TRANSFORM MORE DAY SHS INTO BOARDING (PAGE 42, JULY 8, 2010)

HEADS of Assisted Senior High and Technical Schools (CHASS/APTI) in the three northern regions have called for the transformation of more day senior high schools in northern Ghana into boarding schools.
This, they said, would make the Computerised Schools Selection and Placement Systems (CSSPS) as a means of admission to senior high and technical schools more meaningful and effective in the area.
They said it would also enhance the contact hours teachers have with students as well as minimise the frequent interruptions in their termly academic calendar, particularly during the delay in the release of feeding grants for schools in the three regions.
The groups have, therefore, appealed to the government to be apt in the release of feeding grant for schools in northern Ghana and suggested that it must be released at least two weeks before the reopening of the schools.
In a communiqué issued and signed by the three respective chairpersons of the CHASS/APTI after the 10th annual joint conference in Wa, the Upper West regional capital, the group further urged government to come up with attractive measures to boost the morale of teachers and also motivate, attract and retain qualified teachers in the three regions for effective quality education.
The conference was on the theme: “Search for Quality Education for Northern Ghana , Challenges and Roles of the Stakeholder”
The members of CHASS/APTI further called for the establishment of teacher colleges of education in northern Ghana which they said, would enhance the production of more quality teachers for schools in the area.
They also called on the government and all other stakeholders in education to assist schools in northern Ghana with logistics and equipments such as computers and other ICT facilities.
They assured the government of their commitment to work saying “We would use all our resources for the effective running of our schools for quality education to prevail in northern Ghana ”.