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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