A STUDY OF SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

EDUCATION

Strong and sustained community participation in the management of schools can not only enhance transparency and accountability in the education system but also promote a sense of ownership and responsibility for positive change. School Management Committee (SMC) plays an important role in providing quality education. They also have their roles and functions defined by the section 21 of the Right to Education Act and when they work for the schools they definitely tackle challenges. The purpose of the present study was to explore their challenges and to provide solutions for the smooth functioning of SMCs? Only 15 SMC members were purposively selected as sample. Focus Group Discussion with SMC’s was used as tool for collecting data. The data were qualitatively analyzed. Findings indicated the challenges in terms of SMC formation, No Regular meetings, Preparation of School Development Plan (SDP), Monitoring of Grants and Lack of cooperation from school administration and solutions in terms of election of SMC members through proper process as per Right to Education Act (RTE act) , orientation of School Management Committee members, a week ago intimation with agenda for the meetings, active participation of members through School Development Plan, transparencies in the fund flow mechanism and ensuring democratic decentralization in the educational management through SMCs strengthening for educational development at grass root level.

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