School Committee -MEPS -SCHEDULE A Rule 2(1) (i)

SCHEDULE ‘A’

[See rule 2 (1) (i)]

School Committee

 

“School Committee” means a Committee constituted in accordance with the provisions of Schedule “A”.

 

1. (a) Every schools shall have a school committee which will be responsible to government for the management of the school. There shall be different school committees for (i) primary school, (ii) secondary school including higher secondary class, if any, (iii) junior college section attached to senior college and (iv) junior college of education.

 

(b) A society or trust conducting a large number of schools shall have a co-ordinations committee for all the schools conducted by the society or trust or for a group of schools of society or trust in addition to the school committee of each school.

 

2. The school committee shall consists of –

 

(a) Four representatives of the management consisting of the president of the governing body. The president of the governing body or his nominee shall be chairman of the committee;

 

(b) One member from among st the permanent teachers from the same school only in order of seniority by annual rotation;

 

(c) The head of the school, who shall be ex-officio  secretary of the school committee, shall be responsible to keep a record of the proceedings of the committee’s meeting:

 

Provided that, in the case of a school run by a trust which is registers as public trust the four representatives referred to in clause (a) shall consists of four founder members, if there are such members the three or other requisite number of members four on the school committee for such school.

 

3. Functions of the school committee shall be as follows, namely:-

 

(a) Management and regulation of the finance of school, keeping of accounts and making investments of the funds of the school;

 

(b) Preparation of budget estimates;

 

(c) Appointment of employees (other than the head of the school;

 

(d) Institution of new teaching courses;

 

(e) Confirmation promotion of and minor punishment to the employees other than head subject to the provisions of the Act and these rules;

 

(f) Grant of leave other than causal leave, to the staff other than the head of the school whose leave will be granted by the managements;

 

(g) Reporting to the management on matters relating to the school.

 

4. The co-ordination committee shall consist of –

 

(a) The president (or his representative from among st members of the management);

 

(b) The head of each school conducted by the same management or of each school in the group of schools in a locality for which the co-ordination committee is formed, and;

 

(c) A member of the school committee of each schools or group of schools, representing the management.

 

5. The co-ordination committee will in general co-ordinate the activities of the school committees of the schools under the same management or a group of schools in the same locality.

 

6. The term of the school committee or co-ordination committee shall be a group of schools in the same locality.

 

7. No individuals member of the school committee or co-ordinations committee excepting the head of the school shall directly or indirectly interfere with the internal administration of the school, the discipline of the school and the duties of the teachers.