Andhra Pradesh govt initiates reforms for better municipal school management

VIJAYAWADA: Municipal schools in the State are poised for improved management and better educational outcomes, benefiting both students and teachers with the government directing Urban Local Bodies to address key administrative and maintenance issues. It called for reinstating non-teaching staff, improve school sanitation and infrastructure, and funding provisions to ensure smooth operations and enhanced educational standards at municipal schools. He told TNIE, “These measures will help stabilise the municipal education system.” Underscoring the need to develop municipal schools comprehensively, the GO read, “Commissioners must ensure that sanitation, regular electricity, and school maintenance are prioritised.” It also instructed municipalities to supply essential materials, including school records, chalk, and office stationery, through general funds. Terming the reinstatement of non-teaching staff a positive development, Organising Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Upadhyaya Sangam Ch Shravan Kumar opined, “They will play a crucial role in addressing the growing administrative workload in schools, allowing the teaching staff to solely focus on academics.” The Regional Directors of Municipal Administration have been tasked with guiding ULB chiefs to implement these directives and ensure there are no deviations.