^/f ■oTtlc ■>J ' ■*- I C o c -J, V .'L ,-, ^ c^J / RULES FOR GOVERNING THE STANDARDIZING AND ACCREDITING OF HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF OREGON Adopted by the State Board of Education August 5, 1914. .(D7 A't 1. HOW CLASSIFIED - High Schools shall be classified as Standard four-year high schools, or Accredited three-year, two-year, or one-year high schools, as they shall be approved and accredited by the State Board of Education. 2. RULES GOVERNING STANDARD HIGH SCHOOLS First — As to Teachers (a) Nnmher. At least three teachers shall be required to devote their entire time to high school v^'ork; provided, that in a high school offering but one course, two high school teachers are required to devote their entire time to high school work; provided, that in a high school having a regular attendance of less than sixteen pupils, one teacher shall be required to devote her entire time to high school work, being- permitted to teach two grades of work only and not more than ten classes each day. (b) QuaUfications. Any teacher employed in a Standard High School of this State shall be a graduate of a standard college or univer- sity, as defined by Section 18, 1913 edition of the Oregon School Laws; or shall be the holder of a Life State Certificate or State Diploma secured by examination before the State Department; or a teacher's Life Cer- tificate or Diploma now in full force and effect in this State; provided, that teachers of special subjects may be certificated according to Sec- tions 16 and 20, 1913 edition of the Oregon School Laws. Second — Course of Study A Standard High School shall follow the State Course of Study except in districts of the first class, whose course must be approved by the State Board of Education. Fifteen units shall be required for gradu- ation, and at least forty minutes for each recitation. Two periods of laboratory or vocational work shall be considered of equal instructional value with one period of recitation. A unit is the completion of a sub- ject of five recitations, or their equivalent, laboratory or vocational periods per week, pursued throughout a school year of not less than thirty-six school weeks. Third — Apparatus There shall be at least $300.00 wisely invested in apparatus for teaching Science, apportioned as follows: Physical Geography, $75.00; Biology, $75.00; Physics, $150.00. For teaching the subject of Physical Geography, the following apparatus is recommended: Set of Johnston maps, globes, mercurial barometer and an aneroid barometer; for Biology, microscopes, demonstration magnifiers, dissecting sets, slides and covers, glassware and chemicals; for Physics, $125.00 wisely expended, providing such a laboratory as will permit performing the majoritv of the experiments given in the Millikan and Gale Manual. Fourth — Library The library must contain a minimum of 250 books which are, or have been included in the State School Library List, Part II, excluding fiction and the dictionaries and encyclopedias mentioned below, and adapted to D. of D^ /Hi the courses of study. These books must be entered in a record book and prepared for circulation according to the rules prescribed for school libraries. A Standard High School must have one of the larger encyclo- pedias recommended in the State Library List, Part II, and either the New International or the Standard dictionary, to the number of one copy for each twenty pupils. REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCREDITED THREE-YEAR HIGH SCHOOLS First — As to Teachers (a) Number. Two teachers shall give full time in high school work, where more than four subjects each year are offered; or one teacher shall give full time and another at least half tin^ when but four subjects are offered each year, no choice of electives being given. (b) Qualifications. All teachers of three-year Accredited High Schools shall be graduates of a standard college, university or normal school; or be the holder of a five-year State Certificate in Oregon, or an Oregon Life Certificate; or a special certificate for special subjects issued in accordance with Sections 16 and 20, 1913 edition of the Oregon School Laws. Second — Course of Study The course of study shall be as prescribed by the State Board of Education. Third — Apparatus Thei-e shall be at least $300.00 wisely invested in apparatus for teach- ing Science, apportioned as follows: Physical Geography, $75.00; Biology, $75.00; Physics, $150.00. For teaching the subject of Physical Geography, the following apparatus is recommended: Set of Johnston maps, globes, mercurial barometer and an aneroid barometer; for Biology, microscopes, demonstration magnifiers, dissecting sets, slides and covers, glassware, and chemicals; for Physics, $125.00 wisely expended, providing such a laboratory as will permit performing the majority of the experiments given in the Millikan and Gale Manual. Fourth — Library The library must contain a minimum of 150 books which are, or have been included in the State School Library List, Part II, excluding fiction and the dictionaries and encyclopedias mentioned below, and adapted to the courses of study. These books must be entered in a record book and prepared for circulation according to the rules pre- scribed for school libraries. A Standard school must have one of the larger encyclopedias recommended in the State School Library List, Part II, and either the New International or the Standard dictionary, to the number of one copy for each twenty pupils. REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCREDITED ONE AND TWO-YEAR HIGH SCHOOLS First — As to Teachers (a) A teacher doing two years of high school work cannot teach in the grades. (b) A teacher doing one year of high school work would be per- mitted to teach all of the work in the seventh and eighth grades also. Second — Recitations The length of the recitations in a one or two-year high school shall not be less than thirty minutes, and in all classes where there are more than ten pupils there shall be five recitation periods each week, and the school year will consist of at least thirty-two weeks. Third — Apparatus There shall be at least $150.00 wisely invested in apparatus for teaching science, apportioned as follows: Physical Geography, $75.00; Biology, $75.00. Fourth — Library The library must contain a minimum of 75 books which are, or have been included in the State School Library List, Part II, excluding fiction and the dictionaries and encyclopedias mentioned below, and adapted to the course of study. These books must be entered in a record book and prepared for circulation according to the rules prescribed for school libraries. The school must own one of the encyclopedias recommended in the State School Library List, Part I or Part II, and either the New International or the Standard dictionary, to the number of one copy for each twenty pupils. IllJJRAJjY OF CONGRESS ^ 022 158 808 3