Strategies for achieving SSA goals

For achieving Universalization of Elementary Education the perspective plan of Chandigarh U.T. had proposed to cover all children by 2007 by:

1.	Opening New Schools.
2.	Creating Additional capacity in existing schools.
3.	Improving school infrastructure and teaching learning environment  for enrolment  and retention.
4.	Opening of alternative education centers for never enrolled and dropped out  children.

Thus to counter the problems access & quality the following strategies & interventions has been taken up during 2006-07.

1.	Opening of 112 new Primary sections for enrolling 5500 children being      mainstreamed from AIE centers.
2.	Double shifts in existing Govt. Schools till the completion of new buildings, additional blocks class rooms.
3.	Flexible timings in schools for accommodating the children engaged in sibling care.
4.	Construction of 54 additional pre-fabricated classrooms to provide speedy solution to shortage of rooms.
5.	Continuation of 277 AIE centers for 11000 out of school children, including repeaters of AIE centers and never enrolled children.
6.	Imparting vocational skills to 600 children to check dropout rate and provide earning learning opportunity.
7.	Tracking of migrating children and convergence with other States by issuing cards indicating the learning levels achieved by the child by AIE centres.
8.	Appointment of 205 teachers sanctioned under SSA by July 2006 to reduce pupil teacher ratio.
9.	Creation of additional learning space in schools such as learning aids around the corners, corridors and walls to maximize the utilization of space in schools facing shortage of class rooms.
10.	Innovative and joyful teaching learning through improved pedagogy by providing in-service training to 1400 teachers.
11.	Additional support to weaker students through remedial teaching of longer duration; specific bridges courses and residential bridge course 3000 economically weaker students will be benefited.
12.	Creation of Quality Assessment Unit to
13.	Sensitization of special focus groups by holding awareness  camps,  Maa-beti melas and celebration of important days with participation of community.
14.	Mass awareness campaigns in slums and unauthorized areas with the help of community leaders.

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