KISORO UGANDA: The Kisoro Resident District Commissioner, Hajji Badru Ssebyalla, has directed all heads of secondary schools in the district to prepare and submit detailed reports on the challenges affecting their schools and the projects being implemented.
The reports are expected to provide information on government- and non-government-funded projects, student enrolment, and the number of teachers employed on the government payroll, as well as those working outside the payroll.
Ssebyalla said the move is aimed at promoting transparency and accountability in the management of schools and strengthening efforts to fight corruption in government institutions.
He issued the directive while addressing secondary school head teachers and chairpersons of Parents-Teachers Associations (PTAs) at the library of Seseme Girls Secondary School in Kisoro District.
Ssebyalla emphasized the need for school leaders to maintain accurate and comprehensive information about school activities to improve service delivery in the education sector.
Meanwhile, the Kisoro Deputy Resident District Commissioner, Dan Ndikumwami, has asked the District Education Office to work closely with school heads to address the shortage of staff accommodation.
Ndikumwami said the construction of staff quarters would help reduce the challenge of teachers travelling long distances to and from schools.He also urged school leaders to establish school-based guidelines and ordinances aimed at promoting development, saying government support can be more effective when school priorities are clearly identified.
The Chairperson of the Kisoro Secondary School Head Teachers’ Association, Gatangaza Shafati, said the meeting aimed to discuss the feeding of learners at school.Gatangaza said parents should play a key role in ensuring that their children have food while at school.
He explained that, according to Ministry of Education and Sports guidelines, the government does not provide money for feeding learners in secondary schools, and parents can meet and agree on how to provide meals for their children.
The meeting brought together education stakeholders, security officials and other leaders to discuss challenges affecting schools and ways of improving education service delivery in Kisoro District.
