Message from the Deputy Commissioner
It is with immense pleasure and great pride that I have assumed the office of Deputy Commissioner today. Working with all of you will be a truly enjoyable and enriching learning experience. You are all leading your respective teams to the best of your abilities; nevertheless, challenges remain numerous.
In today’s global scenario, the greatest challenge before education is quality. Therefore, the primary responsibility of an educational leader is to provide quality education.
The following are some of the most important dimensions of quality in school education:
- Basic facilities in the school
- School and classroom environment
- Classroom practices and processes
Keeping these dimensions in mind, I expect you, as school leaders, to focus on the following:
- Fostering a vibrant and dynamic atmosphere in the institution.
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Ensuring active participation of all stakeholders, namely students, parents, teachers, non-teaching staff, and individuals and organizations interested in the institution.
- Creating awareness that school is a holistic learning experience.
To achieve the above objectives, some areas requiring your personal attention are enumerated below:
Infrastructure
- Provision of basic facilities
- Availability of safe drinking water
- Clean and hygienic toilets
- Fire safety equipment
- Barrier-free access
- Playground facilities
Academics
- Promoting science education
- Language development programmes
- Monitoring the effective implementation of EQUIP and CMP
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Ensuring the availability of resources such as NCERT publications, IT-enabled classrooms, classroom speakers, and other educational resources.
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Teachers should be aware of the teaching indicators prescribed by NCERT (as available through the KVS, RO Raipur website link).
- Encouraging leadership and innovation
- Ensuring effective and meaningful functioning of the library
- Effective counselling through AEP and similar activities
Administration
- Quality in supervision and monitoring
- Effective management of information and data
- Teacher development programmes
- Effective participation of alumni
With your wholehearted enthusiasm and cooperation, I am confident that you will achieve the desired goals by making optimum use of the available resources.
