DoSE to file report on ‘proxy teachers’

Following Nagaland Governor P.B. Acharya’s contention that around 63% of the teaching staff members in government schools were proxy teachers, commissioner & secretary, department of school education (DoSE) & SCERT M. Patton Thursday directed school education department officers to verify the claim and submit a report within October so that such malpractice could be checked. M. Patton was this while addressing a gathering as the chief guest at the one-day seminar for administrative officers of government higher secondary schools on “management and administration” held at Ura Academy Hall, Kohima.
The commissioner & secretary was referring to a news item “63% proxy teachers in Govt. schools: Governor” published on this daily on October 1. He appealed heads of the institutions and administrative officers to extend a helping hand in cleaning up the malpractices.
School education director Zaveyi Nyekha shared some of the rules and conduct to be followed by government. These rules and conduct include maintenance of office files, monthly expenditures, case book of RMSA, SSA and mid-day meal and others. He also advised the officers to trace students who had dropped out of schools.
Nyekha encouraged the principals to subscribe to local newspapers for the benefits of teachers and students and also to organize plans for national events, games and sports etc.
School education joint director Wonthungo Tsopoe in his keynote address said the department had the highest number of qualified employees but was confronted with numerous problems and challenges. He said there was an urgent need to  bring education of the children studying in government schools at par with their private counterparts.
Tsopoe said one of the reasons for the failure of government schools could be attributed to managerial aspects. He reminded gathering that state education system was going backward instead making advances. He said poor management and the policy of non-detention needed to be revitalized.
In the first session, the programme was led by Dr. Bijano Murry principal of GHSS Seikhazou; welcome address was delivered by Bendangmenla deputy director DSE; special song was sung Neilaii Thaprii Ruzukhrie GHSS while vote of thanks was given NGHSSEA president Kelhikha Kenye.
In the second session, Liyalo Apon and Chungngam Konyak were moderators. There was a paper presentation on “management and administrative of schools and the role of field officers” by DoSE joint director Wonthungo Tsopoe. Over 40 persons including government HSS principals, DDEO, department officials and others attended the programme.