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NOTICE
tiLORGIA CEKiIEICAIION Ob
TEACHERS
lviUbliaked by be Sue Bo*d of
Education **
CertiflpaUM to ti-ach hereafter Will
),<. issued by tie Superintend
ent of Schcolg ui'J'jr authority of the
tMttttc Board of Education There wll
]*e only on exception to this riilfci.
*i'h,c County School Superintendent
m;,y icNUe bj*C>! Temporary Certifi
cates, goc'i until the next orate Ex
amination. These certificates can be
cf no higher rating than that of trie
tmrd grade.
Teachers’ certilcate.s are of two
Vends.
1. By examination.
‘ 2. by certification of proficiency
from approved schools and
colleges.
Examination question.-) will It sent
cut from t.h< office of the State Su
perintendent of Schools at Sta ed p*i
xiods.
All certificates, wire her by exatm
1. or certification from approved
nxhools and iolitgos will be of three
J asses. /
3. Provisional.
2. pTofessicnc!.
8. Life Proftrs’oni;J.
A Provisioned C nifieate is • n< is
sued either on examination or cer
tification from ail approved school r.r
•• allege that sppiiu.nt has had ’ess
than three years of sacs:.;; f 1 expc
i ience of at nrsl eight months a year
i..,\ d lias not ii that time studied at
noproved f inv. or other approved
schools.
A Piofi -i >nal 0 rtificate is issued
x'r on the appKeant*; presenting a Pro
visional Certificate with evidence of
1 aviog taught three years cf at least
<• -nl months * :.ch year ami a ie:d;-
‘ ■jminer school, or bv other g- od evi
dence showing s.'ody ard p." > ii
• ihcrfihmn' scab eel*. A Pro?o. ; ;iur>-
.1 Certificate n ; v, at ti e end of sev
en years (or at least ten >o. rs in all)
t v convertc I into a Pr >"■■■.-*} Lifo
<'ei tificate hy p":ithig c vide-nee of
T.nvirg taught - .K‘.;'.'*sfuily ami made
progress in education. This may he
ihown by certificates from approved
aehool aad ce’ievo,; or by examina
tion and ocher satisfac. ory evidence.
( ERTIFICATK BY EXAMINATION
Genera] E’ementary
Ge.nc-ral High .School
Special High School
The general rule is that a teacher
holding first grade certificate should
have the education of a High School
yradoate This, however, will not Bo
required f”i second aid third grade
certificates, as will be explained later.
A teacher to hold a Gen r.d High
School Certificate should have an ed
ucation corresponding to a graduate
of a standard junior coll-go.
A special Subject High School Cer
tificate has ; 11 the requirements of a
General High School Certificate and
'n addition an extra oxamiaation in a
Special Subject or group cf uojeet;
•;r evidence of special proficiency in
this subject or group of subjects.
1
General Elementary Certificate
Applicants for the general e.emen
tury certificate ore required to take
an examination of the following sub
jects:
1 . Heading and Literature.
2. Writing.
8. Spelling.
4. Arithmetic.
b. English Composition, Grammar
and Literature.
. L omentary Scienie (including
Physiology. Health and VgrieiilU”e. t
• • United States History and Civics.
5. Geography.
T'hr following subjects classed
as High School:
Englih History, Mathematics, Gen
eral Science. Tim questions baseo >
> n these subjtvL v-. Ibo of n ge er:.l
’ "tore to :how he applicant
‘ is the ed icarionm euuipnuv.t of a
i. -'Ui School Guuiuate. Tht applicant
n ay present rti'i of work in oth
< " Higa School sub ,*c's in lieu c"
any of the o and y.-H he considered
' V 'V- *> (H , f , Por ev .
ni - *'*' - np-1.. , . . o a. :,--
he questions in Mathematics. He
iay certificates of High School
,r c i,. >r good evidence that he has
atisxactrrily passed an ordinary
ligh Sr 00l Jat in course or one in
|*i Lcvnomicy.. etc. Pap appfi
•&r ’s vvili only nave- to satis-} the
3oard >f Examiners that thev have
tau The o juiva.ert of a High School
. euiati jn.
tt.
b;>'r,h School Certificates
Tht fxurniration for High
_c; ot>. ierjjiisato wdll be general ,n
character, 'reading question', in
w History.' hematics, Gc t*
-fftl St: mce, Pnysloß#- rv, Physical Ge
ography, Method-:. At in the cuse
if in c General El< •‘rvvtary Exantiirm
ucr f v e pppjicftft roy nresert to 'he
iionr.} o* ..Mfiirtf 'k (v lae.i^e
sng compictod othe, * > *rts not co.
iv- fi. tb<. esa:Min--, f .'oit which may
I or? rfuo.-titutod fo; such as tl.e apt.-t
ant 'o-.y havo studied. The object
ir-o ph.rpose of the teat ia to show
v hat the applicant ha;j an e.!u?ation
;g]niva’e'fi, to A graduate of a .Tun o
-I'oLiegd. In addition, to receivt a
Sptciu' High School Co-rlilicate tht
ayp’.icai't 7/ill take one or more of
re foOewing groups:
x . Mathcmatiis; Arithiftctic, Algi'
t -a, Flare xnd Solid Geometry,
'Tr'gonometry.
2. L: ; Grammar, Composition
and Rhctorii, and English and
Am-erican Literature.
8. Science: Agriculture, Biology,
'Memental'y Physiology, Botany
Geology) Physics, Chemistry.
(Take any two)
4. Languages; Jatin, Greek,
I'x‘rich, Spanish, German (Take
a.oy one)
5. H .story: Ancient Modern, Unit
'd States, aid Civics.
dee a special fig h school ee: tificate
v- :. \v i'at in holder is qualified
i: ; tex.-'h tin s.ibje ts mentioned
ire. :e'.n in n Scrri >r High school, i. <-.,
d.i v- th ,id twelfth graded.
111.
Crt£fi.a: t- by certincation cf ap
prevt** school? and colleges
(’•onera! Elementary
Is. rv i to I.’.gh r-eiiool gradua 4 ei
v.j‘i i.dditlo.’i to their regular
high kn■- . w< di, have-taken the
pi, :\; -<*-i Tcacl’.rr-Traiuiiig (lours .
The Plan
1. High Sc :ooJs desiring to nnxl
j i ’y for such clasres must make ap
j piicatMtn on oillclal blanks for rec
-1 ogniticn.
j 2. The high school must be a four
, year s'..-m-uni school. Teachers of
| #
r this course .must be approved.
! b. It must, l ave- a library (includ
ing at beast thirty reference books
j on teaching) a laboratory; courses in
i home economics; and physical train
j ing must be given.
4. Provision must be made for
! practice teaching and observation.
<'l- There will tea uniform course
fo: these clos es, given during the
fourth '*enr of the High School to
occupy no 'es*. than one fifty of the
time, with extra work on nine Sat
urday *r>. Pupils should be at least
seventeen years of age. One unit’s
credit will be allowed this course
towards graduation.
C. Tho work of these clasves will
bo supervised by the State Depart
ment: the professional work should
he taught by one of the High School
teachers, but in practice teaching,
tr.e instructor should be assisted by
the principal of the elementary school
7. The final papers in the Teaeh
or-Trair.ing Pours:., should be cor
rected bv the Teacher and sent to
the a! e Department., with the final
record of the pupil in all studies of
the High School completed for gradu
ation .
t
5. On the pupil’s completing the
high school and the teacher-training
course, the Stale Department will is
:ue a provisional certificate to teach
in the ■eU-menvary schools of the
state, good for three years. This cer
tiorate may be converted into a pro
k--.Moral general elementary, as oth
er provisional certificates.
Normal Certificate
tat A graduate of an approved Nor
mal School, the prescribed curricu
lum of which extends at least two
years ho vend ihe high school and
titi course completed by tho gradu
ate to include:
1 Psychology ar.d methods the e
quiv.xlent <>f three hours a week
throughout a scholastic year;
S. • ;cnt. Ik 1 -t vr •'
• -v*-i ?. e. e, .ha e ■ " of
THE DANMELSVILtE WONITOR. DAN IEV-SVILLfe. GEORGIA^
.icee hours a week throughout the j
rear;
8. HiMoiy of Education, the equiv j
alent of three hoars a week for ore j
halt the year;
•1. And observation and teaching,
he equivalent o* throe hours a week
or one-half year; will he issued £
rrovisionul normal certificate. j
7he Prov::tonal Normal Cerlificate
vil.’ also he iesuefl upon certificate**
from approved Junior Colleges and
regular colleges certifying that- the
applicant has done two years c o’lege
work above tfcut of a four year high
school and the resinned work In ed
ucation.
(a) A graduate having received ft 1
ilaciiclors degree from an approved
'allege c v? ii.ig State, or ether Stator, 1
utid wlioae ceurtci taken for said de
cree include * IB semester hours In
courses preparatory to teaching, s.i*
oevvikiofi, fcitmlnlb'Utttoi’, at ’•cai-r tw*
of those hbwm to be supervised ob
seivalibn and teaching on the basis
y£ two hours of observation, for one
hour of credit, shall be eligible fer
College Certificate, the same to he
granted after the plan agreed upon
hy the bt&t* Board of Education. If
a Special Subject certificate is de
sired, the applicant must have ma
joi-Cd in that subject or subjects. This
.•ertiiicate shall be valid as a first
grade certificate for three years' in
any public school or any system com
ing under the direction of this
Board, and at the expiration of three
years, renewable for a .period of sev
en years, and thereafter for an in
definite period of active participa
tion in educational work, subject to
regulations of this Board for the
actual experience and nrefe sionul
growth of the holder.
(b) A graduate of college as be
fore described except that his couts- i
taken did not include eighteen j
semertcr hourj in education prepar
atory to reaching, supervision, a id
administrator, may be granted the
highest provisional High Scho 1 eev
j tificate Issued,, on which will be des
ignated the subjects majored upon
the- College certifying to the compe
tency of the applicant to teach the
particular subject.
This provisional certificate may be
converted into a professional college
by presenting evidence of successful
teaching for three years and, in addi
tion, thereto, certificate of one ap
proved school or college, that the ap
i pikant ha* successfully Completed
jthe work in education, supervision,
and administration, as required un
der college certificates “a”.
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IV.
Spec’a! Certificates
j These certificates may be granted
j for three year periods to those can
! didates who desire vo teach a special
subject only, technical in character,
and who have made special prepara
tion for the work. The certifies‘e
| will entitle the holder to teach or
to supervise the special subjectv The
applicant should have scholarship the
equivalent of that- for graduation
from an approved high school, and
should have ad training in the spe
cialty and in science anu in o'
teaching. The following subjects
are clashed an special: Domestic Sci
(once, Art, Vocal or l&stmmental
, jlu3ic, Manual Trsiafc?/* Physical Ed
, ucatioifr Drawing Kindergarten, Com
mercial Branched, eertifica o
t will be i) t&r4'4iU&iX\ and
where the applicant- can preieht \ an
I excellent record of uccjiropiishineni
in the special subjfect; Any oi thfi a
bove subjects may fcfe endorsed on
high school, normal and college cer
tificates. This will givb the certificate
a much Mgner rati-g.
V,
Bared oa Junior Senior Plan
A teacher holding a first giT.de
general elementary certificate is au
thorized to teach in the first six
grades and by special permission in
the Junior High School. A teacher
holding a second or third grade gen
eral elementary can teach only in
the elementary schools.
A teacher holding a General High
School Certificate io authorized to
teach through the Junior High
School and by special permission in
the Senior High Schools.
A teacher holding a Special High
School Certificate is authorized to
teach in the Senior High School and
the subject named in the certificate.
A teacher holding a normal or
college certificate is authorized to
teach in Junior or Senior High
school, but to get the highest rating
the certificate should show the sub
ject in which the applicant has ma
jored and received special profession
al and academic training.
VI.
Pees
A fee of one dollar must accompa
ny all applications for State certifica
tion. The raire fee will be charged
for converting a provisional certifi
cate into a professional, etc.
Notes and Explanation*
1. Second and third grade Gener
al Elementary will be given to those
who do not make leas than GO per
cent and more than 85 per cent on
both the General Elementary and
High School examination a
should an applicant not knowing
fith school subjects given |ij
General Elementary h* ma a *
only the elementary subjects bu l
could not bo granted a certified
higher than second 'trade
2 A Standard Junior College may'
be denned as a school! offering J>
***** ot work above the hk
school taught hy inrtrufctbrs Hr
terrace. A normal 3 chob!;4t
proved for a normal certificate n J
not only do the required worl- i.
Education hut must do tie ,e.dU
work of a Standard Jun’or co!W.
S The questions on Latin oab Jj,
the Language Group will he J
Those applying for Greek,. French'
Spanish, and German should
certificates from approved school
and colleges stating that the aotfi
cant has majored iff ahjf o re and'fi
Competent to teach it, of by other
evidence saHefaetbKy to the Board of
Examine rh;
4 * Kb certificate wall be issued t*
any applicant who is not eigkiaen:
yeai-s old,.
(Another article on thi* nbjes.t. will
appear under thi* head a*xt week,
Those interacted in teaching or, the
selection of teachers woahL do wel!
to preserve this article and-, the one
following for future refirte.)
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