Creating an Inclusive School: Evolving Education Management for Equal Opportunity
In this unit on Inclusive Education, Dr. Anuradha Rai discusses evolving educational management at the school level from an inclusive perspective. The focus is on addressing physical, mental, social handicaps, and educational disabilities through policy frameworks. Emphasizing the importance of inclusive schools where diversity is valued, personalized learning experiences are provided, and each learner has a unique goal, the content explores the essential components of an inclusive school and the role of human resources in ensuring quality education and development. Various strategies are highlighted, including teacher support, monitoring, and evaluation to create a comfortable, enjoyable, and knowledgeable school environment for student retention and progression.
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B.ED.2NDSEMESTER Inclusive Education Inclusive Education UNIT 4 UNIT 4 Dr. Dr. Anuradha Anuradha Rai Rai Associate Professor (B. Ed) Harish Chandra P.G. College, Varanasi
PART-B ( UNIT 4) Evolving management of education at school level from the perspectives of inclusiveness in areas such as physical / mental /social handicaps and educational disabilities a framework of policies for
The school where ALL the children have equal opportunity to learn Where diversity is valued. Where variety learning experiences provided. Where each learner has unique goal. Where the social environment welcomes inclusion . of teaching are a INCLUSIVE SCHOOL INCLUSIVE SCHOOL
ANY SCHOOL HAS TO ENSURE Enrollment ----- RTE(2009) Retention- ------ zero drop out Development---- to move to the best possible as per the strength of leaner.
FOR RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT the school premise must be comfortable enjoyable and knowledgeable
HOW TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE SCHOOL Any school has three basic component Human Resource Infrastructure Management or leadership
HUMAN RESOURCE HUMAN RESOURCE The school should have general as well as special educators to ensure development of all. Special educators/ resource person if not in the campus regular basis , the school must ensure their availability when needed. Development of students depends to a great extent on the quality and commitment of the teachers . Therefore, to ascertain the quality and commitment of the teachers , the management should use the technique of Support, Monitor Monitor and Evaluation Evaluation Support,
SUPPORT Support here means to assist the teachers to reach out their goal. It is not merely their qualification which can ensure the quality. The teachers require in-service training to be inline with the new developments and the possible new problems and barriers. Lack of knowledge and training affects the attitude of the teachers negatively. Job satisfaction is also a very potent factor which affects the teaching learning environment of the school.
SUPPORT CONTINUED.. Their concern towards the availability and requirement of the resources must be taken into account. This not only gives support to their teaching but also ensures their involvement. Teachers must be involved actively in taking decision regarding students progress , their assessment. This gives sense of belongingness towards their students.
SUPPORT CONTINUED.. Support for the students should also be assured. The school campus must contain all required infrastructure including building related and other facilities . Student in the school must feel the ease in terms of discussing their requirements with the administration without hesitation.
MONITOR Monitoring is essential for smooth running of any institution, monitoring of infra structure as well as human resource is needed. whether teachers is actually functional , or not must be monitored regularly whether teacher is utilizing the available resources or not Whether teacher is interacting each and every learner .
MONITERING CONTINUED .. Whether all the students are on the path of progress as per their strength Whether any students have any specific disability which require early identification. whether students have any social problem affecting his or her achievement . Whether the variety of learning experiences like field trips, club, assemblies are properly utilsed towards the development of all the learners .
EVALUATION Evaluation is the essential step for assuring the success of any programme, hence the school must have an evaluation system to check their achievement and loop holes . school should establish clear vision towards evaluation criteria , and must opt an scheme of self evaluation continuously,
EVALUATION CONTINUED ------ Evaluation of the teachers is also essential , but it should not be on the basis of their qualification rather than the evaluation should be linked to their involvement with students as well as their creativity for the betterment of their learner. Evaluation of the learner should focus on identifying the barriers in the process of their progress.
EVALUATION CONTINUED ------ They should be assessed in the reference of their own strength rather than peer groups . Assessments must be a part of ongoing learning process rather than and end . Assessment should follow collaborative approach. Assessment should not be restricted to the formal subjects , but must include identification and development of hidden talents like music drawing story telling etc,
EVALUATION CONTINUED ------ Evaluation or assessment should make portfolio of the learners strengths and weaknesses in such a way that it could help them to realize their future learning goal.
INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE The school administration should plan organize build infrastructure to provide learning experience in comfortable and enjoyable manner. They should discuss and must take suggestion of the teachers The school must make available variety of facilities including assistive technology for children with special need ,library and book bank for economically backward etc . The school must ensure the reach of all learners towards school by managing transport facility for children with special need
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT A systematic hierarchy of power distribution is essential for the success of an inclusive school . The school principal is often the key person responsible for ensuring that the school is focused on the values and practices of inclusion. This requires a sound understanding on the part of the principal of what i t means to have an inclusive school. The management committee must include parents and teachers and resource persons in the management committees . provision of SMC has also been mentioned in the RTE( 2009)
SMCS School Management Committee School Management Committee (SMC) is a form of community interaction and involvement in school school functioning. The idea behind the formulation of SMC is to involve communities to take an active role in the planning, implementation and monitoring of developmental programmes for the school school.
SMCS IN RTE Section 21 1. A school other than the school specified in sub clause (IV) of clause (n) of Section -2, shall constitute a school management committee consisting of elected representative of local authority, parents or guardian of children admitted in such schools and teachers. At least three- fourth of the members of such committee shall be parents or guardians; further fifty per cent of the members of SMC as mentioned in Right to Education Act, 2009 shall be women. It will also include members amongst the local educationists or children in the school. Teachers are also a part of the SMC.
FUNCTIONS OF SMCS 2. The school management committee shall perform following function namely; a) Monitor the working of school b) Prepare and recommend school development plan c)Monitor the utilization of grant received from the appropriate government. d) Perform such other function as may be prescribed. e) Ensures regularity and punctuality of teachers. f) Monitors that teachers are not over burdened by non- academic work. g) Ensures enrolment, attendance and retention of all the children from neighborhood in the school. h) Monitor the maintenance of norms and standards of the school specified in the schedule. i) Identifies the needs and make special provision for the children admitted under RTE Act and children with special needs. j) Monitors the identification and enrolment facilities. k) Monitor implementation of mid-day meal.
