No decision yet on re-opening of schools: PD School Education

July 19, 2020 410 Views No Comment

Survey on July 22 to seek parents view on re-opening

Correspondent
KOHIMA | JUL 18 (NPN)

With the surge in COVID positive cases in the state, the Department of School Education (DoSE) was yet to decide on re-opening of educational institutions.

All schools, both private and government, have been shut since March.

While expressing serious concern for the students, DoSE principal director Shanavas C informed Nagaland Post the government will take the call depending on the situation.

Being located in the district headquarters and sub-divisions with internet facilities, he said the online evaluation and exams of high schools and higher secondary schools were satisfactory. However, those schools– mainly GPS and GMS located in villages faced connectivity issues, which was why the department had to opt for offline mode, he added.

In order to monitor the activities, Shanavas said that the department would be launching a mobile application for teachers soon.

NBSE to decide on syllabus: Shanavas informed that the Nagaland Board of Secondary Education (NNBSE) is likely to hold an online meeting with officials to decide on reducing the syllabus if required. Once this is decided, DoSE will take the call on the academic calendar of conducting the annual exams. Since it may not be practical to hold the 2020 annual exams– usually held during November and December, the exams may be scheduled to be held in February or March, 2021. However, he said nothing has been decided yet.

If the situation does not improve and schools do not re-open, Shanavas said that the focus will be given to the higher classes like Class X and XII.

Survey for parents: Shanavas also said that the department has decided to conduct a survey for parents of students studying in both private and government on July 22 (from 3 p.m. to 3.45 p.m.), to seek their opinion on matters related to re-opening of schools after lockdown gets lifted.

He said that parents will have to login to the online evaluation portal of the department (https://dosenl.in) on the specified date and time using the user credentials already registered by their children for appearing in the online evaluation.

Shanavas said that students’ registration was still open and those who were yet to register have been asked to do so before taking part in the survey. During the survey, the parents will have to respond to 15 questions within the 45 minutes time-frame and then “submit”.

It may be mentioned that DoSE, on July 15, warned that reopening of schools in any manner in violation of the ‘lockdown order’ was strictly prohibited. DoSE warned of severe disciplinary action against head of Institutions and members of school management committees/boards violating the lockdown order.

Source: http://www.nagalandpost.com/no-decision-yet-on-re-opening-of-schools-pd-school-education/219240.html