1. Addressing Local Priorities in Primary Education – Issues & Perspectives
Dipak Ray
(OPEPA, D/O S & ME)

2. SSA envisages decentralised, need based and participatory planning in bottom-up approach.
The SMC will be required to prepare a SDP (Section 21.2.b) that will form the basis for grants to be made to the school (Section 22.2).
(SSA-RTE Framework-2010, MHRD, GoI)

3. Addressing Local needs
in Primary Education

4. Addressing Local needs……….
Access
Opening of new schools in eligible habitations.
Special Training for the OOSC admitted on age appropriate admission basis
Residential facilities for urban deprived children through street to school approach.
Residential facility for children belonging SC & ST categories by SSD.
Seasonal hostel for migrant children
Barrier free access for all children to ensure inclusive education.

5. Addressing Local needs………….
Equity
Residential facility for the dropped out girls at UP level through KGBV.
MLE for the children belonging to ST categories.
Provision of 25% admission in Private un-aided schools under the RTE Act.
Addressing the issues of CWSN under SSA

6. Addressing Local needs …………….
Retention
Declaration of Text Book, Uniform & MDM as entitlement under the RTE Act.
Seasonal hostel for migrant children
Joyful learning though ‘Ama Vidyalaya’.
Training to teachers for facilitating child friendly classroom transaction.
Provision of infrastructural facility for providing safe space for transacting classroom process.
Provision of drinking water & toilet in all schools.
No corporal punishment & board examination.

7. Addressing Local needs……………
Quality
‘Sahaja’ programme for enhancing the learning level.
Introduction of CCE at elementary level.
Training to all teachers including those untrained.
Provision of supplementary reading materials.
‘Quality Award’ for schools.
Provision of merit scholarship.
Introduction of techno-pedagogy through CAL.
Child friendly Text Book as per NCF-2005
Establishment of ‘Quality Cell’ for institutionalising the efforts for enhancing the quality.

8. Local Priorities in Primary education (Decentralisation of Planning)

9. Importance Focuses attention on objectives & approach
Reduces uncertainty & risks
Provides sense of direction
Encourages innovation & creativity
Guides decision making in case of implementation & monitoring
Provides efficiency in operation
Encourages leadership among the stakeholders
Strengthen democratic value

10. Institutionalisation under SSA-RTE
Constitution of SMC as per the RTE Act, 2009
Capacity building of all SMC members on the preparation of planning.
Participation in the preparation of SDP by SMC/ School.
Planning for Social Audit at school level through SMC/ Gram Sabha.
Declaration of PRI as the local Authority under the RTE Act, 2009 from GP to ZP level.

11. SPO Custer Resource Center School Development Plan
Decentralised Planning process under SSA-RTE
SPO
District Project Office
Block Education Office/ BRC
Custer Resource Center
School Development Plan

12. Issues
Local level planning vis-à-vis Govt policy & International commitment (MDG, EFA, RTE etc.)
Norm based character of planning
Lack of ability to plan
Desire, not demand and lacking of priorities
Lacking of proper delegation & devolution of power
Central authority has a final say
Vision document prepared at central level

13. Perspective
Decentralised planning in education as a part of political movement
Decentralisation though institutional improvisation
Decentralisation to be based on state policy
Integration in the administrative system
Procedural review
Institutional autonomy
Transfer of both administrative & financial power
Institutional capacity building to manage the process of decentralisation

14. THANK YOU
Every child
in school!