Committee submits report on mission schools management

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01-10-08



THE committee set up by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports (MoESS) to review the 1999 partnership agreement between the government and religious bodies in the management of mission schools, has presented its report to the sector minister.
According to the Chairman of the committee, Prof. Kwasi Ansu-Kyeremeh, the exercise was fruitful as it provided the opportunity for the stakeholders to deliberate on issues affecting both the government and the missions.
He said throughout the deliberations there was cordiality on the part of members with a mission to help provide quality education for all.
Prof. Ansu-Kyeremeh said even with disagreements, the committee members were able to co-operate for the improvement of education and added that there was consensus among the members.
Receiving the report, the Minister of Education, Science and Sports, Prof. Dominic Fobih, commended the committee for the seriousness they attached to the task assigned them.
He said there was the need to strengthen the partnership existing between the government and owners of mission schools so that, as he put it, “We can build an effective human resource development system”.
Prof. Fobih, for his part, said the ministry was going to study the report and respond appropriately, adding that the recommendations would go a long way to bring about improvement in education.
The committee was set up on April 24, 2008.