Chhattisgarh’s Government schools will now have to strictly adopt the standard practice with most private schools such as periodic academic evaluation of students besides holding regular parent–teacher meetings.
Chief Minister Raman Singh while chairing a review meeting of School Education Department activities on Saturday at the Mantralaya directed officials that schools must conduct three-monthly, half-yearly and annual evaluation of the performance of students, and show the report cards of the students to their parents and guardians. The parents-teacher meetings should also be organised and even in ‘Gram Sabhas’ the people should be informed about the academic activities of schools.
The officials will have to ensure that the students of all the government schools of Chhattisgarh should be regularly taught as per the syllabus of respective standards, during the ‘Education Quality Year’ currently being observed in Chhattisgarh, he directed.Singh said that to address the problem of lack of teachers for Science-related subjects for Standard 6th to 12th, retired teachers can be invited as guest faculty to teach the students.
He directed the officials to take necessary action in this context. During the meeting, the Chief Minister also reviewed ‘Shala Praveshotsav 2014’ ( School Admission Festival 2014) and ‘Education Quality Year’ activities along with other departmental schemes.
It was also informed in the meeting that this year, during ‘Shala Praveshotsav 2014’ from June 16 to July 15, 12.16 lakh new children were given admission in Standard 1 to 8 of schools. Including the aforementioned children, the total number of students enrolled in primary and middle schools of Chhattisgarh has reached 45.96 lakh. This year, 5.53 lakh new children have been given admission in Standard 1 to 5 of primary schools of the State, making the total number of students in primary schools reach 29.24 lakh. Meanwhile, 5.62 lakh children were given admission in Standard 6th to 8th of middle schools. Now the total number of students in Middle schools of the State is 16.71 lakh.
Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand, School Education Department Secretary Subrat Sahu, Mission Director, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaam and Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission, Rajat Kumar and Director, Public Instructions lS Marawi, and other senior officials were also present in the meeting.