Delhi forms task group to track academic targets in government schools

School heads in Delhi’s government schools will upload academic targets through the education department’s management information system, where a new seven-member headquarters team will review them.

The academic task group, formed under the examination branch and led at headquarters by the additional director of education (examination), will monitor progress against targets and provide support to schools. It will work across headquarters, district and zonal levels, with district teams assessing performance and preparing strategies suited to their areas.

At the zonal level, teams led by deputy directors of education will include a principal as member-coordinator and two to five teachers nominated by the district deputy director. They will monitor individual schools, identify gaps and put improvement plans into effect.

Teachers and officers selected for the group will be deployed to these teams. If that creates a staffing shortfall, school heads can seek district approval to appoint guest or contractual teachers for the same subject.