School Education – National Education Policy, 2020 – Norms for reapportionment of teaching staff under various managements vlz., Government, Zilla Parishadj Mandai Praja Parishad Schools – Orders – Issued.
G.O.Ms.No.117 Dated: 10-06-2022
Read the following:-
1. Right to Education Act 35 of 2009 read with Rules issued in 2010.
2. G.O.Ms.No.53, School Education (SER.II) Department, dt.12.10.2020.
3. G.O.Ms.No.S4, School Education(Prog.II)Dept., dt: 24.12.2021.
4. G.O.Ms.No.S5, School Education(Prog.II)Dept., dt:24.12.2021.
5. From the CSE, A.P., Lr.Rc.No.ESE02-13j90j2021-EST 3-CSE-Part (6), dt.05.06.2022.
Government of India have enacted the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and Government of Andhra Pradesh have issued Rules in 2010. As per Section 19 read with the schedule of the Act, Government have set the norms for number of teachers to be positioned from Class I to Class VIII based on the strength of students.
2.In the G.O. 2nd read above, Government have issued guidelines for re- apportionment of teaching staff among various managements viz., Government, Zilla Parishad and Mandai Paraja Parishad Schools.
3. The National Education Policy, 2020 has observed that, “the gap between the current state of learning outcomes and what is desirable must be bridged by undertaking major reforms to bring the highest quality and integrity into the system from early childhood education through higher education” NEP has also drawn on the need to focus on ECCE and Foundation Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) as an urgent and necessary prerequisite to learning and also on the need for efficient resourcing and effective governance in School Education system.
4. The National Educational Policy, 2020 also suggested to restructure the school curriculum and pedagogy in a new design of 5+3+3+4 where the first five years is called the Foundational Stage (3 years + Grade 1-2), followed by Preparatory (Grade 3-5), Middle (Grade 6-S) and High School (Grade 9 – 12 in two phases i.e., 9 & 10 in first, 11 & 12 in second).
5. In the G.O. 3rd read above, Government have accorded permission for restructuring and relocating the existing Anganwadi centers and existing non residential schools run by State Government, Mandai Parishad, Zilla Parishad, Mu’nicipal and Tribal Welfare Departments schools into (i) Satellite Foundation School (PP1 & PP2) (ii)Foundational School (PP1, PP2, Class1 &
2); (iii) Foundational School Plus (PP1, PP2, Classes 1 to 5);(iv) Pre High School (Classes 3 to 7 or 8);(v) High School(Classes 3 to 10) and (vi) High School Plus(Classes 3 to 12). The reforms are already at augmenting the available educational. infrastructure and enhancing the synergy among various institutions. This will also facilitate implementation of comprehensive academic and administrative reforms with an objective of improving learning outcomes of children studying in government schools and make them future global citizens
6. In the G.O. 4th read above, Government have also amended the Andhra Pradesh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010 to facilitate the above structural reforms.
7.In the reference 5th read above, the Commissioner of School Education, has informed that, in order to improve the Early Childhood care and Education (ECCE) and the Foundation Literacy and Numeracy(FLN), Government have decided to provide subject teachers for teaching the students of Pre-High Schools and High Schools and prepared guidelines for reapportionment of teaching staff by providing Subject teachers for the classes 3rd,4 th and 5 th which were mapped to the Pre-High Schools j High Schools amqng various managements viz., the Government, Zilla Parishadj Mandai Praja Parishad Schools and he has therefore, requested the Government to issue guidelines for reapportionment as per NEP, 2020 and to maintain Teacher Pupil Ratio as per RTE Norms in GovernmentjZPjMPP Schools duly superseding the earlier orders issued in the G.O. 2nd read above.
8. Government after careful examination of the matter, and in supersession of the earlier order issued vide G.O 2nd read above, hereby issue the following guidelines for re-approtionment of teaching staff among various managements i.e Government, Zilla Parishad and Mandai Paraja Parishad Schools, as per National Education Policy, 2020 and to maintain Teacher Pupil Ratio as per RTE Norms in the State:
9.The Commissioner of School Education, AP shall take further necessary action, accordingly, in the matter.
10.The MA&UD Department and Tribal Welfare Department shall issue necessary guidelines in this regard.
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