In
2010, for the first time, text-books will be distributed free of charge to all
students from socially vulnerable families.
The Government has allocated 8 million GEL for this program.
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and the Minister of Education and Science of ArmeniaArmen Ashotian met Armenian teachers who are attending 4 days training at ZurabZhvaniaStateSchool of Administration.
The first Deputy Minister of Education and Science of
Georgia Akaki Seperteladze visited Italian School in Batumi and got
familiarized with European model of teaching, infrastructure and technical
support of the school.
The
President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili met Azeri and Armenian students. For the first time, this year was launched
new program for students of ethnic minorities. They were enrolled in the higher
education institutions with special quotas.
The first Deputy
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Akaki Seperteladze and the
Minister of Education, Culture and Sport of Autonomous Republic of Adjara
Gia Abuladze awarded resource officers with certificates at Public Schools №3
of Batumi.
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri
Shashkini attended the presentation of the School Principal Standard. The
normative document was prepared by the specialists and experts of the National
Center for Teacher Professional Development and it envisages the standards
of professional and practical skills of the school principal.
The
President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili attended the presentation of Hours of
Heads of Classes at hotel-complex “Bazaleti” and met 150 teachers there.
First
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Koka Seperteladze attended
the testing of Resource Officers and got familiarized with surveillance system
installed in the school.
Head
of Internal Audit Department Irakli Andriashvili held briefing on unlawful
procurements of 2008. By
the Decree of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri
Shashkini.
Intermal Audit Department inspected the documentation concerning the
procurement of 2008 and the inspection revealed serious problems.
The
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini and Head of
National Examinations Center Maia Miminoshvili held the briefing on Teachers
Certification Exams.
First
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Akaki Seperteladze and Head
of National Examinations Center Maia Miminoshvili held the briefing on the
results of 2010 Unified Entry Exams Appeal Committee.
The
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Dimitri Shashkini met the Head of
Trade Union Irakli Petriashvili. The goal of the meeting was to normalize the
labor relations between education institutions and trade unions of Georgia.
Deputy
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Irine Kurdadze and United
Nations Development Programme
Resident Representative in Georgia
Jamie McGoldrick met the directors of professional education
institutions and
present them 750 text-books.
In the Scope of the President’s initiative programme ”Safe School”, surveillance systems were installed in more than 20 public schools of Tbilisi. The process of installing is underway at other public schools of the capital, Kutaisi and Batumi.