Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, prof. Dr. Vesna Bratić and her colleagues met today in the premises of the Ministry of Education with representatives of the Education Union, the Association "Parents" and the NGO National Association of Parents of Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities of Montenegro (NARDOS), with whom she discussed the continuation of the school year and challenges with faced by teachers, children and parents in pandemic conditions.
The meeting was attended by Acting President of the Education Union, Slavka Bošković, Vice Presidents of the Education Union, Stanka Vukčević, President of the Main Board of the Education Union, Milić Tajić, Director of the "Parents" Association, Kristina Mihailović, Program Coordinator at the "Parents" Association, Lepa Žunjić and President of the NGO NARDOS , Savo Knežević.
"Minister Bratić said that the Ministry of Education is open to proposals from trade unions and the civil sector, in order to provide maximum knowledge to children and preserve their health in the current epidemiological conditions. That is why, as she pointed out, it is important to listen to the needs of children, parents and teachers, and solve the challenges together. The representatives of the Education Union emphasized that the valorization of the increased volume of work of teachers should be one of the priorities, and that this issue should be solved systematically. They also put forward a proposal that educators should be among the priority categories of the population for vaccination against the coronavirus", reads the announcement of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports.
The meeting also discussed the technical equipment of children and teachers for distance learning, as well as ways to help students and teachers who do not have the opportunity to monitor and conduct classes in a quality way.
"In this sense, the representatives of the Association "Parents" referred to the project of support for socially vulnerable families that works in cooperation with UNICEF, and within which part of the equipment for this category of students was acquired. They emphasized that it is necessary to continue with this type help, so that all children would be able to follow the lessons in the same way. Kristina Mihailović said that in the Association they believe that the universal teaching model should not be applied in all schools and municipalities, but that from the next half-term, teaching should be organized in accordance with capacities of schools and the epidemiological situation, so that children can return to schools, while respecting the prescribed measures. The representatives of the Association agreed with the representatives of the NGO NARDOS that it is necessary to provide paid leave from work to at least one of the parents of children with special educational needs."
Representatives of trade unions and non-governmental organizations expressed their satisfaction at the opportunity to talk with Minister Bratić and her colleagues within a short period of time after taking office, and to jointly create a teaching plan and model for the second part of the school year in the coming period.
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