ILLINOIS III I/I State Examining Board RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROGRAM OF Examinations for County Certificates OCTOBER, 1919 [Printed by authority of the State of Illinois.] ScHNEPP & Barnes, Printers Springfield. III. 1919 . 26584—20M. ILLINOIS STATE EXAMINING BOARD FRANCIS G. BLAIR Superintendent of Public Instruction. Chairman I. M. ALLEN Springfield JOHN E. CROSS Superintendent Ogle County Schools, Oregon B. C. MOORE Superintendent McLean County Schools, Bloomington HUGH S. McCREA Superintendent Madison County Schools, Edwardsville A. L. WHITTENBERG Secretary, Office Supt. Public Instruction. t Examination for County Certificates OCTOBER, 1919 RULES—REGULATIONS—PROGRAM The examination shall be held by the county superintendent of schools at the county seat of each' county in the State except Cook County. 1. On the first day, tne examination shall open at «:50 a. m. and close at 5 :45 p. ni.; on the second day, the examination shall open at 8 :00 a. m. and close at 5 :45 p. m. A noon period of one hour shall be given between the hours of 12 :00 noon and p. m. 2. Each applicant shall decide on his or her form of signature and shall use that one on all blanks. Applicants whose names have been changed by marriage since the last examination shall in addition give their maiden name, thus: Mrs. J. K. Smith, nee Anna Miller. 3. If an applicant desires his certificate issued in any county other than the one in which this examination is taken he shall indicate that fact at the bottom of the application blank, thus: (I desire my cer¬ tificate issued in.county.) 4. Each applicant shall fill out two application blanks before beginning to write on the examination. 5. The county superintendent shall collect the required fee of one dollar for the examination. 6. After filling out the application blank, the applicant shall sub¬ mit the blank to the county superintendent or person conducting the examination who shall examine it very carefully. If it is properly made out, the county superintendent or person conducting the exami¬ nation shall then give the questions and the necessary supplies together with a serial number which shall be placed on each and every sheet of the applicant’s manuscript in the following manner: Number 25—Richland County. 3 4 i ri X 6^ 4 Vf* tn t. <•5 LU QC O r 1 --. '^}) * r vr ; / 7. The questions for each half-day are enclosed in a sealed en¬ velope. They shall be opened by the county superintendent in the presence of the applicants at the beginning of such half-day session. 8. The assigned application number must be written in the proper place. 9. The answers shall be written upon one side of the paper only. 11. Answers shall be numbered with Roman numerals in the middle of the page. 12. All manuscripts shall be written with pen and ink. 13. Each applicant shall, if possible, have a separate desk. 14. No communication between applicants shall be allowed. Any such communication shall invalidate the applicant’s examina¬ tion. No explanation as to the meaning of the question shall be given. The proper interpretation of the questions is a part of the examination. 15. Subjects shall be given at the time and in the order desig¬ nated in the program. 16. Applicants who have completed the work of a session shall be excused. 17. No undue amount of time should be given any one subject. 18. Do not fold papers. Be sure that the application number is on each sheet before handing papers to county superintendent. 19. (a) Elementary : Applicants for elementary certificates of the second grade or first grade shall write on any six of the eight questions submitted. If more than six questions are answered, credit will be given only on the first six discussed by the applicant. (5) High Schools: For a high school certificate any five of questions 1 to 6 inclusive shall be answered for a minor subject and any eight of questions 1 to 10 inclusive shall be answered for a major subject. (c) Kindergarten - Primary: Applicants for kindergarten-pri¬ mary certificate are required to write on English and theory and prac¬ tice. Eight of the ten questions submitted are required in each subject. {d) Special: Applicants for special certificate are required to write on English, pedagogy and on the special subject or subjects which they desire named in the certificate. Eight of the ten questions submitted are required in each subject. {e) Supervisory: Applicants for supervisory certificate are re¬ quired to write on English, educational pscychology, history of educa¬ tion and school administration. Eight of the ten questions submitted are required in each subject. (/) Examinations for kindergarten-primary, high school, special and supervisory certificates will be offered in the July and Noveniber examinations but not in the March examination. The March examina¬ tion will be confined to elementary certificates only. 20. A general average of 75, with a minimum of 60, shall be re¬ quired for a second grade elementary certificate. A general average of 80, with a minimum of 60, shall be required for a first grade elementary certificate. The same general average and minimum shall be required for a high school, a supervisory, a kindergarten-primary and a specal cer¬ tificate as are required for a first grade elementary certificate. 21. If an applicant applies for a first grade certificate and fails on the general average, he may receive a second grade certificate, pro¬ vided his general average is not below 75 per cent. 22. A grade acquired in any subject or subjects equal to or higher than the general average required for the certificate applied for shall be valid for and accepted in the next two subsequent exami¬ nations. A fee of one dollar shall be charged for each such or other subsequent examination. 23. The holder of a second grade elementary certificate who has had two years of successful experience in teaching and professional growth, certified to by the county superintendent in whose county the teaching was done, and who applies for a first grade elementary cer¬ tificate by examination, may receive credit in such examination for such subjects as are required for a second grade certificate, provided the applicant is a high school graduate as required by Rule 27, or, has proven an equivalent preparation, or, has offered a satisfac¬ tory substitute for high school graduation as provided in Section 12 of the law and by Rule 33 of the Examining Board. The subjects required are English, algebra, general history, and any three of the five sciences listed in column 3 of the program of examinations. 24. At the time fixed in the program for closing of each half¬ day session, all papers written during that session shall be collected by the county superintendent or the person conducting the examination, arranged by subjects and enclosed and sealed in envelopes addressed to the Examining Board. 25. Any applicant who is 17 years of age or over, is eligible to enter the examination so far as age is concerned. No certificate shall be issued until the applicant has attained the age of 18 years. 26. Second Grade Certificates: To be admitted to the ex¬ amination for second grade certificate, the applicant must present evi¬ dence of graduation from a recognized two year high school or an equivalent preparation. Eight units of secondary education earned in any recognized high school or academy will be accepted as an equiv¬ alent of graduation from a recognized two year high school. Appli¬ cants are required to file the names of three competent references as to character. Provisional Certificates: A provisional certificate is valid for one year for teaching in the first eight grades of the common schools. It is not renewable and cannot be issued a second time to the same person. At the option of the county superintendent it may be issued to persons who have failed in the examination for a second grade ex¬ amination after July 1, 1919. 27. First Grade Certificates: To be admitted to the exam¬ ination for a first grade certificate the applicant must be of lawful age and must present evidence of graduation from a recognized four year high school or equivalent preparation and six months of successful teaching and file the names of three competent references as to char¬ acter. 28. High School Certificates: To be admitted to the exam¬ ination for a high school certificate an applicant must present a cer¬ tificate signed by the President and Registrar showing the completion of two years’ successful work in a recognized higher institution in which the following credits have been earned: English . 6 semester hours Educational Psycholog-y. 3 semester hours Principles and Methods of Teaching (Pedagogy). 3 semester hours Electives . 48 semester hours Total .60 semester hours The applicant shall sustain an examination in English and peda¬ gogy and in six high school subjects, three majors and three minors, chosen as follows; one subject from each of the following groups: (1) Mathematics, (2) History, (3) Science, (4) Language or Litera¬ ture and two other subjects chosen from the list of high school sub¬ jects printed in the program of examinations found elsewhere in this circular. 29. Supervisory Certificates: A supervisory certificate can not be granted without an examination in English, educational psychol¬ ogy, history of education and school administration. Two classes of applicants may be admitted to this examination: (1) Those who have completed the course of a recognized normal school and have taught or supervised successfully for two years. (2) Those who have completed two years of work in a recognized higher institution, one of which is in a normal school or an equivalent preparation, and who have taught or supervised successfully for two years. 30. Kindergarten-Primary Certificates: Applicants may be admitted to the examination for a kindergarten-primary certificate by presenting evidence of graduation from a recognized four-year high school. The subjects in which they shall be examined are English and the theory and practice of kindergarten and primary work. 31. Special Certificates: Two classes of applicants may be admitted to this examination: (1) Those who present evidence of a graduation from a reco^ized four-year high school and who present a certificate showing the completion in a recognized higher institution of at least two years of special training in the subjects which they propose to teach. Such applicants must pass an examina¬ tion in English and the principles and methods of teaching. (2) Those who are graduates of a recognized four-year high school and who present evidence that they have taught or can teach the subjects. Such applicants must pass an examination in English, the principles and methods of teaching and in the subjects which they propose to teach. The major high school examination in the latter shall be required. 32. A preliminary examination will be held at the various county seats for candidates who wish to show that they possess the equivalent of a high school education. Questions for such exam¬ inations and rules for conducting them will be sent to county superin¬ tendents by the Examining Board upon request. High School Equivalent: An applicant for a first grade ele¬ mentary certificate who is not a graduate of a recognized four-year 6 \ 'i high school shall be required to pass an examination or furnish other satisfactory evidence of the equivalent of such graduation. Such applicant may be admitted to the examination, but no first grade certificate shall be issued upon examination until the applicant has qualified as to the high school equivalent, and the same has been approved by the Examining Board. Fifteen secondary or high school units for this purpose shall be the equivalent of high school graduation. A unit is a year’s work of daily preparation and recitation. In qualifying for the high school equivalent required, the appli¬ cant may receive credit from his first grade examination as follows: Eng-lish . 2 units Alg-ebra .^. units General history. 1 unit Botany . 1 unit Zoology . 1 unit Physics . .. 1 unit Physiog-raphy . 1 unit Chemistry . 1 unit The applicant may make additional necessary units by examina¬ tion in subject chosen from the following: American literature. I unit English literature. 1 unit English history. i unit American history.. ^ or 1 unit Civics . i unit Plane geometry. 1 unit Solid geometry. i unit Latin (beginning). 1 unit Caesar . 1 unit German (first year). 1 unit German (second year).; . . , 1 unit Botany ... i or 1 unit Zoology ... I or 1 unit Physics . 1 unit Physiography . ^ or 1 unit Chemistry . 1 unit In such examination an applicant shall not choose any of the three sciences which he has written upon in his first grade examination. 33. In the examination of teachers for certificates higher than those which they received in exchange for certificates in force July 1, 1914, successful experience in teaching or supervision shall be accepted as a substitute for high school and professional training. Teachers whose certificates were obtained by exchange and who desire to offer experience in teaching or supervision as a substitute for high school and professional training as authorized by Section 12 of the certificating law will be admitted to the examination for certificates of higher grade than those received in exchange upon the following conditions: (a) One year of successful experience in teaching or supervision shall be accepted as a substitute for each year of high school or professional train¬ ing which the applicant has not completed, and which is required by Section 6 for the grade of certificate applied for. (b) An applicant who desires to pass from a second grade (secured by exchange) to a first grade, and who has completed three years of high school work will be required to offer one year of successful experience in teaching or supervision; if only two years of high school work has been done, two years of successful experience in teaching or supervision will be required ; if only one year of high school work has been done, three years of such ex¬ perience shall be required ; if the applicant has had no high school work, four years of successful experience in teaching or supervision shall be required. (c) An applicant who desires to pass from a first grade elementary certificate (secured by exchange) to a supervisory or high school certificate and who has completed one year of work in a recognized normal school or college will be required to offer one and a half years of successful experience in teaching or supervision ; if the applicant has had no work in a recognized normal school or college, three years of successful experience in teaching or supervision shall be required. 34. All examinations held under the control of the Illinois State Examining Board are set for Thursday and Friday. The dates for the next three examinations are as follows: November 6 and 7, 1919. March 18 and 19, 1920. July 22 and 23, 1920. November 11 and 12, 1920. 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