requisition must be endorsed by the Superintendent of Buildings if it calls for janitors' supplies, and by the Superintendent of Instruction if it calls for Princi- pals' supplies, provided that all orders for fuel, ini- tial supplies for new buildings and supplies for the first school week of September shall be furnished when ordered. DUTIES OP THE ATTORNEY. Sec. 19. It shall be the duty of the Attorney of the Board to be present at all meetings of the Board, to inspect all contracts, bonds and other legal docu- ments in which the Board is interested, and approve or disapprove the legal form and correctness of the same; to advise the Board upon all legal questions that may arise with regard to the business of the district, and to take charge of all suits at law, as directed by the Board, in which the interests of the School District are involved. 26 RULES AND REGULATIONS. " SALARIES OF OFFICERS AND CLERKS. Sec. 20. The salary of the Superintendent of In- struction shall be $3,600 per annum. The salary of the Secretary shall be $1,800 per annum. The salary of the Superintendent of Buildings shall be $1,800 per annum. The salary of the Custodian shall be $900 per an- num. The salary of the Attorney shall be $500 per an- num. The salary of the Secretary's bookkeeper and the Superintendent's clerk shall each be $840 per an- num. . DUTIES, RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF MEM- BERS. Sec. 21. Every member present, when a question is put, shall vote unless excused by the Board, and the sense of the Board shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered on record at the request of any member if made before the vote shall be announced. Sec. 22. After the call of the yeas and nays has been answered by any one member it shall not be in order for any member to offer remarks except in explanation of his vote; and no explanation shall be in order under the operation of the "previous question" or motion to lay on the table. Sec. 23. The "previous question" shall be admit- ted when tne motion is sustained by a majority of the members present, and until decided shall pre- clude all other motions or amendments, except the motion to adjourn. If the motion is sustained, the Chair shall at once put the question, first upon the BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 27 pending amendments in their order, and then upon the main proposition. Sec. 24. It shall be tne duty of the members of the Board to exercise especial care over the schools to which thej!- shall be assigned and see that the rules of the Board with reference thereto are ob- served. They shall visit such schools at least once in two months, and it is the intention that so far as prac- ticable they shall be consulted concerning all mat- ters of improvements and repairs. AMENDMENTS TO THESE RULES. Sec. 25. Any addition to or amendment of the rules of the Board, or the regulations of the schools, shall be presented in writing at some regular meet- ing, lie over two weeks from the time of its intro- duction for consideration of the Committee on Rules, unless otherwise referred, and then require the affirmative vote of ten members of the Board in order to be adopted. These rules, or any of them, shall not be suspended without the affirmative votes of ten members for the suspension. Roherts' Rules of Order. Sec. 26. All questions arising for which no pro- vision is made in the rules of the Board shall be decided according to the parliamentary rules and usages for the government of deliberative bodies in conformity with Roberts' Rules of Order. DUTIES OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Boundaries. Sec. 27. This Committee shall revise the bounda- ries of districts, and report such changes as may be 28 RULES AND REGULATIONS. advantageously made. They shall see that measures for taking the enumeration and making returns of school statistics are properly executed as required by law. It shall be their duty to report to the Board the needs of such districts as require more rooms, and to recommend -such measures as they deem advisable for equally distributing the pupils in the several rooms and buildings. Buildings and Property. Sec. 28. The Committee on Buildings and Property shall have general supervision of all school sites and school buildings and shall report to the Board from time to time where additional sites and buildings are needed, and any alterations or repairs which in their judgment are advisable. They shall also certify to the pay roll of the Superintendent of School Build- ings on or before the evening of the first meeting in each month. Claims. Sec. 29. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Claims to examine every bill and claim presented to the Board for payment; to examine the Secretary's books once a year, and oftener if required. No claim for any amount of money due from the Board is to be paid or settled until it shall have been examined by them and approved by the Board. No bills or claims against the Board shall be pre- sented by the Committee on Claims, or allowed by the Board, at the first regular meeting of the Board in each month except the pay rolls of teachers, jani- tors and other employes, and bills for rent and other stated monthly liabilities of the Board. No bills or claims shall be presented by the Com- BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 29 mittee on Claims, or allowed by the Board, at any special or adjourned meeting of the Board after the second regular meeting in each month. Finance. Sec. 30. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Finance to inform the Board from time to time as to the probable resources and expenditures of the Board, and to present to the Board regularly a state- ment at the second regular meeting in each month. The report submitted in December shall show the probable resources and expenditures for the ensuing year. It shall be their duty to maintain such insur- ance on buildings and other property as may be authorized by the Board. Heat and Ventilation. Sec. 31. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Heat and Ventilation to exercise general supervision of the heating and ventilation of the school buildings, and annually, before the close of the schools for the summer vacation to summit to the Board a list of janitors to serve during the ensuing year. They shall also inspect the heating apparatus in the schools, and report in February and June such changes, improvements or additions as seem to them advisable. They shall certify to the monthly pay roll of janitors. High School and Manual Training. Sec. 32. This Committee shall be the special guard- ian of the interests of the High School and Manual Training School. They shall have charge of the ex- aminations of pupils, fix the average for promotion, select scientific instruments and requisite appliances generally, and arrange the course of study, subject to the approval of the Board. They shall recommend 30 RULES AND REGULATIONS. the selection, changes and salaries of all teachers employed in the High School. It shall be their duty to visit the High School at least once each month during the school year. The High School Committee shall annually, before the close of the schools for the summer vacation, recommend to the Board for its action the names of the various teachers to be employed in tne High School for the following year, and the salary to be paid to each. Kindergartens. Sec. 33. The Committee on Kindergartens snail exercise a general care over the Kindergarten schools and shall recommend to the ±Joard, annually before the close of the schools for the summer vacation, a suitable person for Supervisor of Kindergartens and a list of directors and teachers for the same, for the ensuing year. This Committee shall also recom- mend such changes in the personnel of the corps of Kindergarten teachers as may seem advisable from time to time. They shall see that the Special Rules relating to Kindergartens are properly enforced, and shall as occasion requires, make such recommendations for the purchase of material and supplies as may seem to them to be for tne best in- terests of the schools. Rules, Forms and Printing. Sec. 34. The Committee on Rules, Forms and Printing shall annually revise the rules of the Board and recommend such changes as seem in their opin- ion advisable, and shall approve all forms of printed blanks. BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 31 Salaries. Sec. 35. It shall be the duty of this Committee to enforce the strict observance of all rules and require- ments as to salaries of officers, teachers, janitors and others employed by the Board. For this purpose they shall inspect the pay rolls of employes, at some time during the months of September, April and June, at which times they shall adjust the salaries of teach- ers and employes in accordance with the rules of the Board. They shall report all irregularities and keep a record of their action, which shall be open to in- spection by any member of the Board. Special Instruction. Sec. 36. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Special Instruction to inform themselves as to the progress made in special studies; and they shall from time to time recommend the introduction or discon- tinuance of any special branch of study. Supplies. Sec. 37. It shall be ihe duty of the Committee on Supplies to have general supervision of the purchase of all supplies, stationery, text-books, fuel, furniture and fixtures, and to submit semi-annually at the first meeting in the months of June and December, an es- timate of requirements for the ensuing year. All material for repair work shall be ordered by the Committee on Supplies, on a requisition from the Superintendent of Buildings, approved by the Com- mittee on Buildings and Property. Teachers and Examinations. Sec. 38. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Teachers and Examinations to keep a record of the applications coming from teachers who are elegible 32 RULES AND REGULATIONS. to appointment. They shall annually, before the close of the schools for the summer vacation, recom- mend to the Board a list of teachers to be retained in its service; also a list of such teachers, not before employed, as they consider suitable for employment in the schools. It shall be their duty to be present some time during the examination of applicants for certificates, to acquire such information as is prac- ticable concerning the fitness of the various candi- dates for positions in the schools. The Committee on Teachers and Examinations shall not assign to positions as teachers in the schools any persons who have been dropped from the list of eligible teachers at the annual election of teachers in June. Text Books and Course of Study. Sec. 39. It shall be the duty of this Committee to examine and commend to the Board all text-books for use in the schools, to observe the modes of instruc- tion and courses of study, report every defect or abuse and recommend any changes which they may deem advisable, provided that no change of any text- book in use in the schools suall be considered ex- cept at the first regular meeting in August. Minute Books. Sec. 40. It shall be the duty of each and every one of the Standing Committees of this Board, at each and all meetings thereof, to enter in a minute book, provided by the Secretary for that purpose, a brief record of the proceedings, which record shall include the names of the members present, and all orders, recommendations and resolutions made and passed and such other matters and proceedings as the sev- eral committees shall deem proper; the said minute BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 33 books to be the property of the Board and to remain on file in the offices of the Secretary and Superin- tendent of Instruction, the minute books of the Com- mittee on High Schools, Kindergartens, Special In- struction, Teachers and Examinations, Text Books; and the Examining Committee to be kept in the of- fice of the Superintendent of Instruction, and the minute books of the committees on Boundaries, Buildings and Property, Claims, Finance, Heat and \entilation. Judiciary, Rules, Forms and Printing, Salaries and Supplies, to be kept in the office of the Secretary. GENERAL RULES FOR BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. Must Advertise for Bids. Sec. 41. The Board shall advertise annually in the month of June, for five days, for proposals to fur- nish fuel, stationery and supplies at such Limes and in such quantities as may be suitable to the needs of the schools for the ensuing year. The advertise- ment shall state that blank proposals and lists of ar- ticles can be obtained at the office of the Secretary of the Board; also, the time at which the proposals will be received. The proposals shall state the lowest price for each article of the quality specified in the advertisement; and no one person shall be allowed to put in more than one bid. Opening of Bids. Sec. 42. All bids shall be opened at a meeting of the Board, or of the Committee authorized by the Board, due notice of such meeting having been givert to all those who may have offered bids. The Boarr 34 RULES AND REGULATIONS. shall award tlie contract for each article to the re- sponsible person proposing the lowest price for the same, reserving the right to reject any or all bids The articles shall correspond with the samples in the office of the Secretary and all the articles awardeli to any one party may be embraced in one contract. Miscellaneous Proposals. Sec. 43. All proposals for furnishing either labor or materials or supplies, or for selling school bites to the Board, must be sealed and addressed to tho Secretary of the Board, endorsed "proposal for ' (stating for what the proposals are intended), ana must be left with the Secretary of the Board at his office not later than the hour named and limited for receiving such proposals. Bidders and persons of- fering sites must sign their full names and addresses. Firms must, in addition to the firm signature, give the full name of each individual member composing the firm. Certified Checks or Cash. Sec. 44. All proposals of every kind, involving an amount exceeding two hundred dollars ($200), must be accompanied by appropriate deposits, as herein- after provided. Deposits may be required in cases of proposals involving two hundred dollars ($200) or less at the discretion of the Board. Deposits must be in the form of cash or of certified checks drawn upon some banking institution in good standing do- ing business in Omaha and made payable to the Sec- retary of the Board. A proposal involving an amount exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) and not ex- ceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000), shall be ac- companied by a deposit of five per cent. (5) of the amount involved. Proposals of larger amounts shall be accompanied by a deposit of three per cent. (3), BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 35 and proposals of smaller amounts than two hundred dollars ($200), shall be accompanied by such depos- its, if any, as may be required by the Board. No proposals for any purpose shall be considered unless accompanied by the deposit required. If any proposal shall be withdrawn before the conclusion of the sec- ond regular meeting of the Board following the re- ceipt of the proposal, the deposit accompanying it shall be subject to forfeiture and retention by the Board as liquidated damages. All deposits accom- panying proposals which shall not be accepted shall be returned immediately after the action of the Board relative to the subject-matter of such proposals. The Secretary shall receive all proposals which come to him in proper form, endorse upon them the dates of their receipt and then deposit them in en- velopes in the places provided therefor to await the action of the Board. All proposals shall be opened in open Board at any regular or special meeting called for the purpose, a quorum of the Board being pres- ent, or in the open meeting of any Committee re- ceiving authority from the Board, due notice hav- ing been given of such meeting to all persons inter- ested. Bids for furnishing either labor, materials or sup- plies, or for selling school sites to the Board as herein provided, or for the sale of bonds of the school dis- trict, shall be open to competition and shall be in- vited by advertising in such daily papers and trades journals as shall be selected by the Board. All bids are to be made subject to contract file. Acceptance or Rejection of Bids. Sec. 441/^. Upon the acceptance of any proposal, the Board or the committee to which the matter has been referred, shall have the right to require f^om the party or parties who made the proposals a writ- 36 RULES AND REGULATIONS. ten contract or a reasonable and satisfactory bond, or both, to secure a faithful compliance with tne terms of the proposal and full performance thereof. In case of a refusal to execute such contract or bond within a reasonable time, when required, the de- posit of the party or parties so failing or refusing may be forfeited or retained by the Board as liqui- dated damages. The Board shall likewise have the right to reject all bids or proposals of whatsover nature. Execution of Contracts. Sec. 45. All contracts entered into by the Board for the erection of any building, for supplying furni- ture, apparatus or fuel for any school building or for any other supplies, or for labor, the amount of which shall exceed two hundred dollars ($200), and all con- tracts for new work shall be approved by the Com- mittee on Buildings and Property and shall be signed by the President and Secretary of the Board. The person or persons entering into any contract with the Board shall be required to file a bond in an amount not less than half the amount of the contract for the faithful performance of such contract to the satisfac- tion of the Board. No contract shall be executed or bond accepted until its legal form has first been ap- proved by the Attorney of the Board and by the Com- mittee on Judiciary. And no contract shall be ex- ecuted or bond accepted unless tne sureties are citi- zens of Douglas County, Nebraska, and testify under oath as to their financial soundness, or guarantee companies approved by the Board shall give an in- demnifying bond if preferred. The Expenditure of Monet/. Sec. 46. No motion or resolution recommending the expenditure of money in excess of one hundred BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. 37 dollars, or the purchase of property, real or other- wise, or the making of a contract involving a money consideration in excess of one hundred dollars or the creation of a debt, shall be passed at the same meet- ing of its introduction, but shall be acted upon at the next regular meeting, provided this rule shall not apply to the regular reports of the Committee on Claims, recommending the payment of current bills properly examined and audited. Committee Reports. Sec. 47. Any Committee of the Board, to which shall be referred any resolution or other matter by the Board, shall be required to report the same back to the Board, either with or without recommendation, not later than the second regular meeting from the date of such reference, when the Board may grant the Committee further time (not later than the fol- lowing meeting), or make such other reference or disposition of the same as a majority of the Board may ietermine. Return of Documents. Sec. 48. It shall be the duty of all chairmen of committees and all other members or officers of the Board, to whom documents are referred for consid- eration, to return the same to the Secretary when they submit their report upon the matter under con- sideration or complete the work for which the refer- ence was made, so that the files in the office of the Secretary may be kept approximately complete. 38 • RULES AND REGULATIONS. DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. Sec. 49. The Superintendent of Instruction is specially charged with the strict enforcement of the rules and regulations of the Board, a copy of which, together with the course of study, he shall have placed in each school room. He may be removed at any time for incompetency, unfaithfulness in the per- formance of his duties, arbitrary or improper con- duct, and willful neglect to conform to the rules and regulations, or special directions of the Board. To Bupervise the Work, of Instruction, Etc. Sec. 50. In conformity with the course of study, and the rules and regulations adopted by the Board, he shall direct and oversee the business of instruc- tion in the schools. He shall visit the schools as often as practicable, note the means by which their defects may be obviated and their efficiency pro- moted. He shall carefully observe the modes of gov- ernment and instruction pursued by each teacher, and whenever he doubts the qualification, efficiency or fitness of a teacher, he snail report the case, through the proper committee, to the Board for its action. He shall annually, before the close of the schools for the summer vacation, report in writing to the proper committees, the names of those teach- ers whom he recommends for re-election, the names of those whom he recommends for further trial upon the list of assigned teachers, and the names of those whom he recommends for dismissal from the ser- vice of the Board. DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 39 To Prepare Blanks and Prescribe Rules for Reports, Etc. . Sec. 51. He shall prepare a system of blanks for registers and reports, and prescribe to teachers rules for keeping the same. These blanks must show the scholarship and actual attendance of each pupil, the number of those who are constant and uniform in attendance, together with the degree of irregularity. He shall ascertain and report the number of children attending schools other than public schools, and those who are not attending any school — discovering as far as practicable the reasons and remedies. He shall investigate the cause of truancy and irregular- ity on the part of pupils, and suggest such checks and remedies as he may deem feasible. In the in- vestigation of such matters, he may require the aid of the teachers. Shall Prepare Boundary Map. Sec. 52. He shall prepare for the use of the Board a map showing the districts allotted to each building and a list showing the number of enrolled pupils re- siding within each district and the grades to which they belong. Shall Attend Meetings. Sec. 53. He shall attend all the meetings of the Board and shall also meet, when r^iCiUesr.t^d, with any standing or special committee of the Board. Advise and Aid Teachers. Sec. 54. It shall be his duty to advise, iiid and en- courage teachers in their work, and to these ends he shall have power to require the attendance of the teachers at such times other than school hours, as 40 RULES AND REGULATIONS. he may designate. Teachers absent frjfxi or tardy at such rreetings shall be subject to the same penal- ties as may be prescribed for absence from or tar- diness at the regular sessions of school. Fix Time for Examinations. Sec. 55. He shall fix the time and prescribe the mode of every examination of papils for promotion from class to class, and determine the conditions thereof, in order that they may be equal and uniform throughout all the schools. In conducting said exam- inaMons and in ascertaining the results he may re- quire the aid of such teachers as iie may call upon for the purpose. Shall Classify Pupils. Sec. 56. He may make such assignments of pupils to the different buildings as may improv'3 their classi- fication and lessen the expense of maintaining the schools in accordance with the rules of the Board. Submit Monthly Reports. Sec. 57. He shall submit to the Board, at its first regular meeting in each month, a written reporc for the preceding month, showing the condition of the schools, noting especially all rooms or schools hav- ing less than thirty-five or more than fifty-five pupils. At the close of each year he shall prepare and sub mlt to the Board, an abstract from the reports of the teachers. He shall annually, as soon as possible after the close of the schools for the summer vacation, and not later than the first meeting in September, make a report to the Board of the progress and condition of the schools, and recommend such general meas- DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 41 nres as in his judgment may seem desirable for their improvement. He shall show in November of each year ttie de- mand which may exist for increased school accommo- dations for the children of the city. Shall Present Teachers Pay Rolls. Me shall at the close of each month approve and present to the Committee on Claims, the pay roll for teachers, noting the cases of absence and tardiness. Assign Teachers. Sec. 58. He shall, after consultation with the proper Committeea, assign the teachers to their positions. May Transfer Teachers. Sec. 59. It shall be his duty to see that the time of all teachers is fully employed, and whenever the time of any teacher is not fully occupied, he may make such transfers of teachers and consolidation of classes as in his judgmeril may be necessary in ac- cordance with the rules of the Board. Sec. 60. He shall appoint substitutes to till tem- porary vacancies occasioned by the absence of teach- ers. Sec. 61. All new teachers, elected or assigned, shall be upon probation. If th-^s^ prove unsatisfactory or incompetent to discharge the -luties de\olving upon them, the Superintendent shall warn them; if proper improvement does not follow, he shall in the case of assigned teachers, discontinue t^eir services, in the case of elected teachers, he shall report them through the proper Committee to the Board for dismissal. 42 RULES AND REGULATIONS. HIGH SCHOOL REGULATIONS. Sec. 62. The general management and discipline of the High School are committed to the Superintend- ent and the Principal of the High School. x'he Principal of the --igh School shall keep a reg- ister of the names, ages, and residences of pupils attending the same, the time of their entrance, the school, (whether public or private) from which they were received; if non-residents, the place and school from which they come; the course of study each is pursuing and also the names of all such as have graduated and received certificates or diplomas, and the rank which they held at the time of leaving school. Qualiftcations for Admission. Sec. 63. No pupil shall be admitted to the High School who has. not passed a satisfactory examination in Reading, Spelling, Penmanship, Geography, Gram- mar, Arithmetic and United States History. Manner of Conducting Examinations for Admission. Sec. 64. The regular examination of applicants for admission to the High School shall commence on some day during the last two weeks of January and June, and continue from day to day until completed. The Superintendent and the Principal of the High School shall constitute the Examining Committee. In this examination the applicants shall be required to write answers to questions prepared for that pur- pose. After the scholars have assembled and before the examination is commenced, each applicant shall receive a card containing a number by which alone he shall be known throughout the examination. He shall write upon a slip of paper this number, his name, his age, and the name of the school from which he came; which paper shall be preserved, for DEPARTMENT OP INSTRUCTION. 43 the purpose of identifying the scholars after the ex- amination has been concluded. During the examina- tion, each individual shall sign his number, and not his name, to his exercise. The Examining Commit- tee shall carefully examine all the answers, determine the per cent, of corrections in each subject, compute the average of the several studies, and record the whole in tabular form. From this tabular statement the Committee shall designate the numbers which entitle the holders thereof to admission to the High School. Candidates for Advanced Standing. Sec. 65. All candidates for advanced standing shall be examined by the Principal in all the studies which the class they desire to enter has pursued. Forfeiture of Seats. Sec. 66. Pupils of the High School who have been absent for four consecutive weeks shall be re-admit- ted only by recommendation of the Principal and consent of the Superintendent. All pupils admitted shall be on probation for the first term; and if at the end of that or any other term, they do not hold a fair position in their glasses, they may be re- graded to a lower class by the Superintendent on the recommendation of the Principal. Conditions of Graduation. Sec. 67. No pupil shall be graduated from the High School unless he or she shall have been a regular attendant, completed the course of study and passed a written examination in the different branches. Ihe standard of graduation or promotion shall be 70 per cent, and no pupil shall be promoted or graduated unless he has in each study a standing of 70 per cent or more. No pupil shall be allowed to carry more 44 RULES AND REGULATIONS. than five studies. Any pupil who. is carrying more than four studies must secure a standing in each of not less than 75 per cent. No pupil shall be per- mitted to register or work in the High School unless lie takes at least two subjects, and each of these two subjects must be carried with a grade of not less than 75 per cent. The examination shall be con- ducted under the direction of the Superintendent, Principal and such committees as they shall appoint. Diplomas. Sec. 68. Students having completed any one of the required courses to the satisfaction of the faculty and having the requisite scholarship, shall be pre- sented with diplomas signed by the President of tne Board ou: Education, the Principal of the High School, the Superintendent of Instruction and Secretary of the Board of Education. Military Instruction. Sec. 69. 1. All High School boys shall drill two hours per week unless excused by the Principal with the approval of the Superintendent. 2. Drill shall be under the direction of a Military Instructor from the United States Army.. 3. The Board of Education will annually receive bids for the furnishing of uniforms for the Cadets, and grant the privilege of furnishing uniforms to the lowest bidder who complies with their specifications as to material and make. (a) All Cadets entering uniformed companies shall procure their uniforms from the firm which has been granted the privilege of furnishing them. (b) Each uniform shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the Military Instructor before being paid for by the pupil. 4. All officers shall be appointed by the Military Instructor after consultation with the Principal. DEPARTMENT OP INSTRUCTION. 45 (a) No cadet shall be appointed as commissioned or non-commissioned officer, unless for the preced- ing half year he has carried each of his studies with a grade of at least 70 per cent. No cadet holding position as commissioned or non-commissioned offi- cer shall be permitted to retain such position, unless he maintains in each of his studies a standing of at least 70 per cent. (b) No Cadet shall hold the same office for more than one year. (c) No post-graduate shall be appointed to office. (d) Exceptions to rules b and c above shall be made only when in the opinion of the Military In- structor, the efficiency of the battalion imperatively demands it, and after the consent of the Superin- tendent and Principal has been obtained. 5, All funds earned by the Cadets in contest or otherwise, shall be held in charge by the Secretary, to be expended for the benefit of the battalion by the High School Committee upon recommendation of the Military Instructor endorsed by the Principal of the High School. 6. Aside from the ordinary rules of drill, school regulations will be applied as in all other school ex- ercises. DUTIES OF PRINCIPALS. Responsible for the Enforcement of the School Regu- lations. Sec. 70. The Principal of each school shall be held responsible for the enforcement of the Rules and regulations of the Board; shall supervise the work of instruction, reporting to the Superintendent all mat- ters pertaining to the efficiency of teachers and profi- ciency of pupils. 46 RULES AND REGULATIONS. Co-Operation with the Superintendent. Sec. 71. Principals shall carry out the suggestions of the Superintendent and endeavor to aid him in promoting the efficiency of the schools. Shall Carefully Supervise. Sec. 72. The Principal of each school shall see that the records of the school are systematically kept, the pupils properly classified, and the parents or guardians duly notified of the absence of their children in all cases where the cause of such absence is unknown or not satisfactory. The Principals shall cause a written program of the daily exercises of each school under their supervision to be kept in some conspicuous place in the school rooms and fur- nish the Superintendent with a copy of the same. They shall each day superintend the work of teach- ers in their schools, and make such suggestions as may seem for the interests of the school. They shall also report to the Superintendent at the close of each month the number of visits and the time of each visit, and the amount of time devoted to each room in their respective buildings by the special teach- ers. Failure of Teachers to Go-Operate. Sec. V3. They shall report to the Superintendent any failure on the part of any teacher under their supervision to carry into successful effect the regula- tions established for the guidance of such teacher. Monthly and Annual Reports to the Superintendent. Sec. 74. They shall furnish the Superintendent, at his office, at the close of each month and year, full reports according to the blanks furnished them, with such additional information as he may from time to time require. DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 47 Special Classification of Pupils. Sec. 75. Principals shall determine the classifica- tion of every pupil admitted and shall aid in the equal distribution of pupils in the several classes. Permission to Suspend Pupils. Sec. 76. Principals shall be permitted to suspend pupils for the time being for direct and persistent disobedience, but shall immediately notify the parents or guardian and the Superintendent, with reasons therefor, and no pupil while thus suspended shall attend any of the public schools of the city; provided that all cases of suspension in which the Superin- tendent does not reinstate the pupil, shall be referred to the Committee on Teachers and Examinations, who shall have power to reinstate or refer the matter to the Board. Care of School Premises. Sec. 77. Principals shall see that the yards, fences, trees, shrubbery and out-buildings are kept in a neat and proper condition, and shall be held responsible for any want of cleanliness on the premises; when anything is out of order they shall give immediate notice to the Secretary in writing. Supervision of Janitors. • Sec. 78. Principals shall superintend the janitors in the discharge of their duties, and report all cases of neglect or incompetency to the Superintendent, who shall transmit such report to the Board. In case the janitor should become intoxicated or insubordinate the Principal shall immediately notify the President of the Board or the Chairman of the Committee on Heat and Ventilation. 48 RULES AND REGULATIONS. TTie Keys of School Buildings. Sec. 79. Principals shall, at the close of each term, return the keys of their school buildings to the office of the Secretary, and also at the close of each school year, file with him a schedule of the apparatus, text- books, and other articles used in and belonging to said building, for the care of which articles they shall be held responsible during the session of the school. Shall Prepare and Deliver Pay Rolls. Sec. 80. It shall be the duty of all Principals to properly fill out the monthly pay rolls of their re- spective schools, and have the same delivered at the ofiice of the Superintendent of Instruction not later* than 2 o'clock p. m., on the last school day of the month, excepting months which close on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, and in aii such months the pay rolls shall be delivered at the office of the Superin- tendent of Instruction not later than 2 o'clock on the last Thursday in the month. In the months of December and June, the pay rolls shall be delivered as required by the Superintendent of Instruction and the Secretary of the Board. Caution Against Fire. Sec. 81. Principals shall take special caution against fires, and to this end shall see that the base- ment and unoccupied rooms in their school buildings are examined at least twice during each session. There shall be a monthly fire drill in every build- ing of more than one room, to be conducted by the Principal. Pupils shall leave the building in order without wraps, except in winter, when such drill shall be held on mild days after pupils have donned their wraps. DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 49 Time to Arrive on School Premises. Sec. 82. Principals shall be present and remain within the grounds of the school at least thirty min- utes before the opening of the first session, and twenty minutes before the opening of the afternoon session, to look after the interests of the pupils and attend to such other duties as may be necessary. Time for Pupils to Assemble. Principals shall not permit pupils to appear in or about the school premises earlier than thirty minutes before the opening of school, unless the convenience of parents and comfort of pupils shall be served thereby; they shall prevent them from annoying people in the vicinity of the school, or otherwise behaving in an unseemly manner. Must Take Charge of a Room. Sec. 83. The Principals of all buildings having eight rooms or less, shall in addition to their duties of Principals, have charge of a school room. Prin- cipals of 9, 10 and 11-room buildings shall have charge of a room, but shall be relieved from the work of teaching one-half of each day, by a proper assignment of teachers. Must Supervise Exclusively. Principals of buildings of 12 rooms or more shall devote themselves exclusively to the work of super- vision, in its various forms, and shall not devote more than one hour in any one day to the regular work of teaching. Opening and Closing of Schools. Sec. 84. Principals shall see that the opening and closing of schools, and also the recesses, are simul- 50 RULES AND REGULATIONS. taneous in all the departments, except as special ar- rangements may be made by the Superintendent for primary classes, and that all recitation rooms shall De vacated within twenty minutes after the close of the daily sessions, in order that the janitors may have access to the rooms for the purpose of putting them in order for the following day, except in cases of inclement weather, when it may become necessary for pupils or teachers to remain longer. Principals must not send janitors on errands while the heating apparatus is in use. Admission of 'Non-Resident Pupils. Sec. 85. Principals shall not admit non-resident pupils to the schools except upon presentation of a tuition receipt from the Secretary. Must Exercise Economy. Sec. 86. Principals of the several schools and de- partments are required to be as economical as possi- ble in their requisitions on the Board and to exer- cise a careful supervision over all supplies received by them, in order to prevent waste and extravagance. Notify the Superintendent of Buildings. Principals must notify the Superintendent of Buildings when they need additional seats or other furniture or when they desire to have changes made in the location of the same. Principals Shall Make Annual Inventory. Sec. 87. An accurate inventory shall be made dur- ing the last week in each year of the books, slates, maps, and all other articles embraced under the head of supplies, in every school, blank forms of in- DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 51 ventory being furnislied by the Secretary for tliat purpose, which when completed shall be filed in the Secretary's office. The inventory shall designate the three conditions of supplies on hand in separate columns, viz.: Good, Half-worn and Old. DUTIES OF TEACHERS. Sec. 88. In all matters relating to the government and management of schools, teachers shall follow the directions and suggestions of their Principals so far as they do not confiict with the regulations of the Board of Education. Time for Teachers to Arrive at ScJiool Buildings. Sec. 89. All teachers shall be at their respective schools at least thirty minutes before the opening of the morning session, and twenty minutes before the opening of the afternoon session, to attend to such duties as the general regulations prescribe. Supervision over Pupils. Sec. 90. It shall be the duty of all teachers to ex- ercise a careful supervision over their pupils while in tne school rooms, and about the school premises, to secure proper deportment from all, and when deemed necessary, to extend their supervision over pupils going to and from school. Care of School Property. Sec. 91. Teachers shall take care that the school building, furniture, apparatus, maps, books, etc., in the same as well as out-buildings, fences and other school property, books loaned to pupils, and books of reference, be not defaced or injured; and shall immediately upon the discovery of any injury, re- port the same to the Principal. 52 RULES AND REGULATIONS. Admission of Pupils. Sec. 92. Teachers shall refer all pupils applying for admission to the Principal for examination and classification, and when so classified, register their names, ages, times of admission and places of resi- dence. Teacher's Report. Sec. 98. Teachers shall make reports en blanks provided, to the Principal, and no teacher shall be en- titled to compensation in full for services unless these reports have been fully and correctly made. They shall also make monthly reports to parents of the standing and deportment of their children. Pledge of Faithfulness. Sec. 94. An acceptance of a position in the schools, will be regarded as a pledge to follow all the direc- tions and regulations of the Board, Superintendent, and Principal, and when any wilful neglect of such rules shall be manifested on the part of any teacher, it shall be considered sufficient cause for the Board to declare that teacher's position vacant. Temperature and Ventilation. Sec. 95. All teachers shall give vigilant attention to the ventilation and temperature of their school rooms, both in winter and in summer; they shall ventilate the rooms by lowering the upper sashes, taking special care, however, that children be not allowed to sit in currents of cold air; they shall see that the air in the rooms is effectually changed at each recess and at the end of each school session; and at no time allow the temperature of the room to rise higher than 72 degrees Fahrenheit, on a level with the heads of the children. DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 53 Teacher's Meetings. Sec. 96. Teachers shall meet at such times and places out of school hours as the Superintendent may direct, for the purpose of promoting the interests of the school, and attending to such duties as he, in his judgment, shall consider best for their proficiency as teachers, and no excuse for absence will be en- tertained other than such as would justify absence -, from a regular session of their school. Absence of Teachers. Sec. 97. All teachers when obliged to be absent shall give immediate notice to their Principal, and when Principals or special teachers expect to be ab- sent they shall give like notice to the Superintend- ent. The Superintendent shall at once provide a substitute, and report the same to the Committee on 'leachers and Examinations. There shall be no pay allowed for any teacher for the period of absence except by vote of the Board. Penalty for Tardiness. Sec. 98. The tardiness of any teacher, without satisfactory excuse, shall subject him or her to a fine of ten per cent, of their daily wages. Physical Exercises in School. Sec. 99. Teachers in the Primary and Grammar Schools shall arrange the daily exercises in such a manner as to provide for each scholar a perioa oT calisthenic exercises every forenoon and afternoon. Teachers Visiting Schools. Sec. 100. Teachers may be allowed one day in each half year to visit other schools of the same grade to observe modes of discipline and instruction. The time for such visits and the schools to be visited shall be designated by the Superintendent, who shall require a brief written report of the visits made. 54 RULES AND REGULATIONS. Visiting Parent. Sec. 101. All teachers, so far as is consistent with their other duties, are expected to seek an acquaint- ance with the parents or guardians of their pupils. Teachers to Send Notes to Parenis. Sec. 102. At the close of every day it shall be the duty of teachers to notify parents or guardians of pupils who have been absent or tardy in attendance. These notices shall be in printed forms supplied by the Superintendent. Must Not Teach Private Schools. Sec. 103. No teacher shall conduct a private school or give instructions to private pupils, other than pub- lic school pupils, or teach in any school, or engage in the pursuit of any kind of business without the con- sent of the Board. Resignation and Dismissal of Teachers. Sec. 104. No teacher shall have the right to resign without giving at least four weeks' notice. The Board reserves the right to dismiss teachers when- ever in its judgment they are not competent to hold the positions they occupy. This Board shall not hereafter employ as teacher or enter into any con- tract with any married woman whose husband is in good health or who has means sufficient so that he is able to support his family. Any woman now on the permanent list, who shall hereafter marry, shall, at the end of the school year following her marriage, cease to hold a place upon said permanent list and shall be placed upon the list of teachers subject to annual re-election. Gejieral Duties of Teachers. Sec. 105. All teachers are required to make them- selves familiar with the regulations of the Board and thD directions of the Superintendent so far as they DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 55 relace to their departments; to maintain strict order and discipline in their school rooms; to watch over the morals of their pupils, carefully instructing them to avoid idleness, profanity, falsehood, deceit, and every wrong and dishonorable act, and training them to habits of neatness, courtesy, politeness and gen- erosity, and to govern their pupils by kindness and appeals to their nobler affections and sentiments. THE KINDERGARTENS. Duties of the Supervisor. Sec. 106. It shall be the duty oj the Supervisor of Kindergartens, under the direction of the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Schools to unify the work of the several kindergatens and cor- relate their work with that of the grades. 1st. She shall visit the kindergartens as often as practicable, note the means by which their defects may be corrected and their efficiency, as a part of the school system, promoted, and give to directors such instructions as she may deem necessary to correct errors and to promote effective work. 2d. Order such supplies through the Secretary of the Board as she considers necessary for the various kindergartens, through the Principals of the various schools. 3d. Be present at all meetings of the Committee on Kindergartens. 4th. Together with the Superintendent of Schools, she shall recommend to the Kindergarten Committee suitable persons for appointment as directors, paid assistants and volunteers; and to assign all kinder- garten teachers to positions, and make such transfers of teachers, assistants and pupils as she considers proper with the approval of the Committee on Kin- dergartens. 56 RULES AND REGULATIONS. 5th. She shall fix a time and place to receive pa- trons of the kindergartens who may desire informa- tion concerning them and to meet teachers who may desire aid or advice. The Supervisor may require the attendance of any and all kindergarten teachers on business connected with their work whenever she thinks it necessary. 6th. She shall have general care and supervision of the instruction to be given, the course of study to be pursued (under their several directors) by volun- tary assistants, and to require their attendance at such lectures as the Supervisor, or such person as she may designate, may give. Kindergarten Directors. " Sec. 107. 1st. Directors of Kindergartens shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Su- pervisor of Kindergartens, (subject to the Superin- tendent of Schools and the Board of Education), and shall carry out the suggestions and directions of the Supervisor, and co-operate with her in every pos- sible way in her efforts to promote the efficiency of the schools. 2d. All requests for supplies shall be made to the Supervisor. 3d. All communications concerning the care, man- agement and needs of the kindergartens, and all re- quests for additional teachers, or the assignment or transfer of teachers or pupils, shall be made to the Supervisor, and through her to the Superintendent of Instruction and the Kindergarten Committee. 4th. Directors shall make such reports of their work, and of the work of their assistant teachers and of the pupils under their charge, as may be called for by the Supervisor. Selection of Kindergarten Teachers. Sec. 108. No person shall hereafter be employed as' a director unless she is at least twenty-three years DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 57 of age, and a graduate of some Normal Kindergarten school, or has had an equivalent training and expe- rience. . DUTIES OF SPECIAL TEACHERS. Sec. 109. Special teachers, when employed by the Board, are expected to engage in work in the school rooms during the regular hours. Each special teacher- shall prepare a programme to be approved by the Superintendent, designating the time to be spent in each room in the city, which programmes shall be sent to the Principal of each school. Any dereliction or tardiness, or non-compliance with the programme on the part of the special teachers shall be reported by the teachers to the Superintendent. Special teach- ers shall hold at least one meeting each week, at some centrally located place, for the purpose of im- parting special instruction to the teachers. These meetings shall not be held during the regular school hours. At the close of each month they shall make a written report to the Superintendent, of the time spent in each building, the number of lessons given during the month, the number of teachers' meetings, the time lost, if any, and the number of lessons lost. DUTIES, RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF PUPILS. Children Entitled to Attend the Puhlic Schools. Sec. 110. All children of school age and bona fide residents of Omaha, or of persons paying taxes on real estate in the city of Omaha, shall be admitted free to the public schools; children of non-residents shall not be received or retained in any of the schools, except as provided by Statute, or unless the parent or guardian pay to the Board, through the Secretary, the tuition established by the Board for such pupils. 58 RULES AND REGULATIONS. A receipt for the tuition must be presented by the parent or pupil to the Principal. Non-resident pupils, however, shall not be admitted or retained under any circumstances when the schools are full, and no pupil shall be received into the first primary class after the first week of the term except by special permis- sion of the Superintendent. Tuition Fees. Sec. 111. For admission to the High School, the tuition shall be at the rate of thirty-five dollars per annum; to the grammar department of the graded schools, fifteen dollars per annum; and to all the other schools, ten dollars per annum — payable in ad- vance at the commencement of each term, to the Sec- retary, who shall issue a permit and receipt there- for. Cleanliness Required. Sec. 112. Pupils must be cleanly and neat in per- son and dress. In cases of neglect in these particu- lars, it shall be the duty of the teacher to report the pupils to the Principal, who is authorized to require the parents to attend to the condition of their chil- dren. Free Text Books. • Sec. 113. Text books, stationery and other neces- sary supplies shall be furnished pupils free of charge. Concerning Contagious Diseases. Sec. 114, No pupil who is known to be suffering from a contagious or infectious disease shall be ad- mitted to the schools, nor shall a pupil who is known to have been exposed to such disease be allowed to re- main. Principals have authority to require of all pupils certificates of successful vaccination. And in DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 59 case of the known illness of any pupil from con- tagious or infectious diseases, or the known exposure of any pupil to such diseases, the Principal shall re- quire the pupil so sick or exposed to produce a certifi- cate from the Health Commissioner that all danger is past. But no child who has had diphtheria or scarlet fever shall be received into school again until six weeks after recovery. Owing to the danger of spreading contagious or in- fectious diseases Principals and teachers must not send pupils to the home of absent pupils for the pur- pose of ascertaining the cause of absence. Penalty for Injuring School Property. Pupils who shall be guilty of losing, defacing or injuring any of the school property shall pay in full for all damages, in default of which they shall be suspended from the school, and will be re-admitted only by permission of the Board. Pupils to he Present at Examination. Any pupil who shall be absent from any special ex- ercise or regular examination of the school, and fail to render sufficient excuse for such absence, shall not be allowed to return to the school or to enter any other school of the city, without the consent of the Superintendent. Assembling Altout the School Building. Sec. 115. Pupils shall not be permitted to assem- ble about school buildings earlier than thirty minutes before the opening of the morning session, or fifteen minutes before the afternoon session, except as pro- vided in section 83; nor shall pupils be allowed to re- main for play after school is dismissed in the after- noon. During the inclement season, from November 60 RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1st to the first Monday in May, and upon all stormy days, the pupils shall be admitted to their rooms whenever they arrive upon the school grounds. Change of ScJiool. Sec. 116. Pupils shall be required to attend the school within the boundaries of which they reside, except in special cases, when the Superintendent may, on satisfactory evidence, and there being sufficient reason therefor, grant permission to attend another school, provided the schools they may desire to enter can conveniently receive them. Classification. Sec. 117. All pupils shall be classified according to their attainments on first entering the school, and shall pursue such studies as the Superintendent and Principal shall direct in con^-ormity with the rules of the Board. Pupils may be re-graded at any time by consent of the Principal. Ahsenteeism. Sec. 118. A pupil who in any consecutive four weeks may be absent four half days or tardy four times, without satisfactory excuse from parent or guardian, may be suspended and the facts immediate- ly reported to the parent or guardian and the Super- intendent. Concerning Other Absences and Tardiness. Sec. 119. Any pupil shall be recorded as absent who has not been in scnool for at least one-half of the session. Teachers shall count all pupils as absent who are not present, without regard to the cause of the absence, and absence on account of church holi- days shall be no exception to this rule. No pupil shall be absent a part of a session for the purpose DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 61 of receiving instruction elsewhere except by permis- sion of the Superintendent or Board. Teachers shall report the. names and residences of habitual truants and the names of their parents or guardians to the Principal, who shall transmit them to the Superm- tendent. Physical Exercise. Sec. 120. All pupils shall be required to take physi- cal exercise in the open air at every regular recess in favorable weather, and no pupil shall be detained for study or correction at recess or the noon hour. Obedience to Regulations. Sec. 121. The pupils shall be required to conform to all the rules laid down for the direction and gov- ernment of the schools. They shall be respectful In their deportment toward the teachers and toward each other, and refrain from the use of improper lan- guage and from unseemly conduct. They are ex- pected to have constant regard for their own honor and for the reputation of the schools. MISCELLANEOUS RULES FOR DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. Sec. 122. All applications by teachers who are not eligible for appointment shall be referred to the Su- perintendent of Schools. All applications of teachers who are eligible to appointment shall be referred to the Committee on Teachers and Examinations. No person shall be elected by this Board to any position as Supervisor, Principal, Teacher, or Spe- cial Teacher, or placed by the Board or by any of its committees upon the list of assigned teachers whose services are used as they are needed, unless such person holds the certificate required by the rules of 62 RULES AND REGULATIONS. this Board and is recommended for such election or assignment by the Superintendent of Instruction. All elections or assignments of teachers, supervisors, etc., shall be only upon report of the proper commit- tee. Quota and Classification of Pupils. Sec. 123. The quota of pupils to each teacher in the High School shall be 30, and no additional teacher shall be assigned to the High School unless the num- ber of pupils in the High School exceeds the quota of 30 pupils to the teacher by 25. The quota of pupils in the Primary Grades shall be as follows: 1st grade, 52; 2d grade, 52; 3d grade, 52; 4th grade, 52. In the Grammar Grades as follows: 5th grade, 50; 6th grade, 50; 7th grade, 48; 8th grade, 44. And no additional teacher shall be assigned to any school unless the number of pupils in said school shall exceed the quota of 40 per teacher by 35. For these purposes the Principal is counted as a teacher. Whenever the number of pupils in the highest class in any school building shall fall below 15 for 20 consecutive days, said pupils shall be transferred to the nearest school or schools where they can be ac- commodated. In cases where such transfers necessi- tate walking more than ten blocks, the Board may arrange to pay the car fare of such pupils. Suburban schools, i. e., Gibson, Ambler, Eckerman, West Side, Central Park, Port Omaha and Sherman, are exempt from the operations of the above rule. A paid assistant shall be assigned to each Kinder- garten when the attendance exceeds 50. No Advertising or Soliciting Permitted. Sec. 124. No advertisement shall be read or cir- culated in the school or upon the school grounds, or DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 63 be printed upon the walls or fences of any school buildings under their supervision; no agent or other person shall enter any school or school premises for the purpose of exhibiting, selling or soliciting orders for any article. And no photographer shall be al- lowed to take any views of any school room or school building during school hours, and no Principal, teacher or pupil shall be allowed to act as agent or solicitor for the sale of any such views or photo- graphs, without the consent of the Board having been previously asked and obtained. School Terms. Sec. 125. The fall term of school shall begin on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in September and shall continue sixteen weeks. The winter term shall begin on the first Monday in Ja.nuary, unless that day should be New Years day, in which case the term shall begin on the second of January, and con- tinue twelve weeks. The spring term shall begin on the first Monday in April and continue ten weeks unless otherwise ordered by the Board. Holidays. Sec. 126. The following holidays shall be granted to' all the schools: Every Saturday, January first, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, with the day following, and Christmas Day. School Sessions. Sec. 127. The session of the High School shall commence at 9 A. M. and continue until 2 P. M., with a recess of thirty minutes. The morning session of all other schools shall com- mence at 9 o'clock and shall close at 11:45 o'clock, with a recess of 10 minutes for all pupils when one- half the session has expired. 64- RULES AND REGULATIONS. The afternoon session shall begin at 1:15 o'clock and close at 4 o'clock, with a recess of 10 minutes after one-half the session has expired. The session in the second grade, and in the first grade of schools that do not have half-day sessions, shall close one-half hour earlier than the time speci- fied above, both forenoon and afternoon. The hours of the Kindergartens shall be the same as those of the first grade. Time for Calling Session. Sec. 128. The first bell of the morning session shall be rung at 8:30, and the second bell at 8:55 by the janitors. The first and secona bells of the second session shall be rung at twenty and five minutes, re- spectively, before the opening of the school. No teacher shall leave the building before 11:45 a. m. and 4 o'clock p. m., Wxi,hout special permission from the Superintendent or Principal. The Principal of a school shall have the power to authorize a teacher to dismiss the school at an earlier hour if deemed advisable, owing to inclement weather. Grades and Departments. Sec. 129. The work of each full year shall be known as a grade. The first four years or grades shall be known as the Primary Department; the fifth to the eighth grade, inclusive, shall be known as the Grammar Department; and the ninth to the twelfth grade, inclusive, shall be known as the High School Department. Examinations. Sec. 130. All examinations shall be conducted un- der the direction of the Superintendent and Princi- pals and in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee on Text Books and Course of Study. DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 65 Pupils shall be promoted from class to class and rrom grade to grade in accordance with the following rule: (a) On written recommendation and endorsement of the class teacher and Principal, based upon close observation of the work of the individual pupil from day to day. (b) On test examinations, written or oral, at dis- cretion, to be given from time to time during the year. Three examinations v/ill be given by the grade or class teacher, one examination by the Principal, and two such examinations by the Superintendent. Equal credit shall be allowed for recitations and for examinations. The Permanent List. Sec. 131. Any teacher who has taught in the pub- lic schools of Omaha, with approved success for five years, at least three successive years of which time must have been as an elected teacher, may be placed on what shall be known as the List of Permanent Teachers. Teachers, Principals, or Supervisors placed upon this permanent list shall not be required to be elected annuailj^ but shall serve during the pleasure of the Board; they shall be permanently in the employ of the Board, and not selected permanently for any par- ticular position, and they shall be subject to such changes of position and salary as the Board may from time to time determine, or such as may be arranged under the rules of the Board. No person shall be placed upon the list of Perma- nent Teachers unless such person has the recommen- dation of the Superintendent of Instruction and of the proper committee for place upon the permanent list, and' receives also the affirmative votes of eight 66 RULES AND REGULATIONS. members of the Board for such place on the list, the vote to be taken by roll call. Persons once placed upon the List of Permanent Teachers shall remain in the employ of the Board until dismissed — such dismissal to be recommended by the Superintendent of Instruction and approved by the affirmative votes of at least eight members, the vote to be taken by roll call. Books and Studies. Sec. 132. Books and studies in all the schools shall be such only as are authorized by the Board. Use of School Buildings. Sec. 133. The school buildings shall be used only for public school purposes. Night Schools, Sec. 134. Night schools under the direction of the Superintendent may be established by order of the Board. The session shall continue from the first Mon- day in November until tne close of the Winter term. Any night school in which the average attendance for one week shall fall below thirty pupils may be discontinued by the Superintendent. The Examining Committee. Sec. 135. There shall be an Examination Commit- tee of four members. Annually, at its first regular meeting in August, or as soon thereafter as conven- ient, the Board shall elect three members of this Committee, whose duty it shall be to prepare ques- tions and examine applicants for positions as teach- ers under the direction of the Superintendent of Schools, who shall, ex-officio, constitute the other member of said Committee. The three members so elected shall, prior to each examination, prepare and submit to the full Commit- DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 67 tee for its aproval or amendment, the questions to be propounded at such examination. The report of the result of every examination shall be submitted to the full Committee before the same is made public and said Committee shall determine the standard upon which a favorable report shall be based. Teachers' Examinations, Sec. 136. Examinations of applicants for teach- ers' certificates shall be held, begininng on the last Tuesday^ in June and during the Christmas vacation. Special examinations may be held when ordered by the Board of Education. At the request of the Examining Committee ex- perts may be employed to assist in the examination of applicants for positions as teachers of special branches. The supervisors of kindergartens, music anu drawing, shall be at the service of the Examining Committee to assist them in examinations pertaining to their special departments. At least one member of the Examining Committee shall be present while an expert is conducting any examination. In addition to the certificates granted to teachers of special branches, the Examining Committee shall grant certificates of four classes, as follows: Certificates for Paid Assistants in the Kindergar- tens. Certificates for Directors in the Kindergartens. Certificates for Assistants in the Primary and Grammar Schools. Certificates for Teachers in the High School. No person shall be admitted to the examination for certificates as Paid Assistant in the Kindergartens, or shall receive such certificate, unless upon satisfactory showing to the Examining Committee that the appli- cant is eighteen years of age, is a graduate of the Omaha High School or has an education equivalent 68 RULES AND REGULATIONS. to the full course in that school, can play well upon the piano, can sing correctly, and has spent at least two years in a kindergarten practice school, at least one and a half years of which time must have been in actual charge of a class of children. The applicant shall also pass a satisfactory examination in English Grammar and Composition, in Theoretical and Me- chanical Work with Kindergarten Gifts and Occupa- tions, and in Supplementary Reading, as required in the Course of Study for Paid Assistants in the Omaha Kindergarten Normal Training School. No person shall he admitted to the examination for certificate as Director in the Kindergartens, or shall receive such certificate, unless upon satisfactory showing to the Examining Committee that the appli- cant is twenty-three years of age, has all the qualifi- cations and has passed the examination required for a certificate as Paid Assistant, and has had at least two years of experience as Paid Assistant or as Di- rector in a Kindergarten school. The applicant shall also pass a satisfactory examination in the subjects required in the course of study for directors in the Omaha Kindergarten Normal Training School. Exception: — Persons who are graduates of kinder- garten colleges or training schools of good standing, the requirements for graduation from which are the same as, or equal to those required for graduation from the Omaha Kindergarten Normal Training ochool, may upon making to the Examining Commit- tee satisfactory showing of the fact, and also of the fact that they fulfill all other requirements set forth in the preceding paragraphs of this section, receive certificates as paid assistants, or as directors, with- out being required to pass examination except in English Grammar and Composition. No person shall be admitted to the examination for certificate as Assistant (Teacher) in the Pri- DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 69 mary and Grammar Schools, or shall receive such certificate, unless upon satisfactory showing to the Examining Committee that the applicant is eighteen years of age, and either has had at least two years successful experience in teaching, or is a graduate from a college or university or from a normal school course as extended and thorough as the High School Iraining Course of the Nebraska State Normal School. The applicant shall also pass satisfactory examination in the following subjects: English — Reading, Orthography, Grammar and Composition, American Literature. Mathematics — Arithmetic, Algebra to quadratics. Elements of Plane Geometry, History and Civil Government of the United Scates. Science — Elements of Physiology, Botany, Zoology and Physics. Geography, including Physical Geography. Elements of Drawing and Vocal Music. Penmanship. Theory and Practice of Teaching. No person shall be admitted to the examination for certificate as teacher in the High School, or shall re- ceive such certificate, unless the applicant holds the certificate required for assistants in the primary and grammar schools. The applicant shall also pass sat- isfactory examination in the subjects of that one of the following groups in which he proposes to teach: Group i. — Mathematical: — Higher Arithmetic, Al- gebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, astronomy. Rheto- ric. Group II. — Literary: — English Literature, English History, General History, Rhetoric. Group III. — Scientific: — Botany, Chemistry, Geolo- gy, Physics, Zoology, Rhetoric. Group IV. — Latin: — Latin Gram-mar, Latin Liter- ature, Roman History, Rhetoric. 70 RULES AND REGULATIONS. Group V. — Greek:— Greek Grammar, Greek Litera- ture, Greek History, Rhetoric. Exception: — High School teachers may, upon satis- factory showing to Examining Committee, that they fulfill all other requirements for certificates as assist- ants in primary and grammar schools be exempt from the examination required for certificates as assist- ant in primary and grammar schools if they are graduates of any of the following colleges, univer- sities or institutes: Amherst, Brown, Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Harvard,. Yale, Columbia, Hamilton, Union, Cornell, Syracuse, Princeton, Jefferson, Dickinson, Oberlin, Rutgers, Williams, Ohio, Wesleyan, Bryn Miawr, Mt. Holyoke, Smith, Wellesley, Vassar, Chicago University, .Johns Hopkins University, Leiand Stanford, Jr., University, Vanderbilt University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Troy, N. Y., Northwestern University of Evanston, 111., and the universities of Vermont, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Mis- souri, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Wis- consin, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, California. Special teachers shall pass satisfactory examination in the branches they are to teach, or give other satis- factory evidence of their qualifications for the posi- tions they seek. They shall also pass a satisfactory examination in English Grammar and Composition, but shall not be required to hold certificates as assist- ants in primary and grammar schools. The term "Special Teachers" shall be held to mean: Super- visors of Music, Drawing, Physical Culture, and Kin- dergartens; Teachers of German, French, Spanish, Chemistry or Physics, exclusively; Teachers of Com- mercial branches, and Teachers of Manual Train- ing. DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 71 A certificate as Assistant in the Primary and Grammar schools shall entitle the holder to teach in any grade from the first to the eighth, inclusive. Teachers employed in the schools before or on De- cember 19, 1898, and who hold the certificate required by the rules in force up to that time, shall not be required to secure certificates under this rule as amended except for promotion to the High School, or to directorships in the kindergartens. Teachers working on primary certificates granted them before December 19, 1898, may secure the cer-. tificates for assistants in Primary and Grammar Grades necessary to entitle them to teach in the Grammar Grades by passing examination in those branches not covered by the certificates they now hold. The Examining Committee shall make a record of each examination held, including the names of the persons examined, the branches in which they are examined and the grade accorded to each after the papers are passed upon by the Committee, and afiix their names to the same in a book to be provided by the Secretary of this Board and to be kept in the office of the Superintendent as one of the permanent records of this Board. In these examinations all papers shall be marked on a scale of 100. The standing of teachers in all branches shall be shown in their certificates. Less than 75 in any branch shall be considered a failure, and no certificate shall be granted. At the close of the examination, all the papers, includ- ing those of the applicants, shall be sent to the office of the Superintendent, where they will be kept on file, subject to the inspection of interested persons. 72 RULES AND REGULATIONS. DEPARTMENTS AND SALARIES. High School Teachers. Sec. 137. The corps of teachers employed in the High School shall be arranged as follows: Principal, First Assistant Principal, Heads of Departments and Assistants, and the salaries paid shall be as described hereafter: Principal, $2,400 per annum, payable monthly throughout the twelve months. First Assistant Principal, $1,500 per annum. Heads of Departments, from $1,100 to $1,500 per annum. Assistants, from $700 to $1,100 per annum.. Salaries in Other Schools. The following salaries shall be allowed and paid to the Principals of the several schools: Principals of 1 and 2-room buildings shall receive $80 per month. Principals of 3-room buildings shall receive $85 per month. Principals of 4-room buildings shall receive 90 per month. Principals of 5-room buildings shall receive $95 per month. Principals of 6-room buildings shall receive $100 per month. Principals of 7-room buildings shall receive $105 per month. Principals of 8-room buildings shall receive $110 per month. Principals of 9-room buildings shall receive $115 per month. Principals of 10-room buildings shall receive $120 per month. Principals of 11-room buildings shall receive $125 per month. DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION. 73 Principals of 12-room buildings shall receive $130 per montli. Principals of 13-room buildings shall receive $135 per month. Principals of buildings of 14 or more rooms shall receive $140 per month. Principals receiving less than $140 per month shall receive" an increase of $5 per month for each addi- tional room opened, and shall have their salaries reduced $5 per month for each room closed; but no Principal of a graded school shall receive more than $140 per month. Teachers without experience in graded schools shall be paid at the rate of $40 per month, and for each year of experience $5 additional per month shall be paid until a salary of $70 per month Is reached. Teachers of the seventh grade shall receive the an- nual increase until a salary of $75 is reached. Teach- ers of the eighth grade shall receive $80 per month. Directors in the Kindergarten without previous ex- perience as directors shall receive $50 per month the first year — and for each year of experience as di- rector, $5 additional per month until a salary of $70 per month is reached. Paid assistants in the Kinder- gartens shall receive $40 a month for the first year and an increase of $5 per month each successive year after the first year until a salary of $50 per month is reached. Teachers who teach two schools composed of different pupils, one in the forenoon and one in the after- noon of each day, shall receive $10 per month more than the amounts received in like grades by those who teacn but one school. In computing the pay of principals and teachers for fractional parts of a month, the basis of computa- tion for each day lost shall be one-twentieth part of the monthly salary. 74 RULES AND REGULATIONS. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. THE SUPERINTENDENT OP BUILDINGS. Sec. 138. No person shall be deemed eligible to the office of Superintendent of School Buildings unless he has had at least five years' experience as a con- tractor and superintendent of construction of both brick and wooden buildings and is a competent car- penter. He shall present the written endorsement of at least two reputable architects, setting forth that he possesses the qualifications aforesaid. He shall also be required to be competent to draw plans and furnish estimates of the cost of temporary buildings or additions to such buildings. Before en- tering upon the discharge of his duties he shall give bonds in the sum of not less than five thousand dol- lars ($5,000), with good, and sufficient sureties condi- tioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of his office. The Superintendent of Buildings shall be under the general supervision of the Committee on Build- ings and Property, (subject to the Board), and no work involving the expenditure of money shall be performed by said Superintendent of Buildings, ex- cept upon the written order of said Committee, or resolution of the Board, provided that in case of an emergency said Superintendent may perform work in- volving an expenditure of not exceeding Twenty-five Dollars, reporting same to the Board at its next meeting. DEPARTMENT OP LABOR. 75 Shall Superintend Repairs. He shall superintend the construction and repair of all buildings, except such as require the special at- tention of the architect, and shall at all times consult with the architect in respect to repairs upon build- ings, heating and ventilation and sewerage. He shall attend to the placing and repairing of seats and desks and all other work of similar character not other- wise provided for by the Board. Ordering Material. The Superintendent of Buildings shall in no case order materials or supplies of any kind for the use of the Board, except by written orders, countersigned by the Secretary of the Board, who shall keep a record of the character and quantity of supplies or- dered, the price paid, the person or firm from whom they are ordered, and the specific purpose for which they are to be used. The Superintendent of Buildings shall act as fore- man of janitors and shall receive no extra compen- sation therefor. He shall have the supervision of the janitors employed by the Board in respect to their duties connected with heating and ventilating, plumbing, sewerage, the care of school buildings and school grounds. He shall visit the several school buildings as often as practicable, not less than twice a month; shall carefully examine the heating apparatus, plumbing, gas-fitting, sewerage and ventilation of the buildings; shall make suggestions and recommendations to the iioard in his regular reports in regard to desirable repairs, alterations, additions and improvements; and see tnat. the heating and ventilating apparatus is at all times kept in a proper and effective condi- tion by the janitor. He shall instruct janitors as to 76 RULES AND REGULATIONS. tne best metliods of firing to secure the most satis- factory combustion and other matters pertaining to the performance of their duties, and shall report to the Committee on Heat and Ventilation as to the quality of fuel furnished to the schools. He shall promptly report to the Committee on Heat and Ventilation all janitors who prove to be incompetent. He shall consult and advise with the architect of the Board with reference to all plans and specifica- tions prepared by the architect for heating and ven- tilation, plumbing, gas-fitting, sewerage, repairs and alterations of school buildings, and shall under direc- tion of the architect superintend the construction of the sam_e. He shall also when it may be deemed nec- essary by the Board prepare plans and specifications for alterations, repairs and additions under direction of the Committee on Buildings and Property. He shall, if required by the Board, examine can- didates for position as janitors of the schools and re- port as to their qualifications to the Committee on Heat and Ventilation. He shall, if required, under the direction of the Committee on Heat and Ventilation, test and report the quality of coal furnished to the school buildings under contract. He shall inspect and report to the Committee on Heat and Ventilation the quantity of coal used by the janitors of the schools, and shall check janitors who are wasting fuel. He shall be subject to the instructions of the Com- mittee on Buildings and Property, whose chairman may authorize the Secretary of the Board to act for them in matters of detail. Requests from teachers, janitors and others for the services of the employees of this department shall be made in writing to the Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. * 77 Under the direction of tne Board the Superintend- ent of School Buildings shall employ a foreman and such other workmen as are necessary to keep the buildings in repair and premises in proper condition. The foreman shall have immediate charge of repairs subject to the instructions of the Superintendent of School Buildings, and for his services snail receive a salary not exceeding three dollars per day. The Superintendent of School Buildings shall be required to keep a set of books containing records of all the transactions of his office, stating the names, wages and time employed, of all workmen, and the work performed by them, and an account of all ma- terials received by him and the dispensation of same, and showing the distribution of expenditures among the schools. He shall make a written report monthly of the transactions of his office. This report shall give in detail the work done during the month, the number of men employed by him, and call attention to the work necessary to be done. The Superintendent of Buildings shall have author- ity to make all urgent and necessary repairs. The Superintendent of School Buildings shall de- vote his entire time to the duties of the office, and for his services shall receive the sum of eighteen hundred dollars ($1,800) per annum, payable month- ly, and shall receive no other remuneration. He is authorized to reduce the number of employes under him at any time when he deems it to be advis- able. EMPLOYMENT AND DIRECTION OP JANITORS. Application for Janitor's Position. Sec. 139. All applications for the position of jani- tor in the schools shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board, on blanks furnished for that purpose by 78 RULES AND REGULATIONS. the Secretary. All janitors of steam-heated buildings shall be duly licensed engineers and shall file a cer- tified copy of their licenses with their applications. Direction of Janitors. Sec. 140. Janitors shall be subject to the general direction and control of the Superintendent of School Buildings and the Committee on Heat and Ventilation in the discharge of their duties in con- nection with the heating and ventilating, plumbing and sewerage, and of the Secretary of the Board in their business relations with him; they shall also obey the directions of the Principals relating to the performance of work within the scope of their du- ties. Janitors shall have exclusive control of the heat- ing apparatus under the direction of the Superin- tendent of School Buildings and they shall comply with the requirements of Principals in respect to the temperature to be maintained. They shall be re- sponsible to the Board for any damages to school property resulting from their misconduct, careless- ness or neglect. Any defect in the heating and ven- tilating apparatus, plumbing, gas-fitting and sewer- age or any needed repairs about the buildings or grounds shall be promptly reported to the Superin- tendent of School Buildings. Notice to Principals of Need of Fuel. Sec. 141. Janitors shall report to the Principal of the school building of which he has charge the quan- tity of fuel on hand, at least ten days before the prob- able exhaustion of the supply, and the Principal of such school shall at once notify the Secretary of the Board. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 79 Hours at School Buildings. Sec. 142. Janitors shall be in attendance during term-time and in all vacations at their schools every day, except Sundays and school holidays. The hours of daily attendance shall be from 8 o'clock A. M. to 5 o'clock P. M., except on Saturdays, when, unless repair work is being done at their buildings, or Lhey are otherwise directed, their hours shall be from 8 o'clock A. M. to 12 o'clock noon. They shall reside within a reasonable distance of their buildings and shall have their names and addresses posted on an outside door of their school buildings. In extreme cold or inclement weather the janitors shall be present and open the building at least one hour before the opening of school in the morning. Must Ring Bell. Sec. 143. Janitors shall ring the bell for the morn- ing session of school at 8:30 and a second time at 8:55. For the afternoon session they shall ring the bell at twenty minutes, also at five minutes, before the opening of the session. Display of Flags. Sec. 144. Janitors shall have charge of the flags of their schools and raise the same on every legal holi- day, and when directed by the Principal or Superin- tendent of Instruction. One Janitor for Each School. Sec. 145. Each school building, together with its annexes, except the Long, shall be under the control of one janitor only, who alone shall be responsible to the Board for the proper care of such building, or buildings. 80 RULES AND REGULATIONS. Board may Discharge. Sec. 146. The janitors shall be elected for the term of one year, but the Board of Education reserves the right to terminate the engagement with any of them at any time for cause. Clean Windows, Set Broken Glass, Etc. Sec. 147. Janitors shall attend to the washing of windows, the setting of all panes of glass, and the cleaning of lamps, stoves, stove pipes, furnaces and boilers, to the removal of dust from the walls and ceilings ; shall scrub and clean the floors, shall keep the rooms, halls, basements and outhouses in neat condition; shall remove snow and ice from the steps of the buildings, from the sidewalks both outside and inside of the school yards, shall keep the school grounds clean and neat, shall mend walks and fences and shall perform such other duties as may be re- quired by the Principal or the Superintendent of School Buildings. Shall Not Absent Themselves. Sec. 148. Janitors shall not absent themselves from the school grounds during school hours except by per- mission of the Principal. Janitors must not go upon errands when the heating apparatus is in opera- tion. Oil, Matches, Waste, Etc. Sec. 149. Janitors shall have immediate charge of matches, which shall be kept in metallic boxes. All waste papers shall be destroyea daily. Lamp oil and other combustible materials shall be kept in the base- ment in fire-proof boxes, locked when not in use, and all waste paper and oily woolen waste shall be de- stroyed daily. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 81 Clean Buildings During Vacation, Sec. 150. During the Winter, Spring and Summer vacations janitors shall thoroughly wash and scrub the floors, seats, desks, wainscoting and other paint- ed wood-work of their buildings, and shall put their buildings, grounds and heating apparatus in first- class condition. Qualify as special Policemen. Sec. 151. Janitors in the employ of the Board shall qualify as special policemen immediately after their appointment, and upon qualifying they shall be fur- nished by the Secretary with special policemen's badges. They shall exclude from the grounds and buildings under their charge all persons who are not there on legitimate business, and shall apprehend and convey to the nearest police officer and enter com- plaint against all persons found within the school premises under suspicious circumstances. Janitors shall not receive the visits of friends or acquaint- ances or permit persons to loiter in or around the school buildings at any time. Suspension of Janitors. Sec. 152. The President of the Board and the Committee on Heat and Ventilation, when the inter- ests of the schools require, may suspend a janitor for cause, and no janitor shall receive any pay or salary after the time of his suspension until re-instated by vote of the Board. N'o Smoking or Drinking, Sec. 153. No smoking or drinking of intoxicating liquors shall be allowed on the school premises at any time. 82 RULES AND REGULATIONS. Evening Schools, Sec. 154. Janitors of buildings in which evening schools are held shall be in attendance for the per- formance of their duties during the sessions of the schools and shall be paid $1.00 per evening where one or two rooms are used, and 25c per evening for each additional room, above two^ which is used. Record of Fuel Burned. Sec. 155. Every janitor shall keep a monthly record of the quantity of fuel burned in his building, and shall furnish the Secretary with a statement of tue same. Copies of Rules and Regulations. Sec. 156. Printed copies of the Rules and Regula- tions shall be furnished to the janitors and Principals of the schools, and a copy shall be hung up by the janitor in a convenient place for reference. Salaries of Janitors. Sec. 157. Janitors having charge of one school room in actual use, shall receive $20 per month; two rooms, $25 per month; three rooms, $35 per month; four rooms, $40 per month; five rooms, $45 per month; six rooms, $50 per month, during school and vacation months. Janitors having charge of seven school rooms in actual use shall receive $60 pen- month; eight rooms, $65 per month; nine rooms, $70 per month; ten rooms, $75 per month; eleven rooms, $80 per month, during school months, and they shall receive $55 per month during vacation months. Jani- tors having charge of twelve rooms in actual use shall receive $S5 per month; thirteen rooms, $90 per I DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 83 month; fourteen rooms, $95 per month; fifteen rooms, $100 per month; sixteen rooms, $105 per month; seventeen rooms, $110 per month; eighteen rooms, $115 per month during school months and they shall receive $60 per month during vacation months. The janitor of the High School shall receive $1,800 per year. The janitor of the Board rooms shall receive $65 per month. ^^^ LIBRARY OF CONGRESS