Shagun

The SSA Shagun webportal can be accessed at

www.ssashagun.nic.in

Vol. 1 Issue 1 (April – June 2017)

‘

Shagun

’

www.ssashagun.nic.in

The Shagun web-portal has been

designed to

change the narrative

on

school education by showcasing the

multitude of

innovative and

successful models

being

implemented by all States & UTs in

diverse circumstances.

It enables these successful initiatives

to be

replicated

and

taken to scale.

Shagun sustains the

institutional

memory

of these initiatives.

It encourages all States and UTs to

positively compete

with each other

to carry out and upload best

practices.

Online Monitoring & Innovations

Repository Portal

Newsletter

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On 18th January 2017, the Hon’ble Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Prakash Javadekar launched

the Shagun portal –

www.ssashagun.nic.in.

The name

Shagun

has been coined from the words ‘Shala’ meaning

school and ‘Gunvatta’ meaning quality, and it has two modules – (1) Online Monitoring and (2) Innovations

Repository.

This repository of good practices focuses on

positive stories and developments

that are driving

performance improvements in school education. As on date there are over 300 such

heart-warming instances of achievement, in addition to thousands of testimonials and images,

on the online platform.

These innovative practices are documented in the form of

case studies, videos, testimonials and images.

• Search directly

• Browse through the content by State or UT, by component, or by content type

• Locate content by State or UT on an interactive map of India

To find the content, users can -

About Shagun

Innovations Repository

www.ssashagun.nic.in

www.ssashagun.nic.in

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Below are some of the heartwarming stories and major successes in Government

run schools which have been uploaded on the web-portal by States and UTs.

Highlights: Innovative Practices

TESTIMONIALS

Shri Anil Swarup

Secretary (SE&L)

Smt. Rina Ray

Additional Secretary (SE&L)

“The Shagun portal

showcases success

stories under the

Sarva Shiksha

Abhiyan... This is

an excellent initiative which will

be further refined through

additional features.”

“This portal proves

that a lot of

wonderful work

is being carried

out in Government

run schools throughout the

country and it will therefore

change the narrative on School

Education."

“Shagun is a

first-of-its kind

platform that

will give due

recognition to people,

State and UT governments,

schools and teachers working

towards improving Elementary

Education across the country.”

Shri Prakash Javadekar

Hon’ble Minister of Human Resource Development

Improving learning outcomes through innovative practices

The Pragat Shaikshanik Maharashtra (PSM) programme brings quality in school education by creating

a conducive

environment for learning

and

empowering

each element within the educational system,

starting with the teachers,

enabling them to adopt innovative learning methods which are changing

the nature of classroom interactions, making them child-friendly and promoting self-learning.

Visit Shagun Maharashtra Case Studies “Pragat Shaikshanik Maharashtra (PSM) –

Teachers Training on Demand”

Odisha has adopted

tribal languages as the

medium of instruction at the primary level. The MLE

programme addresses the challenges faced by the tribal students and it is operational in 1485 schools

in 21 tribal languages in 17 tribal dominated districts. Textbooks and Supplementary reading materials

have also been developed in 21 tribal languages.

Visit Shagun Odisha Videos “Multi Lingual Education”

CSR, Public Private Partnership and Community Involvement

Andhra Pradesh has launched the

‘Badi Runam Thirchukundam’

(Giving Back to School) in 2016 to

encourage alumni, community, industrialists, NRIs and public representatives to give a donation to a

School of their choice, either in cash or in kind. By the end of April 2017, around Rs 23 Crores had been

gathered through 8,703 donations.

Visit Shagun Andhra Pradesh Videos “TVC on inviting community participation and

involvement in school development”

Kerala has started a project to garner funds through

PPP mode to convert neglected schools with poor

infrastructure into centres of academic excellence. This Project has successfully transformed

the

Government Vocational Higher Secondary School for girls (GVHSS) Nadakkavu, Kozhikode which now

has world class infrastructure such as multimedia classrooms with digital projectors and internet

connectivity, Indoor Stadium with gym, Austro Turf for football/hockey, 2500-seat dining hall, clean

and spacious kitchen with modern appliances, toilets and more.

Visit Shagun Kerala Videos “PPP for school development of Nadakkavu GVHSS School”

Reaching out to Special Groups

In Jehanabad District, Bihar, a unique initiative is helping visually impaired girls catch up on lost

learning. The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) provides in-house training beginning with the

basics of shape recognition, counting and reading Braille, followed by a tailor-made course. These girls

now have a better chance of achieving their dreams.

Visit Shagun Bihar Videos “KGBV, Nurturing visually impaired girls”

Jharkhand has rolled out ‘Zero Dropout Panchayats’

at every block by sensitising the Gram Panchayat

‘Mukhiyas’ and providing all essential basic amenities in Government Schools across the State. All

gram panchayat heads will ensure that children falling in the age group of 6 to 14 years in their

respective panchayats are admitted in nearby schools.

Visit Shagun Jharkhand Videos “Zero Drop Out Initiative”

Rudra

Z

illa Parishad school, Shivaji nagar, Beed district,

Maharashtra

Rudra is differently-abled and has Cerebral Palsy.

During the Household Survey under Sarva Shiksha

Abhiyan, the Inclusive Education Resource Teacher

visited his house and counseled his parents about the

services available under SSA for Special Children. He

motivated them to send Rudra to the Resource Room

under the SSA where his educational, psychological

and physical assessment was done and an

individualized education plan was prepared. Rudra

attended the Resource Room and Physio Therapy

Centre routinely alongwith an escort. The trainers,

psychologists and resource teacher together worked

towards his Behaviour Therapy, Physio Therapy,

Social Recreational and Academics Skills.

Rudra is now studying in a regular Zilla Parishad

school and the resource teacher under the SSA

continues to give academic support to him and the

school.

Visit Shagun Maharashtra Testimonials “Rudra”

Pushpa Kumari

KGBV, Bundu District, Ranchi, Jharkhand

After the death of her father, Pushpa had to drop out

of school in class V due to the poor economic

condition of her family. However, thanks to the KGBV

and the provision of free education, food, uniform

and hostel facilities there, she was able to return to

school.

With the resources available at the KGBV and the

continuous guidance and support of her teachers,

Pushpa has developed

‘Bal-Amrit’

which is a Baby

food that costs only Rs. 58/- per KG, made from 15

easily available ingredients. It was the center of

attraction at the State level Jawaharlal Nehru Science,

Mathematics and Environment exhibition in 2016.

She is currently awaiting the copyright for this.

She

also participated in an Exchange programme in

Japan.

Visit Shagun Jharkhand Testimonials “Pushpa

Kumari”

The Shagun repository has been developed in collaboration with

www.ssashagun.nic.in

The online monitoring module of

Shagun measures state-level performance

and progress

against key educational indicators

which enables the Government of India and the State and

UT Departments of Education to conduct

real-time assessments

which normal paper-based

monitoring mechanisms did not allow.

The SSA scheme covers around

110 million children in Classes

I-VIII in around 1 million schools

across the country with one of the

highest annual budgets.

Monitoring the implementation of

a scheme of such a magnitude

was a huge challenge. The online

monitoring module was designed

to fill this gap by streamlining the

data collection processes in order

to track the efficiency with which

SSA funds are being utilized and

the results that this is delivering.

There are currently 122 Reports,

which are automatically

generated from the data filled in.

Additionally, all the guidelines,

instructions, the framework of

implementation, letters and

communications to States and all

possible related information has

been uploaded on the portal for

ready reference of the

Department and all States and

UTs.

Online Monitoring

The main functions are:



Fund utilisation tracking



Performance measurement on key educational indicators



Online planning & goal setting



Physical targets and outcomes monitoring

The portal offers

Data analytics and generates graphics

which represent the progress of States and UTs against

key identified parameters such as exact number of out of school children mainstreamed, the increase or decrease

in enrolment in government schools vis-à-vis private schools and the expenditure on teachers’ salaries compared

to expenditure on increasing the learning outcomes, and more.

This will enable the tracking of every single

rupee being spent by States and UTs, as well as the impact of this expenditure.

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