1. The following policy for dependent
schools in Eighth Army area is published for the information and guidance of all
concerned. 2. It is the responsibility of
the Troop Information and Education Section, Headquarters Eighth Army, as a non-operating
agency, acting in an advisory capacity to coordinate, plan for and supervise all schools
for dependents in the Eighth Army Area.
a.
Organization Schools will be organized to meet the needs and interests of the pupils
enrolled, the community served and in accordance with the principles of this Circular.
b.
Operation Information concerning the availability of War Department appropriated or
non-appropriated funds for the employment of instructors has not been received. Detailed
instructions will be published at a later date.
c.
Supply
(1) Calvert System texts will be distributed through Army Exchange Service, such texts to
be purchased from the Army Exchange Service. In the event that sufficient funds are
appropriated, Calvert System texts will be distributed free of charge through local
schools.
(2) A supply of high school texts will be available for purchase through Army Exchange
Service, in the event that funds are not appropriated for free issue of texts. Should such
funds be appropriated, texts will be distributed free of charge through local schools.
3. Corps, division and base commanders are charged with
the establishment of schools for American dependents within their areas.
4. Recommended procedures for the organization and
operation of schools for American dependents are presented herewith:
a.
Organization
(1) Appointment of qualified administrative head of the school.
(2) Organization of a board of education, which will set in an advisory capacity to the
administrative head, assisting in determining methods of employing and paying for teachers
and administrative personnel, purchasing of instructional materials and in carrying out
other usual functions of a board of education.
(a) Two members to be appointed by unit commander.
(b) Three members to be duly elected by the parents of pupils to be enrolled in the
current term.
(c) The administrative head of the school shall be a member ex-officio.
b.
Operation
(a) Proper supervision of instruction
(b) Proper maintenance of facilities.
(c) Curriculum planning and scheduling.
(d) Proper maintenance, transferring and certification of pupils records.
1. a copy of the Circular will be attached to the record of each student and become a
permanent part thereof in order to indicate the accrediting agencies in the States and
standards under which the work was completed.
c.
Facilities Provision of adequate buildings, grounds, light, heat, sanitary measures,
safety precautions, instructional aids and furnishings.
d.
Transportation Provisions of adequate trans- portation for both pupils and teachers, with
drivers and guards selected for their character and judgement and properly trained in
safety precautions.
5. Curriculum and Texts a. In order to standardize
instruction throughout the Eighth Army enclave, thus making it possible for students to
transfer from one part of Japan to another without interruption or unduly interfering with
their schooling, the following curriculum and texts are recommended:
(1) Kindergarten through eighth grade
(a) Calvert System
(2)
Ninth through twelfth grades
(a) See attached date (Incl. 1)
6. Regulations and Criteria for American Dependent
Schools.
a.
In order to facilitate student accreditation for work done in American Dependent Schools,
grades nine through twelve, the following regulations and criteria, adapted from "
Policies, Regulations and Criteria for the Approval of Secondary Schools," from the
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, will be used as a guide for
American Dependent Schools.
b.
Regulations
(1) The school year shall consist of a minimum of 36 weeks. This is interpreted as
consisting of a minimum of 172 days.
(2) The minimum length of a recitation period shall be 40 minutes, exclusive of all time
used in changing classes or teachers. c. Criteria
(1) The School Plant, Sanitation and Janitorial Service.
(a) The School Plant is adequate for the number of pupils enrolled and progress of studies
offered.
(b) The lighting, heating and ventilation of the building, lavatories and toilets,
wardrobes and lockers, water supply, school furniture, location of the classrooms, shops
and laboratories and janitorial service are such as to insure hygienic conditions for
pupils and teachers.
(c) Provision is made for the safeguarding of dangerous power machinery with which pupils
come in contact. Proper steps for protecting pupils against injuries are taken in
laboratories, shops, gymnasiums and other parts of the building or grounds where accidents
a likely to occur.
(d) Complete dispensary service will be provided, including physical examinations and
dental surveys for all pupils at least once a year. First aid facilities will be available
in each school.
(2) Instructional Equipment and Supplies
(a) Instructional equipment and supplies, such as science laboratory apparatus, laboratory
tables and demonstration desks; gymnasium equipment and supplies; equipment supplies for
art rooms and music departments; visual aids equipment; maps and charts, are adequate to
meet the needs of instruction FOR ALL COURSES OFFERED.
(b) Ample provision is made for the safekeeping, systematic arrangement and care of all
materials, supplies and apparatus used in the instructional program. Good housekeeping
will be regarded as essential to good instruction.
(3) The School Library and Library Services
(a) The number and kind of books, reference material and magazines are adequate for the
number of pupils enrolled and meet the interests of the pupils and the needs of
instruction in all course offered.
(b) The library is easily accessible to pupils, adequate in size and attractive in
appearance. The books are classified and catalogued.
(c) The library is under the direction of a properly qualified person.
(4) School Records
(a) Accurate and complete financial data and personnel records are kept in such form as to
be conveniently used and safely preserved. The personnel record for each pupil should
contain such essential data as courses taken, with some valid indication of the quality of
work done in each such course. Additional data secured from standardized tests, anecdotal
records, parent of pupil interview, personnel questionnaires, etc., may be added to the
individual record to the degree that the facilities of the school permit. It may also
include other information which the school considers valuable.
(b) An official transcript (or a certified copy) of the college preparation of each
teacher is kept on file in the office of the administrative head of the high school. (By
an official transcript is meant the institutional credit record signed by the registering
officer of the higher institution certifying the credits).
(5) The Policies of the Board of Education and the Administration of the School
(a) The policies of the board of education are such as to attract and retain the services
of well qualified and competent teachers. It is the policy of the board of education under
this system to employ, promote, demote and discharge teachers only upon the recommendation
of the administrative head of the local system. The working relationships between the
board of education the administrate head of the system and the principal of the secondary
school are such as to insure the efficient and successful administration of the school.
(b) The administration of the school is such as to insure a well organized and well
disciplined school, efficiently and intelligently supervised and meeting the needs and
interests of the pupils enrolled and of the community.
(c) The secondary school is under the direction of well trained and competent school
administrator, preferably possessing as a minimum a master's degree from a recognized
institution of higher education. His education should include courses covering those
phases of the school administrator's work which are professional in character, such as
secondary school administration, curriculum making, the supervision of instruction,
personnel and guidance, methods of teaching, educational psychology, philosophy of
education and the financial administration of secondary education.
(d) The administrative head of the school should be held responsible for seeing that all
special activities such as athletic, band and various kinds of contests contribute most
effectively to the school's educational programs.
(6) Preparation of the Instructional and Supervisory Staff
(a) All members of the Instructional and Supervisory staff (excepting the administrative
head of the high school whose college preparation is indicated under criterion (5) (c)
possess the minimum general training assumed to be guaranteed by a bachelor's degree from
an approved institution of higher education. (Desire but not required for kindergarten
through eighth grade.)
(b) The minimum professional training of individual members of the instructional and
supervisory staff is fifteen semester hours of education.
(c) All members of the instructional and supervisory staff are adequately prepared in
those subjects and fields in which they are engaged.
(d) Minimum preparation for respective teaching assignments is as follows:
1 English - 15 semester hours.
2 Foreign Languages - 15 semester hours in the language taught.
3 Science - 15 semester hours of which 5 shall be in the science taught.
4 Mathematics - 15 semester hours.
5 Social Studies - 15 semester hours, which must include preparation in specific subjects
taught.
(7) Teaching Load (a) The teaching load is not excessive. An average enrollment in the
school in excess of 30 pupils per teacher is considered as a violation of this criterion.
(8) Pupil Load (a) Four unit courses, or the equivalent as defined in note below, are
considered the normal amount of work carried toward graduation by the average pupil. Only
such pupils as rank in ability and achievement in the upper 25 per cent of the school's
enrollment, as determined by pupil's past record or necessary tests, may be allowed 5
units for credit. (Where facilities permit, a reasonable activity program in specialized
subjects such as music and art is to be encouraged.) NOTE: A unit course of study in a
secondary school is defined as a course covering an academic year of 36 weeks and
including not less than the equivalent of 120 sixty-minute hours of class work. Two hours
of work requiring little or no-preparation outside the class are considered as equivalent
to one our of prepared class work. Home study is to be encouraged. A semester hour is
defined as the amount of credit for completion of a course covering one semester and which
consists of one class period weekly not less than 40 minutes in length under the direction
of the teacher, for which an equal amount of preparation on the part of the pupil is
required.
(AG 000.8) (IE)
BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL EICHELBERGER CLOVIS E
BYERS MAJOR GENERAL,
GSC Chief of Staff OFFICIAL: J.M Glasgow Colonel,
AGD Adjutant General 1 Incl: Units of Credit.
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INCLOSURE 1 RECOMMENDED TEXTS FOR GRADES 9-12 DEPENDENT SCHOOLS IN EIGHTH ARMY
AREA
Grade 9 English 1 - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks Gaining
Language Skills - Chapman Adventures in Reading - Ross Supplementary Reading: Ivanhoe -
Scott Classical Myths That Live Today - Sabin Twelfth Night - Shakespeare New Narratives -
Williams
Algebra I - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks A First Course
In Algebra - Stone and Mallory
Social Studies - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks (or) Man's
Great Adventure - Pahlow
General Science - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks Using Our
World - Powers, Bruner et al (Note - Credits in General Science not always accepted by
Colleges)
Latin I - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks (or) Peterson,
Lawrence and Raynor
Spanish I - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks (or) Quinto en
Espana - Wilkins South to Mexico - Watson and Qumamor
French I - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks Cour Pratique -
De Sauze Grade 10
English II - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks Using English
Skills - Chapman Hidden Treasures in Literature - Cook, Norvell and McCall Adventures in
Modern Literature - Inglis and Stewart Supplementary Reading: A Tale of Two Cities -
Dickens Adventures in Modern Literature - Stauffer and Cunningham Adventures in World
Literature - Ingles and Stewart
Algebra II - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks Algebra for
Today - Betz
Biology - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks Biology For
Beginners -Moon and Mann
Latin II - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks (or) Pearson and
Lawrence
Spanish II - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks (or) Quinto en
America - Wilkins Spanish American Life - Crow
French II - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks Cour Pratique -
De Sauge Jean Vaijean - Hugo - De Sauze Sans Famille - Malot-Gvu Grade 11
English III - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks Developing
Language Power - Cook Our Land And It's Literature - Lowe Supplementary Reading: Grammar
Review Plane
Geometry - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks Plane Geometry -
McCormick Social Studies - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks United States History - Muzzey
Physics - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks Modern Physics -
Dull Grade 12
English IV - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks Using Language
Power - Cook Prose and Poetry of England - McGraw Supplementary Reading: Arrowsmith -
Sinclair Lewis Silas Marner - George Eliot Macbeth or Hamlet - Shakespeare Representative
Plays - Galsworthy
Social Studies - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks Modern
History - Becker
Chemistry - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks Chemistry and
You - Hopkins et al
Electives - Units of Credit 1 - 36 weeks High School
Geography - Whitbeck Our Changing Social Order - Gavin, Gray and Groves Document typed
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