As 2023/2024 academic session commences on Monday 18th September 2023, Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has rolled out plans to engender better performance from teachers and pupils through watertight monitoring and quality assurance activities of all the schools in the State.
The Board’s Director of Quality Assurance, Mr Adesoji Okedusi told the media that the Board conducted in-house training for all the personnel that would be involved in the quality assurance exercise in the new session to refresh and equip them for better performance.
According to him, evaluation of schools by UBEC (Universal Basic Education Commission), SUBEB and Quality Assurance officers commences from the first day of the new academic session by conducting resumption monitoring to ascertain the level of preparedness of teachers and learners alike towards the new academic session. He said that would last for a week.
The Continuous Quality Assurance evaluation will cover not less 72 schools randomly picked across the state to ensure effectiveness of the exercise. The 30 personnel to be involved are divided into six teams of five staff each.
Okedusi said that this strategy of Continuous Quality Assurance monitoring, which is a modern method of evaluation of schools, which covers School Self Evaluation and External Evaluation in public schools, is designed to enhance the capacity of teachers, especially their teaching methodology and their products.
“In line with the approved academic calendar for the new session, the Continuous Quality Assurance in the first term will cover three weeks, starting from Monday 2nd October till 20th October 2023, while the daily school monitoring will be on till 15th December 2023, while follow-up exercise will be carried out during the term to ensure compliance with policies and changes agreed upon during continuous Quality Assurance monitoring” he said.
On the synergy between the Board and UBEC, the Director commended the officials of the commission who he said always perform their oversight functions by complementing the efforts of the Board in ensuring that the high standards the state is maintained.
Okedusi commending the Board, under the leadership of Rt. Hon. Victor Olabimtan for its support for the department in carrying out its mandate of evaluation and monitoring of schools through strategic planning to ensure the desire objectives of Quality Assurance in schools are meant.
He reitrated that such exercise would cover not less 50 per cent of schools within first four days of resumption.
He applauded the state for providing the resources that enables the Board to provide critical infrastructure and teaching aids that makes teaching and learning more attractive and friendly in the state.
