Show NEW SCHOOL SETUP SOUGHT Committee of Nine Would Take Out of Politics The second section of the report o of the he state committee tee of ot nine lne recommending recommending recommending mending far changes langes In the administration of ot the state school system tern tem em in the interests o of efficiency and economy was laid before Governor Henry H. H Blood Friday Prepared by the subcommittee on education and following the prelim prelim- mary inary nary report of the subcommittee on taxation which was submitted Thura day the school report urges rge legislation legisla legisla- tion Lion to 1 Take L-Take Take the state department of public instruction out of ot Politics politics poli Poli- tics by making the post of ot superintendent superintendent superintendent super super- an instead of an elective office 2 Lower Lower the age of ot compulsory compulsory sory ory school attendance from 18 to 16 Would Stabilize Funds Fund 3 3 Stabilize and provide for more efficient t I distribution dist of state funds for school hool purposes Redistrict 4 4 the state to eliminate eliminate elim dim mate smaller units of the present setup effect economies and Increase Increase In In- crease efficiency 5 Give Give the state stafe board of ot education education edu- edu edu eu- cation Power power to supervise ance and marketing of ot school bonds by the various districts By making the office of state superIntendent superintendent super- super o of public instruction an appointive ap- ap post the report explains the board oard of education could choose as its ts chief school officer an educator qualified by training and experience and nd eminent service selected elected from rom a list of t elig bles representing as comprehensive a field as possible state Out educators would be eli eli- gible Ible Lowering of the compulsory attendance at at- age the report states would not materially decrease high school school attendance and might solve administrative administrative admin- admin problems now now encountered under the law Jaw Would Adhere to Grant Stabilization of funds for the support support sup support port of the public schools should be beat beat bet at t an amount more closely approximating approximating mating the constitutional grant than has las been the case in the last three years the subcommittee mended The The- recommendation The refers to the fixing of ot the state school levy at a level evel that will produce 25 per capita of ot the school population each year Some educators believe the tax com cornS mission has not adhered to the letter of oC the law Jaw in this regard due to a desire de- de sire ire sire to hold down property levies Distribution of state funds for education education edu- edu cation by bythe the state board of education on a basis of minimum educational ional essentials the report SU suggests would insure greater supervisory and administrative administrative ad ad- control over local Kh school ol districts Urges Urrea Large Larre Districts District Redistricting the state which is now divided into inlo 40 O districts would T result l lin in n long t term nn ec economies the subcommittee sub sub- committee rep reported urging establishment establish establish- m ment nt of ot districts sufficiently large arge to tc possible efficient businesslike administration Supervision over marketing and is issuance issuance is- is of local school district bonds In n transactions involving more than 2000 by the board of education would In t the subcommittees subcommittee's opinion ion on keep the public informed of ot capit capital cap- cap it tal ital l expenditures expenditures' and guard against financial loss in the districts Philo T. T Farnsworth dIrector d of ot rese research lr h f for r the subcommittee on education in m a supplemental report expressed doubt whether retrenchments retrenchments retrench retrench- ments made necessary b by decreased school revenues can be continued if ii he the th best interests h t rests of the public are areto areto areto to be served j 9 |