- Read: From the Director of Municipal Administration, A.P, Guntur Letter No.11021/29/2016-J SEC-CDMA, 03/07/2016.
GO 210 AP Municipal Schools Rationalization 2017 Norms
ORDER:- In the Letter read above, the Director of Municipal Administration, A.P, Guntur has stated that it is found that there are some municipal schools with higher student strength vis-a-vis the sanctioned teaching posts and on the other hand some schools with uneconomic strength of students have more teachers. There are wide variations in Teacher-Pupil Ratio among different schools. In order to maintain homogeneity and equality in Teacher Pupil Ratio (T.P.R) among all schools running under the management of Municipal administration, it is proposed to undertake the process of Rationalization of Schools, Posts and Staff in Municipal schools. It is further submitted that various Teacher Union Representatives across the state have also submitted their requests for undertaking rationalization and to eliminate the disparities that are existing. Therefore, he has requested the Government to issue orders Norms for Rationalisation of Schools, Posts and Staff under Municipal management so as to achieve Teachers Pupil ratio and complete Rationalisation of staffing pattern among Municipal Teachers working in Urban Local Bodies as was issued norms for Rationalization of Schools, Posts and Staff in Education Department under various management viz., Government, ZP, MPP, Municipal Schools.
- 2. After careful consideration of the proposal of the Director of Municipal Administration, A.P, Guntur, Government hereby issues the following norms and guidelines and necessary rationalisation of the posts / teachers in all the Municipal Schools shall be taken up based on the integrated UDISE Data 2016 with immediate effect:-
- The Municipality / Corporation is Rationalization Counselling Unit, School is the Unit for assessing the requirement and surplus and also Counselling Place is District Head Quarters under the Chairmanship of Regional Directors of Municipal Administration concerned.
Primary Schools Staff Pattern
| S.No. | Enrolment Slab | No of Teachers required | Total | |
| HM | SGT | |||
| 1 | Up to 19 | - | 01 | 01 |
| 2 | 20 to 60 | - | 02 | 02 |
| 3 | 61 to 80 | - | 03 | 03 |
| 4 | 81 to 130 | - | 05 | 05 |
| 5 | 131 to 160 | 01 | 05 | 06 |
| 6 | 161 to 190 | 01 | 06 | 07 |
| 7 | 191 to 220 | 01 | 07 | 08 |
| 8 | 221 to 250 | 01 | 08 | 09 |
| 9 | 251 to 280 | 01 | 09 | 10 |
| 10 | 281 to 310 | 01 | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | 311 to 340 | 01 | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | 341 to 370 | 01 | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | 371 to 400 | 01 | 13 | 14 |
| 14 | 401 to 430 | 01 | 14 | 15 |
- a) It is proposed to divert 1 surplus SGT post for the purpose of Head Master as there is no sanction of Primary school HM Posts in all the schools except schools where PS HM (LFL) Posts are sanctioned.
- b) If the school has sanctioned post of PS HM (LFL) and having enrolment below 131, in such cases PS HM post is to be shifted from that school to the eligible school.
- c) After rationalization counselling in case of schools with enrolment of 131 and above and not having PS HM (LFL) post a senior teacher of the school can take up the responsibility as H.M.
- d) After 430 enrolments, for every 30 students one SGT will be provided. For those classes where the student strength is more than 50 one additional teacher will be provided as per RTE norm. In case of surplus teachers found in a particular municipality appropriate action to be taken as proposed here under.
- a) The local authority can open a new English Medium Primary School exclusively in urban slums and the surplus teachers in that particular municipality/ corporations can be deployed to that new school. Prior permission to be obtained from CDMA.
- b) The surplus teachers can be pooled and placed at the disposal of the concerned commissioners of the Municipality/ Corporations. Their services can be utilized for academic monitoring, Foundation Course in Municipal Schools, Social awareness generation, Public Health Programmes etc.
- c) The surplus posts/teachers can also be diverted to other needy Municipalities with prior approval from the government. Priority may be given to those teachers who are willing to go, otherwise the junior most teachers shall be shifted. d) Where there are both media in primary schools during 2017-18 teachers shall be provided as per the justification for each medium based on the enrolment after rationalisation
Upper Primary Schools Staff Pattern
for VI -VII Classes Table
| S.No. | Enrolment VI & VII classes | SA MM/PS | SA BS |
SA Eng | SA SS | LP-I | LP-II | Total Posts | |||||||
| 1 | 20< | Non-Viable School. The School is to be downgraded as Primary School. The Children of 6th and 7th are to be admitted in nearby U.P./High Schools. | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 21- 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | 101 - 140 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 4 | 141 - 175 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 5 | 176 - 210 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 6 | 211 - 245 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| 7 | 246 - 280 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| 8 | 281 - 315 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |||||||
| 9 | 316 - 350 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| 10 | 351 - 385 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |||||||
| 11 | 386 - 420 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |||||||
Note:
- a. For classes I to V in UP Schools the staff pattern stated under the heading “Primary Schools” is to be followed.
- b. The senior most School Assistant in the U.P. Schools shall be Head of the school.
- c. In case of Upper Primary Schools – Urdu medium having enrolment less than 20 students in classes VI & VII may be exempted from rationalization during 2017-18 only under consideration of linguistic minorities.
- d. U.P. Schools having VI & VII classes with enrolment 50 and above can be straight away upgraded into high school from 2017-18. The staff pattern will be that of High School as per table IIIA. While upgrading UP into High School the parameters like – feasibility, catchment area, feeder Strength (Children), o.4 acres of land, required staff infrastructure facility available should be bear in mind compulsorily. Prior Permission is to obtained from the Director, Municipal Administration through a concrete Proposal.
