The Oyo State Government has banned any form of meeting by headteachers or teachers during school hours, whether within or outside any public school premises.
The Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, announced this today while monitoring the resumption of schools in Ibadan.
Adeniran stated that the move aims to ensure strict adherence to the unified school timetable in all public schools in the state.
“This is a warning to all headteachers and teachers to desist from holding meetings during school hours,” he said.
“Henceforth, any primary school headteacher who indulges in such acts will be severely dealt with,” he added.
Dr. Adeniran appealed to unions and associations within the basic education sub-sector to adhere to this policy as the new session begins.
The Chairman also directed Education Secretaries to disseminate the information to all headteachers in their local government universal basic education authorities and instructed school heads to comply with the policy.
In another development, Dr. Adeniran reiterated the Board’s commitment to leveraging technology to advance the education system in Oyo State.
He made this statement today during a three-day capacity-building session on the use of the BESDA Attendance Monitoring Information System (BAMIS).
He encouraged participants to learn from the process, saying, “We have brought you together to develop your skills in using the BAMID app.”
Dr. Adeniran applauded the Universal Basic Education Commission for developing the BAMIS app as a strategy to improve performance with respect to input, output, punctuality, and regularity, as well as monitoring and evaluation of learning activities.
He also acknowledged that the Board has invested significant resources in the program due to its importance to the delivery of basic education, a core mandate of the Board.
The event was attended by management staff, social mobilization officers, and basic school headteachers.