The Sharjah Private Education Authority has confirmed that it is looking at three future proposals to prepare for the first semester of the next academic year in early September, as the proposals included the continuation of the distance learning system in the event of a continuing epidemic of the Corona virus as a benefit 19, or a combination of direct and virtual education through The return of education in schools by no more than 50% of the strength of each school, or the complete return of students within strict controls and procedures with an emphasis on the importance of continuing to employ technology and e-learning programs.
This came during a meeting held by the Sharjah Authority for Distance Education Private with the Board of Directors of Private Schools in the emirate to discuss the preparations for the next academic year 2020-2021, which was chaired by the Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Mohadith Al Hashemi, in the presence of the 15 members of the Board and Director, and a number of directors and heads of departments Sections of the Authority.
During the meeting, three future proposals were discussed by members of the School Board of Directors after studying the opinions and proposals submitted to them from all schools in the emirate for their preparations for the first semester of the next academic year early next September, and the proposals included the continuation of the distance learning system - if the new epidemic of the Corona virus continues as a benefit 19 And a proposal to "merge between direct and virtual education" through the return of education in schools at a rate of no more than 50% of the strength of each school, and the continuation of the remaining number from a distance for the purpose of limiting gatherings and maintaining the issue of social separation as one of the important preventive measures to prevent the spread of the disease, in addition to The third proposal, which is the complete return of students within strict controls and procedures, with an emphasis on the importance of continuing to use technology and e-learning programs within the study plans and continuing to implement it as an integral part of the education strategies used in all educational institutions.
The Chairman of the Sharjah Authority for Special Education, Dr. Al-Hashemi, started the virtual meeting by thanking His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council of the Union and Ruler of Sharjah, may God protect and preserve him for the care he receives from his highness, and the good guidance that he contributed to achieving great and qualitative leaps in The educational level, as I thanked the school administrations with their cadres, students, their parents, and workers in the educational sector, urging everyone to do more to serve the country and leadership.
She said that the authority continues to provide its usual support to all schools, given the vital role it plays in the service of education, noting that wise leadership attaches great importance to supporting the educational infrastructure, noting that preparing for the next comes within the framework of taking the appropriate decision based on the health situation and procedures Precaution, and the extent of the disease’s decline or not, pointing out that the direction of the body will undoubtedly be in harmony with the state’s trends, and if the disease continues to spread, the authority’s schools will continue to implement the distance learning system for the next academic year with work to improve it benefiting from the gaps and weaknesses that were monitored during the third semester And work to solve it, and in the event of a regression of the health pandemic, work will be done to study and analyze the risks for each scenario that has been put forward, to be in harmony with the precautionary measures and procedures followed.
In the third and final proposal, students return completely to join their schools on the shifts system so that direct education is fully applied to 50% of students during the first half of the school day and after their return to their homes the second group of students begins their traditional classes in school during the second half of the day School, provided that each semester is divided into two groups so that the number of students in each semester does not exceed 15 students.
The attendees stressed that each proposal has mechanisms and controls that will be studied and analyzed to take the necessary to serve the education sector in general and ensure its continuity and keep pace with technological development and blends between classroom direct education and electronic education, stressing the importance of developing the electronic educational system, and work to keep pace with development through the refinement of skills and development Competencies through the production of electronic educational contents and smart means, and a continuous focus on training and professional development for teachers and benefit from the programs, courses, workshops and services provided by the authority.