Converting all classes from I to VI in Primary, Upper Primary, High Schools under all managements into English Medium from the academic year 2020-21 and gradually increasing each further class from the Next consequent academic years. G.O.Ms.No.85, Dt:20-11-2019

GOVERNMENT OF  ANDHRA PRADESH 

ABSTRACT 

School Education  Department  – Converting all classes from  I  to VI  in  Primary,  Upper Primary,  High  Schools under  all managements  into English  Medium from  the academic  year  2020-21 and gradually increasing each further class from the Next consequent academic years- Orders- Issued.

SCHOOL EDUCATION  (PROG.I)  DEPARTMENT 

G.O.Ms.No.85                                 Dt:20-11-2019     

Read  the following:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.76  Education (SE.TRG)  Department  dt.10.06.2008.
2.  G.O.Rt.No.30  Education  (Prog.II)  Dept,  dt.20.01.2010
3. Govt. Memo  No.  434390/Prog.I/2017  dt.16.11.2017.
4. G.O.Rt.No.78  Education (Prog.I) Dept, dt.05.10.2017
5.   G.O.Ms.No.81  School  Education  (Prog.I)  Department,  dt.5/11/2019
6.  From  the  Commissioner  of  School  Education,  AP., Lr.Rc.No.162/A&I/2014, dt:12.10.2019

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ORDER:
     In the  reference  6th  read above, the  Commissioner  of  School  Education  has submitted a proposal  for converting  all  Government, MPP Schools  and  Zilla Parishad  schools  and  all  classes into  English Medium  from  Grades  I  to  VIII  from academic  year  2020-21  and for Grades IX  &  X from  academic  year  2021-22.

2.   After careful examination  of  the  matter,  Government hereby  accord permission  to  the  Commissioner of  School  Education  to  convert   all  classes from      I to VI  in Primary,  Upper Primary,  High  Schools  under all  managements  into English Medium  from the  academic  year  2020-21  and  gradually  increasing  each  further class from  the  Next  consequent  academic  years in  superseding  the   earlier   orders   issued  vide references 1st  to 5th  read  above in  the matter.  However,  the Commissioner of  School Education  shall  take  appropriate  and  adequate  efforts  to implement Telugu/Urdu  as compulsory  subject depending on  the current medium  of instruction in  all the  Schools compulsorily  in line  with the Government orders in  the matter.

3.   The  Commissioner of  School  Education shall  ensure  the following  steps for successful  implementation  of  English  Medium  schools:-

1.  Required  teachers should  be  deployed  in  the  School  as  per the  staffing pattern  prescribed  by  the  Government  from  time  to time  and  as  per  pupil teacher ratio  for single  medium.

2.  SCERT  shall  take  necessary  action  for  designing and development  of Teacher Hand  Books,  Training  of  Teachers  in  English medium  teaching  skills and knowledge,  Compendium  of  best  classroom  practices and  other pedagogical material  for  supporting  the  teachers  to  be  skilled  in  English Medium teaching.

3. Director SCERT in coordination with Commissioner of School Education shall take comprehensive action for online assessment of the current English proficiency levels of the Teachers, design appropriate training programs for enchasing the English Medium teaching skills for the teachers.

4. Intensive and extensive trainings must be ensured during the current academic year and during the Summer of 2020 for equipping the Teachers to teach in English Medium from academic Year 2020-21 for classes I to VIII. Number of trainings shall be given to the Teachers until improving their English Medium Teaching skills in specific subjects and in general.

5. Action shall be taken for reviving the English Language Teaching Centers & District English Centers (DECs) and re-locating them in District Institutes for Education & Training (DIETs).

6.   Director, Text Book Press, should take action to obtain correct indents and  ensure supply of English Medium Text Books to the Schools as per student enrolment for classes I to VIII well before the starting of the academic year.

7.   Keeping in view of the conversion of all schools and classes from I to VIII into English Medium, requirement of Teachers can be arrived at and proposals should be submitted to Government by the Commissioner School Education.

8. In future, Teacher recruitments, qualified candidates with the best   proficiency in English Medium teaching should be recruited.

4.  The Commissioner of School Education, the State Project Director, SSA, the Director, SCERT, and the Director, AP Text Book Press shall take further necessary action accordingly.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)                                            

B.RAJSEKHAR

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT 

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