Rajouri admin discusses measures for improving board results in Govt schools

RAJOURI: The district administration Rajouri discussed remedial measures to improve results in schools here at a meeting of principals and headmasters.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Sher Singh chaired the meeting of heads of higher secondary and high schools where the overall board result for class 12 and 10 was recorded below twenty percent.
The meeting took feedback f regarding reasons for abysmal performance by the students in these schools so that remedial steps are taken to ensure improvement in the next session.
The meeting was attended by Chief Education Officer Lal Hussain, Headquarter Assistant to DC Mohammad Raiyaz, Principals and headmasters of various higher secondary and high schools.
The meeting pin pointed various reasons hampering the delivery of quality education , including shortage of teaching staff, non-cooperation of parents, lack of adequate infrastructure and frequent closure of schools along LOC due to cross border shelling.
The meeting also embarked on the need to strengthen the education at primary level so as to have desired results in board exams. It was said that ‘No detention policy’ of the government needs to be relooked as promotion to higher grades is of no use if the student is not performing good in the primary classes.
The ADC assured that the administration will look into the issues raised by participants. He directed the CEO to carry out extensive exercise for rationalisation of teaching staff. He said that most of schools lacking won accommodation are being provided building under project ‘Tameer’ started by District Administration.
The CEO was asked to lay special focus on the low performing schools and make provision for remedial and extra classes during summer vacations by deputing subject experts. The participants were also impressed upon to organise parent teacher meets on regular basis to inform parents about performance of their children.