The State Government will begin kindergarten classes in Government schools from next session, where kids aged between 3-5 years would be admitted. While holding review meeting of School Education and literacy department, Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma asked department officials on Tuesday to prepare survey list, coordinate with Anganwadi sevikas and prepare SMCs for the purpose.
The CS asked to prepare colourful classrooms for KG students so that they could understand the value of education while playing. She asked to appoint those para teachers for KG classes in rural areas who know the local language to establish a connect with the students.
Verma asked the education department officials to work for strengthening the School Management and ensure that attendance of students and teachers in schools in 100 per cent. She instructed to hold district level meeting on SMC activities every three months and Guru Goshthi to be organised every month at the Block level. The CS was holding video conferencing with DSE and DEOs during the meeting.
The CS asked to put up certain resolutions of SMCs including zero dropout, 100 per cent attendance of teachers and students, 100 per cent enrolment of students in next class and utilisation of funds, cleanliness etc on the school walls and also the photographs of teachers being felicitated. She also instructed to prepare list of five teachers in every block who remain absent continuously and take action on such teachers. All complaints from SMCs have to be properly probed and SMCs to be made accountable that no student drops out of schools in rural areas.
Verma also instructed to double number of seats in class 9 to 12 from next year and do profiling of the capacity of schools regarding this. She said that necessary steps should be taken at the village and panchayat level for better results in class X and intermediate board examinations.