Role of the DEC
- District Education Centres shall be headed by a District Education Manager and supported by other administrative, technical and support staff as may be determined from time to time by the Chief Education Officer.
- District Education Centres shall have as their primary responsibilities to:
- Serve as Teacher Resource Center.
- Conduct administration of routine services including:
- Gathering of information from schools to inform planning and resourcing needs;
- Managing a local text book supply at the District Education Center;
- Liaising with the Commission’s Secretariat regarding licensing of teachers;
- Liaising with the Chief Education Officer regarding the licensing of schools;
- Assisting with the implementation and monitoring of financial assistance or grants to students;
- Coordinating with the Managing Authorities the regular school supervision to support and monitor school improvement and development;
- Assisting with the administration of local and international examinations at the district level;
- Working with appropriate agencies as it relates to national emergencies, national disasters, or emergencies of any other type in respect of coordinating a response and informing about the need to use schools and to close schools as the situation may demand;
- Assisting with the organization and implementation of Continuous Professional Development workshops for teachers;
- Representing the Ministry on school boards and reporting on the proceedings and decisions of the boards to the Chief Education Officer;
- Maintaining oversight of effective communication between associations of principals and partners in education with respect to various educational programmes