The State Government has chalked out a detailed action plan for intensive monitoring of over 16,000 activity-based learning (ABl) schools in the State. The Government has directed all District Collectors (DCs) to start monitoring of such schools within a week. The Collectors have been directed to immediately start monitoring of every school to upgrade academic quality.
Collector in every district will appoint district education officer, DIET principal/DRC and district project officer as authorised officers to issue orders pertaining to the action plan. Responsibility has been fixed at every level for academic upgradation of ABl schools. Jan-Shikshaks and in-charge of Jan-Shiksha Kendra will undertake monitoring at Jan-Shiksha Kendra level. Jan-Shikshaks will monitor subordinate schools at least once a month positively.
They will submit their programmes to Jan-Shiksha Kendra in-charge and DRC before commencement of month. During monitoring it will be ascertained whether ABl schools are being run properly or not. If academic lacunae are found, efforts will be made to remove them.
Concerning authorities will be informed if assistance is required from senior level. Academic report will be submitted every month. On the basis of academic report, in-charge of Jan-Shiksha Kendra will visit weak or problem-ridden schools. Report will be forwarded to senior level if its cooperation is sought during or after review.
Orders will be issued while dividing work of ABl-selected Jan-Shiksha Kendras between development block-level BAC and BRC, who will visit minimum 5 schools each in the first and second weeks of month. At the district level, work of monitoring selected block-level Jan-Shiksha Kendras will be divided between all DPCs posted at DIET/DRC and lecturers.
They will inspect minimum 50 schools each during third and fourth weeks of month. They will stay at schools for half day to monitor activities. Action plan will be chalked out for school’s academic upgradation and it would be followed up every month. Touring officers will intimate senior office/officers about their programme.
Achievements of ABl schools will be assessed every quarter and school-wise action plans for upgradation will be chalked out. From the State level, the officers appointed as in-charge of districts will inspect minimum three schools in the fourth week of every month. They will review efforts for academic upgradation and give guidance.
After State-level monitoring, its school-wise report will be submitted to Mission Director, Rajya Shiksha Kendra following which directives will be sought from him and sent to districts for academic upgradation. UNICEF’s advisers will also monitor schools under their jurisdiction. At every level, meetings will be held to review ABl schools and action plan chalked out. Record of progress of work will be maintained at every level. School-wise action plans will be chalked out on the basis of monitoring.