New Delhi: In a bid to improve academic performance, Delhi Directorate of Education has assigned senior officers as mentors to 56 government schools that recorded the lowest pass percentages in Classes IX and XI, during the 2024–25 academic session, with results dropping to as low as 45%. Each officer will be responsible for mentoring one school throughout 2025–26 and is expected to conduct inspections at least once a fortnight, submitting reports via the online MIS portal.The initiative, detailed in a circular issued by the Inspection Cell on Tuesday, includes schools from various districts and zones and aims to provide intensive handholding and oversight. Officers are required to fill detailed inspection reports in a prescribed format, evaluating academic indicators such as subject-wise performance, attendance, support materials and use of Teaching-Learning Materials (TLMs), the circular states.The move ties into the ongoing ‘Mission Mathematics’ and special enrichment classes campaign, which targets foundational learning gaps and aims to make mathematics more engaging for students from Classes VI to X. All zonal and district-level education officers have been instructed to monitor the effective implementation of academic programmes and ensure targeted support for struggling students, it added.New Delhi: In a bid to improve academic performance, Delhi Directorate of Education has assigned senior officers as mentors to 56 government schools that recorded the lowest pass percentages in Classes IX and XI, during the 2024–25 academic session, with results dropping to as low as 45%. Each officer will be responsible for mentoring one school throughout 2025–26 and is expected to conduct inspections at least once a fortnight, submitting reports via the online MIS portal.The initiative, detailed in a circular issued by the Inspection Cell on Tuesday, includes schools from various districts and zones and aims to provide intensive handholding and oversight. Officers are required to fill detailed inspection reports in a prescribed format, evaluating academic indicators such as subject-wise performance, attendance, support materials and use of Teaching-Learning Materials (TLMs), the circular states.The move ties into the ongoing ‘Mission Mathematics’ and special enrichment classes campaign, which targets foundational learning gaps and aims to make mathematics more engaging for students from Classes VI to X. All zonal and district-level education officers have been instructed to monitor the effective implementation of academic programmes and ensure targeted support for struggling students, it added.
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