RASHTRIYA MADHYAMIK SHIKSHA ABHIYAN (rmsa)

A SCHEME FOR UNIVERSALISATION OF ACCESS TO AND IMPROVEMENT OF QUALITY OF EDUCATION AT THE SECONDARY

STAGE

National Policy on Education, 1986 (as modified in 1992)

“ Access to Secondary Education will be widened with emphasis on enrolment of girls, SCs & STs particularly in science, commerce and vocational streams.”

(Para 5.13)

• Equity, access, quality

• Universal access to secondary education by 2017

• Universal retention by 2020

• Attention to special needs group

Vision

Goal

• Making secondary education of good quality, available, accessible and affordable to all young persons

•To remove gender, socio-economic and disability barriers.

•All secondary schools to conform to prescribed norms

•Achieving a GER of 75% in secondary education within a period of five years.

•Universal access to secondary level education by 2017

•Universal retention by 2010

Strategy

• Free lodging/ boarding facilities for underprivileged

• Special incentives for girls

• Scholarships to meritorious/ needy students at secondary level

• Inclusive education

• Expansion of Open and Distance Learning

Equity

Institutional reforms

• Reforms in school governance - decentralizing management

• Rationalizing policy of teacher recruitment, deployment, training, remuneration and career advancement

• Undertaking reforms in educational administration

• Streamlining financial procedures for speedy fund flow and optimal utilization

• Strengthening resource institutions

Strategy

• Expanding existing secondary and higher secondary schools

• Upgrading UPS to secondary levels

• Upgrading secondary schools to higher secondary levels

• Opening of new secondary / higher secondary schools in un-served areas

• Making existing school buildings disabled friendly

Access

Quality• Make all schools conform to prescribed norms• Improving infrastructure• Appointment of additional teachers and in-service training of teachers.

• Bridge course for enhancing learning ability for students passing out of class VIII

• Reviewing curriculum to meet the NCF, 2005 norms

• Residential accommodation for teachers in rural and difficult hilly areas

Financing Patterns

• 11th five year plan: 75:25 CSS

• 12th five year plan: 50:50 CSS

• Fund release in two installments– 50% UC for first installment – Certification on release of state share

• Financial Management System to be in place

Preparatory Activities

• High level task force at State level for planning and implementation

• Strengthening district and block level education offices• Commissioning an MIS (SEMIS)• Assessing additional manpower needs• Undertaking detailed school mapping exercise• Delegation of powers leading to decentralization of

school education• Setting up district level team• Setting up SMDCs

Planning for Next Year•Detailed mapping of secondary school segment for developing

comprehensive database

. SEMIS to serve as the information bank and Planning indicator

To adopt bottom-up approach for plan formulation.

School Improvement Plan (SIP) and school specific needs to form the basis for AWP/Perspective Plan

Diagnosis of current situation of secondary education in the State a must

District to be the unit of planning

School management development committee

• Every school to have an SMDC responsible for– Data collection– Planning and implementation– Monitoring and evaluation– Maintaining records and accounts

• Bank account for SMDC– In public sector banks.– Head Master/Principal and Vice Principal to be

joint account holders

Planning Process

• Each district to indicate priorities, strategies and requirement

•District plans to be appraised by State level mission•State proposal to indicate

* State level targets for the plan and for the year * Appraisal of district plans

* Availability of State share and resource availability under existing schemes

PERSPECTIVE PLAN AND ANNUAL WORK PLAN

• Perspective Plan to indicate the ultimate goal and the time frame to achieve it.

• Annual Plan to indicate the interventions planned in the current year• Perspective Plans to indicate 3 time lines• For 2011-12 ie at the end of 11th Five Year Plan• For 2013-14 ie at the end of 5 year from the commencement of the

scheme• For 2016-17 ie at the end of 12th Five Year Plan• And annual plan for 2011-12

District Plan

District plan includes

Preparatory steps taken by the State Targets of Gross Enrolment Ratio Participation of Special groups in the planning process A clear gender focus in all the activities under the plan Evidences of school based cultural/sports activities Interface with elected representatives at all levels Process based constitution of committees at each level Consultation with teachers Community contribution School mapping Joint Bank Account of School Management Development Committee Focus on making education relevant to life

Survey of Available school facilities

Pass percentage and transition rates of 14-18 years age group children

Population of 14-18 age children

Relocation of teacher units into account the presence of the non-governmental sector and its impact on school attendance

Assessment of

Training needs Needs of additional

School facilities, teachers etc

Needs for science lab, Mathematics lab, ICT facility, Art/Craft ,Culture education, excursion trips

School wise incentives Teaching learning material Information systems Available financial resources Opening schooling facilities

A Plan for Quality Education including a plan for

Girls, SC/ST, Educationally Backward Minorities education

Focus on the above groups during micro planning Preference to Ashram school in upgradation of upper

primary schools Appointment of more female teachers Priority for opening or upgradation of schools in

minority concentration areas. Enrolment drives, special coaching classes in minority

concentration areas.

School Infrastructure, Learning Resources, Teachers and Others

A projection of additional enrolment at secondary Stage

Strengthening of existing school Opening of additional classrooms Deploying desired number of subject teachers Up gradation of UP Schools Opening of New Secondary Schools

Planning for Teacher Recruitment/Training

• Classroom-Teacher Ratio (CTR) to be the basis for estimating teacher requirements in secondary schools.

• Norm for ensuring rationalization of subject teachers in secondary schools to be given due weightage.

• Norm for deployment of additional teachers to be linked to the class size in secondary schools and sections

• Only trained graduate teachers to be appointed under RMSA• All teachers-both Government and aided to be covered under

Teacher training Programme.

Components

Class Room/Additional Class room

Class room –Pupil ratio between 1:25 and1:40 At least two class room in existing school At least four class room in upgrade school Grants for schools having own building 5.63 lakhs per room

• Science Lab-6.10 lakhs• Lab Equipments-1.00 lakh• Head Master Room-5.00 lakhs• Office Room-5.00 lakhs• Girls Activity room• Computer Room-5.00 lakhs• Art/Craft/Culture Laboratory-5.00 lakhs

Contd…

• Library-7.00Lakhs• Toilets and drinking water-1.5 lakhs• Furniture's and fixtures• Development of play ground• Boundary wall

Contd…

Components-Physical Infrastructure

• Major Repairing and Rennovations-Upto 4 lakhs for 4 sections during 11th five year plan

• Minor repair –Rs.25000/-• Repair /Replacement of Lab equipments and

Purchase of lab consumables-Rs.25000/-• Purchase of Books Periodicals,news papers-

Rs.10000/-• Water,electricity charges Rs.15000/-

Components

• In-service Training of teachers-Rs.200/-per teacher per day for 5-day training programme every year

• Residential Quarters for teachers-Rs.6.00 lakh per quarter subject to availability in remote/hilly areas

• Study tours/Excursion trips• School annual grant

Components• Subject wise teachers in the teacher pupil

ratio 1:30• One Lab attendant• One Clerk• One night watchman• In service training of teachers and heads of

schools• Residential quarters for teachers• Science Exhibition in District Headquarters

Priority given to

• Physical Infrastructure -Non Recurring -Recurring

Breakup of funding for upgradation of UPSSl.No Component Unit cost (Rs.

Lakhs)Physical cost(Rs lakhs)

1 Up to 4 class rooms(2 each for IX and X)

5.63 22.52

2. Science Laboratory

6.10 6.10

3. Lab Equipment 1 1

4. Head Master Room 5 5

5 Office/teachers common room

5 5

6 Computer Room 5 5

7 Art/Craft/Culture Room

5 5

8 Library Room 7 7

9 Separate toilet blocks for boys and girls and drinking water facilities

1.5 1.5

10 total 58.12

Strengthening of Guidance Bureaus

• Five persons in a State @2.4 lakh per person per year

• Resource Persons/Research Assistant for Development/field work@1.0lakh

• Sensitization programme for Head Masters @40,000 per programme per state

Special Focus Groups

• Girls Education• Education of Back ward children

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