Minutes:
MEETING AT
KASELUNI PRIMARY SCHOOL
14 FEBRUARY
2022
Present:
Daniel
Mbiri Headteacher
Alex
Muthari Deputy Headteacher
Mutemi
Mulwa PTA chairman
Stephen
Kameti TAS
Gill
Marshall-Andrews TAS UK.
School
update:
The school
looked wonderful. The trees have grown and there is a great feeling of a well
managed happy establishment. The
children were excited and welcoming.
The school
was closed for 10 months last year but the caretaker has kept the treed alive
brilliantly. The school hopes to continue
with his salary although the allocated funds have run out. GMA will investigate.
There are
166 children on roll - 87 boys and 79 girls.
Some
dropped out last year due to the pandemic but also because some of the boys
left to look for work in Boka. The Chief
is supposed to follow these children up and get them back into school but does
nothing. An Education Day is proposed to
encourage parents to get their children back.
The number
in Clsss is low which is a concern – probably due to families moving away
during the pandemic. They hope to recruit
more students in April.
The new
Competency Based Curriculum kicks in on a phased basis from April. So too does the new arrangement for Junior
High Schools. The transition period is complicated and the school is still not sure
if they will have 8 or 9 classes on site.
The
priorities for funding are
·
completion of the 2 classrooms which are only
part funded
·
Girls
dormitory
·
Study
banda and store
·
Education
Day in May 2022
The school has received 20 individual solar study lights for needy
talented learners from a charity Mama
Leyla. These were handed out to the
selected children who signed a form agreeing to return the lights to school
when they leave. Much gratitude was
expressed for this wonderful donation.
SK will follow up progress on this initiative and report back to Mama
Leyla.
