REPORT 0! TH! CONTINUING EDUCATIONAL
cannon. O!" FLORIDA BY J. VII. m (mums,
10 ms 71mm Ewcmou Assocziuox
CONVENTION 1N KIAHI BEACH PLORIDA,
man 21 1 x in
Dar many yesrs the Continuing Educational Council
or Plorids hes been one or the voices spanking out strongly
in support or good public tree schools. Through the
cooperation of its psrtieipating arsenisetions it hes
existed for s longer period or time then any 0th: ini-
lsr orssniestion in the United Ststce.
Composed es it is of representetives of importsnt
statewide orssnired oitison groups, Iith e sustsined in-
terest in public eduoetion, it hoe been able to unintein
sn independence or ettitude frequently not found in sili-
lsr cranniestions. Although cooperating with the organized
teechint profession, it hes never been dooinsted by any
or it: participating groups.
the cannon homu- 1: in nu for a general
study of public mom 1: M 0W1: the
Junior and senior M vacuum, by tan alum:
0! our out.
inn: amuwmoruwuumu
for tho children and for tho It... 0! W? hat
0M1 should n11 wanna" be mm to man?
mmnmtmuianIusmmx-u? If
.mnmthcy? numwmmu. hm
Minx-dortodom. Wmmhmmu
upon an a nun-norm: bush or m they operate
on in than or twelve-Inna: bun? II n motion
WWMdmI-oam-tWUIM
school?
mumnmwmummmmu
mummxnwumoxumctMau
um. In Che an the Cannon 1: Imam I auto-r14-
~10
cdlhrlncc on the Florida Junior and Ocular hldh schOOIO-
me an be hold 1:: nap. on compu- 10 m 11, 1960.
m organizations are. in the Cowbell have
Drilllod to supper: cu1: conforonco i7 tending board
represgncatlan team all nautical or the since. It 1.
pllld to hold the attendance at £hn oontorouoo to
about 300 leading cltllana. littlolpantn will be invite!
fro-.nulcraus organizations not holding active anubcr-
ans. on the Council, and th-rc will be an adequate aunt-r
of well-info timid consuluntn.
One at tho tapertnnt purposes or this coutcronoo will
be to spzarhegd t promotion of statewide study and can-
earn for Plorldu'a hlh tunnels. rolloulng ta1- oontcrvnoo
1t 1: antlolpntod that materials GOVClOpod thorn will be
nude avallsblc to cltlzlnn Irouzhout tin atate for follow-
up studios of tun high school. at tho county level.
It tho people decide what '0 Ian clunltlon to do for
-11-
Hm, u can then to lbcut b an or premium]
schools .0 not our am upon Mos. 00-1...
an at led: them. tutu-non and an be sud-d
in or!" for u- to undonth tho unu- or up hm
school. a: pnunt. tudlu 3 pm; no".- to adv-511'
themmorunyormmmam incur
schools. m Canon known that such studies. am
can tenor-up. can help u- mnn our belief in tho
thin an have dandy are upon and om holp m It!
now motion. for public emuon in our state.
Lay citizens can and moqu Ian A control); voice
in decidir' mt union m to in pmtdcd by the my:
launch. a profession educators then I111 have the
responsibnity of proud the plOOOdNl for securing
than 30:13. The ve mp0 of enigma lay-en and pm-
feuioml educators working together, and with "'09.?
public support. can pmduoo high 5030011 in florid. nch
v11; in measured gen-n11. u buns on; W rim"
in Oh. nation.
M 13 a vanes of urgency in our consular-tum
of school manor: maul... an 11.qu 1a a on men m
" .0 I011: Ind practh cf hot-1cm cocloty we be-
zng unnamed. H: but". that Mlle education 1. m
of a lost important tools v: on use for stunning
thn 160-10 01' our Movie-n Clemency. It 1: 1a m-
otmophorc of WNW and moor-r that we are upon.
to tho people or North to In. their studio: and "I.
air cone].th about we tutu" of education in our
state.
At the January nootiug tho Council considered a
"vibe? of reporta or curront conditiona in tho aohoola.
Notllg our rapid growth and population proJoctiona, we
am convinced that Florida at continua to curt atrcnuoua
otrorta in aupport of public education it our future
citiaonn are to ho odlaated proparly. Prodiotiona are
that lithin tho naxt tan yoaro Plorida'a population will
alloat double. Tbia will Ilka ua aixth in population
along all the atatca of tho union.
1: so aro to race thia poriod or growth with con-
tidanoo. la luat do aola careful planning to acct the
problems which I! knov I111 ariaa booauac or this influx
of now citiaona. It la the ballot of tho Council that
good public aducation in a largo Ioasuro detarninca tho
auccoao and happinnaa at the oitiaana of a atata.
Tho aha-bar of Couloroo or the United Statca haa
concluded tron ita reloaroh that tho laval of economy
and u nun; umm- of people an in sun In
about W m an Inn 0! monon and in
M11. I. hon" in a. mu of Honda m
continua that the Itll! of 11m and m one-10
Omxu 1n tu- "no mu N Inn; the but of
tho much.
It follows an m onlor u alum thou puma-
m-utlun umumhmtmmuuou. 11
council an identied I I." of proud:- and tuna
man us p.091. 0! an ant. mt mum and aunt
to .01. Then have but: prepared 11: printed ton nod
0091 or a 6m mu m m undid.- for
030ml fiu and mu. for in WORM. Ho
he]. 1: Mt for than to aspire to man. can.
to be Inn wound thou: the and. of mu. munch.
Am the prob}..- and tuned W. by the Cannon
m tho following:
l. PrOO public achcola arc caacntial to one Iain-
tananca of a dcaocrctic aociety. The control or public
causation not not paaa from cm can. into an Ianda
of privata intcroata.
2. 1hc Iiniaua roundaticn Procra- in tho bott 91!"
ac far dacolopod for cooperativc acatc and county par-
ticipaoicn in financing achoola. Pull iaplaaontatioo
or this progral ia caacntial for tho naintcnanc- and
growth or our ayatca or trac public achoola.
3. lindorgartcna. adult and vocational education.
and on." educational program arc caacntial educational
aervicca in tho aocicty of today. kpcricncc anon that
a child with uncommon cxpcrionca ha a bcttcr chance
for oucccaa in achool than thou in do not ban it.
In paaain; from an Wan to an urban aocicty the
work opportunitica or our chilcnan hava lamaly vaniaud.
Our lava diacouragc tho employment. or childrcn by buaincaa
lumen. ammomtyumm
m um a lug. III- 01 um and mucu- you"!
anxious ta use that Ibuitiu u an urban musty this:
4 00 proud. thn own-mun for thou 900910 W
work. These young m w m mm. 11'
010M! does not m that! . Into can-mun
avors, we can mot tho Juvenile 11mm at.
to continue to Lucas... 000 of tho nut can-natal?
mounds of acting this prot: in by an atch progn-
or the public oohoola m u:- n-u- mutton pmod.
mmwoftMspmchaultonl-mmlam
um. for solution.
mummrormmnmwwmnm
Manual. Mubmupmvidodmmorlming
a my school diploma. mm haunts-1&1 punt. onnnot loan"
in nos-1a m1. um 13 vooauonll W for their
MIOMI .
It. mmmmdmmWof
.5.
our 01111 of an adeqmto muons}. m. '1'!" WI
Wmldmmnoeimanyamrw-ntu
pron with a mu My at Ilhool.
5. 'm believe than Ibould be considerable adith
txpcruzcutauon with 861..th mansion and with Other
audiousual aid: to instruction no mu u an data-1m Jun
how to um: this tool in our schools to boat adv-Dust.
6. mom mt mama up: 11:: educational pm
hm Kindergarten throw Erich-M school. Anon; am an
annuity Junior college offers a new of new ammun-
to a large mt of our young poop]... All 0: than program
deserve the united support or all our MO.
7. Huemwmmmtwmnowodmuml
purposes, we must follow th- oxuple or industry tnd spend ado-
quato sum in muons]. manna to that. n can have the fact;-
upon which to base our swan.
u. The ability of our Manta touch III-t b0 con-
stantly w. m:- teachers must haw W ground-
1n! in subject matter. 1hoy must have a broad background
in the taberal .pgg, .n4 3, Inat knee how to deal with
Voila peOple in tha alaaaroal.
9. It ia a roll-knoln fact that the Ray to quality
education in the teacher. Our 1956-57 atudiea. which
lave paaaented in our report, 'Hou to Obtain and Hold
Good Teachara in Florida'a Schoola', oonvinoad us that
florila'a hopa for aaintaining quality education lien
in having achoole fully staffed with well trained and
experiaucaa toachera Iho have the ability to teach. Then
toaahera auat he paid aaiariea oo-parahle to thaae paid
by induatry and hi;h enough ao that tho, can devote thair
full tile to thair school lurk.
it. 1951 Lacialature recognized thia need and ap-
propriated additional funds for ealariea. Thie helped
a great deal at that tile. Thia inereaaed the rank or
vlorida'a average teaahar'a ealary tron 22nd position
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IIIOM the states up to 12th poeitlon m the etetee.
this Save ue e tenable upped.
Our pmblen or eecurm teechim pummel nee 1e
enute 1n the an of 1957 than 1% bed been for yeere.
nor-ale brand, and there appeared to be nuureble
apron-cat 1n eemeveaent non; our mile.
are recently, however, been a! mutton end
been other etetee are measuring up better to the
need for adequate eeleriee, rleude hee leet 1te rever-
able poution. In 1956-51 our everee aux-7 m 22nd
1n the netlm; in 1957-58 1: bed gone up to 12th; 1n
1958-59 it dropped beck to 16th; end this you, 1959.60,
1t 1e beck to 22nd poettion neon; the etetee.
In the menu-e, however, our teechere have been
epplnru the-lune dxugently to then- teeke. "MI
reporte of the eohievonente of our high echool gramme,
¢0lvlr3bla teat aooroo, and nataonal recognition earncd
by III] or our aohoolo. furnish ooovlhoins evidenoo or
a ruins quanty or work by our toad-n.
15! dolorvo to ho pl good oalartoa. florioa can
"211 afloro to pay good solution. and we bollovv It loot
do IO 1: no aro to maintain and further taprovo tho
quality or our aohoolo. Io bola-v0 tho people want
good aohoola and at. willing to pay for thou. llortda
1a not a poor atato. Ho haVc abundant roaourooa,a high
avorogo pot capxta inoouo and alplo tax IONIC... Ho
do not need holy fro- Haahlwtah. He can n11 afford
to provlda enough Ion-y through taxation to pay adequate
salarLua to our toaohora. Florida Inat not {all in this
important rooponalbilltv.
Plor1da 1a .11 able to do the Job. Lot'a all Join
1n oooing that no do it!
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'Tnwi lv tld in ypyOn etr.10 11, 1960. tito olseitoltino.ns plovad iv thlCnil 000111el Ctmen*d to tuolvt tai. 111i00r01n11 Ib snil board1 Coor ~ttii= fron oil abetilo.nt the .ivto. In 1.S plunnvd to 0000 to *tthlydvnl at thy loilrnn. IA Otcrnt 3CC 101ding vitvse.. Pnlviiant. till It 1OnviAe *hip va tat. vonci, aolnd'.h. vili Iv Sn ldqoat. no6r 0?of lelnv..md .dnetnional onvsolltt. 0r-e or t. ICpartnt prool of that nnltftrennn vIta by to nptartead a ap-olt yr *tatenidv *nnddt and von11*1mor Oloia'. nlg| .vott.l. ,nal1=n tis cnironv it is ontiolaipal 1ht nntvrait d-vilopd thor. viil b. sadt sviltiotootlans taouhlhuntlt..nst. Cnr dolo.tivstudi.. of t. high Soois St thy tllvlty lonal. If th opnlt danids nhaI -e v-nt .dnvvnln t do tIC
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*tflrdt, a. oan than 50 *bou th t.,taf proodtA *ohoo to inoot ot, 00..Md opon ,uro. Coomttaa amU at 00rk gathertttg tnfaawtior i*s ailt -e atda tt orot,.oior st norstnd tha otaoto ho Si Octavia 00 pro.,t. Studia. ata baing 'soto *atebflatt tbht .tt'm of many of th progrot-. ofhar.4 to out tt@ *ohooio. Ith. Couoil tatiavas that aoah attattos, With -ty follo-p, tnhp -diow b.10.0 tn t tS th h.-t OS haoa sirstdy I-d 0d ond 00 htlp 0. f(td r000 dtrnottona tar put'i o..atont to otr 0000. toto otiootto Oat otd ohoold too. a oototoitg .000. tn dootdtoc 'stat anrooaa ito to -e poidad ho itae hight sotoola. Tme ootsiotal adttoaitar than aill tovo tot, r'oaponiint of ttooodtt. tht. prooadofl* tor ..oorint0 tttaoo 00.1.. Tha too groupo a oitto....tayotn and protoasiotat aductotot -00workn toaother, and alth prOPOr poll:' 0000000.toot produo* hight school. to 710r0d. tttlt .112-
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w 2he reca5riired geraerally as being among the finent the antion. "here la a a-:sta of uto;e:iey irl our consider'ation a schax1 matters bookuse us age living in a day what many -the hol!3Es and pottees e American society as be-. -.densedwe beltete that sublic educatiora is one the met importart teole we can use for' maintainiras he Mesis or raur Am-tear. democracy. It is in this atmachere of urgency and een4erm tant we are enpealirg a the people of Florida to make their studies and renab their renelusions about the ruture of education in our siete. .13-
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At O Ja-ary Io. -oi -onoadrod a 'Oallboa eoarta of ouroant conditiooa in to. acionla. iotta. our rapId go t rnd popoiation projaotio. I.1on1inod that Flord. t aonttnua tooatrnnos afaras in aupporf of potato odnoation it Coroutur ciiesaeto ha dataaaod optariy. ?Podiotionoae thot anit thta noo tan yeans florida'. poplation halo ahmtt do-Ia, ma. halt oak. .a atoti to popolotion among ~ ~ ~ ~ dlal h th, o h ui it oo an. mon acthia partod of ooti htoo fadonoo, aa waat do am caomful hiatoto. to aettia pnooloma aonloh -m koo ait ari., oeaaoa of ii oinou rood nubi adoottion n a tarat maaoro dooemnoo itna ma ihathar of Coflerot of to Unitad Otato. iha onnoudod too. 00. re..arln noon iha leoel of aronoti
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Our U*le aT -n adwad .ddltoald day. Th1 thOuand* -t fldsia ahildyred n adflayvin andy a al day .aat ba Arnvidad ada fll day .t aaaol. 5. ae defliya Uhea adhola da aasdyabl. .ydaddoal taptrdy..nddarada7it ar~artddast aelaadjdan aad dada dahar alra.-nisar aid ty dastducadn -o duad ad a ddtadada dust haa to uabrai mad in adr shdard ta bent adaa. 6. Fladrida aust sadnaan hdg qieabiy arroatloata parogy'n. tard ainadeartna traa rsdaa adnial. dmona aahar. -h aannrnddy jundar dadnagd arrars a varanad at ada avdoradaddtd.. aoalaS edasat ar ada yauna rdayly. Add at aha.. peaam dasayaa tha rundhed supprta a addorpepe adamewemsh faddas add. aaddpla at idda tand adpdad adaqatr adda ha ddaain adeadadad.. e a hv tefa t.aThaiddy at adr tanaa tdoa tach msabe o salary aagadadd. Oar asayha.s aush dav tdaaaadgh gradrnd-
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*00n8 fth .100es o; to 12th portion mon 00*. "hie OthO u1 e fetor*tl* tohool. 0th oroblet of Itooho 0.000ing proonel tb ee *000*i Otrh O 975 o ithan tO.dboon ioeor. 1958-5 itooed, ond ther W e 16W t to .. 19e59O60, iOmprotnt tonttcievement inton otr 0up10*. lor. pecotly, ttoweoer, beteus. or 00nf*0tho *nd 1*0*0*. otlor *tates trt 0*a.0ring 00 1*0the to to. ne C or 0d0q.0 slar... Plorid 0* hoolat it. foqor.00* p000000n. to 1956-97 oor er*geel-'-y eo. 22n 0n the reOtion; ho 0957-78 00 084 eoo. 00 to 0000; to 0955-59 it Oroppod hoot to 0000, eod thirn y0*r, 0959-0, 00 Oe heolt to 2loe poeitoo 0=0* 0g he toteo. 0n 00* *e*.tlme, hotetto, 00r 00*00*r* hoot boto *00101ng foheset dthlgethy to 00*0? 0*0k*. tOOrme 00:iao tho *ohletooent. oO our 00*g0 *00000 *rtaduoes,
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