Vermont: Board of school directors may establish and maintain kindergartens for children under 5 years old; such kindergartens, when conforming to publicschool laws, shall be considered public schools. See also E (b), Teachers' certificates, general. Washington: Boards of directors of districts of first and second classes may establish and maintain kindergartens in connection with common schools for children between ages of 4 and 6 years; kindergartens shall be a part of the public-school system and shall be supported from general district fund. Kindergarten teachers and supervisors shall have diplomas or certificates from some accredited kindergarten training school or from kindergarten department of a State normal school of this State or of such accredited normal-school department of normal school of another State. See also E (c), Special certificates. West Virginia: Board of education of any district or independent district in which there is a city, town, or village of 1,000 or more may establish kindergartens for children between ages of 4 and 6 years, to be a part of free-school system; teachers in kindergartens must hold diploma from a kindergarten college or must stand examination in kindergarten methods and theories in addition to holding a teacher's certificate. Wisconsin: See A (e), School meetings, elections, etc.; E (b), Teachers' certificates, general; L (a), Course of study. Wyoming: District trustees may establish and maintain free kindergartens for children between 4 and 6 years old; cost of maintenance shall be paid from district funds; teachers shall hold diplomas from some reputable instituition and have such other qualifications as trustees may prescribe. Tax voted to maintain kindergartens shall not exceed 1 mill on the dollar. M (c). Evening Schools. California: See A (d), District boards and officers; H (g), Child labor; L (a), Course of study. Connecticut: Every town having a population of 10,000 or more shall establish and maintain evening schools for the instruction of persons over 14 years old; on petition of at least 20 persons over 14 years old for instruction in highschool branches, town or district shall provide such instruction, if school board approves and if town has no high school. No person between 14 and 16 years old who can not read and write shall be employed in any town where an evening school is maintained unless said person shall have been a regular attendant at evening school during the preceding month. Towns or districts maintaining evening schools for 75 evenings or longer shall be reimbursed by the State to the extent of $2.25 per pupil in average attendance. Any town of less than 10,000 inhabitants may vote to establish an evening school. State board of education may, upon application, excuse any town or district from the requirements of this act. Georgia: County board of education may establish a suitable number of evening schools for instruction of youths over 12 years old; such schools shall be subject to such regulations and instructions as State superintendent may issue. Illinois: See II (g), Child labor. Indiana: In all cities having a population of over 3,000 the school trustees may establish night schools between 7 and 9.30 o'clock during the regular school term if petitioned by 20 or more inhabitants having children between 14 and 21 years old who desire to attend such school, but have to work in the daytime. Cities having a population of more than 100,000 shall maintain night schools during regular school term. See also A (f), Administrative units-districts, etc.; O (a), Industrial education, general. Kansas: The school board of any district or city may maintain night schools for persons over 14 years old and not required to attend day school; board shall establish such a school when petitioned by parents or guardians of 10 persons eligible to attend. Teachers must hold certificates and may or may not be teachers in day schools. See also A (f), Administrative units-districts, etc. Louisiana: See A (d), District boards and officers. Maine: See A (f), Administrative units-districts, etc.; O (a), Industrial education, general. Massachusetts: Any town may and every city or town in which there are issued during the year from September 1 to August 31 certificates authorizing employment of 20 or more persons who do not possess the educational qualifications enumerated in the compulsory attendance law of the State shall maintain during the following school year an evening school for instruction of persons over 14 years old in orthography, reading, writing, the English language and grammar, geography, arithmetic, industrial drawing, both free-hand and mechanical, the history of the United States, physiology and hygiene, and good behavior; such other subjects may be taught as may be determined by the school committee. Every city of 50,000 or more inhabitants shall maintain an evening high school if 50 or more residents, 14 years old or over, who are competent to pursue high-school studies shall petition the committee in writing for such school and certify that they desire to attend such school. School committees shall give due notice of the opening of evening schools. School committees in cities or towns maintaining evening schools may require from each student not bound by law to attend an advance payment not to exceed $1, which sum may, as determined by the committee, be paid into the school treasury or be returned to the student. The school committee may employ persons to deliver lectures on the natural sciences, history, and kindred subjects, and may provide library references on the subject of said lectures. See also A (d), District boards and officers; C (c), Local taxation; H (f), Compulsory attendance; O (a), Industrial education, general. Minnesota: See A (d), District boards and officers. Missouri: Boards of education in city school districts may establish evening schools and may fix tuition fees for persons over 20 years old and other persons not entitled to free school privileges in the district; said boards may grant the use of schoolhouses to responsible parties for the purpose of conducting free evening schools. Montana: See A (d), District boards and officers; O (a), Industrial education, general. New Hampshire: See A (d), District boards and officers; A (f), Administrative units-districts, etc. New Jersey: Board of education of any district may maintain evening schools for education of residents over 12 years old; such school must be maintained each year for at least 4 months of 16 evening sessions of 2 hours each in order to secure apportionment for such schools on basis of number of teachers employed; expenses of evening schools shall be paid as expenses for day schools are paid. Said board may establish and maintain a public evening school for instruction of foreign-born residents over 14 years old in the English language and in government and laws of New Jersey and of the United States; teachers in such schools must hold special teachers' certificates; State board of education shall prescribe rules for government and inspection of such schools; course of study in such schools must be approved by State board. Each district maintaining evening school or schools shall receive from the State for such school or schools an amount equal to that raised by the district, such aid not to exceed $5,000 per year for any district; school boards shall make annual reports to commissioner of education relative to evening schools; State board may appoint persons to assist in carrying out these provisions and to encourage establishment of evening schools, to receive no compensation, but expenses shall be allowed. See also O (a), Industrial education, general. New York: See A (d), District boards and officers; B (a), General State finance and support; H (f), Compulsory attendance; O (a), Industrial education, general. Ohio: See A (f), Administrative units-districts, etc. Oregon: See A (d), District boards and officers; A (f), Administrative units— districts, etc. Pennsylvania: The board of school directors of any district of second, third, or fourth class, upon application of parents of 25 or more pupils above 14 years, shall open a free evening school for instruction in spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic, and such other subjects as board may determine; evening schools shall be kept open for at least 4 months per year, 20 days a month, and 2 hours each evening; no student shall be admitted unless employed during the day; evening schools may be closed when the average attendance falls below 15. Directors of any district of second, third, or fourth class, upon request of 75 or more taxpayers of district, shall establish and equip an evening manual-training school for pupils above 14 years old, and shall keep the same open as long as day-school year if 25 or more pupils shall apply for admission, and the average attendance shall not fall below 15. Teachers in said special schools must have proper certificates. Boards of school directors may assist nonsectarian associations establishing kindergartens. Boards establishing agricultural schools may acquire lands for use thereof. Boards may admit persons under 6 and over 21 years old to suitable special or vocational schools. See also A (d), District boards and officers; F (a), Teachers' contracts. duties, etc. Rhode Island: See B (e). State aid for elementary education; O (a), Industrial education, general. South Carolina: See A (c1), County boards. Vermont: A town may establish and maintain evening schools; a session of evening school shall be equal to half-day session of public school; a person desiring to study commercial subjects, English language, or other publicschool branches may be admitted to evening schools under rules of school board. Washington: See A (d), District boards and officers; B (e), State aid for elementary education. Wisconsin: See A (d), District boards and officers; O (a), Industrial education, general. M (d). Vacation Schools; Playgrounds; Social Centers. California: See D (a), Buildings and sites, general. Idaho: See H (c), School year, month, day, etc. Illinois: See A (d), District boards and officers. Indiana: On application of one-half or more of the legal voters residing within 2 miles of any schoolhouse, the school authorities shall allow the use of said house for nonpartisan community purposes. The board of health and charities in cities of the first class, and said board or the board of school commissioners in cities of the second, third, fourth, and fifth classes may establish, maintain, and equip public playgrounds, baths, and comfort stations. Said boards may take real estate pursuant to the laws of eminent domain; they shall each appoint a commissioner of such activities. Expenses shall be borne by civil city. Iowa: See D (a), Buildings and sites, general. Kansas: See A (d), District boards and officers; A (f), Administrative unitsdistricts, etc. Kentucky: See A (d), Administrative units-districts, etc. Maine: See A (f), Administrative units-districts, etc. Maryland: School authorities may allow the use of schoolhouses for social, civic, and recreational purposes which do not interfere with the "prime use' of such schoolhouses. Massachusetts: The school committee of a city or town may establish and maintain vacation schools; attendance thereon shall not be compulsory or be considered as a part of the school attendance required by law. See also D (a), Buildings and sites, general. Michigan: District board shall open schoolhouses for public meetings, unless district votes otherwise, but board may exclude such meetings during the five school days of each week. New Hampshire: See A (f), Administrative units-districts, etc. New Jersey: See A (f), Administrative units-districts, etc.; D (a), Buildings and sites, general. New Mexico: See A (d), District boards and officers. New York: See A (d), District boards and officers; D (a), Buildings and sites, general. North Dakota: See A (d), District boards and officers. Ohio: See A (f), Administrative units-districts, etc.; D (a), Buildings and sites, general. Oklahoma: District board may allow the use of schoolhouse for community purposes. Oregon: See A (d), District boards and officers. Pennsylvania: See D (a), Buildings and sites, general. South Dakota: See A (f), Administrative units-districts, etc. Utah: See A (d), District boards and officers. Virginia: See D (a), Buildings and sites, general. M (e). University and School Extension; Public Lectures. New Jersey: Boards of education in cities containing over 10,000 population may employ lecturers on the natural sciences and kindred subjects in the evenings for benefit of working men and working women; said boards may purchase books, and other things necessary for such lectures; no admission fee shall be charged; at least one lecture shall be delivered during each of months of October, November, December, January, February, and March in each year; due notice of such lectures shall be published. Oregon: See P (c), State universities and colleges. Rhode Island: City of Providence may annually appropriate a sum not exceeding $2,000 for providing free public lectures. Wisconsin: See A (d), District boards and officers. M (f). Farmers' Institutes, etc. See Q (b), Agricultural colleges. Georgia: The board of directors of the Georgia experiment station shall have conducted throughout the State each year a series of farmers' institutes. Michigan: See Q (b), Agricultural colleges. Nebraska: See P (c), State universities and colleges. South Dakota: See A (b1), State boards. Virginia: See O (a), Industrial education, general. M (g). Private and Endowed Schools; Parochial Schools. See R (b), Corporations of an educational character. N. SECONDARY EDUCATION: HIGH SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES. (a) General. Alabama: Governor, auditor, and State superintendent constitute a commission to locate one high school in each county; when citizens furnish site of 5 acres or more with building costing $5,000 or more, State will appropriate $3,000 annually; county board of education shall control such high-school subject to approval of high-school commission, which shall make rules and regulations governing; teachers shall hold first grade or life certificates; pupils entering must have completed elementary course; course of study shall be prepared and required by State superintendent; matriculation fee of not exceeding $2.50 may be charged. County commissioners may donate or appropriate funds from county treasury to aid in construction of buildings and maintenance of county high schools. Cities and towns may convey lands and provide funds to aid in the location and construction of county high schools. See also O (b), Agricultural schools. |