Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia speaks during a press conference on the issue of stubble burning, at Delhi Secretariat in New Delhi on Tuesday. PHOTO BY———SANJEEV RASTOGI
New Delhi: Delhi Board of School Education (DBSE) held its first general body meeting on Tuesday, which was presided over by deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia. He said that the board would bring next-generation reforms in the education sector.
“Delhi Board of School Education is crucial towards ensuring high quality education for all children. Our work in the last six years has changed the perception of government schools in India. This board will bring next-generation reforms in education and changes in the evaluation process, which will now be a 360° process, where we will holistically assess the knowledge, attitude and skills of a student,” said Sisodia.
Elaborating on the need for a new board, the deputy CM said the requirement was three fold. “First, it will move away from the practice of rote-learning and towards giving a holistic picture of each learner…Secondly, it will emphasise on continuous formative assessments. The main aim of setting up the board is that the assessment system should become a partner of learning and not an authority of testing. Third, we want to encourage a growth mindset among students, which will be strengthened by making it a part of regular assessment,” he explained.
Sisodia further said, “DBSE will also empower teachers to achieve their full potential by giving them timely feedback on specific actions they take to help every child in their classroom.” Delhi cabinet had approved the setting up of DBSE on March 6, after which the society for the board was registered on March 19.
Delhi’s education minister is the president of the board and principal secretary (education) the vice-president. The board also has principal secretary (finance), director education, Delhi Commission of Protection of Child Rights chairman, SCERT director, principal advisor to director education and vice-chancellors of Delhi Technological University, Ambedkar University and Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University as ex-officio members.
Principals and teachers, two educationists, two representatives of industries, two school management committee members are among those in the nominated category.
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