Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 26: Minister of State for Education, Technical Education, Tourism and Culture, Priya Sethi today said that the State Government would soon introduce best teacher award and reward for school heads for extraordinary performance of the Government educational institutions.
The Minister emphasized on adopting result oriented approach by principals and teachers of Government run schools, while speaking at high level meeting attended by Secretary Education, Farooq Ahmed Shah, State Project Director, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Abdul Rashid War, State Project Director, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), Tufail Mattoo, Director School Education, Jammu, Rakesh Kumar Srangal, Joint Director, School Education, Jammu, Charandeep Singh, Deputy Director, Planning, Deepa Sharma, Chief Education Officer, J K Sudan besides concerned Chief Education Officers and Zonal Education Officers (ZEOs) of the Education Department along with Principals of Higher Secondary Schools of Jammu district.
Priya Sethi stressed on fixing responsibilities of institution heads for the board exam results, adding that the Principals and teachers owe major role in achieving comprehensive development in education system.
Exhorting upon the need to encourage the Principals and the teachers, the Minister announced the introduction of best teacher award at different levels. The Minister also announced cash rewards to the Principals bringing CSR funding and increasing the enrolment of students by 20 % in their respective schools.
During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on issues pertaining to streamlining the educational setup in higher secondary schools including upgrading of infrastructure, meeting teaching staff requirement, enrolment of students, optimal utilization of resources, enhancing sports infrastructure, organising extracurricular activities, spreading awareness regarding achievements of the Government schools, planning of enrolment drives, holding parents meet, issues of border area schools and migrants schools and many alike.
Desiring to dedicate a trophy as a tribute to the prestigious SRML School, a pioneer institution of J&K State, the Minister asked the concerned officers to prepare a detailed plan in this regard. She further asked them to prepare a calendar for activities under the proposed programme. She said that the district administration will also be roped in and a model school from all districts will have a rolling trophy on the same lines.
The Minister also constituted a team of Principals to prepare a report on rationalizing the schools on stream based on the basis of available infrastructure, faculty, staff and other facilities.
Stressing on imbibing cultural and moral values among the students, the Minister stressed on organizing informative events like children film festivals, heritage visits and alike.
The meeting also discussed the plan for organising workshops mentored by music teachers to train general line teachers in higher secondary schools, workshops of physical education teachers and lab assistants, regional languages in schools, audit for physical infrastructure in government schools, decoration in schools and developing herbal gardens.
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