IMPLEMENTATION OF R.M.S.A. INSTITIUTIONAL PLANNING Presented by M VENKATESWARA RAO ASST. STATISTICAL OFFICER RMSA AP- HYDERABAD

SECONDARY EDUCATION : IMPORTANCE Foundation for Higher Education Terminal stage of Education Very essential in this Information age To meet international competition Higher Rate of Return Education compulsory up to Secondary/Higher Secondary in several countries

SECONDARY EDUCATION : NEED FOR EXPANSION Success of SSA Increase in Demand Lack of Focus in the states Marginal Role of Central Government All kinds of Disparities : Gender, Regional, Spatial, Social Affordability Quality

THE VISION of R.M.S.A. The vision for secondary education is to make good quality education available, accessible and affordable to all young persons in the age group of 14-18 years. To provide secondary school within a reasonable distance of any habitation, which should be 5 kms. for secondary schools and 7-10 kms. for higher secondary schools. Ensure universal access of secondary education by 2017 (GER of 100%),and Universal retention by 2020.

MAIN OBJECTIVES OF R.M.S.A. To ensure that all secondary schools have physical facilities, staff and supplies up to the prescribed standards. To improve access to secondary schooling to all young persons according to norms. To ensure that no child is deprived of secondary education of satisfactory quality due to gender, socio-economic, disability and other barriers. To improve quality of secondary education resulting in enhanced intellectual, social and cultural learning. To ensure that all students pursuing secondary education receive education of good quality.

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AT SCHOOL LEVEL School Development and Management Committee (SDMC) to be constituted for all the Secondary and Higher Secondary schools. This committee will be responsible for all school level activities including planning, data collection under SEMIS/UDISE, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, corrective actions on all interventions of RMSA at the school level. SDMC to place before the Block Panchayat/ Urban Local bodies, all progress on each component/ intervention of RMSA and all information and record that it is required to keep and update.

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AT SCHOOL LEVEL… Composition of SDMC to be decided by the State government. However, suggested composition has been given from national level. For SDMC the Principal to be the Chairman and the committee may have representation from teachers, parents, lady parents, local bodies, SC/ST community, Experts, Officials of Educational Department, Audit and Accounts Department. SDMC will have two sub-committees namely School Building Committee to be headed by the Principal and Academic Committee to be headed by the Vice Principal.

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE AT SCHOOL LEVEL… These two sub-committees may have representation from local bodies, parents, civil works expert, subject expert and Audit and Accounts Department. The SDMC to meet frequently and in any case at least one in a fortnight. Every school to have PTA whose activities will be reported to the SDMC.

PLANNING FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION It may be noted that if we have to undertake the planning for secondary education, the levels of decision making (i.e. planning ) may ideally be the following : National State District Block/Taluka/Madal/Ward Institution

Planning for all stages The Status Baseline Benchmark Need assessment The vision What needs to be changed? What is to be achieved? The School document on the programme Evaluation The indicator based evaluation A monitoring protocol Feedback to the teachers and teacher educators

Planning for Secondary Education… As far as secondary education is concerned, in India at present planning is carried out only at the following three levels : National State Institution However, under the RMSA programme the district level planning for secondary education has been recently operationalized in the country.

PLANNING AT THE INSTITUTION LEVEL Institutional planning is the systematic and comprehensive method of achieving the objectives of the institution in an effective and efficient manner. It may be noted that the responsibility of planning at the institution level lies mainly with the head of the institution. However, it is important to ensure that all stakeholders are given opportunity to participate in this process.

IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING AT THE INSTITUTION LEVEL Whether planning is carried out at the national level, state level or district level, if it is not supported and supplemented by planning at the Institution level, no success can be achieved in the field of education. In case excellent plans are developed at the National, State or District level but the Educational institutions (i.e. Schools) are not functioning properly, excellent plan documents developed at these levels will become meaningless.

IMPORTANCE… Ultimate aim of planning for education is to ensure that schools function efficiently, teachers teach regularly and children learn. However, these things can be ensured only by the effective planning by the Institutions and their proper implementation. So, the most critical aspects of planning for education is the planning at and by the educational institutions. Thus, the role of Institutional Heads is very important in educational planning.

INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING There are two important objectives of planning and these are (i) rational allocation of resources and (ii) optimum utilisation of resources. Planning at the national, state and even at the district level generally focuses only on the first objective of planning i.e. rational allocation of resources

INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING… The second objective of planning i.e. optimum utilization of resources can be met only through appropriate institutional planning. So, focus in planning exercise carried out at the institution level may be more on ensuring optimum utilization of resources and relatively less on estimation of requirements of additional resources.

INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING : OBJECTIVES To ensure the smooth and regular running of the Institutions for un-interrupted teaching/learning process. To improve the methods of Instruction. To improve library, Laboratory Services and Equipments. To ensure optimum utilization of existing facilities.

OBJECTIVES… To harness Community Resources. To involve the local community, parents etc. to improve the school. To develop the co-curricular programmes like games and sports, cultural programmes, social services etc.

INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING : STEPS INVOLVED Step 1 : Estimation of needs of the Institution. Step 2 : Comprehensive survey of the existing resources. Step 3 : Estimation about how far the existing resources (human and physical both) are utilized in the Institution.

STEPS INVOLOVED… Step 4 : Formulation of plan for Institution - Plan not to be too ambitions Plan should be realistic and achievable. Prioritization of all activities to be done. Step 5 : Estimation of additional resources required and Mobilization of resources locally.

INSTITUTIONAL PLANNING : IMPORTANT POINTS It is desired not make very ambitious plans which means it should be preferably within the reach of the institutions’ existing resources. A prioritization should be made to decide which are the activities that need immediate action and which are the activities that can be taken later on. Improvement in the quality of education at the institution level may be considered as the main aim of the institutional planning. Ensuring optimum utilization of resources (human, material and financial) is key aspect of institutional planning.

STEPS TO BE TRAKEN BY THE INSTITUTIONAL HEADS Hold talks with teachers individually and then also conduct general meeting of teachers. Hold discussion with staff to undertake a comprehensive survey of existing infrastructure in the institution. Also do a stock taking of resources available in the institution. Involving staff in preparation of school improvement plan for the institution. Discussion on implementation of school improvement plan. Monitoring and Evaluation of programme implemented in the Institution.

Steps to Proceed Role of UDISE in Planning How to Proceed ? Few Steps to be Initiated.

Role of UDISE in planning For preparing a need based plan we required lots of data/information to achieve the goals. We have several sources of data available at state level like House Hold Survey, Village Educational Register, UDISE system etc. Using the UDISE system you can generate lots of data regarding : Schools (Management / Category) School Grant / Minor Repair Enrolment (Gender / Social Category ) Excursion Trip Special intervention according to Gender Gap/ Fall in Enrolment under different socio groups GER / NER / Transition Rate

Role of UDISE in planning Teacher (Trained / Untrained) Teacher Salary In-service Training Educational Tours etc. PTR Infrastructural information Additional Teacher / Classrooms requirement Gaps (Library / Computer / Activity rooms) Water Facility Toilet Facilty

Convergence and RMSA Budget Total Budget MLA Funds State Budget Donations GOI schemes State scheme Others Convergence Plan

Over all Planning for RMSA for the year 2013-14 should as the first step towards subsuming the schemes of; A.) ICT @ schools. B.) IEDSS C.) Vocationalisation of Higher Secondary Education. D.)Girls Hostel. E.) RMSA. All above under the umbrella of RMSA as Integrated AWP &B.

Integrated Planning of Infrastructure & Civil Works Prior to drafting of the plan document:- The district planning team should go through: A.) All the sections of Integrated Framework of Implementation of RMSA. B.) Planning and Appraisal Manual of RMSA. C.) Guide lines of the schemes of ICT@ School. D.) Integrated Education of the Disabled at Secondary Stage (IEDSS). E.) Construction and running of Girl’s Hostel. F.) Vocationalisation of Higher Secondary Education.

2. Consideration of the activities/ provision available in a school under the above schemes, apart from RMSA activities. 3. Planning, as per the RMSA Planning & Appraisal Manual, should start at the school with the School Improvement Plan in which the “Whole School Approach” planning should be adopted. 4. Convergence of activities and provisions under the various schemes of secondary school sector may be ensured.

Example: while developing the school improvement plan for a particular school, apart from interventions available under RMSA, interventions and activities under ICT @ school, IEDSS, Vocationalisation of Higher Secondary Education as well as linking the Girls Hostel facilities with the school should be listed and documented. B. Interventions under these schemes should be proposed in the School Improvement Plan. C. This approach should be followed for all the schools in the district and as far as possible

Strengthening of Existing Schooling Provisions A. RMSA: Improving enabling conditions in schools. Providing required infrastructure in secondary schools. B. ICT@ school -Computer Labs. C. IEDSS: 1.Enabling infrastructure in terms of physical access. 2.Toilet available for disabled. 3.Provision of disabled friendly Architectural/ structural approaches. 4. Improvement of schools in such a way that the school may be made barrier free for easy access as well as to retain the child with disability.

WHAT A SCHOOL CAN GET UNDER R.M.S.A. (ANNUAL SCHOOL GRANTS) School Annual Grants : Rs. 50,000 for the following recurring expenses Sports, Music, Dance, Painting,, Culture, Teaching Aids. Organising meetings, Conveyance, Stationery. Petty Repairs and maintenance. Water, Electricity, Telephone, Internet. Other Expenses

WHAT A SCHOOL CAN GET UNDER R.M.S.A.(MAJOR & MINOR REPAIRS) Major Repair of School Building : Up to maximum Rs. 4.0 lakh. Minor Repair of the School Building : Up to Rs. 25000.

WHAT A SCHOOL CAN GET UNDER R.M.S.A. (STRENGTHENING) Classroom Science Lab Lab Equipments Computer Room Art/Craft/Culture Room Library Head master’s Room Girls’ Activity Room Separate Toilet Block (with drinking water facility)

WHAT A SCHOOL CAN GET UNDER R.M.S.A. (NEW/UPGARDED schools) Up gradation of Upper Primary Schools with two sections each in IX and X : Maximum up to Rs. 61.50 lakh. Up gradation of Upper Primary Schools with one section each in IX and X : Maximum up to Rs. 50.24 lakh.

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