Functioning of various wings of DIET Kurukshetra:-
District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) Kurukshetra, like other DIETs in India, functions as a key institution for the improvement of elementary and secondary education. It supports pre-service and in-service teacher education, curriculum development, educational research, and innovation at the district level.
DIET Kurukshetra operates through multiple specialized branches or “wings,” each focusing on a specific aspect of teacher education and school improvement.
Planning and Management (P&M) Wing
The Planning and Management (P&M) Wing of DIET Kurukshetra is responsible for supporting effective educational planning and decision-making at the district level. This wing plays a strategic role in gathering and analyzing data to improve the planning, implementation, and monitoring of educational programs.
Key functions of the P&M Wing include:
➢ To maintain an appropriate database of the district for the planning of various educational interventions.
➢ To conduct studies in areas such as:
- Enrolment, retention and regularity of attendance of children of various groups (females, SC/ST, minorities, handicapped, slum dwellers and other disadvantaged groups) and various factors affecting these.
- Effect of various interventions and incentives on the above.
Community’s perception of and participation in various educational programmes.
➢ To select a lab area within the reach of DIET
➢ Planning and organisation of various activities in the lab area.
➢ Development of norms, criteria & techniques for evaluation of Institutions, i.e. to find out the best schools/AIE centres at the block & district level.
➢ To provide technical guidance to educational authorities in school mapping.
➢ To provide guidance to various schools for the formulation & the execution of institutional planning.
➢ To act as the nodal branch for preparing annual institutional plans and annual self-evaluation reports of the DIET.
➢ To conduct appropriate programmes for head masters, principals, Heads of School complexes and block level educational functionaries in P&M, covering areas like:
- Leadership
- Motivation
- Involving the community
- Educational administration
- Finance & accounting
- Office procedure
- Institutional planning
Maintenance of records
➢ To serve as the nodal branch in relation to all programmes of community involvement in school education, and in particular, to conduct orientation programmes for:
- Members of SMC
- Community leaders
Youth & other voluntary educational workers
➢ To provide P&M related inputs into all other programmes/activities of the institute, e.g.:
- Pre-service & in-service programmes for teachers
- Field Interaction (including Extension) activities
Action research, etc.
➢ Monitoring of training of SMC members.
➢ Coordination with Saksham Sahyogis, ABRCs and BRPs of various blocks in the district.
➢ To organise review meetings of Saksham Sahyogis.
➢ Planning for the DEO and DC monthly review meetings.
➢ Organisation of meetings of various committees of DIET.
➢ Faculty members of P&M dept will provide P&M related inputs during mentoring visits of schools.
DIET Wing: Department of Planning and Management
Nodal SCERT Wing: REAP Cell
| Activity | Frequency | Success Metrics |
|---|---|---|
| Create and maintain a database which keeps a record of various educational interventions ongoing in the district; This can include:• Analysis on enrolment, attendance, drop‑out• Analysis of SAT/NAS results in the district | Quarterly | • Number of ongoing educational interventions in the district |
| Create an institutional plan for all schools in the district which covers the following:• Key areas of focus for the development of schools in the district• Success metrics• A plan to monitor progress of the schools against the metrics | Annually | – |
| Create an annual plan for professional development of head masters, principals, heads of school complexes, block level functionaries | Annually | – |
| Based on the annual plan, create a monthly plan for professional development of head masters, principals, heads of school complexes, block level functionaries | Monthly | • Number and type of professional development courses• Target Vs. Actual |
| Create an annual plan for professional development of all DIET faculty; This should necessarily include:• Key focus areas of development for the given academic year for the DIET faculty• List of trainings related with focus areas that the faculty will necessarily undertake• Inter‑DIET meetings to exchange best practices being followed across DIETs, types of trainings being undertaken | Annually | – |
| Create an annual plan for all wings within the DIET for undertaking activities to ensure community involvement in school education. This could include:• Orientation programmes for members of SMC, community leaders, youth & other voluntary educational workers• Workshops with IFIC wing to engage with parents | Annually | • Number and type of professional development courses• Target Vs. Actual |
| Release a quarterly newsletter with all the following details:• Key highlights from the activities undertaken in the Districts – by DIETs, schools, mentors• Synopsis of research carried out at DIETs• Appreciation for champion teachers, mentors, school heads in the Districts• Pedagogical best practices | Quarterly | • Number of newsletters published• Number of downloads of the newsletter |
| Release an annual report with the following details:• Research papers from published researches in the DIET in the given year• Findings from training needs assessments• Findings from evaluation of outcomes achieved through in‑service trainings | Annually | • Journal published in the district• Number of downloads of the newsletter |