ThePunjab Education Department, which has bagged the top rank in the Performance Grading Index, released by the UnionGovernment a couple of months ago, is all set to replicate its performance inthe National achievement Survey (NAS) slated to be held on November 12 thisyear.
“Theschool heads are to play a pivotal role in ensuring excellence in the ensuingNational Achievement Survey”, said Education Secretary, Krishan Kumar, whileinteracting with the first batch comprising 126 school heads from differentdistricts of Punjab, who have been attending the workshop, aimed at impartingAdvanced Training regarding National Achievement Survey organised by theEducation Department here at RICM today.
"Thetop rank among the states and union territories bagged by Punjab in therecently released Performance Grading Index could be attributed to the pathbreaking initiatives taken by the Punjab government for bringing in extension and augmentation of infrastructural as well as qualitativeimprovement in school education", said Krishan Kumar while lauding theconcerted, consistent and dedicated efforts being put in by the school headsand teachers to translate the visionary initiatives in its true spirit at the ground zero level. Now, Punjabseems fully geared up to excel in the National Achievement Survey too.
TheEducation Department, with a view to giving concrete shape to its much cherisheddream, has prepared a roadmap. The Learning Outcome based question banks,quizzes of different subjects have been prepared on the pattern of NAS questionpapers. Besides, questionnaires for the teachers and school heads have alsobeen prepared. The Learning Material is being made available to the schoolheads, teachers and students both in physical and digital form. The teachersbelonging to different subjects have been preparing students for NAS with thehelp of LED Projectors in their respective schools.
TheEducation Department has already imparted trainings to the DEOs/Dy.DEOs, District Parho PunjabCoordinators, Cluster Master Trainers(CMTs) Block Master Trainers(BMTs), ZilaSikhiya Sudhar Teams, District and Block Mentors of different subjects, school heads, subject teachers, private andgovt. aided schools teachers to sensitise them about the NAS. The AdvancedTraining Sessions for the school heads have been designed to equip them withthe latest know-how and innovative good practices for achieving excellence inthe National Achievement Survey.
AssistantDirector(Trainings) SCERT, Salinder Singh, State Resource Persons - Nirmal Kaur, Chander Shekhar, Jasvir SinghSekhon, Dr. Harpal Singh, Sushil Bhardwaj, among others, gave valuable tips tothe school heads regarding preparing students, teachers as well as themselvesfor the ensuing National achievement Survey. The Resource Persons answered thequeries and cleared the doubts of the school heads.