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No. 416, CUTTACK, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018 / FALGUNA 28, 1939

[No. 5313–SME-SSE-SSE-0100/2017/SME.]

SCHOOL & MASS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

RESOLUTION

The 14th March, 2018

Sub: Guidelines for State Award to Teachers.

The Government of Odisha with a clearly defined vision to recognize the

contribution, sacrifice and years of hard work of school teachers made

provision for State Award for them since long. Initially this award was known

as “Governor’s Award” and subsequently the name was changed to State

Award. Over the years this award has witnessed a number of reviews and

revisions in terms of provisions, principles, guidelines and incentives to raise

its standards. With passage of time and changes in the spread of School &

Mass Education Department it was a felt need to review afresh all the

principles and guidelines issued so far. The Government after careful

consideration revises the award with the following guidelines and principles.

1. NAME OF THE AWARD: STATE AWARD

2. NO. OF AWARDS:

1) 30 Awards: For the Elementary Teachers (one from each revenue

district).

2) 30 Awards: For the Secondary Teachers including PETs/ Hindi/

Sanskrit/ TI/ TM Teaches (one from each revenue District).

3) 1 Award: For the teachers from Sanskrit Tols across the state

(both Prathama & Madhyama included).

4) 1 Award: For the teachers from Madrasas across the State

5) 1 Award: For the teachers in OAVs

6) 1 Award: For the TE/STE from DIET/BITE/STS across the State

7) 1 Award: For the teachers in Arts Stream of +2 Colleges/Higher

Secondary Schools across the State

8) 1

Award:

For

the

teachers

Science

Stream

Colleges/Higher Secondary Schools across the State.

9) 1 Awards: For the teachers in Commerce Stream of +2

Colleges/Higher Secondary Schools across the State.

10) 1 Awards: For the teachers in Commerce Stream of +2

Colleges/Higher Secondary Schools across the State.

11) 1 Awards: For the teachers in Vocational Stream of +2

Vocational Colleges/Higher Secondary Schools across the State

3. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA :

To be eligible for State Award a teacher must be working in an

institution which is either Government or Government Aided on the

date of application for the award. A teacher in order to be eligible for

State Award must be holding a regular post on the date of application

/ nomination with minimum 15 (Fifteen) years of teaching experience

in a Government managed/ aided institution as on 1st April of the

award. Experience of contractual period will be counted, if selection to

contractual engagement has been done through a Government

approved selection process. The post of Headmaster/ Principal/ Vice

Principal of an institution will be treated as a teaching post for this

purpose.

ii)

Inspecting Officers like ABEO/ BEO/ ADEO/ DEO shall not be eligible

for the award. The Teachers / Principals / Vice Principals of Odisha

Adarsha Vidyalaya(OAV) in regular employment having 15 years of

experience in regular employment in OAV including their past service

period in a teaching post in Government (State or Central) institutions

taken together shall be eligible.

iii)

A person who has retired after 31st March of that calendar year shall

not be eligible for selection.

iv)

A teacher who is selected for State Award in a particular calendar year

shall not be nominated for National award in the same calendar year.

4. APPLICATION/NOMINATION:

i) An indicative advertisement will be given centrally in two leading

newspapers (Dailies) by the Director, Secondary Education, Odisha in

the 1st week of March every year inviting nominations for the previous

calendar year in prescribed form as at Annexure-I for State Award.

The detailed advertisement shall be made available in the website of

School & Mass Education Department/ OSEPA. All the DEOs shall also

be intimated about the advertisement.

ii) The nominations in the prescribed form in respect of Elementary

teachers shall be made by the concerned HMs to BEOs and the BEOs

shall submit such nominations to the DEOs if they are so satisfied on

eligibility and find the proposal suitable for recommendation. The BEOs

can make nominations in the prescribed form directly to the DEO in

respect of HMs of elementary schools.

iii) The nominations in the prescribed form in respect of Secondary

Teachers shall be made by the HMs to the DEOs. The DEOs can make

nominations in respect of HMs of Secondary Schools.

iv) The nominations in the prescribed form in respect of teachers in

Sanskrit Tols across the State shall be submitted to the State Level

Selection Committee by the Superintendent of Sanskrit Studies, Puri

through the Director of Secondary Education. Not more than 3

proposals shall be submitted by the Superintendent.

v) The nominations in respect of teachers in Madrasas across the State

shall be submitted to the State Level Selection Committee by the

Secretary, Odisha State Board of Madrasa Education through the

Director of Secondary Education. Not more than 3 proposals shall be

submitted.

vi) The nominations in respect of OAV teachers and Vice Principals shall

be done by concerned Principals to the SPD, OAVS. The SPD, OAVS

can make nominations in respect of suitable Principals. After an in

house evaluation as per Assessment Tool the proposals limited to three

in number shall be submitted by the SPD, OAVS to the State Level

Selection Committee.

vii) The nominations in respect of Teacher Educators/ Sr. Teacher

Educators/ Vice Principals of TTIs shall be submitted by the Principals

to the Director TE & SCERT. The Director shall make nominations in

respect of Principals of TTIs. After an in house evaluation as per

Assessment Tool the proposals limited to three in number shall be

submitted by the Director TE & SCERT to the State Level Selection

Committee.

viii) The nominations in respect of teachers and Vice Principals of Higher

Secondary institutions can be made by the concerned Principals. Such

proposals shall be sent to the Director of Higher Secondary Education.

The DHSE can make nominations in respect of heads of Higher

Secondary institutions. After receipt of all such proposals an in house

evaluation as per Assessment Tool shall be made and not more than 3

proposals

per

category

(Arts/Science/Commerce/Vocational

Education) shall be submitted by the DHSE to the State Level

Selection Committee.

In order to prepare proposals for nomination at the bottom level

applications may be invited by the nominating authorities. But it is desirable

that right kind of dedicated and suitable teachers should be identified by the

nominating authorities themselves and proposal built up with evidence of

supporting papers as per Assessment Tool. Unnecessary documents may not

be attached to the proposal only to increase the volume.

Following calendar of event shall strictly be adhered to for completing the

process of selection in time by the Director, Secondary Education:

Sl.

No.

Activities/ Programme

Date

Indicative Advertisement in the

Newspaper

1^st week of March

Last

date

submission

application for State Award and

District Award by the Teacher to

the District Education Officer.

30^th April

Meeting of District Level Selection

Committee (DLSC) for short listing

of nomination of the Award.

20^th May

Recommendation of the application

by the District Level Selection

Committee

the

Director,

Secondary Education.

By 30^th May.

Submission of proposals by DSE,

Odisha to Government

By 30^th June

Meeting

the

State

Level

Selection Committee

By 30^th July

Distribution of Award to Teachers

( In a State Level Function)

5^th September

5. SELECTION PROCEDURE:

i) There shall be a District Level Selection Committee (DLSC) at DEO level

with following members:

1) Collector & District Magistrate

: Chairperson

2) District Education Officer

: Member Convenor

3) Principal of the DIET of the District :

Member

4) Headquarters Block Education Officer :

Member

5) One educationist to be nominated by the

Collector

Member

The District Level Selection Committee shall evaluate all proposals in

accordance with the Assessment Tool as at Annexure-II and recommend

proposals at the ratio of 1:3 each from elementary category and Secondary

category to the Director, Secondary Education along with Evaluation Sheet of

all proposals in the format as at Annexure-III and copy of resolution of DLSC

in original within the stipulated date as in the calendar of event. The DLSC

should have its meeting by the end of 3rd week of May every year. Even if

there is no central advertisement by the Director of Secondary Education in the

1st week of March, the District Selection Committee can go ahead on its own

and finalize its list of recommendations by the end of May every year and

transmit proposals in respect of elementary and secondary teachers and HMs

to the Director of Secondary Education. Similarly the Superintendent of

Sanskrit Studies, Puri, Secretary, Odisha State Board of Madrasa Education,

SPD, OAVS, Director of Higher Secondary Education and Director, TE & SCERT

shall also complete their short listing of proposals as per given quota by 3rd

week of May and recommend the same to the State Level Selection Committee

by the end of June every year. By end of July every year the State Level

Selection Committee (SLSC) shall meet to finalise the list of awardees for

conferring the award to the selected teachers on “Teachers’ Day” every year.

While recommending names utmost care should be taken to see that

howsoever genuine a proposal is, teachers who have rendered themselves

controversial with criminal background or because of moral turpitude are not

recommended to State Level. The names of teachers/HMs from High Schools

giving Nil result in last HSC Examinations shall not be recommended. Similarly

teachers known to public for private tuitions/coaching centre shall not be

recommended. As far as possible local enquiry may be made and names of

teachers with doubtful integrity held up at lower level. A certificate to this

effect must be given with the proposal.

ii) There shall be a State Level Selection Committee (SLSC) with following

composition:

1) Secretary to Government, S & ME Dept :

Chairperson

2) Director of Secondary Education

Member

3) Director of Elementary Education

Member

4) Director of TE & SCERT

Member

5) Director of Higher Secondary Education :

Member

6) SPD, OAVS

Member

7) Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary/

Dy. Secretary dealing with the subject : Member Secretary

Apart from above 7 ex officio members 3 (three) non-official members

are to be nominated to SLSC from among persons in public with high standing

in the field of education by the Hon’ble Minister of School & Mass Education

Department.

The preservation period of all State Award papers shall be 5 years after

which the same may be destroyed.

This supersedes all the previous guidelines, circulars and executive

instructions issued earlier in the matter.

ORDER

Ordered that this Resolution be published in an Extraordinary issue of the

Odisha Gazette for general information. Also ordered that the copies of the

Resolution be forwarded to the Secretary to His Excellency the Governor of

Odisha / all Ministers / all Departments of Government / all Heads of

Departments / all Revenue Divisional Commissioners / all Collectors.

By Order of the Governor

P.K. MOHAPATRA

Principal Secretary to Government

ANNEXURE-I

NOMINATION/APPLICATION OF NAMES FOR STATE AWARD TO TEACHERS

1. Year of Award

2. Inclusion category (Elementary/ Secondary/OAV /

DIET-BITE/Tol/Madrasa/ HS-Arts/HS-Sc/HS- Com etc

3. Name of the Teacher

4. Date of Birth

5. Father’s Name

6. Qualification

7. Post held in the school

8. Date of entry into service as a teacher

9. Present School Address with PS name

10. Permanent Address of Nativity with PS name

11. Contact Email address of the teacher

12. Contact Mobile No.

13. Write 2/3 sentences as to why the name should be considered :

14. Name of previous schools if anywhere worked earlier in last 10 years:

Sl.

No.

Name of the School & Block

From

Full Signature of the authority who

nominates with seal or Applicant

Photo

Affix one and

staple another

Annexure - II

CHECK LIST FOR TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS FOR STATE AWARD TO TEACHERS

DRAFT ASSESSMENT TOOL

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

1.1

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION( Basis of Service Book verification)

Qualification

Score

training

score

Total

Elementary

+3/BA/B.Sc./

MA/ M.Sc.

Secondary

+3/BA/B.Sc./

MA/ M.Sc.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION FOR RESOURCEFUL TEACHERS

Awards/ Certifications and recognition at the National Level

Awards/ Certifications and recognition at the State Level

Publication in Magazines/ Journals for Teachers and students

published at the State Level

Written Text Books/ Resource Books developed by Board of

Secondary Education/ OPEPA/ SCERT/ NCERT.

Trainer or Resource Person at the State Level/ District Level

Participation in

Seminars/

Conferences

at National

Level

conducted by National Level Bodies, Government of India or its

Undertaking Organisations

TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS

Regular attendance above 85% for the year and in the past year.

Effective discharge of duties – academic, administrative

Consistency in results for classes/ subject taught for past three

years

Scholarship/Achievements(at National) obtained by the students

of the teacher as Class Teacher consistently

Special achievements by students of the Class Teacher

consistently for 03 years at District/ State Level

Effective time and task management between academic and

other administrative tasks during school hours

Any special contribution to the school/ facilitating contributions

through school support scheme from institutions, individuals and

other Departments.

Mobilising community for universalisation of Elementary

Education and universalisation of Secondary Education

PLANNING & PREPAREDNESS

Lesson Planning Daily & Monthly

Question Bank prepared for the subjects she/ he is teaching

Activity Bank prepared for the subjects she/ he is teaching

ATTRIBUTES

Inclusive and positive behaviour

Personal involvement with children not an assertive behaviour

Engaging with parents and community for improved educational

outcomes

Positive feedback about the teacher from supervisors, colleagues

and parents

CLASSROOM TRANSACTION

Interactive classroom transaction with activities and seat work

Regular Classroom based informal assessments

Ensuring participation of children and self in different school

based activities like Sports, School Cabinet, School Clubs, Co-

curricular activities, Projects, literary activities

Provides additional support and enrichment to slow learning

students in additional time/ summers

COMPLIANCE TO RTE PROVISIONS

No incidence of violations of Child Rights like sexual abuse,

corporal punishment, discrimination etc. reported against the

teacher

No incidents of irregularity in children’s entitlements like

Uniform, free Text Books, MDM reported against the teacher

No Government proceedings/ disciplinary action against the

teacher

ANY INNOVATION OR SPECIAL INTERVENTIONS UNDERTAKEN

Any innovation relating to academic/ Community mobilisation

learning outcomes etc. which have brought significant

improvement for the students

Total Marks

100

Annexure III

EVALUATION SHEET FOR STATE AWARD TO PRIMARY / SECONDARY TEACHERS

Name of the

Teacher……………………………………………………………………

Overall

Assessment

DLSC/SLSC

Name of the

School……………………………………………………………………………

Name of the

District………………………………………………………………………..

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

1.1

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION( Basis of Service Book

verification)

Qualification

Score

Training

Score

Total

Marks

Elementary

+3/BA/B.Sc./

MA/ M.Sc.

+2 CT

B.Ed./M.Ed.

M.Phil/

Ph.D.

Secondary

+3/BA/B.Sc./

MA/ M.Sc.

B.Ed./M.Ed.

M.Phil/

Ph.D.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION FOR RESOURCEFUL

TEACHERS

Awards/

Certifications

and

recognition

the

National Level

Awards/ Certifications and recognition at the State

Level

Publication in Magazines/ Journals for Teachers and

students published at the State Level

Written Text Books/ Resource Books developed by

Board of Secondary Education/ OPEPA/ SCERT/

NCERT.

Trainer or Resource Person at the State Level/

District Level

Participation in Seminars/ Conferences at National

Level

conducted

National

Level

Bodies,

Government

India

its

Undertaking

Organisations

TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS

Regular attendance above 85% for the year and in

the past year.

Effective discharge of duties – academic,

administrative

Consistency in results for classes/ subject taught for

past three years

Scholarship/Achievements(at National) obtained by

the students of the teacher as Class Teacher

consistently

Special achievements by students of the Class

Teacher consistently for 03 years at District/ State

Level

Effective time and task management between

academic and other administrative tasks during

school hours

Any special contribution to the school/ facilitating

contributions through school support scheme from

institutions, individuals and other Departments.

Mobilising community for universalisation of

Elementary Education and universalisation of

Secondary Education

PLANNING & PREPAREDNESS

Lesson Planning Daily & Monthly

Question Bank prepared for the subjects she/ he is

teaching

Activity Bank prepared for the subjects she/ he is

teaching

ATTRIBUTES

Inclusive and positive behaviour

Personal involvement with children not an assertive

behaviour

Engaging with parents and community for improved

educational outcomes

Positive

feedback

about

the

teacher

from

supervisors, colleagues and parents

CLASSROOM TRANSACTION

Interactive classroom transaction with activities and

seat work

Regular Classroom based informal assessments

Ensuring participation of children and self in different

school based activities like Sports, School Cabinet,

School Clubs, Co-curricular activities, Projects,

literary activities

Provides additional support and enrichment to slow

learning students in additional time/ summers

COMPLIANCE TO RTE PROVISIONS

No incidence of violations of Child Rights like sexual

abuse, corporal punishment, discrimination etc.

reported against the teacher

No incidents of irregularity in children’s entitlements

like Uniform, free Text Books, MDM reported against

the teacher

No Government proceedings/ disciplinary action

against the teacher

ANY INNOVATION OR SPECIAL INTERVENTIONS

UNDERTAKEN

Any innovation relating to academic/ Community

mobilisation learning outcomes etc. which have

brought significant improvement for the students

Total Marks

100

DECLARATION

I Shri/ Smt………………………………………….. at present working as…………………….

in………..…………School, ……………….…..under……………………….Block and….………………District do

hereby declare as follows:

1) That I myself am the applicant herein above and I stand by all the entries made in

the application form as well as authenticity of copies of records submitted by me in

shape of a booklet/bound volume in support of my candidature. I shall be held

responsible if anything wrong is established in future. I further declare that no

criminal proceeding or departmental proceeding is pending against me.

2) That I have seen the nomination above made by my senior authority and I am

willing for consideration of my name for State Award. I further declare that the

entries made in the nomination above are true and correct. The copies of records in

the accompanying booklet/bound volume in support of my candidature are

authentic and there is no criminal proceeding or departmental proceeding pending

against me.

Place:

Date:

Signature of the Applicant

person being nominated

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Please strike off the paragraph not applicable

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