Workshop of 10 States Advocates Data-Driven Monitoring to Improve School Education
Sessions examined results-based management, monitoring and evaluation systems, and the use of performance indicators under Samagra Shiksha.
Hyderabad:Monitoring and evaluation must guide regular improvement in school education rather than remain a routine compliance exercise, officials from 10 states and Union Territories agreed at a five-day southern regional workshop that concluded here on Friday. Conducted by the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, the workshop was organised through its department of educational planning.
Sessions examined results-based management, monitoring and evaluation systems, and the use of performance indicators under Samagra Shiksha. Participants discussed how Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+), National Achievement Survey (NAS), PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review, and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development) nd other national datasets could support planning, transparency, accountability and improvement.
Director of school education E. Naveen Nicolas presented Telangana’s governance model, including real-time monitoring, technology use and community participation. Senior education administrators, policy planners and monitoring experts from Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu took part.
Dr Nicolas said the Telangana model relied on data-based decisions and cited the state’s breakfast programme, digital literacy initiatives, Amma Adarsha Pathashala Committees and other measures taken to strengthen government schools.
Education should “nurture socially responsible and future-ready citizens”, he said, and called for cooperation among States to pursue the objectives of the National Education Policy 2020.
Other discussions covered learning outcomes, dropout reduction, inclusive education, digital education, vocational education and transparency in governance. Participants closed the workshop with commitments to improve data quality, build institutional capacity and promote closer cooperation among states.
