Implementation of roadmap for ‘Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital (SATH)’ for coming 24 months was approved at a high level meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary AP Padhi here on Thursday
While giving nod to the proposed roadmap, Chief Secretary Padhi directed the department to focus on improving quality of teaching nlearning activities in schools and learning outcomes of the students.
Development Commissioner R Balakrishnan advised to improve educational administration at district and block level and make it more facilitating for the teachers and students.
The meeting decided the modalities for strengthening the remediation programmes like Ujjwal, Uttthan and Utkarsh. School and Mass Education Principal Secretary Pradeepta Kumar Mohapatra appraised that the recruitment process for 14,000 elementary teachers was over. The newly-recruited teachers are expected to join during April.
It was decided to develop an online data driven teacher student rationalization system. It was also decided to initiate the process for recruitment of secondary teachers as per requirement.
Director OPEPA Bhupindarsingh Punia proposed modifications in three remediation programmes. Modified Ujjwal would focus on equipping students from Class-1 to 5 with basic skills in Odia, Mathematics and English. The programme Utthan would focus on equipping the students of class-6 to 8 with grade level skills in these three subjects.
Similarly, the modified Utkarsh would focus on improving the skill and knowledge base of the students of class-9. learning camps would be conducted on mission mode in all primary and upper primary classes from July 18 to 31. During the campaign period, the whole day would be devoted towards remediation skills. No new syllabus would be introduced.
Further, it was decided to complete orientation training of the teachers before May 5. For the purpose, 25 experts of State Resource Group would be oriented from April 2 to 4. The teachers’ orientation would be conducted at block levels from April 17 to May 5.
The meeting also finalised the roadmap with 15 action points. The basic objectives of these action points were fixing basics in schools, ensuring equality of access to education in different regions, strengthening assessment mechanism, conducting structured review at all levels within the frame of accountability, award and incentives, capacity building and management of information system.