Presentation by Human Resource Development Department

Government of Sikkim May 07, 2017, Guwahati

Introduction of KG System of Introduction of KG System of Education in Sikkim: Achievements Education in Sikkim: Achievements

and and Innovative PracticesInnovative Practices

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Sikkim HRDD Team01. Sri Gyan Prakash Upadhyaya,

IASAdditional Chief Secretary to Government

and Secretary-in-Charge HRDD

02. Sri Migma Tempa Sherpa, SCSSpecial Secretary/HRDD, SPD/RMSA,

Director/School Education

03. Sri DK Pradhan, SCSDirector/Technical Education, SPD/SSA

04. Dr. Rabin ChhetriDirector, SCERT

05. Bhim Thatal, SCSDirector/Primary Education

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Schools in Sikkim

• State Govt. School :761 • Central Govt. School :7 • State Govt.(Aided) School :3 • Private (Unaided) School :395 • Local Body School :2 • Monastic School :79 • Sanskrit School :11

Information as on June 2016

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Initiative Description

• Initiative to introduce KG System in Government Schools

– Pilot Project/Identification of Pilot Schools– ECCE Concept– Training of PRTs– Training of PPTs– Roadmap

– Administrative matters– Academic matters– Financial issues

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Need for the Initiative/Addressing the Problem

• Qualitative education for better human resource• Declining enrollment in Primary Schools • RTE factor not covering children below the age of 6

years• Mushrooming of sub standard private primary schools• Addressing the early learning need of the children• Pre school foundation and preparation for primary

level• Performance improvement• Play way method in schools at pre and primary levels• Making primary education more attractive

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Intervention and Approaches• Pre School system abolished in Sikkim in 2010 after

RTE Act• Start of KG System decided on April 01, 2015• Identification of 31pilot project schools by JDs of

Districts• Handholding for rest schools already with it to be

done by respective district JDs• Planning section to work out all requirements for

select 32 and other existing schools by September 10, 2015

• Worksheets, play materials, classroom upgradation, teaching learning materials to be worked out

• Visit to reputed private schools within and outside state

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Intervention and ApproachesTraining of 650 PRTs teaching Mathematics40 Graduate Teachers (Mathematics) were trained as

Master Trainers by SCERT across31 centres in the stateTeam for LKG and UKG in Sikkim formedTeam visited public and government schools and reported

upon pre-primary school systemTraining of teachers teaching English in Primary SectionAddresses weakness in Mathematics and English among

the childrenParents would be encouraged to enroll children in

Government schoolsSupports schemes like Chief Minister’s Meritorious

Scholarship Scheme and Dr Ambedkar Scholarship SchemeMay 8, 2017 7

Implementation Process• Identified 32 schools for 2016 session’s pilot project

schools, 200 schools in 2017 (232 all together in 2017)• All 761 schools to be covered by 2018 (although normal

basis KG system in all schools are in operation)• Separate uniforms for KG Students• Enrollment of 3+ and 4 year old children in LKG• Enrollment of 4+ and 5 year old children in UKG• Design of Guidebooks for teachers• ECCE Key Resource Persons (KRPs)developed by NCERT• Handholding of PPTs and PRTs by KRPs in nearby

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Challenges• Difficult terrain• Parents taking children to private schools continue

elementary education in private schools• Declining TFR (1.2%) in Sikkim• Faulty and obsolete infrastructure, underutilized assets• Lack of age appropriate classrooms, furniture for children• Lack of teacher motivation/commitment• Sizable presence of disgruntled/under-qualified teachers• Disproportionate infrastructure/utilities/TLMs• Disconnect between policy and execution• No contextual planning• EBM Factor, resistance to change

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Resources required• Preparation of low cost and no cost TLMs• Classroom furnishing, age appropriate furniture• Health kits, care corner, reading corner, play mats• Print-rich walls, computer support• Training of PPTs and PRTs on ECCE by NCERT• Separate fund allocation for KG Classes• Optimum utilization of available resources• Social support, funding by individuals and organisations• Special training on pre primary education by SCERT• Separate budget for KG Classes of approx 2.0 crores per

year projected

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Improvement in Outputs/Outcomes, Human/ Financial Cost Saving)

• Improvement in enrollment• Parents keen to send children to Government schools• Factors like yoga in curriculum attracting stakeholders• Social and community participation in infrastructure• Teacher-guardian concept, supportive and progressive

Govt. with highest investment in education sector• Mothers’ supervision in mid-day meals and hygiene• Teachers motivated, SMCs active• Being managed by available teachers without employing

additional teachers for KG Classes • Attractive classrooms, improved learning environment

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Applicability to Scale/ Other States’ Context• Concept of School Mother (SM) introduced in Sikkim in

the late 70’s: unique feature in India• Now Pre Primary Teachers (PPTs), yet SM concept

continues• RTE provisions DO NOT prohibit admission of kids below

6 years, other States may go ahead with KG• Aaganwadi to take care of Care part of ECCE and Early

Childhood Education taken care by HRDD• Social Justice/Women & Child Departments other States

may converge with HRDD/Education Departments• Like Sikkim, other SCERTs have ECCE contents in DIETs• Select schools for KG project phase-wise, assess success

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• Separate uniforms for KG Students• Enrollment of 3+ and 4 year old children in LKG• Enrollment of 4+ and 5 year old children in UKG• Design of Guidebooks for teachers• ECCE Key Resource Persons (KRPs)developed by NCERT• Sikkim would support other States in hand-holding• Prepare low cost/no cost TLMs, drive community

support, NGOs, SHGs, social participation• Eminent persons may adopt their alma mater for KG• Introduce teacher-guardian concept• Train teachers, study impact training and improvise• Introduce schemes of Sikkim like HCMMSS and

Ambedkar ScholarshipMay 8, 2017 13

Potential Support to Other States• Other States may adopt KG system/pre-school concept• Helps in abridging gap between the children in the age

group of 3 to 6 before they formally join primary class at the age of 6 in Class I

• Sikkim pre-primary education system selected by NCERT for research work, other States may team up with Sikkim

• NCERT thinking to replicate KG system of Sikkim in other States

• Teacher and Student exchange programme among States

• Other States may utilize Key Resource Persons of Sikkim

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PERFORMANCEEnvironmental M

otivational

Behavioural

THREE FACTORS AFFECTI NGPERFORMANCE

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EBM Factor Analysis (people do not perform as desired)• Environmental:• People don’t have tools, rules do not permit• Procedures prevent action, less resource• Don’t know what they are expected to do• Behavioural: • Don’t know how to do, Find it difficult to do• Not sure whether they are doing right or wrong thing, • Slow in doing and complete late• Motivational: • Punished if performed (by more work)• No performance-no punishment, Rewarded for non-

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Man Power Management (RTE vis-à-vis HRDD)

RTE Act, 2009 2 teachers for 60 students,3 teachers for 61 to 90 students, 4 teachers for 91 to 120 students 5 teachers for 121 to 200 studentsFor above 200 students, of teacher pupil ratio is 1:40. Headmaster mandatory only if a school has more than 150 students

HRDD/Govt. of SikkimManpower Management 2010.2 teachers if students below 20, 3 teachers for 20-30 students, 3 teachers and 01 Headmaster for 30 to 50 students 4 teachers and 1 Headmaster for 50 to 100 students In case of students above 100, 1 Headmaster and 4 teachers with a provision of 01 teacher per unit for a Primary

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Initiative Impact in Sikkim• Social support, funding by individuals and organisations for

print-rich walls, computer, age appropriate furniture, MDM• Improvement in Mathematics and English • Parents keen to enroll children in Government schools• Separate uniforms for KG Students a point of attraction• Enrollment of 3+ to 5 year old children in KG classes• Improvement in enrollment despite low TFR (1.2%) 2015 pre-primary enrollment: 3206. 2016 enrollment in KG Classes: 5047 (increase by 1846)• Factors like yoga in curriculum attracting stakeholders• Some private schools seeking taking over by government • Teachers motivated, SMCs active, IAS Officer enrolling

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Glimpses of Pre Schools:Early Childhood Care and Education

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Classroom

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Class room Class room decorationdecoration

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Activity Based Learning

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KG Students in Action

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KG Worksheets

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Worksheets for pre school kidsWorksheets for pre school kids

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Training Initiatives

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Yoga Initiatives

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Euphoric about New Dress Code, the KG Students in Sikkim

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A Primary School with Dress Code for Teachers

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A Senior Secondary School with Dress Code for Teachers

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What could be a school like……

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Initiative Towards Quality EducationInitiative Towards Quality Education

Hon’ble Minister HRDD Interacting with StudentsMay 8, 2017 36

To conclude…

“Be not only educated, but skilled as well, but not only skilled, good citizens as well.”

:Pawan Chamling, Chief Minister, Sikkim

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