r k 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 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. Dissociation Publishing UMI EP46355 Published by ProQuest LLC (2014). Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author. Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 J fs 'S'/ This project report, written under the direction of the candidate’s adviser and approved by him, has been presented to and accepted by the Faculty of the School of Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Education. Adviser Dean 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 iii 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 « 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 iv 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 Vi 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 v ii 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