QUESTIONNAIRE FOR CHAIRMEN, VMC

NOTE: Please indicate your opinion on the quality ofeducation imparted in your school in respect of the following items. Wherever your general assessment is required to be indicated, please use the five-point scale in the box provided.

                                         Code
        
             Excellent                     01
             Very Good                     02
             Good                          03
             Fair                          04
             Poor                          05
        
             (i)  Teaching-learning programme                     []
        
             (ii) Co-curricular programme                         []
        
             (iii) Physical Education/Sports                      []
        
             (iv) Hobby Clubs                                     []
        
             (v)  Infrastructural facilities                      []
        
             (vi) Community Service                               []
                                          

2. (a) Give your opinion about the supervision being done by the Principal and other senior staff at the school level with a view to secure quality in education. Please use five-point scale indicated above.

(b) Give your suggestions for further improvement of supervision.

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3. (a) Give your opinion in respect of the following items keeping in view its suitability for imparting quality education. Use the five-points scale.

        
                                      Primary      Secondary     Sr.Secondary
        
             (i)  Text books            []             []            []
        
             (ii) Other teaching        []             []            []
                  learning materials 
        
             (iii) Laboratories         []             []            []
        
             (iv) Library               []             []            []
        
        
             (b)  Give  your suggestions, if any, for improving the  aforesaid 
                  items.(use seperate sheet, if required).
        
        4.   (a)  Give  your  overall assessment of your  Vidyalaya  staff  in 
        respect of the following on the five-point scale.
        
             (i)  Competence to do their job                         []
        
             (ii) Discipline                                         []
        
             (iii) Motivation                                        []
        
             (b)  Give your suggestions, if any for further improvement.
        
        5.   Give  your opinion on the following aspects of administration  in 
        respect of efficient functioning of the school.
        
             (i) Timely posting of teachers                          Yes/No
        
             (ii) Timely appointment of teachers                     Yes/No
             on contractual basis.
        
             (iii) Transfer of teachers and filling                  Yes/No
             up of subsequent vacancies.
        
                                          

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             (iv) Timely confirmation                          Yes/No
        
             (v)   Payments on time                            Yes/No
        
             (vi)  Disposal of cases referred                  Yes/No
             to the Headquarters within
             reasonable period.
        
             (vii) Is the KV inspected by the R.O.             Yes/No
             regularly. When was it last
             inspected.
        
             (viii) Was it effective                           Yes/No
        
        
        6.   Give your opinion on the budget for last two years:
        
                                 Recurring                Non-recurring
        
                       1992-93   Adequate/Inadequate      Adequate/Inadequate
        
                       1993-94   Adequate/Inadequate      Adequate/Inadequate
        
        
        i)   Does the budget of the school reflect its needs?
        
        ii)  If so, to what extent?
        
        
        iii) If not, what are the constraints?
        
        
        7.   List  school  activities,  if any, which  suffer  on  account  of 
        inadequacy of funds.  Mention in order of preference.
        
        
        8.   (i)  Is  it advisable to institute a discretionary  fund  at  the 
                 disposal of the Principal/Chairman to meet special needs  for 
                 promoting growth/efficiency of the school.
        
             (ii) Suggest non-government source to raise such funds.
        
             (iii) How should these funds be administered?
        
                                          

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9. (i) Are there any rigidities in financial procedure which impede the growth of your school?

(ii) If so, list them.

(iii) Give suggestions for removing them.

10. Give suggestions for making the role of your V.M.C. more effective with regard to the following:-

i) School management.

ii) Academic functioning of the school.

iii) Staff appointments.

iv) Professional development of staff.

V) Resolving conflicts -

a) Student - Teacher

b) Teacher - Teacher

c) Teacher - Management

d) Administrative control over staff.

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vii) Would you like appointment and disciplinary powers to be vested with V.M.C./Principal. Please give specific sugges- tions categorywise by putting () at the appropriate place.

        
                                 Appointments          Disciplinary Powers
                  
                                 Regular Contract    Major pen-     Minor
        
                                 basis               alties         penalties
        
                  P.G.Ts
        
                  T.G.Ts
        
                  PRTS
        
                  Other Staff
        
                  Group `D'
        
        11.   a)  Give your observations on the relationship between.
        
                  i)   the V.M.C. and the Principal
        
                  ii)  the V.M.C. and the Regional Office
        
                  iii) the V.M.C. and the KVS (Hqrs.)
        
                  iv)  the V.M.C. and the Community.
        
             b)   Give suggestions for improving the aforesaid  relationships, 
                 if any.
        
        12.  What  has been your experience about the following:  Also  please 
        give suggestions, if any.
        
                  (i)  Initial recruitment and postings by KVS?
        
                  (ii) Appointments on short-term basis. 
        
                       (contractual appointments)
        
                  (iii)     Transfer of teachers?
        
                  (iv) Admission in Kendriya Vidyalayas.
                  
                  (v)  Vidyalaya inspections.
        
                                          

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13. What is your overall assessment of your school ?

14. Please give details of the facilities you have extended to the Kendriya Vidyalaya as Sponsoring Authority.

15. Give suggestions and a plan for improving your school to become a model one. (if any).

16. What administrative and financial support would you like the KVS to extend for item 15 above.

        
                    You may add additional sheets, if so required.
        
        Place:                                                      Signature
        Date:                                                     Designation
        
                                          

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