SSM

The main functions of this Department are as follows:

• Infrastructural Support:- To achieve the goals of RTE norms, Funds are allotted to the schools for infrastructural development purposes namely ACR, Toilets (Girls & Boys), Barrier Free Toilet (for CWSN), Boundary Wall, Guard Wall, Repairing grants, Toilets under Ganga Action Plan, Electrification on the basis of planning made on field verification report and U-DISE data.
• Retention: The following steps are taken to improve children’s attendance, 100% retention & transition in schools, etc :
  • Providing Uniforms, Free Text Book, Mid-Day-Meal, etc.
  • Special focus on games & sports and cultural activities
  • Peer Group learning.
  • Science show / Exhibition for Upper Primary Children
  • Parents Counselling involving teachers & MTA members & Community for the upliftment of Social life of the children.
  • Orientation of VEC/MTA members to emphasize education.
  • Counselling of Community leaders on education.
• Enhancing Quality: For enhancing the quality of teachers, subject-wise teacher training on the new syllabus is imparted and training on Computer-Aided Learning to the teachers is also provided.
• Children With Special Need (CWSN):
  • Strengthening the identification system of CWSN: Emphasis is given to streamlining the process of identification of CWSN.
  • Procurement of Aids And Appliances: Fund for procurement of Aids and Appliances is proposed for identified CWSN.
  • Full coverage of CWSN: Initiatives are taken for 100% coverage of CWSN through regular schools.
  • Teachers Training: Emphasis is given to make source person from in-service teachers through RCI Foundation course.
  • Strengthening the Resource Room: To provide support services including remedial teaching to the CWSN & to implement Therapeutic Management.
  • Transport Allowance: A number of Children with ASD, CP, HI, and Multiple Disabilities are enrolled under different schools. Transport allowance is considered for those categories of CWSN. All Girls with disabilities are also considered for the transport allowance.
  • Escort Allowance: Apart from transport allowance, Escort allowance is proposed for the CWSN with Lower extremity disabilities, Blindness, and Mental Retardation enrolled under different schools.
  • Braille Book and Large Print Book: Braille Book and Large Print Book are required to be procured for Visual Impaired Students.
• Special Training For Mainstreaming Out Of School Children: Section 4 of the RTE Act makes specific provisions for Special Training for age-appropriate admission for out-of-school children. A majority of out-of-school children belong to disadvantaged communities: scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, Muslim minorities, migrants, children with special needs, Urban Deprived Children, working children, etc.
• Girls Education: Sarva Shiksha Mission lays emphasis on bridging all gender and social category gaps at the elementary education level with time-bound objectives. It provides access, ensuring enrolment, improving retention and quality of girls education in both primary and upper primary level incorporating gender-sensitive components – conducting exposure visits for girls, Metric Mela, Vocational Training for girls, building a separate toilet for girls, etc.
• Management Information System: The best practices for implementing Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) is to improve planning, organizational efficiencies, data collection and analysis, information sharing, and transparency in the education sector, especially as these activities may relate to helping meet objectives related to Education. Student Data Base Management Information System (SDBMIS): Detailed information of each and every student of schools is being incorporated in the aforesaid database from the year 2016.
• Community Mobilization activities: Community Mobilization/ Participation: It would be impossible to succeed in the objectives of RTE without wholehearted support and ownership by the people and community.
  • To ensure community participation people are made involved in the forum of VEC/WEC for primary and MC for Upper Primary.
  • Community involvement during the Enrolment drive celebration.
  • Motivating parents of children including the disabled for their enrolment in schools.
  • Taking suggestions from the community for better performance of the students/school.
  • Involve community members in school activities to reduce the social distance between the school and the community.
  • A child register containing all sorts of information of children from birth to the age of 14 is thoroughly maintained at the CLRC level. Community members are also involved in this programme.
• SMC/PRI Training: Members of SMC/PRI are imparted training for residential / non-residential for 3 days.

Useful Links:

1. Ministry of Human Resource Development of India
2. District Information System for Education
3. National University of Educational Planning and Administration
4. Education for all in India
5. Rehabilitation Council in India
6. School Report Card
7. Official web site of WBSED