To make judicious use of the available faculty, Punjab education department to form cluster system

To make judicious use of the available faculty, Punjab education department to form cluster system

Following the complaints from the village panchayats regarding the shortage of teachers in the government schools, the education department of Punjab has decided to introduce the cluster system. Under the new system, the principals of the government schools will be given the authority to rationalize the teaching staff among the schools falling under their respective clusters.Selected principals under the scheme will be appointed as cluster in-charges and orders regarding the same have been issued to all school heads across the state by the office of Secretary School Education, Krishan Kumar.Some schools in Punjab have only one or two teachers and other schools have surplus staff some of which can be sent to the teacher-deficit schools to balance the student-teacher ratio.The sources in the education department said that the panchayats of various villages have been informed that new teachers will be provided for the students in their schools so that the studies are not affected. The system will ensure the judicious use of the teachers within the designated clusters.“The Cluster Incharge Principal shall be authorized to make the adjustments within the cluster to depute teachers from the schools having surplus teachers to the schools facing scarcity of teachers. However, the arrangement would be temporary till the end of the academic session or till the posts are filled through rationalization, recruitment, promotion, etc.,” said a school principal and added that due to strong political connections some teachers are sitting in schools which are already surplus.

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