VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the officials to complete the Nadu-Nedu second phase works in schools as per schedule, while focussing on proper maintenance of the schools that have got a facelift under the first phase.
At a review meeting on education department held at the Camp Office here on Friday, the Chief Minister told them to ensure that special attention is paid by the teachers towards students lagging behind others in classrooms and take necessary steps so that they would be brought on par with others.
He also directed them to complete the installation of IFPs in all schools by December third week and provide broadband connection to all schools.
The Chief Minister directed them to hand over Vidya Kanuka kits to students before the schools are reopened. He said efforts should be made to make students take examinations in English medium and hone English skills of the students in all government schools in AP.
The Chief Minister was informed that works worth Rs 3,746.82 crore were being undertaken under the second phase of Nadu-Nedu and 11 types of necessary facilities would be provided to schools. “Works are being undertaken at a rapid pace in junior colleges.”
Officials told the Chief Minister that tabs would be distributed to Class VIII students from December 21 and tabs would be loaded with all necessary apps. Use of tabs is giving good results as teachers and students are using them for an average of 77 and 67 minutes respectively every day. Some 7,000 tabs have been repaired and put to reuse, they said.
Explaining about the steps taken to reduce the dropout rate in schools, officials said that 1,49,515 failed students including Class 10 students have rejoined the schools and volunteers were playing key role in this. They also said that Nandyal district created history as it became the first district to have 100 per cent enrolment in schools.
When the officials explained that 87 per cent of the students of Classes III to IX were taking their unit examinations in English medium, the Chief Minister said efforts should be made to make the rest also follow suit.
The officials said that the average percentage of students taking examinations in English medium in AP stood at 84.11 as against the national average of 37.03 per cent. “Students are being trained for one hour daily in TOEFL and officials have attended the working group meetings on the introduction of (IB) International Baccalaureate curriculum in schools.”
While a study would be undertaken on the curriculum, subject plan, assessment and teacher training, teachers would be trained in the teaching of IB to students from next year as per recommendations of the IB specialists.
Students of Class VI and above would also be trained in future skills with the help of experts from the engineering colleges, they said, adding that French, Spanish, German and Japanese languages also would be taught to the students of Classes IX and Class X as per their options.
