Norms for reapportionment of teaching staff under various managements GO.117 Dt:10-06-2022

Norms for reapportionment of teaching staff under various managements viz., Government, Zilla Parishad/ Mandal Praja Parishad Schools — Orders - Issued.

G 0 Ms No 117  Dated: 10-06-2022

Read the foIlowinq:-

 

1. Right to Education Act 35 of 2009 read with Rules issued in 2010.

2. G.O. Ms. No. 53, School Education (SER.II) Department, dt.12.10.2020.

3. G.0.Ms.No.84, School Education(Prog.II)Dept., dt:24.12.2021.

4. G.0.Ms.No.85, School Education(Prog.II)Dept., dt:24.12.2021.

5. From the CSE, A.P., Lr.Rc.No.ESE02-13/90/2021- EST 3-CSE-Part (6), dt.05.06.2022.

ORDER:-

Government of India have enacted the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and Government of Andhra Pradesh have issued Rules in 2010. As per Section 19 read with the schedule of the Act, Government have set the norms for number of teachers to be positioned from Class I to Class VIII based on the strength of students.

2. In the G.O. 2"^ read above, Government have issued guidelines for re- apportionment of teaching staff among various managements viz., Government, Zilla Parishad and Mandal Paraja Parishad Schools.

3. The National Education Policy, 2020 has observed that, “the gap between the current state of learning outcomes and what is desirable must be bridged by undertaking major reforms to bring the highest quality and integrity intö the system from early childhood education through higher education” NEP has also drawn on the need to focus on ECCE and Foundation Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) as an urgent and necessary prerequisite to learning and also on the need for efficient resourcing and effective governance in School Education system.

4. The National Educational Policy, 2020 also suggested to restructure the school curriculum and pedagogy in a new design of 5+3+3+4 where the first five years is called the Foundational Stage (3 years + Grade 1-2), followed by Preparatory (Grade 3-5), Middle (Grade 6-8) and High School (Grade 9 - 12 in two phases i.e., 9 & 10 in first, 11 & 12 in second).

5. In the G.O. 3" read above, Government have accorded permission for restructuring and relocating the existing Anganwadi centers and existing non residential schools run by State Government, Mandal Parishad, Zilla Parishad, Municipal and Tribal Welfare Departments schools into (i) Satellite Foundation School (PP1 & PP2) (ii)FoundationaI School (PP1, PP2, CIass1 & 2); (iii) Foundational School Plus (PP1, PP2, Classes 1 to 5);(iv) Pre High School(Classes 3 to 7 or 8);(v) High Schoo(Classes 3 to 10) and (vi) High School Plus(Classes 3 to 12). The reforms are already at augmenting the available educational infrastructure and enhancing the synergy among various institutions. This will also facilitate implementation of comprehensive  academic and administrative reforms with an objective of improving learning outcomes of children studying in government schools and make them future global citizens.

6. In the G.O. 4t^ read above, Government have also amended the Andhra Pradesh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules, 2010 to facilitate the above structural reforms.

7. In the reference 5t° read above, the Commissioner of School Education, has informed that, in order to improve the Early Childhood care and Education (ECCE) and the Foundation Literacy and Numeracy(FLN), Government have decided to provide subject teachers for teaching the students of Pre-High Schools and High Schools and prepared guidelines for reapportionment of teaching staff by providing Subject teachers for the classes 3’^,4 *^ and 5 ’^ which were mapped to the Pre-High Schools / High Schools among various managements viz., the Government, Zilla Parishad/ Mandal Praja Parishad Schools and he has therefore, requested the Government to issue guidelines for reapportionment as per NEP, 2020 and to maintain Teacher Pupil Ratio as per RTE Norms in Government/ZP/MPP Schools duly superseding the earlier orders issued in the G.O. 2"^ read above.

8. Government after careful examination of the matter, and in supersession of the earlier order issued vide G.O 2’^ read above, hereby issue the following guidelines for re-approtionment of teaching staff among various managements i.e Government, Zilla Parishad and Mandal Paraja Parishad Schools, as per National Education Policy, 2020 and to maintain Teacher Pupil Ratio as per RTE Norms in the State