Policy, Planning & School Leadership Acedemy (SLA)

Providing research based feedback to the government for policy formulation.
Organising capacity building programmes on planning and management for various level functionaries of education department.
Assisting Samagra Shiksha functionaries in planning and appraisal process.
Documenting various planning and management related literature for sharing.
Organising panel discussions and seminars on managerial, policy and planning related issues.
Identifying and disseminating best management practices in the elementary and secondary education.
Strengthening of management information system of performance and assessment.
Organising induction training, In-service training, Orientation programmes for newly recruited, promoted educational administrators and head of institutions.
Arranging customized training to various stake holders and departments.
Short duration customized training on demand for various level functionaries.
Guiding DIET faculties on planning and in the area of financial management and official management.

School Leadership Programme in Uttarakhand

School Leadership Academy under Planning Department of SIEMAT Uttarakhand have been deeply engaged under the Umbrella of National Centre of School Leadership of NCSL (NUEPA) with developing new generation leaders for school transformation through one of its four core functions, the capacity building programmes on school leadership development.
The programme through State Resource group formally constituted in all the districts of Uttarakhand. SIEMAT and State Leadership Academy are increasing networking among schools and related resource institutions so as to facilitate meaningful exchange of experiences, lateral learning and shared problem-solving.
SIEMAT Uttarakhand is also performing all activities regarding to the programme through its resources, DIETs and non-governmental organizational resources.
The school leadership development programmes cover existing and freshly inducted school principals and administrators as well as senior teacher’s i.e. prospective school heads, from elementary to higher secondary levels, functioning in both government and government-aided sectors. Sixteen day model for capacity building programme of school heads is operational across the state. On this connection State leadership academy has also been established in Uttarakhand in order to undertake the tasks of NCSL, Leadership Academy Uttarakhand will be conducted a One-Month Summer Programme on School Leadership and Management for principals of secondary level.

Objectives of The Programme

To enhance school leadership to bring about a shift in their understanding of their current role as functional managers to productive and innovative leaders.
To prepare a critical mass of experts to take leadership development forward in the responsible states and UTs.
To build expertise of school heads in the areas of teaching- learning, personal and professional development innovations in school system.
To empower local leadership (SMCs, SDMCs, VECs, PTAs) and system leadership to contribute to school quality.

Development of the Programme in Uttarakhand

National Centre for School Leadership (NCSL) has identified SIEMAT, Uttarakhand as school leadership academy for School Leadership Development Programme (SLDP). SLDP started in the year 2014-15 in state with following objectives.

To enhance school leadership for productive and quality education in Uttarakhand.
To build expertise of school heads in the areas of teaching-learning, personal and professional development innovations in school system.
To empower local leadership (SMCs, SMDCs, VECs, PTAs) and system leadership to contribute to school quality.
To organize training programme for school heads to build school improvement plan for overall quality education.

In this connection SIEMAT Uttarakhand has constituted state resource group (SRG) comprising of school principals, SCERT faculties, SIEMAT faculties and faculties from DIETs i.e. anchor institutes. SRG members in turn train school heads in following 6 key areas:

Perspectives on School Leadership
Developing self (Self Development)
Transforming teaching learning process
Building and Leading Teams
Leading Innovation
Leading Partnership

Identifying the significance of the official and financial management SIEMAT has also added it as 7th key area.

Since the commencement of this programme SIEMAT has constituted a SRG group of 200 members in order to impart leadership training in cascade model through its anchor institutes. Nearly 650 Secondary school heads and 2521 Elementary level school heads have been trained through this programme.

Activities done under School Leadership Academy (SLA)

(A) One day orientation online programme

One day orientation online programme in school leadership on management in Uttarakhand is organised on 18th February, 2017 at Doon University, Dehradun. With the objectives of familiarizing the participants with programme overview and explaining the process of online registration. Following officials have participated in the programme:

Officials from Directorates of Secondary Education and Elementary Education.
Faculty members for SCERT and SIEMAT.
Partner institutions like APF etc.
Experts and coordinators of SLDP Programme in Samagra Shiksha.
All DIET Principals and one faculty member from each DIET.
District coordinator of Samagra Shiksha looking after the programme.
All Block Education Officers, Deputy Education Officers and one Principal of Secondary Schools from districts, Dehradun, Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar.
BEOs, Deputy Education Officers and one Principal of Secondary School from a block of district head quarter from remaining 10 districts.
State resource group members.

(B) Three days sharing and SLDP training module contextualization workshop

Three days sharing and SLDP training module contextualization workshop with DIET Principals and Faculty has been organised from 20th to 22nd March, 2017. Six groups are made for contextualization of the following six areas of 10 days Leadership Training programme:

Perspectives on School Leadership
Developing self (Self Development)
Transforming teaching learning process
Building and Leading Teams
Leading Innovation
Leading Partnership