Burt Community School - Bears / Roundup Yearbook (Burt, IA)

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NUMBER 0? TEACHERS EMPLOYED BURT PUBLIC SCKO-jLS With the growth of the high school thero has been a tendency to em- ploy a larger number of teachers to take care of the work efficiently. Tho averago numbor employed during the last 26 yors has been 0,2. during the past twelve years ten teachers have been employed, nine on a full time basis and one on about three-oights time. The enrichment of the curriculum, particularly that of tho high and Junior high schools, and tho oncouragoment and stress upon tho so- called extra-curricular activities has greatly increased tho teachers burden. Teachers in tho pros-nt organization aro required by tho very multitude of dutios to work an average of more than ton hours a day. A few teachers work more than tv olvo hours a day on the average, A characteristic of Burt toachors during recent years has been tho will- ingness to work hard and with little regard to tho timo to tho end that tho bost possible results may be obtained. SALARIES PAID TO ELEMEN 'JLARY SCHOOL TEACHERS x The salarios paid to olementary school teachers have averaged loss than those of high school teachers with aoproxima oly the same training and exporioncc, „ AVERAGE SALARIES JPAID TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS 192 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 V108.33 112.00 113.33 116.00 111.66 111.66 106.66 110.CO 106.66 The average salary ever tills period has boon but 110 Por mrnth for nine months or but $82.50 on a twelvo months basis. Salarios s£°uia bo computed, on -ft twolvo months basis sin£° motiving secure part-t into -employment in the summer sufficient to pay living expenses during theso months. Thero is noed for adjustment in . salary scale of teachers in order that there may bo somo encouragement to secure additional training. - -

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raining and Experience of Burt Teochers- 1— Training 1227- TRAINING OR BURT T2ACHERS 1927-'32 28 1928-'29 1929-'30 1930-'31 1931-’32 1 Coliege Grad. 5 5 5 4 5 ]3 to 4 years [college 1 1 1 1 1 2 to 3 ybc-rs [College 1 1 0 2 1 jl to 2 years [college 1 1 2 1 1 to 1 years ICo liege 2 2 2 2 2 The above chart-indicates that Burt is employing well prepared teachers, as measured by the amount of college training. The state regulations require that at least one-half of the high school teachers be college graduates. It is seen that all except one of our high school teachers hold college degrees and fifty percent of all of the teachers in the school are college or university graduates. Previous Experience PREVIOUS TEACHING EXPERIENCE OF BURT TEACHERS 1927-1932 1927-'28 1928-'29 1929-'30 1930-’31 1931-132 Over Five Years I 4 4 5 4 Five Years 1 0 0 0 0 Four Years 0 2 1 1 1 Three Years 1 0 1 0 1 Two Years 0 2 0 2 2 One Year 2 0 3 1 1 None 1 2 1 1 1 A large majority of Burt teachers have had experience. Kany have had five or more years of teaching experience and but few have had no experience before coming to Burt. The training, experience, grade of certificate held, the tenure and the average salaries paid are factors useful in estimating the quality of instruction being given in a school. In these respects Burt is equal to any school in the county and is superior to several. - 7