Emilo Patton addressing the orientation on school self evaluation on Shaala Siddhi held in Kohima on August 25. (Morung Photo)
Our Correspondent
Kohima | August 25
The educational institutions within Kohima district have asked to expedite the process of school self evaluation on Shaala Siddhi. The Ministry of Human Resource Development expects all the schools to do the school self evaluation on Shaala Siddhi by the last part of September this year for the session 2022-23.
This was conveyed to the school heads and teachers during a one day orientation on school self evaluation on Shaala Siddhi, held at Ura Academy Hall, Kohima. It was organized by District Mission Authority (DMA), Samagra Shiksha Kohima.
The need for effective schools and improving school performance is increasingly felt in the Indian education system to provide quality education for all children, according to National Programme on School Standards and Evaluation (NPSSE).
The quality initiatives in school education sector, thus, necessitate focusing on school, its performance and improvement.
In a major step towards comprehensive school evaluation as central to improving quality of school education in India, NPSSE has been initiated by National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), under the aegis of Union Ministry of Human Resource Development.
NPSSE visualizes ‘School Evaluation’ as the means and ‘School Improvement’ as the goal. It refers to evaluating the individual school and its performance in a holistic and continuous manner leading to school improvement in an incremental manner.
The major objectives of NPSSE are to develop a technically sound conceptual framework, methodology, instrument, and process of school evaluation to suit the diversity of Indian schools; to develop a critical mass of human resource for adaptation and contextualization of the school evaluation framework and practices across states.
The programme envisions reaching 1.5 million schools in the country through a comprehensive system of school evaluation.
‘Shaala Siddhi - a very important instrument for every school’
Addressing the schools heads and teachers at the orientation programme, Emilo Patton, District Education Officer -Cum- District Project Co-ordinator DMA, Samagra Shiksha Kohima maintained that the success and achievement of any school depends on the quality education.
Therefore, she said, Shaala Siddhi was launched to create a culture of continuous improvement in schools by promoting self evaluation.
“It empowers school to take ownership to work towards achieving excellence in all aspects of education,” she said adding that Shaala Siddhi has become a very important instrument for every school.
Patton said that education is a continuous learning process.
Today, schools occupy the most important agency of education, she said adding that unless the schools are run properly, quality education will not take place.
School heads and teachers are directly involved in the process of students’ education and are responsible for all the happenings in the school, she said.
Stating that there may issues and challenges in schools, Patton challenged the school heads and teachers to convert those challenges into opportunities and bring positive change to schools.
Presentation of “School Self Evaluation” was made by Dr Chumbeni Kikon, Joint Mission Director, SMA, Rukuzo Hoshi, State Co-ordinator, SMA and Orenvungo Yanthan, PGT, RGHSS Kohima.
Earlier, the programme was chaired by Ruokuoneinuo, Project Assistant, DMA, Samagra Shiksha Kohima while vote of thanks was proposed by Peteneilhou, Project Assistant DMA Samagra Shiksha Kohima.
