The issue of readiness of educational institutions of the country for the beginning of the new school year was considered at the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, El.kz cites primeminister.kz.
Ministers of Education Gani Beisembayev, Science and Higher Education Sayasat Nurbek reported on the work carried out in this direction, Minister of Internal Affairs Yerzhan Sadenov reported on the current situation with security at educational facilities. Akims of separate regions were also heard.
The new school year in Kazakhstan schools will go to 3.9 million students, of which about 360 thousand are first-graders. By September 1, 61 new schools are planned to be commissioned in the country. In general, according to plans for 2024, a total of 302 new schools for 536 thousand pupils will be opened in Kazakhstan.
Head of the Government Olzhas Bektenov emphasized the importance of ensuring full readiness of educational infrastructure and the entire educational process. It was noted that after the commissioning of schools there is still much work to be done to prepare them for the reception of children. It is necessary to fulfill all safety conditions: sanitary and epidemiological, fire safety requirements for buildings, classrooms and canteens.
Prime Minister has instructed to provide high-speed Internet connection in schools, to equip subject rooms, laboratories and gyms. Moreover, this applies not only to comfortable schools, built under the national project, but to all educational facilities.
Prime Minister dwelt on the regions where there are concerns related to the preparation of certain educational institutions. Thus, 7 risky objects under construction are located in Aktobe region.
"Construction work has been unjustifiably delayed. It is necessary to concentrate all efforts in this direction and ensure the commissioning of facilities in due time. Also in August it is necessary to complete major repairs. And here there are serious risks for 18 schools, where only 30% of the planned work has been completed. This concerns Karaganda region, North-Kazakhstan region and Ulytau region. These regions need to take prompt measures to complete the repairs. All works should be completed before the beginning of the school process, so that children come to clean and ventilated rooms. In addition, about 1 thousand subject classrooms of physics, chemistry, biology, robotics should be purchased by the beginning of the school year.Regional Akimats together with the Ministry of Education should ensure timely comprehensive modernization so that all schools have equipped subject classrooms.In this work there can not be a formal approach just for reporting,"Olzhas Bektenov emphasized.
At the Government session the issues of security in educational institutions were also discussed in detail. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has checked 2,655 objects this year, revealed more than 1 thousand violations. Law enforcers brought 340 managers to responsibility, the amount of fines reached 95 million tenge. Today, educational organizations are 100% equipped with video surveillance, but only 55% of video cameras of private structures are integrated with the Central Educational Center. The worst situation is in Zhambyl region, East Kazakhstan region and Almaty city.
Alarm buttons are equipped with 85% of private facilities. The least number of alarm buttons is in East Kazakhstan, Atyrau and Mangystau regions. Educational facilities, where more than 700 people are trained, should attract licensed security guards with radio communication, service weapons and mobile rapid response teams. But, as the Minister of Internal Affairs noted, at some facilities the guards are "watchmen" from among pensioners.
"Akims of the regions need to provide educational organizations with licensed guards, turnstiles, cameras connected to operational control centers. The Ministry of Internal Affairs should continue inspections in this direction. By September 1 it is necessary to bring the share of security systems to 90%, and by the end of this year to 100%," Olzhas Bektenov emphasized, instructing Deputy Prime Minister Tamara Duisenova to personally monitor the work carried out by akimats.