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h SUP EliINTENDENT EXPLAINS
SCHOOL POLICY
Te'&ol schools in the Territory of Alaska
are normally controlled and administered
by the Commissioner of Education directly
from Juneau. Falmer, a rural school oper
ates with a Board of Education the same
as an Incorporated School,
In theadministration of the Palmer School,
the Superintendent as the chief executive
officer for the local Board of Education'
is responsible to the Board of Education,
the Territorial Commissioner of Education
and the Northwest Association of Secon
dary Schools and Colleges, whose respon
sibility it is to make sure that the
school meets the standards of accredited
schools.
Many rumors.and idle gossip have brought
mflch criticism to the Board and the Super
intendent this year as a result of the
interpretation of school policy. Most of
this gossip and rumor is unfounded in
fact* and'will not stand the test of inves
tigation. The office of the Superinten
dent of Schools is always open during the
day between the hours of 8:00 A.I.T. and
5:00 P.M. to discuss and interpret school
policy to any parent or guardian who will
take the time and trouble to come in with
their problems. A frank discussion of
these problems will do much to clarify'
them, left to idle gossip; they rarely,
if ever, present‘the true picture of the
school situation.
In the natter of grades, nany pupils have
failed subjects in school and are causing
some dissension in connection with their
present status. In accredited schools,
freshmen must present four full credits
fQr entrance into the Sophmore class. A
Sophmore must present eight full credits
and a Junior must present twelve full
credits; thus a student who presents only
ten credits on entering the 4th year of
school is not'a Senior* but is considered
a Junior plus. High School students are
not permitted to carry^more than four
subjects unless they have maintained 'a
B average or better the previous year,as
the school law specifically states that
the pupil must be one of considerable
more than average ability as indicated
by his grades.
For graduation a pupil must present six
teen full credits with two major and two
minor from the curriculum. A unit is
one fall credit in a course pursued one
hour, five days each week, for a period
of thirty-six weeks or one full school
year.
School policy will be discussed rather
thoroughly this year at the parent
Teachers Association meetings in an of
fd.ot to clarify the school picture. All
parents and legal guardians of children
in school should not hesitate to come to
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