GNANA DHARA in Municipal Schools and other Interventions Instructions Roc.No.11

Roc.No.11/2018/FC-Al Dated: 20.04.2018

Sub: Municipal Administration Department Implementation of  GNANADHARA in Municipal Schools and other Interventions during Summer Vacation Circular instructions -Issued.

Ref:

1. Instructions of Hon'ble Chief Minister during the District Collector's conference dated: 19.01.2018.
2. Lr.Roc.No.21/BIC&T/SCERT/2018dated06.04.2018oftheCommissionerof SchoolEducation, AP.
3. MeetingwithSACs&Consultantsat 0/0 theDMA,AP dated 14.04.2018
4. Review Meeting with SACs,ULB Coordinators,District Consultants (PreSchools) at O/o the DMA, AP, Guntur dated 19.04.2018.

Allthe Commissioners of 59 ULBs where Municipal Educational Institutions exist are here by informed that the Hon'ble Chief Minister desired to mprove the Educational standards of our schools and AndhraPradesh should be among the top 3 performers int he Country in National Assessments of Students Learning Outcomes by 2022.

Accordingly the Government- School Education Department has designed a Remediation Programme called "GNANA DHARA" which is to be implemented during summer vacationi.e. 01.05.2018 to 31.05.2018. The concept note was also communicated to your office through mail.

Iti salso noticed that the School Education Department has constituted Summer Remediation Teaching Centres at Residential schools, KGBVs, Model Schools of different Managements. Out of 59 ULBs these centres are situated in 36 ULBs only and it is inconvenient to the students belong to other 23 ULBs to attend to summer camps arranged by School Education Department. It is further informed that in consultation with the Consultants, State Academic Coordinators, ULB Coordinators and Certain teachersit is decided to implement"GNANADHARA" programme in Municipal Schools in a modified and focussed way. Hence Non-residential programmes are designed.

In the above circumstances,all the Commissioners are requested to implement the following Educational Activities in your ULB.

I) GNANA DHARA -VI Class:  

Residential Remedial Teaching Programme for Low performers.of present Vth class. These students are to be motivated and sent to Summer camps which are being organized by school Education Department. Identify the willing Teachers and depute them to the programme.

1. In the above circumstances,all the Commissioners are requested to implement the following Educational Activities in your ULB.

I) GNANA DHARA -VI Class: 

Residential Remedial Teaching Programme for Low performers.of present Vth class. These students are to be motivated and sent to Summer camps which are being organized by school Education Department. Identify the willing Teachers and depute them to the programme.

II) GNANA DHARA -X class: SMART

It's a Day school Summer Remediation programme for the identified Dl & D2 students (Single Star) of present IX class. This will be organized in the ULB in the identified school.

III) GNANA DHARA -X class: SPARK

It's a Day school Summer Reinforcement programme for the identified 3 Star students of present IX class. This will be organized in the ULB in the identified school.

5. Pre-Arrangements to be made for SMART & SPARK Programmes:

• ConductHMsmeetingtoimplementofGNANADHARASMART & SPARKProgrammes
• Conduct SMC/Parents meeting at school level, to motivate to send their kids to GNANADHARAProgramme
• IdentifyOneor2centresbasedonnumberofHighSohools/Students.
• IdentifytheBestandResourcefulteacherstohandlethesubjects.
• InstructtheHeadMasteroftheidentifiedschooltoprovidegoodclassrooms,staffroomand
• other minimum facilities like drinking water,Toilets etc.during implementation of SMART&SPARK Programmes.
• All the subject teachers identified for the centre will act as convenors and it's a joint responsibility onthem to run theprogramme successfully
• Instruct the ULB Coordinators (High Schools) to chalk out a programme of action andMonitoringplan
• IfanystudentofpresentIXclassoptstojoinintheResidentialRemedialTeachingcentrebeing organised by school Education department allow him/her to attend the summer camp

6. Advanced Foundation Course (AFC)

16 Advanced Foundation Course Centres which are functioning in the state will also be continued up to 24.05.2018. Earned leave will be sanctioned proportionately as per Rules to all the teachers working as Teaching Administrators and Regular teachers in the AFCs.

7. ENROLLMENT CAMPAIGN: 2018-19

The following activities are to be initiated at ULBlevel.

•  Plan for large number of admissions into ClassI,ClassVII/VIII in Municipal Schools.
• Awareness generation among Public on the strengths of Municipal Schools.
• Plan for large number of admissions into ClassI,Class 
• Organising SMC/Parents meeting before closureofschools for Summer vacation.
• Door to Door campaigning byu tilizing In-schoolstudents
• Convergence with Woman & Child Welfare Department,MEPMA.

Enlisting the 5+childrenin the School catchment area.

• Ensuring that all the UKG students of our Pre-Schools will be admitted in to Class 1 in Municipal Primary/UP Schools.
• Campaign will be conducted from 23.04.2018 to 12.06.2018 with Pamphlets, Broachers, Advertisements inprint and electronicmedia.
• "No Admission boards" to be kept in front of the Schools after reaching optimum number of Admissions in all classes.
• At the same time no child should be denied from Admission as per RTE act2 009.

1. It's further informed that the ULB coordinators High Schools shall monitor the GNANA DHARA programme and the ULB Coordinators Primary shall organise the Enrolment Campaign.As these ULB Coordinators and Subject teachers working in GNANADRARA, AFC,and Enrolment drive programmes during Summer vacation, Earned Leave will be sanctioned proportionately as per Rules.
2. It is also informed to all the Commissioners of 59 ULBs and to all the RDMAs int he state that the services of the teachers who are on deputation as State Academic Coordinators, ULB Coordinators and AFC Staff members will be taken continuously during summer vacation and hence they need not join in their Parent School on 23.04.2018.
3. All the Commissioners are requested to issue necessary instructions to the concerned and make the programme successful            Download proceedings copy