ARTICLE 2. Teaching Force [59110 - 59113]
( Article 2 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010. )
The superintendent of the school shall have had not less than three years’ experience in the art of teaching the blind and shall hold a credential issued by the State Board of Education authorizing him to teach in secondary schools of this state.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
The powers and duties of the superintendent of the school are such as are assigned by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 759, Sec. 56. Effective September 21, 1992.)
There is hereby created at the California School for the Blind the position of field worker to be appointed by the superintendent of the school with the approval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The field worker shall be a member of the teaching staff of the California School for the Blind and shall receive a salary fixed and payable in accordance with law.
The fieldworker shall visit graduates and former pupils of the school in their homes to advise them regarding the extension and continuance of their education, to assist them in securing remunerative employment, to improve their economic condition in all possible ways,
and to provide them with preparatory instruction found necessary for a selected occupation. The fieldworker shall be a person who has had special training for such work. Blindness shall not be grounds to disqualify a person for this position.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
The Department of Education may employ any person, otherwise qualified, who has retired for service under either the Public Employees’ Retirement System or the State Teachers’ Retirement System as a substitute in a position requiring certification qualifications at the California School for the Blind; provided, that the total of such service and any service rendered pursuant to Section 23919 shall not exceed 90 teaching days in any one fiscal year.
(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)