CONVERTING ALL CLASSES FROM I TO VI IN PRIMARY, UPPER PRIMARY, HIGH SCHOOLS UNDER ALL MANAGEMENTS INTO ENGLISH MEDIUM

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.


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

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.

8. 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

CONVERTING ALL CLASSES FROM I TO VI INTO ENGLISH MEDIUM