Twinning of Teachers Schools Guidelines Pairing of Schools Rc 59

Twinning of Teachers Schools Guidelines Pairing of Schools Rc 59. File No.SSA-15024/34/2019-SAMO-SSA Rc. No.59/A3/APSSA/2019-1 Dt:30/09/2019. Quality Initiatives - Implementation of Twinning/ Partnership and - Teacher Exchange Programme - Communication of Guidelines for Implementing the Programme in Paired Schools — Orders — Issued. The potential benefits of twinning/Partnership and Teacher exchange Programme. Teacher Exchange Programme

The MHRD has sanctioned an innovative program called twinning/Partnership and Teacher exchange Programme in PAB 2019-20 to implement in 11378 elementary schools in the State. The twinning/Partnership and Teacher exchange Programme is aimed to link schools located in rural/Tribal areas with Private, Aided or Government Schools in urban or semi-urban areas with schools located in rural areas for interaction and exchange of experiences between teacher and Students. Under the exchange programme the students of each section from higher classes from rural/Tribal schools may be brought to schools in urban areas for one week and vice-a-versa for greater exposure".

Twinning of Teachers Schools Guidelines Pairing of Schools Rc 59

1. Sub: APSSA, Amaravati — Quality Initiatives - Implementation of Twinning/ Partnership and - Teacher Exchange Programme - Communication of Guidelines for Implementing the Programme in Paired Schools — Orders — Issued.
2. Ref:-1. PAB Minutes 2019-20 Page No.43 (h).

ORDER:

1. The MHRD has sanctioned an innovative program called twinning/Partnership and Teacher exchange Programme in PAB 2019-20 to implement in 11378 elementary schools in the State. The twinning/Partnership and Teacher exchange Programme is aimed to link schools located in rural/Tribal areas with Private, Aided or Government Schools in urban or semi-urban areas with schools located in rural areas for interaction and exchange of experiences between teacher and Students. Under the exchange programme the students of each section from higher classes from rural/Tribal schools may be brought to schools in urban areas for one week and vice-a-versa for greater exposure".

Target Students:

• 1. Primary Level: Students of classes 4 and 5
• 2. Upper Primary Level: Students of class 6, class 7 and class 8

The potential benefits of twinning/Partnership and Teacher exchange Programme - Annexure-I
2.  In the reference 2nd cited above, instructions and criteria guidelines were communicated to all Project Officers of SSA in the State for sending the pairs of Schools along with UDISE Codes duly following for implementing the twinning/Partnership and Teacher exchange Programme. Accordingly all the District Project Officers of SSA in the State are furnished the pairs of Schools from their respective Districts.

• Criteria for selection of schools show in the Annexure-II
• District wise Number of Schools sanctioned in PAB 2019-20- Annexure-III

3. All the District Project Officers of SSA in the State are directed to implement the twinning of the Schools Program in the State in the Month of October 3rd Week and November 3rd Week Duly visiting the paired schools as the list submitted to State Project Office.
Themes of Partnership between School / Twinning of Schools programme Best Practices of both schools

Curricular

• · Quality
• · Pedagogy
• · Projects
• · Study Tours / Exposure visits
• · Science Fairs
• · Art and Crafts

Extracurricular

• · Sports and Games
• · Cultural and Literary
• · Voluntary services (NGC / Scouts / Guides)
• · Life Skills

School Management and Administration

• · School Management Information Systems
• · School Management Committees
• · Parent Teachers Councils studying in both schools to know classroom teaching, process, Quality, pedagogical issues, Special Innovative, Projects Science fairs and Art and crafts in curricular, in Extracurricular sports and games, cultural and literary, voluntary services (NCC/Sports/Guides) and Life skills activities and Sharing of local culture & Heritage by visiting the places by the students and also the teachers will know School management information system, functioning of School management committees and parent teacher council.

Annexure-I  The potential benefits of twinning/Partnership and Teacher exchange Programme: 

1. 1. Relationship building: Twinning and partnerships can help build stronger relationships between school staff (and learners) in different schools. These relationships are one of the most important preconditions for lasting contacts and collaboration (sustainable contacts) and they can be drawn upon when either of the schools have a need which their partner can assist with or when opportunities arise for working together for instance in projects.
2. 2 Networking: Twinning and partnerships can contribute to greater networking, for instance when the schools involved in collaboration are exposed to each others existing local and regional networks.
3. 3. Mobility of teachers and learners: Twinning and partnerships are useful when schools want to create opportunities for mobility of teachers and learners. A partner school can host teachers and learners but it can also create the necessary contacts to companies and social partner organizations for visits.
4. 4. Twinning and partnerships can take many different forms. Activities are mostly organized as projects: There are at least 5 main categories:

• 1.Training exchanges,
• 2. Information exchanges,
• 3. Technical exchanges,
• 4. Collaboration on specific initiatives or projects and
• 5. E-Twinning. These categories are often combined in a bigger project or partnership activity

Annexure-ll Criteria for Selection of Schools

The initiative needs 2 schools from rural/tribal and urban areas for this the, Project officers of SSA in the state are directed to follow the following parameters for selection of pairing schools.

• 1. Schools should have good infrastructure facilities viz., good classrooms, teaching learning materials, auditorium, play ground, computer lab with internet connection, digital classroom, science labs and good sanitation.
• 2. Well qualified teachers and supporting staff.
• 3. Campus should have greenery.
• 4. Campus should be located at proper access of transport facilities.
• 5. Campuses are preferred which are having student hostel facilities.
• 6. The School having achievements in curricular, extra-curricular, other curricular
• activities and sports and games. The schools which are having innovative practices in teaching and learning.

Annexure-III District wise Number of Schools sanctioned in PAB 2019-20

SI NO	Districts	Pairs	Total Schools
1	Srikakulam	437	874
2	Vizianagaram	437	874
3	Visakapatnam	439	878
4	East Godavari	438	876
5	West Godavari	437	874
6	Krishna	438	876
7	Guntur	437	874
8	Prakasham	437	874
9	Nellore	437	874
10	Kadpa	437	874
11	Kurnool	438	876
12	Anantapur	438	876
13	Chittoor	439	878
Total		5689	11378

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