Assessment of Needs and Capacity of District Office Professional Staff
Assessment of Needs and Capacity of District Office Professional Staff
Assessment of Needs and Capacity of District Office Professional Staff
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CATEGO<br />
RIES<br />
PLANNING<br />
AN ANALYSIS OF ISSUES AND GAPS IN SCHOOL OPERATIONS<br />
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT<br />
ISSUES & PERCEPTIONS FROM THE SCHOOL ISSUES AND PERCEPTIONS FROM THE<br />
DISTRICT OFFICE<br />
• More clarity on SDP<br />
Poor Communication & Planning<br />
• Sustainability <strong>of</strong> SDP<br />
<strong>District</strong> provide year plans in good time<br />
• Support from DO on SDP<br />
• <strong>District</strong> & school plans clash<br />
• <strong>District</strong> plans must be properly planned so that they<br />
tally with those <strong>of</strong> schools<br />
• Monitoring <strong>of</strong> SDP<br />
• Proper implementation <strong>of</strong> district & school plans<br />
• School Development Plan: Our plans are<br />
undermined by district.<br />
• No knowledge on how to do SDP properly<br />
• No time management & proper planning skills<br />
• Poor support from the district to schools, e.g.<br />
some schools are not even aware <strong>of</strong> how to do<br />
school development plan<br />
• SWOT analysis conducted effectively<br />
• School priorities are established<br />
• All plans are done effectively<br />
• SDP guidance must be there<br />
• Due to lack <strong>of</strong> funds we do not complete our plans<br />
• Proper planning & support is needed & school<br />
needs should be prioritized<br />
• No planning <strong>of</strong> any kind, we draw it at schools<br />
• Managing the implementation <strong>of</strong> the school<br />
development plan<br />
• Provision <strong>of</strong> the district development plan to avoid<br />
overlapping & clashes with the school<br />
• Evaluating the accomplishment <strong>of</strong> the school dev.<br />
Plan<br />
• Conducting SWOT analysis<br />
• No time frames on school dev. Plan provision <strong>of</strong><br />
year plan<br />
• Reporting on achievements on the school<br />
development plan<br />
• Establishing school priorities<br />
• No clear picture <strong>of</strong> the SWOT analysis<br />
• Disturbances from the Dept. <strong>of</strong> Education e.g. no<br />
school-calendar for 2006<br />
• No district development plan<br />
• No district year plan<br />
• Time Frames<br />
• Non-availability <strong>of</strong> <strong>District</strong> year plan<br />
• Teachers meetings <strong>and</strong> Departmental problems<br />
• Conduct planning for school year - lack <strong>of</strong> planning<br />
- Hap-hazard programmes this need <strong>District</strong> <strong>Office</strong><br />
planning & training<br />
• Conducting SWOT analysis. <strong>Needs</strong> clarity &<br />
training<br />
• Prep <strong>of</strong> school Dev. Dev Plan needs training<br />
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