Bastar District Collector Ankit Anand carried out a review of the progress of quality education campaign underway in primary schools at the conference hall of district office here. He reviewed the progress of the campaign in different blocks of the district and found it satisfactory and directed teachers of primary schools to pay special attention to the students weak in studies. Anand suggested them to take extra classes for such students to clear queries and explain concepts of various subjects. The Collector said that students should be motivated to attend classes regularly and students weak in studies should be supported and inspired to improve.
In this context, Anand directed the Cluster In-charges to necessarily take classes in their areas and train the newly recruited teachers in dealing with students. He directed to start a monitoring system for assessment of quality education campaign, so that students weak in studies may be identified. He appreciated the progress of the campaign in Tokapal, Darbha, Jagdalpur, and other blocks of the district.
last year, the State 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 timings were between 9 am till 3 pm. For schools running in two shifts, the morning shift were from 7 am 12 pm and the second shift will be from 12.15 pm to 5.15 pm.
The Department had sent directives to the Collectors, District Education Officers (DEOs) and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in this regard. Primary and middle schools were asked to remain open for full hours on Saturdays and local market days also and classes will go on like other days of the week. To ensure attendance of teachers, the Department is adopting biometric system in government schools.
It may be recalled that on May 24 last 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 Department 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 had 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 had asked to hold parents meeting in every two months in the presence of local Sarpanch and teachers.