SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION BULLETIN No. 1 302 485 RARY, ' Information About California School System JANUARY 1, 1922 CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE SACRASrENTO. l:>-> This book is DUE on last date stamped below INFORMATION ABOUT CALIFORNIA SCHOOL SYSTEM. The State Department of Education consists of Department of the State Board of Education and the Superin- Education. tendent of Public Instruction, who is ex officio director of the Department. All the state educational institutions, excepting C4- +o T?Hnfatinnai ^ ne University of California and the Southern Branch of the University of California, are ad- ministered by the State Department of Education through its director. The " Department of Education employs the Experts of the following experts: A Deputy Superintendent of Department of Public Instruction, an Assistant Superintendent of Education. Public Instruction in charge of statistics and for- eign language schools, an Assistant Superintendent for Americanization work, a Supervisor of School Attendance, a Deputy Director of Education, three Commissioners of Education (a Commis- sioner of Elementary Schools, a Commissioner of Secondary Schools and a^Commissioner of Vocational Training), and a Supervisor of Physical Education. The Superintendent of Public Instruction super- Duties of the Super- intends the schools of the state, makes a report intendent of Public of school activities to the Governor, recommends Instruction. legislation, advises school officers, promotes the state's educational interests, apportions the state school funds, distributes the state textbooks, is ex officio secretary and executive officer of the State Board of Education, ex officio secretary of the Teachers' Retirement Salary Fund Board, Regent of the University of California, and Director of the Department of Education. He prepares and distributes official blanks, and other printed material for use of school officers, and compiles and distributes to school officers those laws which relate to schools, and manages the educational institutions over which the Department of Education has supervision. The State Board of Education issues life diplo- Duties of the State mas on the recommendation of the county boards Board of Education, of education. It also issues credentials recom- mending that the holder receive from a county board of education, high school, junior high school, elementary school, kindergarten-primary, kindergarten-extension, and special certificates. It authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Commis- sioners to act as a Commission of Credentials. It adopts and publishes state textbooks, directs educational investigations, and prescribes a standard for institutions training high school, junior high school, ele- mentary school, special and kindergarten teachers. It prescribes courses of study and standards for graduation from State Teachers Colleges, and approves courses of study for high and junior high schools. It acts in ex officio capacity as the Teachers' Retirement Salary Fund Board and the Board for Vocational Education. The main office of the State Board of Education is 711 Forum Building, Sacramento. However, the Board maintains a branch office at Los Angeles, address 812 Pacific Finance Building. All letters of inquiry and requests for printed matter should be addressed to the main office at Sacramento, which is the headquarters of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Commissioners and other representatives of the Board. The Commissioners assist in supervising educa- Duties of the tion in the state under the direction of the State Commissioners. Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education. They also act as ex- pert advisers to the State Board of Education regarding certification of teachers, courses of study and standard of graduation from teachers' colleges, selection of textbooks for use of the elementary and high schools, and other educational matters. The Commissioner of Elementary Schools]jvisitsiand inspects the ele- mentary schools throughout the state and advises with school authori- ties in matters relating to their administration. She also conducts in- vestigations attendant upon the selection of textbooks for elementary schools. The Commissioner of Secondary Schools visits and inspects the high schools, junior high schools and junior colleges of the state, and also investigates the courses of study for secondary schools and recommends their approval or disapproval to the State Board of Education. He recommends to the State Board the listing of textbooks to be purchased by the high school boards for use in the high schools. The Commissioner of Vocational Education visits and inspects all public schools giving instruction in pre-vocational or vocational education. He is also required by law to administer the act for the vocational rehabili- tation of injured persons. The State Board of Education has also placed him in charge of the administration of the Federal and State Vocational Education acts. Subject to the direction of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, he also visits and inspects the public schools of the state and confers with school officials on matters of educational policy. Under the supervision of the Commissioner of Vocational Education are: The State Supervisor of Teacher Training Courses in Home Econ- omics, The State Supervisor of Trade and Industrial Instruction, the State Supervisor of Agricultural Instruction, the State Supervisor of Vo- cational Rehabilitation. The county superintendent of schools superin- tends the schools of the county, apportions school Other School moneys, approves school orders, issues temporary Officials. certificates, conducts county institutes and acts as the secretary of the county board of education. The county board of education grants and revokes teachers' certificates, makes the course of study for the county elementary schools, conducts examinations of candidates for elementary school certificates when such candidates do not possess credentials recognized by law, approves library and supplemental books, and issues diplomas of graduation from the elementary schools. The board of trustees in rural schools employs teachers and janitors, builds schoolhouses and manages the schools. One of their number acts 5 as clerk and executive officer. The city board of education performs similar duties for the city. Each city employs a city superintendent who supervises the schools of the city. In most instances he acts as executive officer of the city board of education. District superintendents are sometimes employed in larger towns. The public school system embraces the kinder- Public Schools. gartens (for children from 4^ to 6 years of age) ; elementary schools, usually including eight years or grades of work; high schools, including grades 9 to 12; junior colleges, including grades 13 and 14, equivalent to the first two years of college; junior high schools, comprising grades 7, 8 and 9 or grades 7, 8, 9 and 10; evening elementary and high schools, vocational schools, classes for the deaf in some of the cities, the seven State Teachers Colleges, and the State University located at Berkeley, with a Southern branch at Los Angeles. Teachers Colleges as listed below are maintained Teacher Training. for the training of regular kindergarten, elemen- tary and junior high school teachers. Training for high school teachers of special subjects is also provided at the Teachers Colleges. Information regarding any of the Teachers Colleges will be furnished by the president on request. State^Teachers College of Chico C. M. Osenbaugh, President StateyTeachers College of Fresno C. L. McLane, President State^Teachers College of San Diego Edward L. Hardy, President State Teachers College of^San Francisco Frederic Burk, President State Teachers College of.San Jose W. W. Kemp, President State Teachers College of Santa Barbara C. L. Phelps, President Humboldt State Teachers College, Arcata__N. B. Van Matre, President Training for high school teachers is given in five-year courses by the accredited colleges and universities of the state. Teacher training is also the principal function of the Southern Branch of the State University at Los Angeles. Other state schools are the California Poly- Other State technic School at San Luis Obispo; the School for Schools. the Deaf and the School for the Blind at Berkeley; and schools of a reformatory nature at Whittier, lone and Ventura. Nonstate universities and colleges are: Leland Nonstate Univer- Stanford Junior at Stanford University; Pomona sities and Colleges. College, at Claremont; Occidental College, at Los Angeles; California School of Technology, at Pasadena; and Mills College (for women), at Mills College. There are also the following four-year denominational colleges: University of Redlands, Redlands (Baptist) ; University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Methodist) ; University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara (Catholic) ; Pacific Union College, St. Helena (Advent) ; St. Mary's College, pakland (Catholic) ; St. Ignatius University, San Francisco (Catholic) ; College of the Pacific, San Jose (Methodist) ; Whittier College, Whittier (Friends). The presidents or secretaries of any of these institutions will furnish information on request. The Davis Farm School, connected with the State Technical State University, is located at Davis. For informa- and Agricultural tion concerning the school address the Dean of the Schools. Davis Farm School, Davis, California. The California Polytechnic School, San Luis Obispo, offers technical, agricultural and home economics courses, being equipped with several modern shops, a boys' dormitory, and operating on a practical basis a large well stocked farm. The number of teachers for the school year 1920- Numberof 1921 was: Teachers and Kindergarten (about) 790 Pupils. Elementary (about) 16,417 High (about) 6,542 In the elementary schools, slightly more than 7 per cent of the teachers are men; in the secondary schools about 39 per cent are men. The number of pupils enrolled for the school year 1920-1921 was as follows: Kindergartens (about) 36,796 Elementary (about) 543,568 High (about) 195,667 Total (about) 776,031 The University of California is supported by Financial Support grants from the state treasury, by its income from of Education. endowment, by grants from the federal govern- ment for agricultural education, by gifts, and by miscellaneous fees. The state grants amount to about $2,730,000 annually and the federal grants amount to about $160,000 annually. The total annual income of the University is about $5,900,000. The Teachers Colleges and the California Polytechnic School are supported by grants from the state treasury. The high schools are supported jointly by state, county and district. The state appropriates annually $30 per pupil in average daily attend- ance, and the county a minimum of $60 per pupil in average daily attendance. In addition to state and county support, the district may levy a tax not exceeding 75 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation. Toward the support of the elementary schools, the state appropriates annually $30 per pupil in average daily attendance. The counties are required by law to raise $700 per teacher or not less than $30 per pupil in average daily attendance. In addition, the districts may levy a tax for maintenance. The kindergartens are supported by district taxation, each district being authorized to levy a kindergarten tax not exceeding 15 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation. 7 The term of school varies from 8 to 10^ months School Terms. per year, averaging 9 in elementary schools and 9^ in high schools. All public schools must be in session for at least 160 days. The term usually begins in September and closes in May or June, although there are many exceptions in the moun- tains and along the coast. The cost of board and room ranges from S40 to $80 per month, averaging about $50. The teacher must be a citizen or must have made declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States. Except for teachers who obtain by examination Teachers' Certificates, from a county board of education an elementary certificate, all teachers in California must hold (1) a credential authorized by the State Board of Education, and (2) a certificate issued by a California county board of education. Tem- porary certificates may be issued by county superintendents of schools, only to holders of valid credentials. Temporary certificates expire on June 30th or December 31st next following the date of issuance. No person shall be entitled to receive a temporary certificate more than once in the same county. The temporary certificate requires no fee. Eight kinds of certificates are issued by county boards of education: High School, Junior High School, Elementary, Special, Kindergarten-Primary, Kindergarten-Extension, Supervisor of Attendance, and Health and Development certificates, each requiring a two dollar fee before issuance. If a certificate is granted on a credential which is for a limited period only, such certificate can not be valid for a period of time greater than that specified in the credential. Any certificate granted to a candidate who has not had at least one year of experience in teaching shall not be valid for more than two years, but such certificate may be renewed. Certificates valid for six years may be granted to persons who have had one or more years of teaching experience. A bulletin on High School Certification will be High School mailed by the Commission of Credentials at Certificates. Sacramento. A high school certificate entitles the holder thereof to teach in any junior college, high school, junior high school or elementary school in the county. High school certificates may be granted on the basis of high school credentials issued by the State Board of Education, or to holders of high school certificates issued by any county, or city and county board of education in California. Teachers in junior colleges, which are part of the high school system, must hold high school certificates. Junior high school certificates may be issued by Junior High the county board of education upon credentials School Certificates. issued by the State Board of Education to the applicant who has completed 3J/2 years of college or normal school work in addition to a four-year high school course, and has taught successfully for 17 months, or to an applicant who holds a Bachelor's Degree from a standard college or university, and has com- pleted 15 prescribed units of education. Bulletin 10 J-H containing full information regarding the issuance of these credentials will be sent upon application to the Commission of Credentials. Elementary school certificates may be issued by Elementary School the county board of education upon diplomas from Certificates on California State Normal Schools, California State Credentials. Teachers Colleges when accompanied by a cre- dential issued by the State Board of Education, and diplomas of normal schools or teachers colleges found on the ac- credited list prepared by the State Board of Education, diplomas of the University of California or other universities accredited by the State Board of Education for high school certification, if the holder has taught successfully for eight months or has completed twelve units of pedagogy under state board regulations, upon credentials of elementary grade issued by the State Board of Education, or upon valid elementary school certificates of any county or city and county of California, if the holder has had eight months of successful teaching experience in that county. The holder of a California life diploma may teach in the county after recording the diploma with the county superintendent of schools. A bulletin giving lists of accredited normal schools and teachers colleges, and other information concerning elementary and kindergarten certification upon credentials may be obtained upon request from the Commission of Credentials at Sacramento, or a copy may be seen at the office of the nearest county superintendent of schools. An elementary special certificate, issued upon a State Board credential or upon a credential issued by authority of the State Board of Education subsequent to August 21, 1915, entitles the holder to teach the special subject in the ninth grade of any junior high school. Elementary School Certificates may also be Elementary School issued by the county board of education upon Certificates on examination. Examinations are usually held in Examination. June and December, and in the following subjects: Reading, English grammar and composition, Eng- lish and American literature, spelling and defining, penmanship, drawing, vocal music, bookkeeping, arithmetic, algebra to quadratics, plane geometry, geography (physical, political and industrial), physiology and hygiene, history of the United States, civics, history (ancient, medieval and modern), school law, methods of teaching and one of the following: elementary physics, elementary chemistry, biology. Candidates must present evidence that they have completed a four-year high school course or the equivalent thereof, or show that they have had four years of successful experience in teaching. These examinations vary somewhat in the different counties, as each county is a law unto itself in details. Usually the examinations occupy from three to five days of time, but there are some exceptions. Each applicant pays a fee of $2.00. De- tailed information regarding time, place and rules, may usually be ob- tained from the county superintendent of schools upon request. Special certificates of elementary or secondary Special Certificates, grade may be issued by the county board of educa- tion to holders of credentials approved by the State Board of Education or to holders of special credentials issued by the State Board of Education. Bulletin No. 10-S, giving more particular information, will be furnished upon request by the Commission of Cre- dentials. The county board of education may grant Kinder- Kindergarten- garten-Primary Certificates only upon credentials. Primary Certificates. Such certificates entitle the holders to teach kindergarten classes, and, under certain condi- tions, the first grade. Credentials that may be recognized are Kinder- garten-Primary Certificates issued by county boards of education of California, diplomas from the kindergarten department of a California state normal school or teachers college, diplomas from accredited kinder- garten training schools and Kindergarten Credentials issued by the State Board of Education. The county board of education may grant Kindergarten-Extension Certificates upon cre- Kindergarten- dentials issued only by the California State Board Extension of Education. Such certificates entitle the Certificates. holders to teach kindergarten classes, and, under certain conditions, the first three grades. County boards of education may issue certifi- Certificates for cates for Supervisors of Attendance to holders Supervisors of of special credentials therefor issued by the Attendance. State Board of Education. Health and Development Certificates may be Health and Develop- granted by the county boards of education to ment Certificates. holders of^ certificates to practice medicine and surgery issued by the California State Board of Medical Examiners, or to holders of California life diplomas or special credentials in physical education granted by the State Board of Educa- tion, or to holders of certificates to practice dentistry issued by the California State Board of Dental Examiners, or to holders of certificates to practice optometry, issued by the California State Board of Optometry, or to holders of certificates of registration as nurses, issued by the Cali- fornia State Board of Health, only when such certificates are accompanied by a special credential issued by the State Board of Education showing special fitness and training for health supervision of pupils. Such persons must hold certificates in order to work in the schools. Life diplomas may be issued to applicants who Life Diplomas. have successfully taught in public schools for 48 months, 21 of which have been in California public schools. Application must be made through county boards of education. Each county superintendent of schools conducts Teachers' Institutes, a county teachers' institute each year, at such time, in such manner, and with such instructors as he chooses. All teachers employed in the county are required to be present and to take part in the proceedings. Teachers' salaries are paid during the period of attendance. County superintendents of schools, in counties Trustees' Institutes, containing more than twenty school districts, may hold annual trustees' meetings, and it is the duty of one trustee from each district, selected by his board, to attend. Such 10 meetings continue in session for one day; trustees attending are allowed actual traveling expenses for the trip caused by attendance. The teachers' retirement salary law was passed Teachers' by the legislature of 1913. It provides that teach- Retirement ers of thirty years' experience, fifteen of which Salary Law. have been in California public schools, may retire upon a salary of 500 per year. Provision is also made for retirement upon incapacity for further school service with the limitation that fifteen years of teaching must have been done in California public schools. The necessary funds are provided by deducting one dollar from the working teachers' salaries each month, and the transfer to this fund of five per cent of the collections from the state inheritance tax. California state textbooks for elementary schools State Textbooks for are printed at the state printing office, and are Elementary Schools, distributed by the state free of cost or any charge whatever to the schools for the use of all children attending the public day and evening elementary schools of the state. The textbooks are adopted by the State Board of Education, and must continue in use for a period of not less than four years. Plates are leased from the publishers at royalties ranging from 1 cent to 15 cents per copy for each book distributed, or manuscripts are purchased outright from the authors. This system of free textbooks has been in effect since January, 1913. Textbooks for high schools are adopted by local Textbooks for high school boards from a list prescribed by the High Schools. State Board of Education. They are furnished to the pupils by the high school districts without charge. For an approved list of high school textbooks, address the Commissioner of Secondary Schools, Sacramento. 11 STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. State Board of Education: E. P. Clarke, Riverside, President. Mrs. O. Shepard Barnum, 312 S. Fifth St., Alhambra, Vice-President. Mrs. Agnes Ray, 272 Twenty-third St., Oakland. George W. Stone, 137 High St., Santa Cruz, Stanley B. Wilson, 203 New High St., Los Angeles. Mrs. Elizabeth B. Phillips, 1006 Putnam Ave., Porterville. Superintendent of Public Instruction and ex officio Secretary of State Board of Education: Will C. Wood, Sacramento. Assistant Secretary: Mrs. Florence B. Argall. Sacramento. Assistant Secretary for Credentials: Miss Helen Dimmick, Sacramento. Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Superintendent: Will C. Wood. Assistant Superintendents (Commissioners of Education): Mrs. Margaret S. McNaught, Albert C. Olney, Edwin R. Snyder. Deputy Superintendent: Job Wood, Jr. Assistant Superintendent in Charge of Statistics and Foreign Language Schools: Sam H. Cohn. Assistant Superintendent in Charge of Americanization: Miss Ethel Richardson. Supervisor of School Attendance: Miss Georgiana Garden. Head of Textbook Department: W. S. Dyas. Secretary to Superintendent: Miss Edna M. Stangland. Office of State Board of Education. Elementary Department: Mrs. Margaret S. McNaught, Commissioner of Elementary Schools. Secondary Department: Albert C. Olney, Commissioner of Secondary Schools. Vocational Department: Edwin R. Snyder, Commissioner of Industrial and Vocational Education. Miss Maude I. Murchie, Supervisor of Teacher Training Courses in Home Economics. Jeremiah B. Lillard, Supervisor of Agricultural Instruction. John C. Beswick, Supervisor of Trade and Industrial Instruction. W. M. Coman, Supervisor of Vocational Rehabilitation. Physical Education Department: Herbert R. Stolz, Supervisor of Physical Education. Miss Winifred Van Hagen, Assistant Supervisor of Physical Education. Retirement Salary Department: Miss Marion H. Ketcham, Assistant Secretary, Retirement Board. Commission of Credentials: Members Superintendent Will C. Wood, Commis- sioner Margaret S. McXaught, Commissioner Albert C. Olney, Commissioner Edwin R. Snyder. Division of Normal and Special Schools: Director of Education: Will C. Wood. Deputy Director: A. R. Heron. 12 COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS. County. Name. Address. D.E.Martin Oakland. Alpine Mrs. Eugenia M. Bruns. Gardnerville, Nevada. Amador Mrs. Sabra R. Greenhalgh .- Jackson. Butte Irvin Passmore Oroville. Calaveras Teresa Rivara. _ San Andreas. Colusa Perle Sanderson Colusa. Contra Costa. Wm. H. Hanlon ..Martinez. Del Norte E. A. Moore. Crescent City. El Dorado E. J. Fitzgerald Placerville, Fresno Clarence W. Edwards Fresno Glenn B. M. Chaney Willows. Humboldt .Robert A. Bugbee Eureka. Imperial H. C. Coe El Centre. Inyo. Mrs. M. A. Clarke Bishop. Kern .L. E. Chenoweth BakersfiekL Kings Miss M. L. Richmond Hanford. Lake. Minerva Ferguson Lakeport. Lassen Mrs. Julia A. Norwood. Susanville. Los Angeles. Mark Keppel LOB Angeles Madera ..Craig Cunningham Madera. Marin Jas. B. Davidson San Rafael Mariposa John L. Dexter Mariposa. Mendocino Roy Good Ukiah. Merced Mrs. Belle S. Gribi Merced. Modoc Mrs. Nettie B. Harris Alturas. Mono Mildred Gregory Bridgeport. Monterey Mrs. H. Louise Schultzberg Salinas. Napa Lena A. Jackson Napa. Nevada Miss Elizabeth M. Richards Nevada City. Orange R.P.Mitchell Santa Ana. Placer Irene Burns Auburn. Plumas. Mrs. Kate L Donnelley Quincy. Riverside Ira C. Landis Riverside. Sacramento Carolyne M. Webb Sacramento. SanBenito Mrs. Dorothy B. Slaven Hollister. San Bernardino. Mrs. Grace C. Stanley San Bernardino. San Diego Ada York San Diego. San Francisco Alfred Roncovieri San Francisco. San Joaquin Mrs. Effie S. Anderson. Stockton. San Luis Obispo Robert L. Bird San Luis Obispo. San Mateo... Roy W. Cloud Redwood City. Santa Barbara A. S. Pope _ Santa Barbara. Santa Clara Miss Agnes Howe San Jose. Santa Cnu Miss Cecil M. Davis Santa Cruz. Shasta Mrs. Charlotte Cunningham.... Redding. Sierra Belle Alexander Downieville. Siskiyou W. L. Kleaver Yreka. Solano Dan H. White Fairfield. Sonoma. Ben Ballard Santa Rosa. Stanislaus A. G. Elmore Modesto. Sutter Lizzie Vagades Yuba City. Tehama Mamie B. Lang Red Bluff. Trinity Miss Lucy Young Weaverville. Tulare J. E. Buckman Visalia. Tuolumne G.P.Morgan Sonora. Ventura Mrs. Blanche T. Reynolds Ventura. Yolo Harriett S. Lee Woodland. Yuba.... .... Jennie Malaley.... ....Marysvilie. 13 JC SOUTH! Ill' III I A 000015283 5 CITY SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS. City. County. Name of Supt. Alameda Alameda C. J. Du Four. Alhambra Los Angeles Charles E. Barber. Bakersfield ....Kern Charles E. Teach. Berkeley Alameda ____H. B. Wilson. Chico_. Butte Cnas. H. Camper. Eureka. .. Humboldt ..Geo. B. Albee. Fresno Fresno. Win. John Cooper. Grass Valley Nevada... J. S. Hennessey. Long Beach ....Los Angeles W. L. Stephans. Los Angeles. Los Angeles Mrs. Susan Dorsey. Modesto Stanislaus W. E. Haught. Oakland. Alameda Fred M. Hunter. Oroville Butte L. M. Trempe. Palo Alto ..Santa Clara A. C. Barker. Pasadena- Los Angeles J. F. West. Petaluma Sonoma Bruce H. Painter. Pomona. Los Angeles G. V. Whaley. Richmond Contra Costa W. T. Helms. Riverside ..Riverside A. N. Wheelock. Sacramento. Sacramento Chas. C. Hughes. Salinas ..Monterey.. Arthur Walter. San Bernardino San Bernardino ...Perry R. Davis. San Diego San Diego Henry C. Johnson. San Jose. Santa Clara Walter L. Bachrodt. San Luis Obispo ..San Luis Obispo Arthur H. Mabley. San Rafael.. .Marin Oliver R. Hartzell. Santa Ana Orange ..John A. Cranston. Santa Barbara Santa Barbara.. Paul E. Stewart. Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz John W. Linscott. Santa Monica .Los Angeles ..Horace M. Rebok. Santa Rosa Sonoma Jerome 0. Cross. Stockton ..San Joaquin Ansel S. Williams. Tulare... Tulare ..A. W. Ray. Vallejo Solano E. L. Cave. Ventura Ventura Arthur L. Vincent. Viaalia Tulare De Witt Montgomery. RNIA o. CALIF.