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TORs of Assistant Education Officer (Final)

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Terms of Reference

Assistant Education Officer – School Education Department


Government of the Punjab

Assistant Education Officers (AEO) are mobile administrators who manage the
affairs of primary schools assigned to them. Schools assigned to an AEO are
collectively called a markaz and an AEO is judged on the performance of his/her
markaz across a combination of prescribed access and quality indicators.

An AEO is expected to perform a wide variety of functions for the schools in their
markaz and the AEO logbook is a key tool to help him to do so. He/she must:

Ensure quality education is being delivered

1. Check if classwork and homework is being assigned and whether feedback


is provided to students on a regular basis
2. Ensure fair conduct of annual, six monthly, three monthly and monthly
examinations by checking whether exams are marked fairly and proper
feedback is being provided to students
3. Ensure progress reports are being given to students on a regular basis
and that the teacher is maintaining a personal file for each student. These
reports should be shared with the parents during regular parent teacher
meetings.
4. Suggest methods to improve the overall academic performance of a
school, based on regular assessments, to the head teachers
5. Identify areas of weakness in teaching and recommend weak performing
teachers to District Training and Support Center (DTSC) for further
training
6. Ensure quality education is being delivered by observing lessons and
keeping track of teacher grades given by District Teacher Educators
(DTEs)
7. Take ownership of the results of students in his/her markaz in all formal
assessments, including but not limited to, Literacy and Numeracy Drive
(LND), six monthly and Punjab Education Commission (PEC) exams. The
aim of LND and six-monthly should be 90% marks, and for PEC, all
students should pass with a majority obtaining an A grade.
Improve functionality of schools in their markaz

8. Regulate teachers’ attendance to ensure that teachers are present in class


and teaching effectively. Check if records of leaves is being maintained in
school and ensure student teacher ratio is at most 40.
9. Encourage usage of free textbooks and teacher guides, keep track of
lessons being delivered according to the academic calendar and ensure
teachers are following the prescribed education calendar for each class
10. Aim for 100% enrolment of 5-9 year olds in the markaz, and retain 100%
of these kids for the duration of the primary school. In case of any drop
outs, track these children and work closely with the school council to bring
these children back to school.
11. Make the school atmosphere child friendly and conducive to learning. This
can include ensuring that funds are spent on white washing the walls,
planting trees in school courtyards, furnishing rooms with adequate
furniture and making early child education rooms to attract children
12. Visit schools in their markaz regularly and conduct activities outlined in
the AEO logbook. Prioritize visiting low performing schools, preferably
based on enrollment.
13. Assess the performance of teaching and non-teaching staff and
recommend action by either recommending weak performers to DTSC or
filing a complaint with the competent authority (initiating PEEDA by filling
in a charge sheet)
14. Organize co-curricular activities like sports competitions, science fairs,
Qirat or naat recitations, arrange prize distribution ceremonies, and
celebrate national days in the schools in their markaz
15. Support the head teacher in maintaining school records e.g. logbooks, D3
forms, etc.
16. Mentor head teacher for preparation of annual non-development budget of
the school in coordination with school council and raise requests for
financial, human, and other resources
17. Work closely with the school councils to identify areas of improvement and
assist them in making the school function better.
18. Check the functioning of ECE rooms including but not limited to availability
of ECE inventory, teaching plan of ECE rooms etc
Implement SED initiatives on the field

19. Disseminate and implement all policies of the School Education


Department (SED) at the markaz level
20. Provide support in conducting grade-V Punjab Examination Commission
(PEC) exams.
21. Attend Pre-DRC meetings each month, prepared to present or explain
progress against performance indicators.

Maintain prescribed administrative and financial record (NSB utilization


plan) of schools in markaz

22. Create a school file that contains complete record of school including but
not limited to Teacher reports, school reports (LND, PEC, etc), MEA and
DTE visit record etc.
23. Manage all service related matters such as maintenance of service record,
performance Evaluation Reports (PERs) of all teaching and non-teaching
staff, UP register, cashbook, FTF register, and any other register that will
assist in maintaining accurate records.
24. Support Head teacher in developing annual NSB utilization plan and
ensure the funds are being utilized as per the procurement plan released
by the department. Also ensure that the record is maintained in a way
that it is audit ready.
25. Audit accounts of funds such as FTF, NSB, salaries and stocks of schools
to control the occurrence of irregularities, misappropriation and
embezzlement.
26. Report and monitor the progress of all school related development
schemes in their markaz
27. Identify development schemes within schools for Annual Development
Plan (ADP).

Community mobilization for school improvement

28. AEO is responsible for implementation of School Council Policy issued by


the School Education Department.
29. Ensures School Councils meetings are convened at least once every
month.
30. Attend and monitor School Council meetings and ensure that all the
members effectively contribute in school improvement (improving
retention, parent teacher engagement etc)
31. Devise strategies for parent teacher engagement for improving retention
and enrolment.
32. Conduct surveys for out of school children in the markaz and report the
findings to SED.

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