IMPHAL, May 19: The government has decided to serve notice of voluntary retirement under a Voluntary Retirement Scheme to teachers of government schools who fail to produce any successful students in the BOSEM conducted Class X and COHSEM conducted Class XII exams.
According to an order issued by the deputy secretary Education (S), the voluntary retirement scheme is one of many immediate actions deemed necessary by the government after considering the poor performances of some government high schools and higher secondary schools in the recent Higher Secondary Examination 2015 and HSLC Examination, 2015, the results of which were announced on May 11 and 14 respectively.
According to the order, the Education minister had this evening chaired a meeting reviewing the performances of the government schools in the examinations.
The meeting was also attended by officials of Education (S), BoSEM, CoHSEM, RMSA, SSA, etc.
Following a detailed deliberation, the meeting decided to take up certain immediate actions on the issue, it said.
The meeting decided that all teachers posted in Government High Schools and Government Higher Secondary Schools which failed to produce any successful candidate shall be served notice for Voluntary Retirement under a VRS (Voluntary Retirement Scheme) being considered by the Government.
It was also decided that the Directorate of Education(S) will prepare a Performance Appraisal Format for all government teachers posted at government high schools and govt hr sec schools to review their performances objectively and that the posting of the teachers will be reviewed based on their Performance Appraisal so as to ensure that posting in convenient locations may be considered for good Teachers, it said.
Other decisions also include that teachers whose performances are poor, after review through the Performance Review System, will also be considered for deduction of their salaries either through withholding of one or two months`™ salaries or through withdrawal of annual increments, the modalities of which is being formulated in consultation with DP, FD, etc.
The government will also consider rewarding the good performing government teachers through the Performance Appraisal System so as to motivate and encourage the good Teachers.
Rewards may be given either in the form of advance increment or lump-sum cash awards and certificates etc., it said.
Graduate Teachers recruited under RMSA will also be considered for posting in the eight Model Government Higher Secondary Schools based on their performance to be assessed by the Directorate of Education (S), it said.
The government has also appealed to the parents, parents`™ associations, SMDCs, students unions, etc to provide positive support and encouragement to the students and teachers in the endeavour.
The order also said that the director of Education (S) will take immediate necessary action on the decision of the government within a period of one month and that the report of the Director Education (S) will be considered by a State Level Committee consisting of commissioner/secretary, Education(S) as chairman; director Education (S) as member secretary and joint secretary Education (S), secretary COHSEM, secretary BOSEM, ASPD RMSA and ASPD SSA as members.
At the same time, the report of the committee should also be submitted to the government within 15 days, it said.