COVID-19: Odisha to reopen faculties for courses 10, 12 from July 26

By PTI
BHUBANESWAR: With slight enchancment of the corona state of affairs, the Odisha authorities on Saturday determined to reopen faculties for courses 10 and 12 from July 26, a senior official mentioned.

School and Mass Education Department Principal Secretary Satyabrata Sahu mentioned that offline Matric Exams (class 10) shall be held from July 30 to August 5 within the state adhering to Covid protocols.

The determination to renew classroom instructing for the 2 courses was made preserving in thoughts the issues confronted by college students in on-line mode because of poor web connectivity, Sahu mentioned.

He mentioned the choice shall be relevant for each the federal government and non-government faculties throughout the state.

However, it isn’t necessary for college kids to attend bodily courses in faculties.

Along with courses 10 and 12, the current on-line mode of instructing will proceed for all courses, he mentioned.

“We have been able to reach out to 40 per cent of students via online teaching while the remaining 60 per cent are yet to be connected. These students have lost 150 days of regular teaching days,” Sahu mentioned.

He informed reporters that faculties will operate from 10 am to 1:30 pm and there shall be no lunch break.

Replying to a query, Sahu mentioned, “If the Covid-19 situation improves, schools will also reopen for class 9 by August 16. The schools will be sanitised one week prior to the reopening.”

However, an official notice issued by the division mentioned that district collectors will take a last name on reopening of colleges after reviewing native Covid state of affairs.

The state authorities can also be planning to reopen faculties for sophistication 11 college students from September 15 after completion of admission into Plus II programs, it mentioned.

All academics shall be vaccinated on a precedence foundation earlier than faculties are reopened and District Education Officers have been instructed to make sure that all COVID-19 protocols are strictly adopted.

Sahu mentioned that the division will difficulty a complete Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the reopening of establishments.

The state authorities will introduce the Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) methodology for analysis of scholars’ efficiency in courses 9 and 10 from the educational 12 months 2021-22.

Odisha’s new evaluation standards shall be on the road of CBSE and different training boards within the nation.

According to the supply of the CCE, within the 2021-22 educational 12 months, the division has determined to conduct 4 formative (brief) and two summative assessments.

The 4 formative assessments shall be held within the second weeks of September, November, January and March.

The last examinations shall be held as regular within the month of March.

Sahu additionally mentioned that the Council of Higher Secondary Education can also be planning to start out the CCE system on the Plus II degree.

The efficiency of scholars in sensible and tasks can even be evaluated constantly all through the educational 12 months, he mentioned.

Odisha’s COVID-19 caseload surged to 9,52,111 on Saturday after 2,182 extra individuals examined optimistic for the virus, whereas 67 contemporary fatalities pushed the loss of life toll to 4,992, a well being division official mentioned.

The state now has 21,540 lively instances, and 9,25,526 sufferers have to date recovered from the illness, together with 2,317 since Friday, he mentioned.

Of the brand new fatalities reported from 15 districts, Khurda alone accounted for 25 deaths, adopted by Ganjam (8), Sundargarh (7), Mayurbhanj and Puri (6 every), Bargarh (4) and Nayagarh (3).

A complete of 53 different COVID-19 sufferers have additionally died because of comorbidities, the official mentioned.

The contemporary infections, detected in all of the 30 districts, embrace 510 from Khurda, Cuttack (308), Jajpur (175) and Balasore (161).

Odisha has to this point carried out over 1.49 crore pattern assessments for COVID-19, making an allowance for 73,027 prior to now 24 hours.

The positivity price stands at 6.35 per cent.

Meanwhile, the Health and Family Welfare Department has requested all district collectors and commissioners of municipal companies to make sure 100 per cent vaccination of transgenders.

In a letter to the district authorities, the division mentioned the Union Health Ministry has referred to as for inoculation of all transgenders with none discrimination or inflicting any inconvenience and social stigma.

“If such persons don’t have any identity card, then SoPs communicated earlier regarding vaccination of citizens without any prescribed ID card shall be followed, and registration and vaccination will be ensured,” the letter mentioned.

Till Friday, 1,39,31,378 individuals had been vaccinated within the state.