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Huntsville Education Study Committee Final Report, 1968

 File — Box: Series 4, Subseries A, Box 17, Folder: 4
Identifier: r04a17-04
r04a17-04
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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Frances Cabaniss Roberts collection covers the historical records of the Cabaniss Roberts family. This collection contains extensive correspondence records of the Cabaniss Roberts family circa 1830 to 1930.

Dates

  • Creation: 1830 - 1930

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

From the Collection: 105 Linear feet (143 boxes and 19 oversize.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

General

A Statement of Belief 116
Ability Grouping 79
Abstract 8
Accreditation 94, 95, 96, 141
Acknowledgements 9
Addition to Transportation Services, Needs 66, 67
Additional Academics 44
Additional Revenue Needs 141
Advanced Courses 47
Alabama Education Study Commission 25, 26, 164, 165
Alabama Law Act No. 187 168, 169, 170, 171
Alabama Minimum Program 137, 138, 139
Alabama 131, 234, 235, 237, 238
American Association of University Women 265
Annual School Budget 228
Anthony, Leo 263
Appendix A: Alabama Education Study Commission 164
Appendix B: Act No. 187 167
Appendix C: Typical Letter of Appointment 172
Appendix D: Public Questionaire 174
Appendix E: School Employee Questionaire 193
Appendix F: Instructional Equipment Summary 207
Appendix G: Parent's Advisory Council 224
Appendix H: Huntsville City Schools Financial Statement 227
Appendix I: Special Local Taxes of Selected School Dist. 233
Appendix J: Current Expenses Per Pupil By School Dist. 236
Appendix K: Schedule of Course Fees 239
Appendix L: Projected Operational Costs 243
Appendix M: Present Obligations (Debt Service( 246
Appendix N: Quotation From the Vann Report 251
Appendix O: Selected Statistics For Individual Schools 257
Areas of Expenditures for Huntsville City Schools 127
Areas of Expenditures for Other School Systems 128
Auburn, AL 265
Audio Visual Instructional Equipment 208, 209
Austin, W. R., Dr. 262
Backgrounds of Committee Members 28, 29
Background 25
Bibliography 261
Blossomwood School 103
Brewer, Albert 265
Brown, Louis, Dr. 262
Bryan, William Byrd 33
Buildings and Equipment 31
Burkett, V. M., Asst. Supt. 240, 241, 242
Business Education Instructional Equipment 210
Calvary Hill 37
Carodine, F. 265
Chapman 37
Class Size 78
Clubs 140
Coble, Dwain, Mrs. 265
Committee Members 26
Committee Organization 30
Community Participation in School Program 102, 104, 105, 106, 107
Community Use of School Facilities 108, 109, 110
Comparison of Guaranteed Tax Revenue 136
Comparison With Other School Systems in Alabama 119
Comparison With State, Region and Nation 122
Compensatory Education 79
Conclusions Based on the Comparison 124
Conclusions 11, 12, 13, 14, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155
Council 37
Counseling Service 211
Covey, Richard J. 263
Current Estimated Expenditure Per Pupil 132
Current Expenses Per Pupil - Local Tax Receipts Only 234, 235
Current Revenue Sources 119
Curriculum 36
Cushman, Lee H., Mrs. 265
Dale, W. I., Jr. 1, 2, 8, 28, 264
Dale, William I., Jr. 173
Davidson, James Rudolph 33
Davis Hills 37
Davis, George H., Dr. 266
Davis, Joe 263
Definitions 117, 118
Description of Report 33
Disadvantaged 59
Discipline 88
Dollard, J. F. Mrs. 1
Dollard, J. F., Mrs. 2, 28, 31, 264
Drake, Marvin E. 262
Driver Education 47
Educational Television 73, 77
English Department 212
Equipment and Facilities 48, 49
Estimated Average Salary For Staff 133
Estimated School Building Needs 100, 101
Evans, Alma Frances, Mrs. 265
Evening Program 79
Expenditure Per Pupil By School Districts in Alabama 237, 238
Expenditure Per Pupil 130
Fees 140
Fifth Grade California Achievement Tests 60, 61
Finance 31
Fine Arts Department 213
Fine Arts 48
Five Mill School Building Tax 247, 248, 250
Foreigh Language Department 214
Foreign Language Program 43
Format For Citizens Study of Education 27, 34
Fractional Equipment Needs by Department 52
Fund Raising 80
Garrison, John 263
Giles, Jack 263
Glossary 21, 22, 23, 24
Government Employees News 262
Grainger, Charles E. 263
Guidance Services 58
Hall, Matthew H., Dr. 265
Harrison, R. A. 266
Health Services 55, 56, 62
Higdon, John 262
Home Economics Department 215
Hundley, L. B., Dr. 1, 2, 28, 31, 264
Huntsville City School System 25
Huntsville City Schools Financial Statement & Budget 227
Huntsville Education Study Committee 1, 2, 8, 10, 25, 33, 164, 172
Huntsville Junior High 37
Huntsville Public Schools 173
Huntsville Schools and Other Real Estate 99
Huntsville Weekly News 262
Huntsville, AL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 167, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 236, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266
Hyatt, Allen, Mrs. 266
Initial Distribution List 262
Instruction Program 31
Instructional Equipment Inventory and Needs 51
Instructional Equipment Needs 53
Instructional Equipment Requirements by Department 50
Instructional practices 78
Introduction 25
Investigation: Instruction Program 35
Johnson, Hoyt R. 266
Johnson, J. Oliver 262
Johnson, Kenneth E. 264
Johnston, Truman W., Mrs. 266
Jones, Thomas A. 263
Junior High Curriculum 37
Kindergartens 45, 46
Laxson, Billy 263
League of Women Voters 265
League, John W. 265
Lee, McDowell, Secretary of Senate 171
Libraries 71
libraries 75
Library Department 216
List of Appendixes 5
List of Figures 7
List of Tables 6
Little, Loyd H. 262
Local Sources of Revenue 124, 125
Loder, T. R., Mrs. 1, 2, 28, 31
Loder, T. R. 264
Madison County Record 263
Major Sources of Revenue for Huntsville City Schools 120
Major Sources of Revenue for Other School Districts 121
Mathematics Department 217
McKinney, Jarman, Jr. 173
McLain, Eugene 263
Merger of Huntsvile & Madison County School Systems 149, 150
Miller, H. E., Mrs. 1, 2, 28, 31, 265
Miller, Pat 264
Milton, Margaret, Mrs. 265
Mode of Operation 30
Montgomery, AL 165, 166, 168, 169, 170, 171, 262, 265
Mountain Gap 37
Music Department 218
Needs 91, 92
Orr, Paul G. 33
Parent's Advisory Council 225, 226
Participation of School Personnel in Community 111
Pennington, Harry L. 263
Peters, Joe 264
Philosophy 30
Philpott, Harry M., Dr. 265
Physical Education Department 219
Physical Education 41, 42
Physical Setting 94
Primary Conclusions & Recommendations 151
Projected Operational Costs 244, 245
Public Questionaire Answers 177, 178, 179, 180
Public Questionaire: Multiple Choice Answers 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192
Public Questionaire: Yes or No Answers 181
public questionaires 32
Public Questionaire 174, 175, 176
Public Relations 111, 112, 113
Pupil Instructional Services 70
Pupil Personnel Services 53
Quotation From the Vann Report Concerning Merger 252, 253, 254, 255, 256
Receipts and Expenditures 228
Recommendations Concerning Existing Revenue 134, 135
Recommendations 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163
Redstone Rocket 262
Remedial Reading 72, 77
Report Cards 72
report cards 76
Revenue Comparison of Huntsville w/ State, Region, Nation 123
Revenue Receipts Per Pupil in ADA 124
Riddick, Frank 264
Roy Stone 37, 38
School Buildings Needed 98
School Buildings 97, 142
School Bus Transportation 65
School Day and Year 79
School Districts Spending More Per Pupil than Huntsville 131
School Employee Questionaire: Answers 197, 198, 199
School Employee Questionaire: Collective Results 200, 201, 202
School Employee Questionaire: Results by Type of School 203, 204, 205, 206
School Employee Questionaire 194, 195, 196
School Finance 114, 115
School Lunches 57, 63, 64
School System Needs 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87
School Warrants 249
School-Community Relations 31, 102
Science Department 220, 221
Sectionalism & Integration 80
Selected Statistics For Individual Schools 258, 259, 260
Senior High Curriculum 38, 39, 40
Simms, Leroy A. 262
Sitarz, Hans 263
Social Services 57, 63
Social Studies Department 222
Sources of Additional Revenue 143, 146
Southeastern US 145
Special Education 72, 76
Speech and Drama Department 223
Starnes, D. E., Sr. 264
Starnes, D. E. 1, 2, 28, 31
Statement of Expenditures 230, 231, 232
Statement of Revenues 229
Stone, Ernest, Dr. 265
Stone, Superintendent 166
Student Government 58, 68, 69
Subcommittees 31
Suggestions 139
Summary 10
Summer Program 79
Supervision & Professional Development 94
Supervision & Professional Sevelopment 90
Syowers, Joe, Dr. 262
Table of Contents 3, 4
Tax Yield By Source for Major Taxes 145
Taxes 144, 147
Teacher Certification & Pay 92
Teacher Certification 90
Teacher's Work Load 91
Teaching Conditions 89
Temple, F. I. 33
Tenure 93
Testing Program 54, 62
Textbook Needs 73, 74
Textbooks 70
textbooks 75
The Finished Product 148
The Huntsville Budget 148
Toney, AL 265
Transportation 58
Traylor, O. F., Dr. 266
Typical Letter of Appointment 172
Use of Current Revenue 126, 129
Use of Data 116
Van Valkenburg, R. P. 264
Vann Report 149
Vann, T. Herman 33
VanValkenburgh, R. P. 1, 2, 29, 31
Vocational Education 48
Waite, J. 1, 2, 29, 31, 264
Waters, W. L. 264
Westlawn 37
Whitesburg Elementary 98
Whitesburg Junior High 98
Whitesburg 37
Woodmancy, G. 1, 2, 29, 31, 264
Woodward, H. B., Dr. 262
Woodward, H. B., Jr. 166

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