There are mobile schools to fill in the residential and non-residential bridge gaps and provide education to the children of migrant population with the help of NGO’s. Dr. Celsa also spelt out the programme of quality education undertaken by the Directorate of Education in Goa with the help of Bhartiya Jain Sanghatana, a Pune based NGO. The department also has started grading and accreditation of schools so as to get a school profile. This would be carried on school, village and taluka level. As per the needs of the particular school or locality, the schemes would be implemented and aid provided, she said.
This
would be carried out on various levels having different applications like governance,
teachers, students, and technology and last but not the least parents. These
factors are critical and affect the educational system individually and
separately.
Under
governance, Management Development Programme would be carried out. Under institute
per school, the School Administration Software and School Accreditation as well
as Social Service Awareness would be taken care of. Under teachers, Teachers
Training, Teaching with Multimedia Awareness Programme, Disaster Management and
Creativity in Teachers would be dealt with. Under students, Carrier Guidance
would be provided; Student Assessment done and Creativity in Students would
give a boost.
Under
technology a Computer Education Awareness Programme would be activated and also
knowledge KAFE idea implemented.
Lastly
come parents under which a Parent’s Awareness Programme would follow.
Dr.
Celsa talked about special schools and special children too.
The
grants for special schools are being regularized and they are brought at per
with the other normal schools, which are regular government aided institutions.
Inclusive education provides special teachers for resource room teaching. But
so far only 6 to 7 schools have come forward to avail this facility. More
should know about this scheme and school administrations should communicate
with the Education Departments regarding this and various other schemes, she
insisted. Talking further about the special needs of the special schools and
special children, Dr. Celsa assured financial assistance to students, traveling
escort, providing books, stationary, uniforms and equipments to such students.
Parents should not keep special children at home depriving them of education
and vocational training which in turn could transform their personality and make
them independent. This is the message, Dr. Celsa wishes to spread around, not
forgetting to mention about the financial aid given to such institution by the
department. Special schools and other schools also get Rs. 200 to 300 per
special child per month depending upon the attendance, she told.
Being
a teacher myself, I would like to concentrate educational system on amicable
teacher-student relationship. Education should be teacher and student centered
with parents acting as co-coordinators between the two, stressed Dr. Celsa who
wishes to translate her vision of education for every child in Goa with the
needs of the teachers also taken care of.
This
year a boost on vocational education in state would be given and the status of
teachers would be reviewed. The existing courses would be updated and if
necessary, new ones would be introduced, she said, while concluding. Wait till
the CM announces many encouraging policies on Teachers Day. Dr. Celsa smiled,
keeping them a secret, may be for few hours till the day is dawned!