By Emmanuel Nyatsikor, GNA
Adaklu Ablornu (V/R), Oct. 20, GNA – Mr Jerry Yao Ameko, Adaklu District Chief Executive (DCE), has called on parents to develop the culture of closely monitoring their children both at home and in school.
He said this would enable parents to stay informed about not only the academic progress of their wards but also their social lives and behaviour.
Mr Ameko made the call at the commissioning of a three-unit classroom block with an office, staff common room and store for the Adaklu Ablornu Junior High School.
The classroom block, which was started in 2016 but abandoned, was funded from the Adaklu District Assembly’s share of the District Assemblies Common Fund.
The DCE said parents did not need appointments before visiting schools to assess the academic performance and conduct of their children.
He urged teachers in the district to keep observation books in which they could record the performance and behavioural patterns of pupils to enable parents to better understand the development of their wards.
Mr Ameko observed that some parents were neglecting their responsibilities, a situation he said could contribute to children becoming wayward in future.
“The blunders we are committing today as parents will come haunting us tomorrow,” he stated.
He urged parents to take a renewed interest in the upbringing and development of their children, noting that they would eventually become responsible for supporting them in old age.
Mr Ameko expressed concern about growing indiscipline among the youth in the district and called on traditional authorities to support efforts to address the challenge.
He also appealed to them to establish school visitation and monitoring committees in their communities to help improve teaching and learning while tackling indiscipline among young people.
The DCE, who is also the Dean of the Volta Regional Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), recalled that the district placed first in the Volta Region and ranked 11th nationally in the 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
He attributed the achievement to strategic interventions implemented by the Adaklu District Education Directorate in collaboration with other stakeholders.
Mr Ameko said the district’s BECE performance had declined partly because some of those measures were no longer being enforced.
He therefore called on all stakeholders, including the District Assembly, Education Directorate, traditional authorities and parents, to revisit interventions such as the “No Reading, No Promotion” initiative to restore the district’s academic excellence.
The DCE appealed to residents to work together with traditional leaders to accelerate the development of the community and commended Mr Hayford Amenuvie, Assembly Member for the area, for his support towards community development.
He also urged teachers of the school to give off their best to improve academic performance among students.
Mr Ameko assured residents that he was working closely with Mr Governs Kwame Agbodza, Minister for Roads and Highways and Member of Parliament for Adaklu, to eliminate schools under trees in the district.
As part of the ceremony, he presented 60 modern chairs and tables to the school.
GNA
Edited by Maxwell Awumah/Lydia Kukua Asamoah