Table Of Content•THE ANMJAL REPORT OF THE EL SEGuEDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
1949-1950
A Project
Presented to
the Faculty of the school of Education
The U niversity of Southern C alifornia
In P a rtia l Fulfillm ent
of the Requirements fo r the Degree
Piaster of Science in Education
by
Ernest W. Swihart
June 1950
UMI Number: EP46605
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE EL SEGUNDO SCHOOLS 1
The f ir s t s c h o o l ..................... . . .................................. 1
The f ir s t school building ............................................ 1
Construction of the high school ........................ • 1
New elementary school buildings erected • • • 3
A dditional fa c ilitie s fo r the high school 3
I I . THE BASIC PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION IN THE
EL SEGUNDO SCHOOLS..................................................... 6
Democratic principles of prime importance . • 6
Development of good c i t i z e n s ................................... 6
Education for the individual child .................... 7
Knowledge of the basic sk ills necessary . . . 8
The three R’s ....................• • • • . ........................ 9
Other goals of learning • ................................... 10
United effo rts bring best resu lts • • • • • • 10
Parents .......................................................... 10
T e a c h e r s ................................................................................... 10
The Coordinating C o u n c il.......................................... 10
The A dm inistrative Council . .................................. 11
The Teachers’ C l u b ........................................................ 12
The D istrict Board of Education .......................... 13
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III. AMERICANS IN THE MAXING—CONCEPTS OF EDUCATION
IN THE EL SEGUNDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS . . . . 14
The development of the school curriculum • . 15
The individual child studied . . . . . . . 15
Social Studies . . . . ......................... . . . . . 16
D efinition and aims .................................. 16
m aterials u s e d ................................................................ 16
The scope of the social studies program • • 17
Concepts concerning reading .................... . . . 28
Reading readiness • • • • • • • • • • • . 28
Reading groups ................................................................ 29
Scope of reading, by g ra d e s .................................. 30
Meeting special needs in reading . . . . . 31
arithm etic concepts ................................................. 31
Beginning number concepts .................... 31
Beginning formal instru ction • • • • • • • 31
Handwriting ......................................................................... 33
Manuscript • • • ...................................................... 33
Cursive W riting ........................................................... 34
Spelling • • • • • • • ......................... . . . . . 35
Language • • • • • • • ................................................. 35
Oral expression ................................................ 35
W ritten language . . . . . .............................. • 35
Concepts concerning health education • • • • 36
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Classrooms and playgrounds contribute
to health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
The physical education program 36
swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
N utrition ......................................................................... 38
Biological development taught ......................... 38
S a f e t y ................................................................................... 38
Concepts concerning music and a rt .................... 43
Music department ......................... 43
Art ................................... . . . . . . . . . . . 44
School camping program introduced .................... 45
IV. DEVELOPMENT OE GENERAL EDUCATION IN THE
SECONDARY SCHOOLS .................................. . . . . . 46
C urricular offerings • • • • • • • . • • • • 46
Courses offered • • • • • . 46
Growth and effective liv ing in a sc ie n tific age 47
Social Studies, a req u isite fo r a ll courses . 49
Ninth grade ...................................................... 49
Tenth grade ...................................................... 49
Eleventh grade ........................................... 49
Senior so cial studies • • • • • • • • • • 51
P ractical a rts , a valuable aid to future
fam ilies ........................................................... 51
Offerings in shop and mechanics . . . . . 51
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Horae Arts ....................................................... • • 54
Mathematics and Mechanical Drawing • . . . . 55
commercial department prepares students
fo r c le ric a l work ...................................................... 56
The Language Arts are important in a high
school curriculum .......................................• • • 57
Learning to speak and w rite correctly is
im portant . . . . ......................................• • 57
Foreign languages . . . . . 58
Art and Music departments 59
Art ........................................................................................ 59
Music ................................................ 60
A thletic A ctiv ities are an in teg ral p art of
the modern high school program • • • • • • 62
com petitive sports ............................................ 62
Swimming ................................................. 65
V. SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS ................................................. 67
cumulative pupil personnel record system . • 67
Extensive records kept • • • • • • • • • • 67
C o u n se lin g ...................................... 68
The testin g program ............................. 69
Tests used in guiding learning • • . . . . 69
Elementary and junior high school lev els • 69
The testin g program in the high school . • 69
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Health service program . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Employees • • • • .................... . . . . . . . 70
Physical examinations and immunizations 70
Daily check fo r signs of illn e ss . . . . . 70
The El Segundo schools1 health policy . . 71
Speech correction . . . . ....................................... 72
Home teaching ................................. 72
VI. THE COMMUNITY AND ITS SCHOOLS WORK TOGETHER 73
The recreation program, a cooperative service
of school and community ........................ 73
Summer supervision and classes ........... 73
Child care center • • • • • • • • • • • • • 75
L egislative decision continues child
care center • • • • • • 75
El Segundo child care c e n t e r .............................. 75
The Parent-Teacher A s s o c ia tio n .............................. 77
Contributions of the P. T. A.................................. 77
VII. PUPIL AND STAFE PERSONNEL ............................................ 79
Pupil enrollment and average daily attendance 79
Enrollment • • • • • • • • ................................. 79
Average daily a tte n d a n c e ....................................... 79
C ertificated sta ff personnel ................................... 83
Selection of teachers • • • • • • • • . . 83
In-service train in g ................................................. 83
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Professional development required . . . • 85
non-cert if icated e m p lo y e e s........................ • . • 85
VIII. SOKE STATISTICAL DATA OK SCHOOL PINnACE . . . 87
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE PAGE
I. Summer Recreation Facts for the 1949 Season 74
I I . Enrollment by School Plants, A pril 1, 1950 81
I I I . Graduating Class Size fo r Ten Years . . . . . 82
IV. D istribution of Annual Salaries of Teaching
S taff, 1949-1950 84
V. D istribution of Monthly Salaries of Non
c e rtific a te d Employees • • . . . . .................... 86
VI. In c o m e ..................................... 87
V II. Expenditures by budgetary Categories ................... 89
V III. Attendance and Cost Per Pupil—Elementary
Schools . . . . . . . 91
IX. Attendance and Cost Per Pupil in El Segundo
High School • • ..................... . . . . . . . . . 92
X. Comparative Valuations and School Tax Rates
fo r Five Y e a r s ..................................................................... 93
XI. Schedule of Bonded Indebtedness, June 30, 1949 94
X II. School Bond Retirement Program . . . . . . . . 95
