The Ondo State Government has approved the promotion of serving primary school teachers in the state.
By this approval, those concerned can now reach the status of Permanent Secretaries like their counterparts in the civil servants.
Disclosing this during his interactive meeting with the head – teachers across the three senatorial districts of the state in Akure, the state capital, the Chairman, Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board, Mr Victor Olabimtan, re-emphasised the government’s genuine intention to create a conducive atmosphere for teaching.
He commended Governor Rotimi Akeredolu for providing the UBEC counterpart funds which had hitherto been neglected for about five years, paving way for the massive reconstruction of schools, renovations as well as provision of furniture items.
The chairman however frowned at the “dwindling population of pupils in public schools despite the government efforts,”
but “Ondo State Government will not relent in its efforts at upgrading school standard as well as its personnel.”
Olabimtan used the opportunity to distribute promotion letters to 2,111 teachers, out of which about 85 of them were upgraded to level-16 (PS status).
The SUBEB chairman also condemned in strong terms, the attitude of some teachers taking their biological children to private schools and ruled that it had become an offence for any public school teacher to take their wards to private schools.
“The teachers will henceforth be held responsible for any drop in primary schools’ enrolment,” he told the Head Teachers.
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Olabimtan also tasked the Education Secretary in the 18 Local Government Areas of the state “not to hesitate at reporting any teacher found wanting in their duty post for possible sanction.”
The state Chairman of the Parents Teachers Association, Alhaji Abimbola Omoloja, who reacted to the development, commended the governor for showing interest in lifting education from foundation.
Alhaji Omoloja solicited for the return of extra curricular activities to schools to enable pupils learn beyond what is contained in their academic curriculum.
Selected head teachers at the meeting who granted interviews to TheNewsGuru expressed joy at the news, noting it would go a long way to encourage them to redouble their efforts towards public service.
They described education as the best legacy any society could bequeath future generations.