A brief description of Karnataka Govt Official School adoption program
The future of India depends upon the quality of education imparted to our children. We have 43,447 Government Primary Schools and 3,029 Government High Schools in the state of Karnataka. We believe that it is the joint responsibility of the Government and citizens to improver school education, to provide incentives like mid-day meals, improve school infrastructure including state of the art information technology to all the Government schools in our state.
Over 90% of the budget for School Education in Karnataka is spent on salaries to Government primary and secondary school teachers and as grant-in-aid to aided institutions, leaving very little for development of infrastructure in government schools. There are an estimated 2.5 million children who are not enrolled or dropped out from schools and, even as efforts are being made to bring them to school, the need for additional resources has been growing rapidly.
We have begun the process of transforming school education in Karnataka by the active involvement of donors, non-government organizations and corporate sectors through the “School Adoption Programme” which we launched at the beginning of the new millennium. This paradigm shift in our policy has yielded satisfying results. In the last two years more than eight thousand schools have been adopted and an estimated 60 crore rupees has been spent on incentives, mid-day meals, infrastructure and technology.
Under this programme the donors can select any school and prepare a ‘programme of action’ for a specific period for the all round development of the school or select specific areas of intervention aimed at improving the educational system of the school. They can then enter into a *Memorandum of Understanding with the department for the implementation of the action plan. The following is a suggestive list of priority actions that can be considered by potential donors under the ‘*School Adoption programme:
Provision of water and toilet facilities to the school separately for boys and girls.
Construction and renovation of existing building.
Provision for developing school garden, fencing or compound wall.
Provision of equipment and furniture.
Providing computers/funding for computer training of students.
Strengthening of Laboratory and Library.
Developing of play ground/provision of play materials
Training of teachers to improve quality of teaching
Training of students to develop various skills, leadership, etc.
Sponsoring students/ teachers for educational visits/sports meets.
Adopting girl children/SC-ST and minority children.
Sponsoring cultural, literary and scientific activities in the school
Giving scholarship to needy students.
Providing nutritional food as mid-day meals to children,
Adoption of slums near the school.
Encouraging vocational job oriented activities as part of co-curricular activities.
Adoption of orphans studying in the school.
Taking up at least one activity-scout and guides, sevadal, Junior Red Cross, NCC, Science Clubs, Environmental awareness camps, citizenship training camps, etc.
Running Balawadis for Pre-school children.
Taking up Remedial classes for first generation and economically and socially backward children.
Involving parents in development activities of the school.
We earnestly request you to make quality school education a reality in India. If you would like to adopt a government school you will be requested to sign an Memorandum Of Understanding with the Deputy Directors of concerned districts or Block Education Officers.
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
Department of Public Instruction
No: A5 (1) (KSAP) Dattu Yojane 2004-2005 Dated 30-12-2004
CIRCULAR
Karnataka School Adoption Programme
A major portion of Education Department s budget (about 90%) is spent on salaries of Government Primary and Secondary school teachers and as grant-in-aid to aided institutions leaving very little for development of infrastructure in Government schools. There are one lakh children who are not enrolled or have dropped out from schools. There is a lot of scope for improving teaching-learning methods and equipments, use of educational
technology like TV, Computer in Government Schools. Government Schools also need to be accountable to theparents and the local community for providing good and useful education to the children in the community.
The school adoption scheme was a roaring success. With the total participation of the community, this scheme has become a reality. The scheme has helped in mobilizing infrastructure facilities to the tune of more than Rs. 60 crores to Government schools throughout the state since four years. The scheme has not only guaranteed social awareness but also opened avenues to donors to come forward to donate profusely, apart from becoming a perennial one. Hence it is proposed to invite donors, corporate houses, Non government organizations and individuals again who are interested to enter into partnership with the Department of Public Instruction for the cause of
education empower and uplift the socially and economically disadvantaged sections of the society by adopting Government Schools.
Under this programme the donors can select any school of their choice and prepare a Programme of Action for a period of five years for the all round development of the School or select specific areas of intervention aimed at improving the educational system in the school.
The District Deputy Director of Public Instruction is permitted to approve the Programme of Action prepared by the Donor and sign a Memorandum of understanding with the donor/corporate body/individual/NGO. A model MOU is also enclosed. This MOU is valid for a period of five years and can be renewed if the partnership is found to be fruitful with mutual consent.
The donor can put-up a Board on the school building stating that the school has been adopted by the donor. The donors can take up any one or all the activities suggested in the Annexure or formulate their own proposals in this regard. The Department will provide all necessary support and ensure smooth processing of approvals of civic authorities wherever required.
The Deputy Director will appoint one nodal officer of the department to be in continuous contact with the donor to sort out any problem that may arise during the implementation of the project. All civil structure built by the donor in the school premises and all equipment provided by the donor to the school will become part of the school property and the ownership lies with the school. The donor has no power to dispose of or transfer any of these materials once they are donated to the school. The donor is not permitted to use the school premises for nonacademic activities.
Commissioner for Public Instruction
Bangalore
Memorandum of Understanding
(to be signed on Rs.2 Stamp paper)
This Memorandum of Understanding is entered into on this day of ….. 200_, between the Department of Public Instruction represented by the Deputy Director of Public Instruction of …….District,…. . on the one part and .represented by .on the other part, hereinafter called the Donor.
Where as the Donor in collaboration with the Department of Public Instruction has desired to take up the all round improvement of the school situated in .. village/town, as per circular of the Commissioner of Public Instruction A5(1) (KSAP) Dattu Yojane / 2004-05 dated 30-12-2004 and has agreed to adopt the said school as per the guidelines in the said circular by preparing a Program of Action .
The Donor has identified the following points for preparing the Programme of Action -
1) ..
2) ..
3) ..
4)….
5)…
The Donor and the representative of the department have together agreed to implement the
Programme of Action and the Deputy Director will appoint a nodal officer for its implementation. The nodal officer shall ensure the smooth processing of all approvals. All civil structures built by the Donor and all equipment provided will become part of the school property.
This Memorandum of Understanding will be valid for a period of five years. After reviewing the results of the partnership and mutual consent the MOU can be renewed for further periods of two years at a time.
This day this MOU has been read agreed and signed by both the parties.
FOR DONOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR
For Department of Public Instruction
Place :
Date:
Monday, October 8, 2007
School Adoption Program, Vision, Mission, Its Concepts and FAQs
What is the vision of school adoption program?
Vision of school adoption program is to convert backward rural and urban Government schools into Model Schools in 3 years of time so that they are on par with the best run city schools in terms of infrastructure and performance.
FAQs
(Answers by Mr. Jacob Verghese, Lead Partner - Byrraju Foundation )
What is the concept of a model school?
Our mission is to make a model school out of an ordinary educational institution in our adopted villages. This is to be achieved through active collaboration with the government, the village community and other alliance partners.
The program covers the major government schools in our villages and they are supported in all aspects over a period of two to three years till they are transformed into model schools. The objective of the model school is ' easy access to high quality education for the underprivileged rural children'.
There are three components of the model school at the conceptual level. The first component consists of the brick and mortar factors like hard infrastructure facilities.
We aim to get the following for the children under this category-
One class room for every class
school furniture Separate rooms for computer lab, science lab ,library, staff room
Toilet facilities with water connection
Safe drinking water/ pipe connected water supply
Electrification/continuous power supply
Garbage disposal
mid-day meal shed
tree plantation
playground/ sports equipment
boundary wall
stationery
Soft infrastructure includes factors that facilitate teaching, learning and extracurricular activities. These are aimed at ameliorating the quality of education provided to the children. These include-
teaching learning materials
school library
maths / science lab equipment
computer lab
CD content for teachers and students
Audio -visual equipment
Technology aided tools
Teacher training
1:40 student teacher ratio
temporary teachers/ vidya volunteers
uniform
sports/ arts/ cultural activities
extra curricular courses
school health program/ nutrient support
pre-school programs
Collaborations with the government, ngos and community is an important part of the program as we can continue the process of improving and adding novelty to our programs on a long term basis. The various alliances that interest us are-
ongoing partnership with the govt
active involvement of teachers/ MEOs/ DEOs, PTA,SEC, Gram Vikas Samithi
regular community support to school in terms of resources
Alliances with like minded NGOs / educational agencies/ donor agencies etc.
City- village school partnership
Sharing and adoption of best practices
Develop the school as a community learning center
In concrete terms, what are the outcomes that you are aiming at?
We are aiming at an increase in enrolment, reduction in dropouts, and a higher percentage of the students passing the crucial 10th class exam with high marks. In concrete terms, we are aiming at -
An increase in enrolment by 5% every year
Less than 2% drop out rates
Greater than 90% pass percentage for 8th ad 10th class levels with more than 50% students getting above 70% marks
Highly motivated teachers and students with a decrease in absenteeism
Greater than 80% scores in hard infrastructure/ soft infrastructure/ collaboration indices.
Can you give me an overview of education in Andhra Pradesh? Why don't children attend schools? What are the various obstacles in the way of this end?
The percentage of children out of school is 24.1 %. The percentage of school dropouts is 60.2%. And the female literacy percentage stands at 51.11%. There are three categories of children who present a problem vis a vis school attendance. One category consists of those children who never come to school.
This could be due to various reasons- the school could be far away; parents don't want their children to attend school, they don't see any compelling reason for the child to come to school. They don't see a short-term benefit; they don't see the guarantee of a job after the child finishes his 10th standard. On the other hand the child is available for some casual work right from the age of 5 to 6 years. In this way they are able to get 20 to 30 rupees for the household which becomes more important than making the effort of sending child to the school without any job guarantee.
The economic compulsion becomes an important factor in parents' decision. The child can't complain in India, as the child's support system is his parents. The second category of children consists of those who come to school but later drop out. It's mostly due to same sort of economic compulsion that they drop out by the age of nine or ten.
Moreover they don't find the school a great place to come to. They find the quality of education to be low; the teachers punish them, they don't learn much, the peer pressure. The child also does not see any benefit after some time. Meals are a strong motivator for children to attend school. Many parents send the child just for the meals.
The third category is those who are brought back to the school. There are various bridge programs being run by the government, the NGOs, there are also hostels being provided by the government for this purpose. The problem with such cases is that parental influence stops them from returning to school. For this purpose hostels are provided.
Bridge programs are meant to fill the gap of academic knowledge that they had missed after having dropped out of school. Then they are put back into their age appropriate class.
What is Byrraju foundation doing to tackle such problems ?
We are following a pull strategy. We aim to make school an ideal place. Good education, good infrastructure, enthusiastic teachers, basically to make school a fun place to come to. In this way we want to maximize pulling factors and minimize pushing factors.
We want that both the parents and the child should get influenced. Secondly we are engaging in a community awareness program focussed on making people aware about the evils of child labor, the benefits of sending all the children to school.
This is backed up with a community involvement program.
(Interview with Mr. Jacob Verghese ends)
Other FAQs
What are the different steps involved in school adoption?
Shall be up soon….
What are the facilities that we can create by adopting a school?
The following is a suggestive list of priority actions that can be considered by potential donors under the ‘*School Adoption programme:
Provision of water and toilet facilities to the school separately for boys and girls.
Construction and renovation of existing building.
Provision for developing school garden, fencing or compound wall.
Provision of equipment and furniture.
Providing computers/funding for computer training of students.
Strengthening of Laboratory and Library.
Developing of play ground/provision of play materials
Training of teachers to improve quality of teaching
Training of students to develop various skills, leadership, etc.
Sponsoring students/ teachers for educational visits/sports meets.
Adopting girl children/SC-ST and minority children.
Sponsoring cultural, literary and scientific activities in the school
Giving scholarship to needy students.
Providing nutritional food as mid-day meals to children,
Adoption of slums near the school.
Encouraging vocational job oriented activities as part of co-curricular activities.
Adoption of orphans studying in the school.
Taking up at least one activity-scout and guides, sevadal, Junior Red Cross, NCC, Science Clubs, Environmental awareness camps, citizenship training camps, etc.
Running Balawadis for Pre-school children.
Taking up Remedial classes for first generation and economically and socially backward children.
Involving parents in development activities of the school.
Vision of school adoption program is to convert backward rural and urban Government schools into Model Schools in 3 years of time so that they are on par with the best run city schools in terms of infrastructure and performance.
FAQs
(Answers by Mr. Jacob Verghese, Lead Partner - Byrraju Foundation )
What is the concept of a model school?
Our mission is to make a model school out of an ordinary educational institution in our adopted villages. This is to be achieved through active collaboration with the government, the village community and other alliance partners.
The program covers the major government schools in our villages and they are supported in all aspects over a period of two to three years till they are transformed into model schools. The objective of the model school is ' easy access to high quality education for the underprivileged rural children'.
There are three components of the model school at the conceptual level. The first component consists of the brick and mortar factors like hard infrastructure facilities.
We aim to get the following for the children under this category-
One class room for every class
school furniture Separate rooms for computer lab, science lab ,library, staff room
Toilet facilities with water connection
Safe drinking water/ pipe connected water supply
Electrification/continuous power supply
Garbage disposal
mid-day meal shed
tree plantation
playground/ sports equipment
boundary wall
stationery
Soft infrastructure includes factors that facilitate teaching, learning and extracurricular activities. These are aimed at ameliorating the quality of education provided to the children. These include-
teaching learning materials
school library
maths / science lab equipment
computer lab
CD content for teachers and students
Audio -visual equipment
Technology aided tools
Teacher training
1:40 student teacher ratio
temporary teachers/ vidya volunteers
uniform
sports/ arts/ cultural activities
extra curricular courses
school health program/ nutrient support
pre-school programs
Collaborations with the government, ngos and community is an important part of the program as we can continue the process of improving and adding novelty to our programs on a long term basis. The various alliances that interest us are-
ongoing partnership with the govt
active involvement of teachers/ MEOs/ DEOs, PTA,SEC, Gram Vikas Samithi
regular community support to school in terms of resources
Alliances with like minded NGOs / educational agencies/ donor agencies etc.
City- village school partnership
Sharing and adoption of best practices
Develop the school as a community learning center
In concrete terms, what are the outcomes that you are aiming at?
We are aiming at an increase in enrolment, reduction in dropouts, and a higher percentage of the students passing the crucial 10th class exam with high marks. In concrete terms, we are aiming at -
An increase in enrolment by 5% every year
Less than 2% drop out rates
Greater than 90% pass percentage for 8th ad 10th class levels with more than 50% students getting above 70% marks
Highly motivated teachers and students with a decrease in absenteeism
Greater than 80% scores in hard infrastructure/ soft infrastructure/ collaboration indices.
Can you give me an overview of education in Andhra Pradesh? Why don't children attend schools? What are the various obstacles in the way of this end?
The percentage of children out of school is 24.1 %. The percentage of school dropouts is 60.2%. And the female literacy percentage stands at 51.11%. There are three categories of children who present a problem vis a vis school attendance. One category consists of those children who never come to school.
This could be due to various reasons- the school could be far away; parents don't want their children to attend school, they don't see any compelling reason for the child to come to school. They don't see a short-term benefit; they don't see the guarantee of a job after the child finishes his 10th standard. On the other hand the child is available for some casual work right from the age of 5 to 6 years. In this way they are able to get 20 to 30 rupees for the household which becomes more important than making the effort of sending child to the school without any job guarantee.
The economic compulsion becomes an important factor in parents' decision. The child can't complain in India, as the child's support system is his parents. The second category of children consists of those who come to school but later drop out. It's mostly due to same sort of economic compulsion that they drop out by the age of nine or ten.
Moreover they don't find the school a great place to come to. They find the quality of education to be low; the teachers punish them, they don't learn much, the peer pressure. The child also does not see any benefit after some time. Meals are a strong motivator for children to attend school. Many parents send the child just for the meals.
The third category is those who are brought back to the school. There are various bridge programs being run by the government, the NGOs, there are also hostels being provided by the government for this purpose. The problem with such cases is that parental influence stops them from returning to school. For this purpose hostels are provided.
Bridge programs are meant to fill the gap of academic knowledge that they had missed after having dropped out of school. Then they are put back into their age appropriate class.
What is Byrraju foundation doing to tackle such problems ?
We are following a pull strategy. We aim to make school an ideal place. Good education, good infrastructure, enthusiastic teachers, basically to make school a fun place to come to. In this way we want to maximize pulling factors and minimize pushing factors.
We want that both the parents and the child should get influenced. Secondly we are engaging in a community awareness program focussed on making people aware about the evils of child labor, the benefits of sending all the children to school.
This is backed up with a community involvement program.
(Interview with Mr. Jacob Verghese ends)
Other FAQs
What are the different steps involved in school adoption?
Shall be up soon….
What are the facilities that we can create by adopting a school?
The following is a suggestive list of priority actions that can be considered by potential donors under the ‘*School Adoption programme:
Provision of water and toilet facilities to the school separately for boys and girls.
Construction and renovation of existing building.
Provision for developing school garden, fencing or compound wall.
Provision of equipment and furniture.
Providing computers/funding for computer training of students.
Strengthening of Laboratory and Library.
Developing of play ground/provision of play materials
Training of teachers to improve quality of teaching
Training of students to develop various skills, leadership, etc.
Sponsoring students/ teachers for educational visits/sports meets.
Adopting girl children/SC-ST and minority children.
Sponsoring cultural, literary and scientific activities in the school
Giving scholarship to needy students.
Providing nutritional food as mid-day meals to children,
Adoption of slums near the school.
Encouraging vocational job oriented activities as part of co-curricular activities.
Adoption of orphans studying in the school.
Taking up at least one activity-scout and guides, sevadal, Junior Red Cross, NCC, Science Clubs, Environmental awareness camps, citizenship training camps, etc.
Running Balawadis for Pre-school children.
Taking up Remedial classes for first generation and economically and socially backward children.
Involving parents in development activities of the school.
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