TEACHERS’ GRADING

Evening Star, Issue 17696, 24 June 1921, Page 7

TEACHERS’ GRADING

APPEALS AGAINST CLASSIFICATION. Regulations were gazetted last night in respect of appeals by teachers against their classification or grading. These provide that appeals must be made not late than thirty-one clear days after the publication of the grading'list in the ‘Gazette. All appeals not afterwards withdrawn wiHbo sent to an appeal board consisting or a chairman (appointed by _ the Munster ot Education), a representative of the Education Department (not a classifying or grading officer), and a representative appointed for a three-year period by the Secondary Schools Assistant .teachers _ Association, or the New Zealand Educational Institute, ns the case may be. The first two associations named are to elect two representatives each, and the Educational Institute four representatives (two for the North Island and two for toe Month), who are by mutual arrangement to sit, on the board in turn, Tbc board is to coiisidci appeals only with respedt to deiimtc grounds stated in each appeal. An appellahl may conduct his own case or be represented by an advocate (not a solicitor). He may bo called as witness by his advocate, and may arrange, for tue attendance cf any witness willing to appear on his behalf. Classifying or grading officers (or their representative) must be present at cadi appeal, and may give evidence on behalf of the Director of Education in support, of the classification or grading. No evidence is to be heard except in' the presence of the appellant nr his advocate, and the resulting change in grading is to be notified in the ‘Gazette.’ The chairman of the board is to receive such remuneration and allow ancea as the Minister may approve, and. subject to the Minister’s approval, teachers’ representatives are to receive actual reasonable expenses.