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Andhra Pradesh has been a pioneer in starting residential educational institutions from the year 1971 onwards for the children of the rural poor. Separate residential schools have been established for Scheduled Castes by establishing Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society in 1983. The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas established by the Government of India, as part of the new education policy of 1986, are based on the Andhra Pradesh model of Residential Schools.

Objective

To impart qualitative - general as well technical education to the Scheduled Caste school going children.

Functions

The admission to these institutions except residential ITIs and Polytechnics is in 6th class. Around 88, 063 students are studying in these institutions and Teaching & Non Teaching staff strength is 5, 300. The pattern of reservation for admission of students to these institutions is as follows:

Scheduled Castes [SCs] - 75%
Scheduled Tribes [STs] - 6%
Harijan Christians [HCs] - 12%
Backward Classes [BCs] - 5%
Other Backward Classes [OCs] - 2%

Reservation is also provided for children withdrawn from hazardous industries, bonded labour, jogins, Basavins, Scavengers, victims of atrocities, orphans due to natural calamities, rape victims, death and grievous injured to an extent of 15% without disturbing the above composition.

The Society office is the controlling office both for administrative & financial matters for these institutions.

Then State Govt. is providing cent percent grant-in-aid to the Society to meet the expenditure on I) Salaries of the staff both at Society and Institution level,  ii) for diet charges, iii) other student amenities - like uniform, text books, note books, cots, bedding material, shoes & socks etc. iv) infrastructure for the institutions and hostels attached.

The State Govt. is also providing grants for construction of the residential institutions. The Central Govt. is providing matching grant for construction of hostel buildings attached to the institutions in the ratio of 50:50.

Organization
The Organisation at Head Office and subordinate offices

The APSWREIS has 183 schools of which 113 are upgraded to Jr. colleges including 6 independent Jr. colleges, 4 Residential Industrial Training Institutions, 3 Residential polytechnics, 5 BCA Colleges and 35 Long term Bridge Course Residential Schools. The RITI’s and Residential polytechnics, which were Government Institutions, were transferred to the administrative control of the Secretary in the year 1996 and 1997 respectively. The location of the Society Head Office is at Hyderabad, whereas the institutions are located throughout the state. The Society has no regional/district offices.

Staffing Pattern In Social Welfare Residential Institutions
Sl. No Category of Post Number of posts in each institution
  Teaching Staff Upgraded Institution Junior Colleges Non-upgraded Schools
01 Principal 1 1 1
02 Resident junior Lecturer 7 9/12 --
03 Senior Resident Teacher 3 -- 9
04 Resident Teacher 8 -- 9
05 Special Teachers PET, Art/Craft 4 4 4
06 Librarian 1 1 1
07 Staff Nurse 1 1 1
  Non-Teaching Staff       
01 Superintendent 1 -- 1
02 JACT/Sr. Asst/Record Asst. 4 4 4
03 Class IV 16 16 16
04 Electrician cum Plumber 1 1 1

Upgraded Institution - Class 6th to Senior Intermediate
Non-Upgraded - Class 6th to 10th Class.
Jr. College - Only Intermediate

Services

The main services provided by the society are

  • Free education through Residential pattern.

  • Free boarding and lodging facilities for the students.

  • Creating an environment conducive for quality education.

  • Supply of textbooks, notebooks and stationery and essential items of daily requirement.

  • Provide Health and Medicare to students.
  • Construction of residential complexes with hostels for these institutions and their maintenance.

  • Promotion of computer education in Residential Schools.
Innovative Measures at Residential Schools under different schemes
  1. Long Term Bridge Course

    Initiative to start Long Term Bridge Course Residential Schools for Girls who attend the Back to School camps in  six D. P. I. P. Districts i. e. Anantapur, Chittoor, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Adilabad and Mahaboobnagar at the rate of two schools in each district with a strength of 400 students per school.

    This initiative will prevent the problem of drop-outs, low literacy for SC girls and problem of child labour. Bridge course coaching camps will be run on residential pattern for fourteen months to prepare the students and then admit them in Class VI in residential Schools as per the normal procedures.

  2. MUNDADUGU Programme

    As per G. O. Ms. No. 70, Social Welfare(RS)Department, dated 10. 7. 99 seventeen Long Term Bridge Course Residential Schools have been started for SC adolescent girls at the rate of one in each of the districts except the DPIP districts during the academic year 1999-2000 under "MUNDADUGU" programme.

  3. EAMCET and I. I. T. Coaching

    Long term  coaching started in October, 1998 for 80 students (boys/girls) of Inter 1st year  and 80 (boys/girls) of Inter 2nd year in EAMCET and I. I. T. with the assistance of Sri C. Ramaiah, Head of the Premier I. I. T. Coaching Institute, Hyderabad. During the year 1999-2000, 12 Junior Colleges are exclusively set apart for EAMCET Long Term Coaching at the rate of 2 colleges - one for Boys and one for Girls in each of the six zones of the Society. Also for IIT Long term coaching, the school at Shaikpet for boys and Narsingi for girls are set apart. The intake in these two colleges in 80 for each institution. In these colleges there will not be any direct admission but the students admitted in the Social Welfare Colleges will be selected on merit through the screening test for IIT.

  4. Merit based selection of teachers

    The Society is implementing a system of selecting teachers based purely on merit as reflected in their educational qualifications and there is no subjectivity and discretion in the matter of selection. The merit list is prepared by giving weightages for various qualifications through a computer-based system and accordingly selections are made.

  5. Contract teachers

    The Society has dispensed with the system of issuing appointment orders to the teachers. The selected teachers are given an offer to sign a contract for a maximum period of one academic year. The performance of the teacher is assessed at the end of the academic year and if the performance is found satisfactory, an offer of renewal is given. Otherwise the renewal is denied. Since 1996-97, a total of 1351 teachers have been appointed on contract basis. During 2001-2002, 54 backlog vacancies have been filled up on contract basis. A detailed contract agreement with guarantee bond is being implemented. The selection is purely on merit cum roster system.

  6. Social Audit of Social Welfare Residential Schools

    Keeping in view the policy of the Government to bring the Government institutions under the purview of social audit, the APSWREI Society has prepared 11 panels of retired eminent educationalists. The experts were invited by a paper notification. Each panel consists of experts in different subjects relevant upto Intermediate level. These outside panels have been entrusted with the complete scrutiny of administration, financial management and academic activities in the Social Welfare Residential Schools. The panel experts are given transport facilities and a token remuneration by the Society. The feedback of these panel inspections, aiming at bringing the institutions under social audit, has been very encouraging.

  7. Merit based selection of Principals

    Even though direct recruitment to the post of Principals is only 30% and 70% posts are filled up from the in-service candidates by way of promotion, the promotion is not based on seniority. The candidates in the zone of consideration in the ratio of 1:3 are called to appear before the Selection Committee for interview and based on their past performance and the performance in the personality test, the persons are selected even from among in-service candidates to the post of Principal.

  8. Performance monitoring of teachers

    Subject-wise results for the past five years have been computerised. The performance of teachers is now being monitored on a monthly basis on parameters like punctuality, regularity, coverage of syllabus, class room preparation and performance of the students in various tests/examinations internally conducted.

    Based on Performance parameters, the schools are regularly classified as under:
    The norms for performance is given below:
    9. Category
     
    X Class and Intermediate Commerce & Arts
     
    Intermediate Science
     
    A 90% or more 80% or more
    B Between 70% and 90% Between 60% and 80%
    C Between 50% and 70% Between 40% and 60% for Science Group
    D Less than 50% Less than 40%

    After this analysis, more concentrated attention is given to C & D category schools. If the subject teacher’s performance continues to be under C & D category even after warning, disciplinary action is taken against the teacher.

  9. Accountability of teachers and Principals

    Conduct rules have been amended to insert a following new rule relating to performance and accountability:-
    "Poor Results in Examination as an Instance of Professional Misconduct making the Teacher Liable for Disciplinary Action Including Termination of Services".

    The performance of the teachers in the public examination is being compared with reference to the norms of satisfactory performance indicated above and those teachers whose performance is not satisfactory are being given punishments under the CCA rules. A system of incentives for good performance has also been introduced. The best Principals and best Teachers, one from boys school and one from girls school, are nominated to the Board of Governors for a period of one year besides  cash incentives.

  10. Upgradation of Schools

    The society has adopted a novel pattern of integrating the school education and intermediate education in the same institution. Thus by dropping 5th class in the existing residential schools, intermediate classes have been introduced with two subject groups in each school without any extra staff. This has resulted in providing intermediate education to a large number of students without any extra expense.

  11. Introduction of semester system

    Semester system has been introduced in all non-public examination classes. Initially this was introduced in 8th and 9th classes and later introduced in 6th class also. It was also decided that during the first semester in 6th class only bridge courses will be taken up to strengthen the foundation and the 6th class text books will be introduced in second semester. Further, it was decided to introduce detention system in 8th class thereby giving one more chance to the student coming from disadvantaged background to improve their performance. This will help prevent failures at 10th class level.

  12. Catering, Sweeping & Sanitation contracts

    The Society has decided not to make recruitment of Class IV employees in future and to privatise the catering services in the first phase and sanitary services in the second phase. So far, catering has been privatised in 110 institutions thereby 880 class IV vacant posts have been abolished. The catering system is functioning well and there is an improvement in the quality of food served. The Principals have been also relieved of a considerable work load and they can concentrate more on the academic side. Scavenging contract has been introduced in 58 schools by suppressing one sweeper post in the school. This has saved 58 posts.

  13. Changes in health care system

    The society schools are having a post of staff nurse.  Experience has shown that there has been very fast turn over of staff nurses. Moreover, many unmarried staff nurses are not comfortable working in boys’ institutions in remote areas. Keeping this in view, it was decided to recruit medical graduates as Health Supervisors in the same pay-scale. There is very good response from ayurvedic and homeopathic medical graduates. The emphasis is also being given to propagate the use of ayurvedic and homeopathic medicines for health care.

  14. Computerisation in Office

    The following areas have been computerised in the Society Head Office:-
    1. Monthly performance monitoring of Principals and schools
    2. Periodical performance monitoring of subject teachers
    3. Financial accounting including GPF accounting
    4. Personnel database i. e. recruitment, promotions, transfers and training etc. for teaching & non-teaching staff
    5. Monitoring of progress of building works taken up in more than 100 campuses
    6. File monitoring
    7. Information regarding infrastructure available in schools is depicted in GMIS i. e. Geographical management information system

  15. Career guidance for students

    The Social Welfare Residential Schools cater to the needs of students coming from weaker sections and rural areas. These students have little information about various career options available. The Society schools are provided with a qualified Librarian. These Librarians are trained to enable them to take-up the role of career guidance counselors in the schools, in addition to their duties as librarians.

  16. Solar lighting in class rooms

    In sixty remotely located schools, where power cuts are frequent during the examination season, solar lighting systems have been installed to fully light up 5 class rooms in each of the schools. This enables the students, particularly in 10th and 12 class, to study for their examinations. The facility is proposed to be extended to other schools in a phased manner.

  17. Introducing e-mail communication & Computer Education in Res. Schools

    The APSWREI Society has decided to start the project for computer literacy for the class VIII, IX and XI [total 60 students] in the Social Welfare Residential Schools located at the district headquarters or near district headquarters. It was also decided that these schools will be linked with a communication network with the Society Head Office at Hyderabad. The infrastructure provided for the project of computer literacy would also server the purpose of computer aided learning for all the classes in the schools.

    For conducting computer literacy classes for the present batch of VIII, IX with 20 students from each class, the syllabus was finalised in consultation with the M/s. A P T S Ltd. , Hyderabad and M/s. C M C Ltd. , Hyderabad.

    M/s. C M C Ltd. , Hyderabad has already provided 23 qualified computer instructors to conduct the classes for covering this syllabus and Society will pay the salaries for these instructors through M/s. C M C Ltd. , Hyderabad.

  18. Introduction of English Medium in APSWR Schools

    The Society has introduced English medium in APSWR Schools and strengthening teaching of English with the assistance of CIEFL, Hyderabad. The Society has selected 46 institutions, one boys’ school & one girls’ school in each of the 23 districts for starting English medium for Class VI students by conducting the entrance test in English Medium. During the notification also, while inviting the applications, it was mentioned clearly that students who have studied in English medium schools may apply. In some of the districts, sufficient number of students with English medium background have not applied and therefore to fill up these vacancies, the district level waiting list of students who appeared in the entrance test in Telugu and have secured good marks were verified and the best of the students of this lot, after counseling with their parents, were admitted to fill up at least one section of English medium i. e. 40 students in each of these 46 institutions. The Society has instructed the Principals of these institutions to conduct a Bridge Course upto December, 1999 to give coaching to these children in English medium for all subjects of Class VI by adopting the English medium books of primary level.

    Besides the above, the Society has formulated a project with the CIEFL to strengthen the teaching of English language as a subject in Class VI in 9 schools of Hyderabad, Rangareddy and Medak Districts, which were as follows:
    [1] Narsingi [2] Chilkur
    [3] Gowlidoddi [4] Ibrahimpatanam
    [5] Pargi [6] Vikarabad
    [7] Shaikpet [8] Mahendrahills
    [9] Chitkul  

    CIEFL will assist the Society in the following areas:

    1. Training and orientation of total 35 teachers, i. e. 28 teachers teaching English subject and 7 teachers who are teaching Social Studies in these 9 schools.
    2. The CIEFL will provide training material to the teacher.
    3. They will provide the learner enrichment material for the benefit of the students.
    4. They will regularly visit these institutions and make class room observations. They will also devise suitable bench-marks to evaluate the improvement in the performance of the teachers and the students.
Amenities Provided To Students In Residential Institutions

Following amenities are provided to the students in Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Residential Schools:

  1. Free education through residential pattern by employing the services of highly qualified teachers.
  2. Free boarding and lodging facility for the students. The hostel accommodation is provided by the Government free of cost and diet charges at Rs. 270/- p. m per student for 6th & 7th class and Rs 330/- p. m. per student from 8th class to intermediate and at Rs 370/- P. M for I. T. I and Rs. 525/- p. m per student for polytechnic college students.
  3. The residential schools provide facilities for extra curricular activities and co-curricular activities, besides good laboratories, libraries and audiovisual equipment and other teaching aids. All these go to create an environment conductive and quality education.
  4. The text books, note books and stationary required by the students in different classes is supplied free of cost to all students. There is no fee chargeable from any student and entire non –recurring and recurring expenditure is met by the Government for all students admitted in these institutions.
  5. Every student is provided with cots, suitable bedding material utensils like plates and glasses etc.
  6. One trunk box is provided to every student.
  7. The items of essential daily requirement like tooth brush, tooth, paste, soap, hair oil etc. , are paid for by the Government.
  8. 2 Pairs of school uniforms and 1 pair of PT dress along with 1 pair of canvas shoes and one pair of socks are given to every student every year.
  9. One qualified staff nurse is posted in every residential school to look after health needs of the inmates and the required medicines are provided dispensed with free of cost.
  10. Sanitary napkins are provided to girl students studying in 8th class and above.
 
 
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