Stop shift system - GES Director directs schools

Bolgatanga, March 6, GNA - Mr. Anthony Aziabah, Bolgatanga Municipal
Director of Education, has directed Heads of basic schools to stop the
shift system since it was a waste of contact hours.
He noted that pupils played truancy and no effective teaching and
learning was done.The Municipal Director gave the order at a meeting
with the Parent-Teacher Management members of the Methodist Primary
and Junior Secondary Schools in Bolgatanga.
He commended the school's Parent Teacher Association (PTA) for
embarking on a project in the school to solve the problems of the
shift system and advised them to "keep up the spirit of self-help" to
attract assistance.He said with the Capitation Grant to enhance
enrolment and provide teaching and learning materials while the
parents paid sports and cultural levies with the community undertaking
minor repairs of school buildings.
The Municipal Education Director warned the Heads not to use the
grant for capital projects since that would be misapplication of
funds.He said parents should continue self-help projects in schools
through levies after consensus at PTA meetings and permission through
the Municipal Directorate of Education.
06 Mar 07