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New academic year new initiatives
The department has come up with two significant initiatives to ensure quality of education and increase enrollments in government schools. Firstly, it is planned to introduce English medium instruction in 476 government schools at primary level across the district on pilot basis.
Warangal: Launching of new initiatives by education department from this year has marked the commencement of new academic year in Warangal district.
The department has come up with two significant initiatives to ensure quality of education and increase enrollments in government schools. Firstly, it is planned to introduce English medium instruction in 476 government schools at primary level across the district on pilot basis.
The English medium will be introduced in some schools in the next academic year. With the introduction of English medium, it is aimed to increase the enrollment by 25 percent. About 1,565 teachers are specially trained to teach in English, said the district education officer (DEO), P Rajiv.
There are about 86 primary schools in the district with zero enrollment and they will be also be reopened.
Secondly, it is planned to introduce bio-metric attendance system in around 708 government schools to ensure attendance of the students as well as the teachers. The system will be implemented in select schools in remote and agency villages, where absenteeism of both teachers and students found to be high.
The installation of the bio-metric equipment is on and will soon be completed, Rajiv said. ‘This measure will surely help to increase the attendance and punctuality,’ he hoped urging the teachers to act responsibly.
It is also proposed to introduce bio-metric attendance system in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas and Model Schools along with closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) cameras and security guards would be provided for security.
Referring to the distribution of textbooks, the DEO said about 15.20 lakh books have been dispatched to mandal headquarters for distribution among 4.4 lakh students in the district. The distribution of textbooks is 100 percent complete.
Meanwhile, the road transport department officials are engaged in checking fitness of buses operated by school managements across the district. A special drive to check fitness conducted in Warangal, at Jangaon and Mahabubabad towns.
Deputy transport commissioner Ch Shivalingaiah informed that about 50 school buses have got renewed their fitness certificates on Monday. There are a total of 1,436 educational institution buses in the district, 420 of them are yet to get the fresh fitness certificates from the RTA.
The motor vehicle inspectors (MVIs) are asked to verify the status of the 420 buses whether they are in usage or not.
Two buses have been seized at KUC junction in the city for not paying the tax and for not having the permit.
By:James Edwin
