A handbook for the teachers of the Fern Avenue School of Torrance, California

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by  Henderson, Ronald C

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A , HANDBOOK FOR THE TEACHERS. OF, THE FERN. AVENUE. SCHOOL OF
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA
A" Project
Presented to
the Faculty of the School of Education
U niversity of Southern C alifornia
In P artial Fulfillm ent
of the Requirements for, the Degree
Master of Science in Education
by
Ronald C. Henderson
August 1950
UMI Number: EP46355
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I . THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM................................................ 1
Introduction • - • • • • ................................... . . . 1
D escription of the situ ation ............................... 2
Statement of the problem ......................... 2
Review of the litera tu re ......................................... 3
The scope and delim itation of the problem . 7
The importance of the problem . . . . . . . 8
Organization of the chapters . . . . . . . 9
Summary ............................................. 10
I I . PROCEDURES USED IN THE SOLUTIONO F THE
PROBLEM....................................................................... 11
I n tr o d u c tio n ........................................................................ 11
The emergence of the p r o b le m ............................... 11
The development of the bibliography . . . . 12
How r e lia b ility and v a lid ity are conceived. 12
Summary ......................................... . . . . . . . . . 14
II I. IS THE TEACHER HANDBOOK AN EFFECTIVE MEANS
OF PROVIDING THE ANSWERS TO TEACHERS? . . . 15
Introduction .............................................. . . . 15
Findings .............................. 15
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................... 17
CHAPTER PAGE
IV, DISTRICT POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE
TORRANCE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ..................... 18
Introduction 18
Absence and sick leave ......................... 18
Absence from w o r k .............................................................. 18
Absence time .............................. 19
A ccidents, F ires, Thefts, Incidents . . . . 19
Admission charges .............................................................. 19
Admission to kindergarten and fir s t grade . 19
Appraisal and evaluation ......................................... 19
Attendance zones ......................................................... 20
Bereavement leave .............................................................. 20
C ertificated directory ............................................... 20
Commercial agencies ......................................................... 21
Contests and sp ecial awards . . . . . . . . 21
Deduction of salary for a b se n c e ......................... 23
Duties of Principals .................................... 23
Earthquake instructions ..................... . . . . . 23
Emergency s i t u a t i o n s ................................... 24
Equipment p olicy .................................................. 24
Fire prevention m e a s u r e s ......................................... 24
Instructional program ............................................. 24
Lost books and damages property .......................... 24
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CHAPTER PAGE
Physical exam in ation s.................................................. 25
Probationary employees ............................................... 25
Public relation s .............................................. 25
Payroll deductions ..................... 26
Use of busses ......................................................... 26
Use of school p r o p e r t y ................................... 27
Resignation ......................... 27
Retirement and annunity .............................................. 27
Salary schedule ................................................................... 28
S c h o o ls ....................................................................................... 32
Scope of educational p r o g r a m .......................... . 32
Selection of certifica ted personnel . . . . 32
Special programs .............................................................. 32
Suspension of p u p i l s .................................................. 33
Transportation and excursions ............................... 34
Summary . . . . . . ............................... . . . . . 34
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V. BUILDING POLICIES ADOPTED BY FERN
AVENUE SCHOOL ........................................................................ 35
Introduction . . . . . ............................................... 35
Absences .................................... 35
Accident report ......................................................... 36
A udio-visual aids . ................................... 36
B e h a v io r .................................................................................. 37
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CHAPTER PAGE
B ell Signals . . . . . ............................................... 38
B icycles . . . . . . . ..................... . . . . . 39
B u lle t in s .................................................. 39
B u lletin boards . . . . . . ..................................... 40
Bus sc h e d u le s.....................* .................................. 40
Class registers . . . . . . . ................................ 41
C lassroom s................................. 42
C le r k ............................................................................................ 43
Cumulative record folders . . ........................... 43
C u s to d ia n s ........................................................................ . 44
D aily program of c la s s w o r k ..................................... 44
Detention . ........................................................ 45
Display c a s e ......................... 45
Enrolment and attendance report .......................... 45
Equipm ent....................................................................... 45
Evaluation of the probationary teacher . . 47
Field t r i p s ............................................................................. 47
Fire d r ill ................................................................... 48
Grouping of students .................................................... 48
H e a l t h ......................... 49
H o lid a y s ....................................................................... 50
In stitu te credit .............................................................. 51
Instructional supplies ............................................... 52
CHAPTER PAGE
Inter-achool and Intra-school v is its . . . 52
In ven to ry" ................................... 52
Keys .............................................. 55
Library . . . . . . . . . .................................... 53
L o i t e r e r s ............................................................................. 56
Lost and fo u n d ................................................................... 56
Lunch p e r io d ........................................................................ 56
Magazines . . . . . . . • 57
Meetings . . . . . .......................................................... 57
M ilk ............................................................................................ 58
Music ro om ....................................................................... 58
O ffice b u lletin board .............................................. 58
Parent-Teacher A ssociation . ......................... 59
Parent-teacher conferences . 59
Playground assignment schedule . . . . . . 59
Post b o x e s ........................................ 60
Playground equipment ................................... 60
Professional organizations . . . 60
Public r e la t io n s .................................................. 61
Publications .................................................... 64
R egistration of pupils .............................................. 64
Release t im e ............................................................. 64
Safety ........................................ 65
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CHAPTER PAGE
Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Special days and w e e k s.............................................. 66
State compensation insurance ............................... 67
Stock catalog . , ............................................. 67
State t e x t s ........................................................................ 67
Student body government ......................................... 68
Student helpers . .................................................... 68
Substitute teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Supervision by p r in c ip a l......................................... 69
Tardiness . . . . . . . . ..................... . . . 70
Teachers 1 ro o m ................................................................... 70
Testing program . . . ..................... . . . . . 71
Torrance Education A ssociation .......................... 72
V a lu a b le s ............................................................................. 72
Weekly readers .............................................................. 72
Work o r d e r s .............................. 72
Summary..................................................................................... 72
VI. ■ CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . 74
Introduction • . . ................................... 74
C o n c lu s io n s ........................................................................ 74
Sum m ary.................................................................................. 76
BIBLIOGRAPHY................................... 78
APPENDIX A. FACULTY ASSIGNMENTS FOR SCHOOL
YEAR 1950-1951 . .............................................................. 63
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CHAPTER PAGE
APPENDIX B. THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE TORRANCE
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ........................ 84
APPENDIX C. SPECIAL PERSONNEL OF THE TORRANCE
UNITIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ........................ 85
APPENDIX D. TORRANCE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
CALENDAR FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1950-1951. 86