Imphal June 17th, 2017 (DIPR): In the second session of Annual Prize Distribution of BoSEM and CoHSEM, 2017 Cum Interaction Programme with Headmasters/Principals Of School Education, certain educational issues were discussed for improvement and better functioning of the education system, organized by the Department of Education.
The topics for the discussion are – Infrastructure In Government School; Human Resource/Employees Related Issues; Management At School Level; Educational Bureaucracy; Improvement Of Bosem & Cohsem and The Performance Of Government Schools. The speakers of the sessions are Gopimohon Maibam Jt. Director Education –S ; W. Chandrakumar Singh Addl. Director SAT; Dr. Dhanabir Laishram Social Activist Prof. W. Nabakumar Singh Manipur University; Prof. Mc Arun Manipur University and H. Jayantakumar Singh HoD/Maths (Retd.).
In the sessions, the resource persons pointed out the overall need of the teachers to carry out their duties with dedication and sacrifices to better the education system of the state. Emphasis on need to work with vision and mission to produce best students from the government schools was pointed out. In the infrastructural session suggestion on the need to have fencing, proper gates in the elementary schools, proper demarcation of school lands, building and furniture were pointed out.
However, the need for transparency in teachers’ transfer and posting issues, timely need for filling up of the post of the retired teachers, requirement of clerical staffs, caretakers were the most common issue brought up during the interaction. On transfer/posting/utilization of teachers, the headmaster and principal hints out the need to avoid transfer and posting of teachers after the schools sessions were started. Moreover, suggestion were made on need to take into confidence the headmaster and principal for transfer and posting of teachers to avoid inadequacy of teachers and staffs of specific subject teacher in schools after the teacher is/are transferred. This one said can even avoid the situation of overstaffing or understaffing in the institution.
Another concern, which was the burning topic in the discussion, was the CPIS updating of the teachers or faculties when they are transferred or posted, the service books maintenance, the pension procedures and retirement’s termination order process, which haunts the government schools teachers, was also addressed. The need to digitize the whole of the service books and office records was brought up.
To improve the education in a qualitative way the capacity building for all faculties through training in the education department was another point taken with a serious note in today’s session. To this, certain positive views to make training programme available at the school itself after certain period were suggested. To set rewards and punishments for teachers based on how they implement and utilised the methodology and training that they have received in the functioning and in class was another point on the serious note.
Besides importance on need to have checked on grass-root level and to have, reality checked of schools and its requirements was recommended for need of proof. To these the need to revive the olden inspection norms of schools were suggested to stricken the system. For better functioning of BoSEM and CoHSEM suggestion to do evaluation rather than examination, need for change of syllabus periodically to be able to update the syllabus and need to provide textbooks on time are some of the main things discussed on today’s interaction programme.
The interaction programme was held in the presence of Education Minister Shri Th. Radheshyam, Principal Secretary, Education – S Vineet Joshi and officials of education department, headmasters and principals of high schools and higher secondary. (DIPR)
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