Haryana education department has launched “Mission SAFALTA” (Student Achievement Focused Academic Learning Targeted Action), a plan to improve Class 10 and 12 board examination results, double the number of schools achieving a 100% pass rate and ensure that no government school records a zero pass percentage.
Because of official duties or alternative arrangements will be compensated, while schools facing a shortage of subject teachers have been advised to use video lessons, digital boards, projectors and other information and communication technology equipment to continue teaching, the teaching time lost.
“The framework calls for dividing students into three groups according to their academic performance,” said Dahiya, who on October 22 shared the details of his action plan with school heads and all district education officers (DEOs). Dahiya said that the aim is to help students build confidence for the board examination and maximise their scoring potential. Officials said that school heads will be responsible for ensuring that classes run according to the timetable.
To ensure that students get sufficient time for preparation, the department has proposed a zero-interruption period from January 1 until the completion of board examinations. During this period, non-academic activities for Classes 10 and 12 will be restricted, except Republic Day celebrations. Teachers assigned to board classes will also be kept away from non-academic duties so that they can focus on teaching, revision and clearing students’ doubts.
Under this initiative, the education department has developed a school-level framework for academic improvement, assessment, alignment and accountability. But all schools will have the liberty to devise and implement their own school-specific strategies based on the designed framework, keeping in view students’ learning levels, academic needs and local circumstances. The plan also recommends weekly objective-type, open-book tests for students who need additional help. Teachers will prepare short revision notes, arrange repeated practice of diagrams and focus on answer presentation. Another vital part of the programme is to dip into previous five years’ board examination question papers to identify recurring topics.
Vijay Singh Dahiya, who is the spirit behind this initiative, the objective of “Mission SAFALTA” is to ensure that every government school student succeeds, every school improves and no student is left behind, according to principal secretary (school education).
