JSS Administration Structure Revealed
JSS Administration Structure Revealed. The Pioneer Grade Seven will have its own Principal, Board of Management, and staff by 2024.
Also, parents who enroll their kids in junior high school will need to buy new uniform sets.
The 7th graders came in on January 30, 2023.
Independent boards of management will oversee junior secondary school administration.
Primary school principals will also temporarily lead junior secondary schools for a year.
JSS Administration Structure Revealed
The government wants to make sure the two levels of education will continue to have separate operational structures even if junior secondary will be housed in primary institutions.
By 2024, junior secondary programs will only be offered at elementary schools with at least 45 students.
By joining small, nearby schools, a junior secondary will be created.
Furthermore to be mentioned is that all junior secondary schools will be housed in the current primary schools that have been found to be suitable for doing so.
According to Kenyan President William Ruto, all children transferring to junior secondary schools must have distinguishing uniforms to set them apart from their primary school friends.
It’s a delicate balance because while parents will buy uniforms, no child should be excluded from junior secondary school because of one. stated a senior education officer.
Up to the end of the current school year, primary head teachers will serve as junior secondary school principals.
In junior secondary boards of management (BOM), which will be different from those in primary schools, they will also serve as secretaries.
Pupils in junior secondary schools will get the same government capitation per pupil as their high school counterparts.
Infrastructure and teacher use will both face certain difficulties throughout the shift.
As the clock counted down to the reopening of schools early this year, several questions surfaced regarding the policies, infrastructure, and teachers’ use of their time.
The education secretary, Ezekiel Machogu, has already put together a team of experts to develop guidelines that would ensure a seamless transition for children from grade six to grade seven in the upcoming years.
The government is actively working to guarantee that all students have access to adequate physical infrastructure and a supportive learning environment, Cs. Machogu further reaffirmed.
Newly deployed JSS Principals Salary Scale
- Basic salary 34,955
- House allowance (other areas) 7,500
- Hardship allowance of 10,900
- Commuter allowance of 5,000
- Leave allowance (paid only in January) 6,000