The organization of education in a mixed format was discussed in Almaty
During a briefing at the site of the regional communications service of Almaty, the deputy head of the Education Department of the city, Kairat Zhumanov, said that, in accordance with the Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the city, schools have switched to a combined education format.
Recall, that currently there are 278 schools in the city with a total contingent of more than 287 thousand students, of which 207 are state ones, with a coverage of over 270 thousand students, and 71 are private ones, with coverage of over 17 thousand students. Earlier, in order to prevent the coronavirus infection among schoolchildren and teachers, the school year began on September 1 at schools in a distance format.
From the 3rd quarter of the academic year, pupils of the graduating 9th and 11th grades switched to combined education (70% of subjects are taught offline and 30% of subjects are online), the number taught in schools today:
- 15 108 (70%) 9th grade students;
- 8,260 (78%) 11th grade students.
The transition of students in grades 9, 11 (12) to a combined education format is justified by the preparation of graduation classes for the final certification, passing the unified national testing and exams for admission to universities and colleges.
In accordance with the Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Kazakhstan, dated February 27, 2021 No. 9 "On Amendments and Additions to the Decree of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Kazakhstan" and the Resolution of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Almaty No. 6 dated March 2, 2021, students from Grades 1 to 5, will switch to the format of combined education in compliance with the sanitary and epidemiological regime with the number of children in classes up to 25 people at the request of parents, in international schools from 1st to 7th grades inclusive.
Today, schools have switched to combined education:
- 19,050 students in grades 1-4;
- 1 593 5th grade students.
Individual tutoring of students outside school hours in groups of no more than 15 people has been allowed, by decision of the administration of the educational institution. Meals for schoolchildren are allowed to be organized, provided that the enhanced sanitary-disinfection and mask regime is observed, the social distance between visitors and the occupancy of cafeterias no more than 30% of the design capacity of the dining room seats.
In accordance with the Methodological Recommendations of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on the organization of the educational process in secondary education organizations, during the period of restrictive measures related to preventing the spread of the coronavirus infection, during the transition of educational organizations from distance learning to regular mode, students can remain on distance learning at the request of their parents.
School activities are carried out in strict compliance with sanitary and epidemiological requirements. All schools in the city are 100% provided with sanitary safety disinfectants (sanitation tunnels, sanitizers, thermal imagers, shoe mats, etc.).
When organizing education in a combined format, the following measures must be observed:
1) the number of students in the class must comply with the standards established by epidemiologists;
2) drawing up a flexible schedule of lessons, indicating the start and end times;
3) an increase in shifts and substitutions for social distancing, reduction of physical contacts;
4) exclusion of the cabinet system, one class - one cabinet per shift;
5) organizing breaks between lessons at different times for different classes;
6) exclusion of contact with the junior block;
7) daily measurement of the temperature of students and teachers by a health worker at the entrance;
8) airing, quartzing of offices and all rooms;
9) washing hands and using special products;
10) mopping classrooms after every second lesson;
11) mopping between shifts, shifts in corridors, recreation areas, halls and other premises;
12) organization of outdoor physical education lessons or constant ventilation of gyms;
13) a ban on the movement of teachers between classrooms, visiting the teacher's room, carrying out extracurricular activities and parenting meetings;
14) conducting all operational meetings in a remote format;
15) providing the school with a sufficient amount of disinfectants for treating the surfaces of objects, offices, recreations, halls and other premises;
16) the presence of disinfecting mats for shoes at the entrance to the school, hand sanitizers on all floors;
17) high-quality water supply, creating conditions for washing hands with soap.