The Association of Private Educational Institutions (Ainep) disclosed on Wednesday 22 June 2016 that they are in disagreement with the trial implementation of a new registration and report card system that is being developed by the Ministry of Education (Minerd). <\/p>\n
In a press release from the Association, executive director Julia Muniz Subervi said that the group has conveyed its position in a letter sent to the Ministry’s Private Schools Department. <\/p>\n
In the letter, they request that member schools be able to continue using their individual grading systems that comply with Ordinance 1-96 on evaluation systems at the pre-school, primary, secondary, special education and adult levels, which is still in effect. <\/p>\n
The Association said: “We believe that a new evaluation model should be validated, reviewed and formalized before being adopted. Once those processes have been concluded it will be essential to implement a comprehensive training program to ensure that staff can effectively handle the new methodology. <\/p>\n
The association told the Ministry that its members would abstain from using and implementing the new evaluation system this year. <\/p>\n
Readers will recall that earlier this week a spokesperson for the Dominican Teachers’ Association (ADP), which represents public school teachers, also made similar comments to the Ministry, describing the new system as “tedious and extremely time-consuming.” The ADP complained that the new grading process would require an additional eight hours of work twice a year. <\/p>\n
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The Association of Private Educational Institutions (Ainep) disclosed on Wednesday 22 June 2016 that they are in disagreement with the trial implementation of a new registration and report card system that is being developed by the Ministry of Education (Minerd). In a press release from the Association, executive director Julia Muniz Subervi said that the … <\/p>\n