Transforming Elementary Transforming Elementary Education Management : a Education Management : a perspective on institutional perspective on institutional

developmentdevelopment

Dr Pramila MenonDr Pramila MenonNUEPA, New DelhiNUEPA, New Delhi

Defining an institutionDefining an institution

An organization is basically a structure of An organization is basically a structure of people, processes and policies created to people, processes and policies created to serve a purpose or mission. It becomes an serve a purpose or mission. It becomes an institution when it has the capability to institution when it has the capability to define its direction for meeting the define its direction for meeting the purpose, develop a futuristic vision purpose, develop a futuristic vision towards the achievement of goals.towards the achievement of goals.

SSA – Conceptual ContoursSSA – Conceptual Contours

Universal AccessUniversal Access

Universal RetentionUniversal Retention

Improvement in QualityImprovement in Quality

Improved quality of school provisionImproved quality of school provision

Focus on learning outcomesFocus on learning outcomes

Teacher capacity buildingTeacher capacity building

SSA – Defining AspectsSSA – Defining Aspects

A programme with a clear time frameA programme with a clear time frame

A response to the demand for quality basic A response to the demand for quality basic education all over the countryeducation all over the country

A partnership between the Central, State A partnership between the Central, State and Local governmentand Local government

An opportunity for States to develop their An opportunity for States to develop their own vision of elementary educationown vision of elementary education

Goals of SSAGoals of SSA

All children in school, Education Guarantee All children in school, Education Guarantee Centre, Alternate School, Back-school-camp by Centre, Alternate School, Back-school-camp by 20052005

Bridge all gender and social category gaps at Bridge all gender and social category gaps at primary stage by 2007 and at elementary primary stage by 2007 and at elementary education level by 2010education level by 2010

Universal retention by 2010Universal retention by 2010

Focus on elementary education of satisfactory Focus on elementary education of satisfactory quality with emphasis on education for lifequality with emphasis on education for life

Teacher Education : the MandateTeacher Education : the Mandate

Teacher education is a continuous Teacher education is a continuous processprocess

Its pre-service and in-service components Its pre-service and in-service components are inseparableare inseparable

Teachers will continue to play a crucial Teachers will continue to play a crucial role in implementation of educational role in implementation of educational programmesprogrammes

Tenth Plan : Focus AreasTenth Plan : Focus Areas

Institutional developmentInstitutional development

Qualitative improvements in teacher Qualitative improvements in teacher trainingtraining

Professional development of teacher Professional development of teacher educatorseducators

Increased involvement of resource Increased involvement of resource institutionsinstitutions

Tenth Plan : Focus on planning for Tenth Plan : Focus on planning for institutional developmentinstitutional development

Development of DIET’s as institutionsDevelopment of DIET’s as institutions

Faculty developmentFaculty development

Development of libraries and computer Development of libraries and computer facilities to enable increased access to facilities to enable increased access to informationinformation

Exposure visitsExposure visits

Networking and sharing among DIET’sNetworking and sharing among DIET’s

The Context of teacher The Context of teacher developmentdevelopment

Teacher development is broader than Teacher development is broader than teacher trainingteacher training

Teacher development centers around Teacher development centers around three broad categories of teacher three broad categories of teacher functionsfunctions

Instructional functionsInstructional functions

Managerial functionsManagerial functions

Community related functionsCommunity related functions

Components of teacher Components of teacher developmentdevelopment

Personal developmentPersonal development

Academic developmentAcademic development

Professional developmentProfessional development

Framework for institutional Framework for institutional developmentdevelopment

Vision for the InstituteVision for the Institute

LeadershipLeadership

Organizational Structure, capacities and Organizational Structure, capacities and CultureCulture

ProcessesProcesses

Management Tools and TechniquesManagement Tools and Techniques

Institutional Development ModelInstitutional Development Model

Vision and LeadershipVision and Leadership

Organizing peopleOrganizing people

Organizational Structure (reporting relations and Organizational Structure (reporting relations and management responsibilities)management responsibilities)

Organizational cultureOrganizational culture

Processes (planning, decision making, Processes (planning, decision making, information management, financial management information management, financial management internal support and monitoringinternal support and monitoring

Benchmarking and Networking Benchmarking and Networking

Approach and Generic StrategiesApproach and Generic Strategies

Vision BuildingVision BuildingParticipatory exercise of vision buildingParticipatory exercise of vision buildingDevelopment of a long term plan and Development of a long term plan and identification of strategiesidentification of strategiesPlan for Capacity buildingPlan for Capacity buildingDefined milestones for intermediate Defined milestones for intermediate periodsperiodsContinuous appraisal, evaluation and Continuous appraisal, evaluation and integrationintegration

Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles

Viewing all interventions from the Viewing all interventions from the perspective of school functioningperspective of school functioningUsing teachers and community as Using teachers and community as resourceresourceCreating an organizational climateCreating an organizational climateAgenda-building based on accountability Agenda-building based on accountability to stakeholders/people/communityto stakeholders/people/communityTransparent, simple and suitable Transparent, simple and suitable processesprocesses

Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles

Creation of sharing mechanisms for all Creation of sharing mechanisms for all types of functionariestypes of functionaries

Suitable capacity building measuresSuitable capacity building measures

Documentation, dissemination and useDocumentation, dissemination and use

Enabling the use of information as a Enabling the use of information as a resourceresource

Understanding the school as an Understanding the school as an OrganizationOrganization

Consisting of a Physical EstablishmentConsisting of a Physical Establishment

Consisting of People – Learners and Consisting of People – Learners and TeachersTeachers

Involving Curriculum transaction Involving Curriculum transaction processesprocesses

Is accountable to the Public for meeting Is accountable to the Public for meeting Social ExpectationsSocial Expectations

School as a critical institution for School as a critical institution for elementary educationelementary education

Viewing all interventions from the Viewing all interventions from the perspective of school functioningperspective of school functioning

Improvement in school functioningImprovement in school functioning

Clarity about requirements for improved Clarity about requirements for improved school functioningschool functioning

Planning all interventions towards school Planning all interventions towards school improvementimprovement

Using teachers and community as Using teachers and community as resourceresource

Utilizing the experiences of teachers of Utilizing the experiences of teachers of classroom as well as school management classroom as well as school management practicespractices

Acknowledging and using the traditional Acknowledging and using the traditional knowledge within communitiesknowledge within communities

Planning for small action research Planning for small action research experiments in the ‘lab-area’ for gaining experiments in the ‘lab-area’ for gaining more valuable insightsmore valuable insights

Creating an organizational climateCreating an organizational climate

Generating a sense of belonging and Generating a sense of belonging and responsibility among its employeesresponsibility among its employees

Redefining the roles and functions to meet Redefining the roles and functions to meet the changing expectations of the the changing expectations of the elementary education systemelementary education system

Revisiting the existing unit arrangements Revisiting the existing unit arrangements and staff structure to facilitate them to play and staff structure to facilitate them to play this rolethis role

Agenda BuildingAgenda Building

Important for building and sustaining the Important for building and sustaining the organizational/ group identityorganizational/ group identity

Organizations with a clear agenda work Organizations with a clear agenda work more easilymore easily

Institutionalising the Programme Advisory Institutionalising the Programme Advisory Committee as a mechanism to advise the Committee as a mechanism to advise the DIET on its activities from time to timeDIET on its activities from time to time

Transparent, simple and suitable Transparent, simple and suitable processesprocesses

Bringing about transparency within the Bringing about transparency within the organizationorganization

Encouraging the sharing of experiences Encouraging the sharing of experiences for generating ideas providing insights and for generating ideas providing insights and enhancing capacitiesenhancing capacities

Sharing mechanisms are particularly Sharing mechanisms are particularly important in academic support important in academic support organizationsorganizations

Strengthening capacity building Strengthening capacity building measuresmeasures

Present system of induction orientationPresent system of induction orientation

Faculty developmentFaculty development

Periodic revision of teacher education Periodic revision of teacher education programmes to incorporate emerging programmes to incorporate emerging areas of teacher developmentareas of teacher development

Exposure visitsExposure visits

Networking and sharing among DIET’sNetworking and sharing among DIET’s

Documentation, dissemination and Documentation, dissemination and useuse

Encouraging the appropriate use of Encouraging the appropriate use of experiences and good practices for experiences and good practices for capacity building and sharingcapacity building and sharing

Cultural factors to be kept in mindCultural factors to be kept in mind

Streamlining the process of information Streamlining the process of information collection and availability at all levelscollection and availability at all levels

Critical enabling factors for Critical enabling factors for facilitating change facilitating change

Providing a broad frame and direction for Providing a broad frame and direction for vision to each organizationvision to each organization

Consensus buildingConsensus building

Creating a suitable environmentCreating a suitable environment

Arranging technical and financial resource Arranging technical and financial resource supportsupport

Providing information supportProviding information support

Implications for ActionImplications for Action

View the human resources in DIET in a View the human resources in DIET in a holistic mannerholistic manner

Function as lead institutions and think Function as lead institutions and think tanks for school improvement programmestanks for school improvement programmes

Provide support to district authorities in Provide support to district authorities in planning for UEEplanning for UEE

Have a long term unified institutional Have a long term unified institutional development perspectivedevelopment perspective

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