In short
As a new strategy to boost performance in the area, 17 head teachers and 74 classroom teachers have been reshuffled while an unspecified number has also been lined up for demotion.
Soroti district has reshuffled head teachers whose schools have continued to post poor results in Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE).
Last year, the district produced 144 candidates in Division one, an improvement from 2015 when the district got only 83 candidates passing in Division one.
As a new strategy to boost performance in the area, 17 head teachers and 74 classroom teachers have been reshuffled while an unspecified number has also been lined up for demotion.
Simon Emoru Enangu, the district Inspector of Schools told URN that this is a routine mandatory transfer meant to improve performance and service delivery.
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Enangu says the transfer was also to create a credible working relationship between school leaders, pupils and parents and that fairly performing head teachers were taken to limping schools.
Among the affected head teachers include Charles Ekoyu who has been removed from Amusia Primary School and taken to Merok Primary school. Vincent Enyutu has been transferred from Obyarai to Telamot Primary School, while John Peter Eilu moves from Agama to Kamuda Primary school.
Deborah Nora Amongin has been removed from Olobai-Kamuda to Agama primary school while Esther Ruth Imede moves from Arabaka to Odudui primary school. Also moved is Charles Ongora, from Abelet to Omugenya Odela Primary school.
Calvin Elenyu, Soroti district secretary for education, says this is the latest approach aimed at reorganizing the leadership of all government-aided primary schools to boost performance.
He says most of the schools performed poorly because majority of the head teachers failed to deliver.
Hanington Okello, a parent of Kamuda Primary School in Kamuda Sub County, welcomed the reshuffle saying he is optimistic it will improve performance.
Soroti district has a total of 79 government-aided Primary schools.
Last year, the district produced 144 candidates in Division one, an improvement from 2015 when the district got only 83 candidates passing in Division one.
As a new strategy to boost performance in the area, 17 head teachers and 74 classroom teachers have been reshuffled while an unspecified number has also been lined up for demotion.
Simon Emoru Enangu, the district Inspector of Schools told URN that this is a routine mandatory transfer meant to improve performance and service delivery.
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Enangu says the transfer was also to create a credible working relationship between school leaders, pupils and parents and that fairly performing head teachers were taken to limping schools.
Among the affected head teachers include Charles Ekoyu who has been removed from Amusia Primary School and taken to Merok Primary school. Vincent Enyutu has been transferred from Obyarai to Telamot Primary School, while John Peter Eilu moves from Agama to Kamuda Primary school.
Deborah Nora Amongin has been removed from Olobai-Kamuda to Agama primary school while Esther Ruth Imede moves from Arabaka to Odudui primary school. Also moved is Charles Ongora, from Abelet to Omugenya Odela Primary school.
Calvin Elenyu, Soroti district secretary for education, says this is the latest approach aimed at reorganizing the leadership of all government-aided primary schools to boost performance.
He says most of the schools performed poorly because majority of the head teachers failed to deliver.
Hanington Okello, a parent of Kamuda Primary School in Kamuda Sub County, welcomed the reshuffle saying he is optimistic it will improve performance.
Soroti district has a total of 79 government-aided Primary schools.
