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New Indian Express
21 hours ago
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- New Indian Express
Mega Parent Teacher Meet 2.0 in schools, junior colleges on July 10
VIJAYAWADA: The School Education Department has announced that the second edition of its statewide parent-teacher engagement program, Mega PTM 2.0, will now be held on July 10. Initially scheduled for July 5, the event was postponed to ensure better preparedness and increased participation. The programme will be conducted across all Government, Private Aided, Private Unaided schools, and Junior Colleges in Andhra Pradesh. Samagra Shiksha State Project Director B. Srinivasa Rao issued instructions to District Collectors, District Education Officers (DEOs), Regional Joint Directors (RJDs), and Additional District Project Coordinators, emphasising coordinated planning and close supervision. During a video conference on Monday, Director of School Education Vijay Rama Raju and Rao urged officials to ensure the event is inclusive, impactful, and aligned with the Right to Education Act, 2009, and the National Education Policy, 2020. Mega PTM 2.0 is expected to be held in 61,135 educational institutions, engaging 2.28 crore participants, including 74.96 lakh students, 3.32 lakh teachers, and 1.49 crore parents, donors, alumni, and public representatives. The initiative aims to strengthen collaboration among parents, teachers, and schools for holistic student development. Following the success of the first Mega PTM on December 7, 2024, the state decided to scale up the initiative. Teachers will distribute Holistic Progress Cards detailing students' academic and social growth. Open meetings led by headmasters will address school performance, infrastructure, and development goals. Additional activities will include fun games, family photo booths, and the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' (Plant a Tree in Mother's Name) campaign under the Green Passport program. Sessions on positive parenting, mental health, anti-drug awareness, and child development workshops will also be organised. Students can register for sapling distribution through the LEAP app.
Hans India
a day ago
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- Hans India
‘Mega PTM 2.0' to be held across state on July 10
Vijayawada: The department of school education on Tuesday issued orders to conduct the 'Mega PTM 2.0' programme across all government, private aided, unaided schools and junior colleges in the state on July 10. As per the directions, necessary preparatory steps should be taken to ensure the success of this program. Samagra Shiksha state project director B Srinivasa Rao, issued operational guidelines to additional district project coordinators of Samagra Shiksha, district education officers, regional joint directors and district collectors regarding the implementation of the programme. He requested RJDs to coordinate with DEOs, APCs, and mandal educational officers (MEOs) within their jurisdiction and ensure close monitoring. He clarified that the Mega PTM, earlier scheduled for July 5, will now be conducted on July 10. On this occasion, director of school education Vijay Rama Raju V and Samagra Shiksha SPD B Srinivasa Rao, addressed RJDs, DEOs, APCs and other officers via video conference and gave necessary instructions. They said the Parent-Teacher Meeting (PTM) serves as a key platform to strengthen the bond between parents, teachers, and schools and PTMs help parents understand their child's academic progress, behavior, and social challenges, while also allowing teachers to seek their cooperation for the child's benefit. As per the orders, the Mega PTM 2.0 will be held in 61,135 educational institutions, with an expected participation of 2,28,21,454 people, including 74,96,228 students, 3,32,770 teachers and 1,49,92,456 parents, donors and others. Teachers will provide Holistic Progress Cards to parents, helping them understand their child's academic development. Under the supervision of the headmaster, an open meeting will be conducted to present school performance, infrastructure gaps and future action plans.
The Hindu
2 days ago
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- The Hindu
State to host largest every parent-teacher meeting on July 5
To strengthen bonds between parents, teachers and educational institutions, the School Education Department and the State Board of Intermediate Education is gearing up to host Parent-Teacher Meetings (PTM) on a mega scale across the State. Samagra Shiksha, State Project Director B. Srinivasa Rao said: 'Mega PTM 2.0' will be conducted in all government and private schools across the State on July 5. We have directed the District Education Officers (DEOs) and Additional District Project Coordinators (ADPCs) to coordinate and monitor the arrangements.' Mr. Rao said the proposed PTM would serve as a platform for parents to understand their children's academic progress, behaviour and social issues, while it would also enable teachers to seek parents' cooperation for the benefit of the students. 'The government believes that this collaborative approach will improve students' overall performance,' said Mr. Rao. Referring to last year's PTM, conducted on December 7, 2024, he said 25.46 lakh parents, 27,395 alumni, 22,200 donors and 36,918 public representatives participated across 44,956 schools. 'Other States are now considering replication this initiative,' he informed. He said the July 5 meeting would be held in 61,135 educational institutions, and they expect a participation of 2,28,21,454 individuals comprising of 74,96,228 students, 3,32,770 teachers and 1,49,92,456 parents, donors and others. Mr. Rao said that at the meeting, teachers will provide parents with Holistic Progress Cards and headmasters will inform parents and others about the school's performance, gaps in infrastructure and their future action plans. Fun activities and games would be conducted to promote camaraderie and success stories of students and schools would be shared and celebrated. The school campuses will have photo booths and dream walls besides sessions on positive parenting. Mr. Rao said that sapling plantation under the green drive 'Ek Ped Maa ke Naam' would be held to encourage participants to shoulder environmental responsibility. A registration app will be available for students interested in supplying saplings. The Board of Intermediate Education, meanwhile, will conduct PTMs in government private junior colleges on July 10, 2025. Board secretary Kritika Shukla said that the idea was to provide space for community participation and facilitate shared celebration of learning, purpose and belonging. She said: 'Besides interactive sessions on the progress of students, health screenings would be conducted under the Rashtriya Bala Suraksha Karyakram (RBSK) and students would be given health booklets, which would be tracked for the next two years.'
