FEES WARNING TO SCHOOLS.MANAMA Manama Arabic Al-Manamah City (pop., 2001: 143,035), capital of Bahrain. Situated at the northeastern tip of Bahrain island, it is Bahrain's largest city, with about one-fifth of the emirate's population. : Private schools were yesterday ordered not to increase students' fees or implement new ones without official approval. Schools are also bound to submit their real budget statement from the start of the scholastic year before contemplating any unilateral unilateral /uni·lat·er·al/ (-lat´er-al) affecting only one side. u·ni·lat·er·al adj. On, having, or confined to only one side. rise in fees. Raising extra contingent fees Payment to an attorney for legal services that depends, or is contingent, upon there being some recovery or award in the case. The payment is then a percentage of the amount recovered—such as 25 percent if the matter is settled, or 30 percent if it proceeds to trial. to fund school activities without prior approval is banned. Education Minister Dr Majid Al Nuaimi issued directives to tighten control on private school fee-paying fee-paying adj [school] → Privat-; fee-paying pupils → Schüler, deren Eltern Schulgeld zahlen systems. "The aim is to secure affordable fees for parents and strike a better balance between schools' means and educational standards," said a ministry statement. The minister also banned schools from fining students on behavioural Adj. 1. behavioural - of or relating to behavior; "behavioral sciences" behavioral grounds, describing the measure as illegal and uneducational. Schools flouting the rules and regulations will be held accountable legally, and may have their licences revoked. Private schools will also be bound to submit an official half-year report on students' results. Private Education Directorate officials have also been instructed to follow up parents' complaints and seek answers from respective schools. The ministry has also announced that visits to private schools would continue till the end of the scholastic year. The minister based his directives on reports submitted by a panel in charge of evaluating private schools for the ministry to ensure follow up and legal compliance. The assessment covered three main segments - teaching performance, administration and overall organisation. All private schools will be sent a circular Circular may refer to:
The circular will also cover other key issues, particular school curricular, exams, pedagogic ped·a·gog·ic also ped·a·gog·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of pedagogy. 2. Characterized by pedantic formality: a haughty, pedagogic manner. supervision and students' behaviour. Copyright 2009 Gulf Daily News Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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