MINUTES OF THE REVIEW MEETING CONVENED BY THE HON'BLE CHIEF SECRETARY WITH SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS ON ISSUES RELATING TO SCHOOL EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT

Date: 23-12-2021

Venue:: Hon'ble C.S. Conference Hall

Time: 3.00 P.M.

1st Block, A.P, Secretariat, Velagapudi

The Hon'ble Chief Secretary to Govt., Andhra Pradesh State convened

a review meeting with the Principal Secretary to Govt., School Education

Department, state Project Director, Samagra Siksha, Sri A. Murali, Advisor,

Manabadi Nadu-Nedu Programme and Other Senior Officers of School

Education Department to discuss on issues related to School Education

Department. The list of participants have attended the meeting are shown

in the Annexure.

The Principal Secretary made a power point presentation in the review

meeting and explained the vision of Govt. to transform the education eco

system by investing in child centric interventions along the entire canvas

of the education value-chain to improve the learning outcomes, with

specific focus on foundation literacy and numeracy to make child globally

competitive and also explained the key areas of the school Education i.e.

1) Early Childhood Care & Education, 2) Foundation Literacy, 3) Curtaining

dropout rates and ensuring universal access, 4) Curriculum and Pedagogyy

in schools, 5) Teachers 6) Equitable and inclusive education (Learning for

all) 7) Efficient Resourcing and Effective Governance through school

complexes, 8) Regulation and Accreditation etc.,

The Hon'ble Chief Secretary has discussed various issues pertains to

School Education Department with concerned officers and given certain

valuable directions /suggestions. The details are as follows:

1. Academic & Administrative Reforms: The School Education

Department has proposed 6 types of schools as per the directions of

the Hon'ble Chief Minister, A.P as a part of Academic and

Administrative reforms keeping in view of NEP, 2020 i.e., 1) Satellite

Foundation Schools, 2) Foundational Schools, 3) Foundational Plus

Schools, 4) Pre-High Schools, 5) High Schools and 6) High Schools

Plus.

The Hon'ble Chief Secretary has suggested the Department to

think about categorizing into 3 types of schools instead of 6 types of

schools in the proposed new education system in the State.

(Action:: Director, SCERT)

2. Assessment of Teachers Performance: Due to pending of Court

Cases in the various Hon'ble Courts on Unified Service Rules, the

department is unable to fill up vacant posts of Dy. Educational