Performing Schools of Sikkim [Junior High School(S), East Sikkim]

PERFORMING SCHOOLS OF SIKKIM [JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL(S), EAST SIKKIM] A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T I would like to thank Dr. Rabin Chhetri, Director SCERT, for imbibing in me the spirit of enquiry and trusting me to complete the task successfully. Hope I have lived up to the expectation. This work being my maiden attempt in my career of teaching, I would like to apologize for any inadvertent mistakes that might have occurred in this work. Paritosh Pathak RP/ ENG. SCERT CONTENTS PREFACE Page 1 QUESTIONNARES HEADMASTER(S), TEACHERS, STUDENTS Page 2to 16 LOCATION OF THE SCHOOLS Page 17 &18 COMPILATION OF THE RESPONSES Page 19 to 51 FINDINGS FROM THE RESPONSES (HEADMASTER(S) Page 27 FINDINGS FROM THE RESPONSES (TEACHER(S) Page 52 FINDINGS FROM THE RESPONSES (STUDENT(S) Page 60 RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT Page 61 PREFACE The Human Resource Development Department (hereinafter referred to as HRDD, Govt. of Sikkim) takes lots of pain, pressures and perseverance to reach out to government schools in the form of providing quality teachers, sound infrastructure, timely distribution of textbooks, uniforms etc. to name a few, and bring out the best from schools, particularly from Junior High School(s) (JHS) spread across the state. But in spite of HRDDs best efforts, some JHS are able to reap rich dividends from the inputs provided by HRDD in the form of quality education to the children, where as some schools are under performing. In order to find out why some schools (JHS) are performing and some are not with the same support from HRDD , a strong certified authentic data base was required to find out the JHS which are performing. Hence, QUALITY MONITORING TOOLS, (QMTs) QUALITY MONITORING IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION UNDER SSA- 2014 was used for the study, as the data was provided by the JHSchool(s) of Sikkim and authenticated by their respective Headmaster(s). The JHS chosen for the study are as follows: 01. Government Junior High School, Bering 02. Government Junior High School, Rongli 03. Government Junior High School, Cheurabotey 04. Government Junior High School, 4 MILE 05. Government Junior High School, Singleybong 06. Government Junior High School, Souraney The schools numbered are according to their standings in the analysis of East District QMTs, hence their selection .Besides these schools were so chosen due to the below mentioned factors such as: JHS Rongli & JHS FOUR MILE JN ROAD, although their nomenclature is rural but their settings are urban. JHS Bering, Cheuraybotey, Singleybong, & Souraney have a typical rural settings Accessibility to the sampled schools was not very difficult. Time constrains also lead to selections of only six (06) schools, JHS,East QMTs provided the base to go to these schools. Authentic data was now required to qualify these schools as real performing schools. To capture their performance and justify them as performing schools elaborate TOOLS had to be designed to be administered to these schools which would firmly certify them as “PERFORMING SCHOOLS”. To design the tools, IGNOU books such as, (Techniques and Tools of Evaluation, Evaluation in Teaching Learning Process, Statistical – Techniques of Analysis) and Internet was exhaustively referred to and finally Questionnaires for Headmasters, Teachers & Students were prepared taking help from “Sample Student, Teacher and School Specific Surveys and TIMSS (Third International Mathematics and Science Study) and the above mentioned IGNOU books. The designed questionnaires are as follows: Questionnaire for Head Master 1. In what type of community is your school located? Tick any one 1. A geographically isolated area .................................................. 2. Village or Town area .................................................. 3. One on the outskirts of a town/city .................................................. 4. 4. One close to the center of a town/city .................................................. 2. How many of the following are on the staff of your school? (Upper Primary only) 1. Humanities (Regular) ........................................ 2. Science (Regular) ........................................ c) Math(s) (Regular) …………………………………….. d) Vernacular ……………………………………… d) Laboratory technicians ........................................ e) Other staff ........................................ 3. How many part time/ adhoc teachers are there in your school? (Upper Primary only) a) Humanities ……………………………………………………… b) Science ……………………………………………………… c) Math (s) ……………………………………………………… d) Vernacular ……………………………………………………… 4. What percentage of the Upper Primary Teachers have been at your school for 5 or more years? Please indicate a percentage Write 0 (zero) if none. % ……………………………………………………… 5. a) Does your school have an official policy related to promoting cooperation and collaboration among teachers? ……………………………………………………… b) Are teachers in your school encouraged to share and discuss instructional ideas and materials? ……………………………………………………… c) Do teachers in your school meet regularly to discuss instructional goals and issues? ……………………………………………………… 6. How long do students in your school typically stay with the same teacher? One / Two/ Three/ Four or more school years. a) Humanities ……………………………………………………… b) Science ……………………………………………………… c) Math ……………………………………………………… d) Vernacular ……………………………………………………… 7. As Head Master of your school, about how many hours per month do you usually spend on each of the following activities? (Please indicate the approximate number of whole hours for each item. Please write 0 (zero) if no time is spent on an activity. Whole hours per month) a) Hiring teachers ...................................................................................... b) Representing the school in the community ........................................... c) Representing the school at official meetings ........................................ d) Internal administrative tasks (e.g., regulations, school budget, and timetable) ................................ e) Teaching (including preparation) .......................................................... f) Giving a demonstration lesson .............................................................. g) Discussing educational objectives with teachers …………………………………………………………… h) Initiating curriculum revision and/or planning ..................................... ………………………….. i) Talking with parents ......................................................... j) Counseling and disciplining of students ............................................... k) Responding to requests from, or education officials .................................................................. l) Training teachers .............................................................................. m) Professional development activities ...................................................... n) Other activities ...................................................................................... 8. With regard to your school, who has primary responsibility for each of the following activities? a) Hiring teachers. …………………………………………………………………………………….. b) Establishing disciplinary policies …………………………………………………………………………………….. c) Establishing student grading policies …………………………………………………………………………………….. d) Formulating the school budget …………………………………………………………………………………….. e) Purchasing supplies …………………………………………………………………………………….. f) Placing students in classes ……………………………………………………………………………………. g) Assigning teachers to classes ……………………………………………………………………………………. h) Determining which textbooks are used ………………………………………………………………………………….. i) Establishing homework policies ……………………………………………………………………………………… j) Determining teacher salaries ……………………………………………………………………………………. k) Establishing community relationships ………………………………………………………………………………… l) Communicating with students' families ……………………………………………………………………………. m) Determining course content ………………………………………….................................... n) Deciding which courses are offered …………………………………………………………………………….. 9. How much influence does each of the following have in determining the curriculum that is taught in your school? a) National Curriculum Framework ………………………………………………………………………………………… b) School Governing Body ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. c) Teachers (collectively for the school) ……………………………………………………………………………………… d) Teachers (of same subject) as a group………………………………………………………………………………….. e) Each teacher …………………………………………………………………………………….. f) Parents .................................................................. g) Students ................................................................ m) Textbook publishers ................................................................ n) External examinations/standardized tests ............................................................... 10. Does your school have its own written statement of the curriculum content to be taught (i.e., other than the national or regional curriculum guides)? Check one box in each line. a) For mathematics ............................................................................... b) For science ....................................................................................... c) For English ………………………………………………………………………………………… 11. Has your school developed instructional activities or learning materials to address the curriculum taught in your school? Check one box in each line. Yes No a) For mathematics ...............................................................................................

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