What the School Management Committee should know and set up

What the School Management Committee should know and set up

It is mandatory to form a school management committee in every government school. The school management committee constituted to monitor and ensure the growth and development of the school will consist of twenty members including the chairman and secretary.

The members of the school management committee are elected by the parents of the students studying in the school and the chairman and vice-chairman are elected by the members. The Head Master acts as Secretary in the school.

The school management committee team should be well aware of the following rights of children. To keep these rights in mind, consider the acronym LDSP. Accordingly,

First L  is right to Life,

The second D is the right to development.

The third S is the right to security.

The fourth P is the right to participate.

The school management committee should ensure that all the students in the school have these four types of rights.

Next, 4 different committees should be formed with the school management committee members as leaders. The members of this committee should be the parents of the students studying in the school. 3 to 5 parents can elect members per group.

The four groups are,

1. Student Enrollment and Dropout Prevention Committee

2. Learning Development Committee

3. Management Committee

4. Structural Committee

School management committee members should not be expected to spend their money to improve the school. Although it is their personal choice to volunteer money for the school, they can contribute their time, labor and advice to the school and its development and growth.

Every school is called by parents and general public as 'Our school! Our Pride!’ It is no exaggeration to say that it is in the hands of the school management committee members to make them feel ‘Our School! Our pride!’

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