Minutes of the Video Conference at Gorkhi Bhavan

Minutes of the Video Conference at Gorkhi Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram at 3 pm

The Principals of GVHSS Kottukal, Vattiyoorkavu and Karakulam participated in the Video Conference as an introductory speech the Director instructed to prepare a plan of action for remedial coaching in order to achieve 80% results and be present in the entire session.
The Director also told that 1st instalment for remedial coaching
@ Rs. 12,500/- was released to all 62 schools and the balance will be released on submission of the detailed action plan, and star line of the programme in principle. Necessary academic support will be given by the Assistant Director concerned.
Alappuzha Centre
Director instructed Sri. Anil kumar, AD, Chengannur to narrate the action plan. The 2 schools were participated in the Alappuzha Centre - He told that 1 day workshop already conducted.
Necessary steps have already been taken for the implementation of Remedial Coaching in the schools below 50% results.
The Director appreciated the initiative taken by him. Assistant Director Chengannur requested to issue necessary guidelines for the expenditure and re-allotment issued to schools.
Director replied that we should assess what the student achieved, what is weakness of the student. There should be no hard and fast rule – Periodical Evaluation should be there. It should be documented Assistant Director should propose the guideline of expenditure, Honorarium to teachers, academician to boost up the energy. Everything should be decentralized and the action plan should came from the grass root level. Director permitted to procure interact CD, Multimedia, Purchase of consumables etc.
Those schools who are urgent need of consumable may inform the gave to the undersigned in personal cover.

ETC – Kasaragod District
It is informed that the students are coming from remote village areas. Hence, they should be uplifted from 37% to 80% and above by clearly checking out daily plan, weekly plan and yearly plan and also forms care group consists of experts and conduction unit test.
ETC – Kottarakkara
Assistant Director Kollam and others participated. Kollam Region is having the highest number of schools below 50%. Total no comes to 25 schools. Assistant Director narrated the various steps. The Principal School alleged that their poor result in Maths & English was due to defects with paper valuation. Director instructed the Secretary, Exam to take the answer scripts and report what happened.
Principal, Thadicad told that they are encouraging the students coming from the weaker sections of the society. Subjects GFC, Eng are major issues to the students.

ETC-Thiruvalla
The participants agreed to the action taken by the Assistant Director Concerned. They only doubt was about mid term exam. Director clarified it.

ETC-Kottayam District
The principal of Kumarakom, Kothala was present. They told that the subject English shares very poor results.
ETC-Kozhikkode and Wayanad
Assistant Director, Vadakara informed that steps have already been taken. Dir instructed him to visit all the schools under Payyannur region and submit report before October to the undersigned.
Director instructed the Principal, THS Sultanbathery to prepare an action plan and submit urgently to DVHSE and also to report the cause of long absence by the Maths Teacher for taking necessary action.
ETC-Ottappalam
The Principal, GVHSS Kanjikkode enquired whether the 1st year student may also be included in the remedial coaching. Director agreed the same in principle.
Director concluded the Video Conference directing all Assistant Directors to prepare proposals and suggestion of the following points:
1. Vocational Survey – to be completed in 10/08 – entrusted to Assistant Director, Thrissur
2. Data Base at school level.
3. Mid Term Exam
4. PTC
5. OJT – Identifying OJT Centres and Indicators to be fixed
6. Expo - 2009
7. Budget 2009-10 (PLAN and NON PLAN)
8. 1st year Exam (Public Exam)
9. Net working IT @ School - To forward the expert panel
10. New Schools - How to conduct practical.
11. XII FC – Tender Excess it should be borne by District Panchayath.
12. XIII FC – Web site
Introduction of VHSE – 1st Generation.
13. Employability and Enhancement – 2nd Generation.
14. CG & CC
15. Induction Programme of newly recruited teachers.
16. Research Wing.
17. Vocational Education at College level. Vocational Teachers to be engaged.
18. Question paper setting
19. Seminar and Symposium
20. Non-formal education
From the above discussion, it is informed by the Director to call a meeting of subject wise teachers in 3 Regional Centres Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Kozhikkode in which subjects there were poor results.