The School Education Department has declared the timings for all schools of the State with a minimum study period of 800 hours for primary schools and 1,000 for middle schools in one academic session.
According to the school timing set by the Department, the school timing will be between 9 am till 3 pm. For schools running in two shifts, the morning shift will be from 7 am 12 pm and the second shift will be from 12.15 pm to 5.15 pm.
The Department has sent directives to the Collectors, District Education Officers (DEOs) and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in this regard. It has also mentioned that the primary level school will open for at least 200 days in the academic session 2014-15. The study hours will be at least 800 hours. For middle school, the minimum days of operation of schools will be 220 days and minimum study hours will be at least 1000 hours in the academic session.
Primary and middle schools will remain open for full hours on Saturdays and local market days also and classes will go on like other days of the week.
The Department has mentioned that uniform time-table should be adopted for primary and middle schools. The session will start from June 16 and end on April 15 in primary and middle schools. The examinations will be held after April 15. The steps have been taken to improve the quality of
education.
To ensure attendance of teachers, the Department is adopting biometric system in government schools.
However, the guardians are worried about their children who have to go to school in extreme weather conditions such as the current summer month from tomorrow (June 16).It may be recalled that on May 24 this year, Chief Minister Raman Singh, in order to improve quality of education in schools of the State, has taken a set of firm decisions in larger interests of children.
In the meeting of School Education, Panchayat and Tribal Development departments held here on May 24, the Chief Minister held serious deliberations on the quality of education being imparted in the rural areas.
It was decided in the meeting to launch ‘Gram Suraj Model Education Quality Campaign’ across the State.
The Chief Minister, with a view to increasing teaching days in schools also directed to reduce the number of Dussehra and Diwali holidays.
He said, instead of giving 22 holidays, give only 3 holidays for Dussehra and 5 days for Diwali. After the annual examination, from April 1 to 30, per day 5 hour study should be done by children on a regular basis, he directed.
Singh said that quarterly, half-yearly and annual valuation of study progress of school children should be done compulsorily and parents or guardians should be made aware of the progress of the child by sending report card of each child. He asked to hold parents meeting in every two months in the presence of local Sarpanch and teachers.
The Chief Minister said that painting and cleaning of all the schools in the State should be done before June 15 on a war footing by launching a
special drive.
In the meeting, it has been decided to prepare proposal for opening Kasturba Gandhi School, Model School, Navodaya School and Central Schools in all the newly-formed districts.
The Chief Minister asked the district In-charge Minister and In-charge Secretary to visit the districts under their charge on a regular basis and to inspect the schools there.
In view of less number of lecturers in Maths, Science and English subjects in high schools and higher secondary schools in the State, was deliberated upon to invite applications at all India level for the filling up of vacant posts by direct appointment through VYAPAM.