Principal of the Dominica Grammar School (DGS) Alicia Jean-Jacque has reported improved discipline at the school following an end of term review of new structural measures introduced in September.
Jean-Jacque said that students are behaving ‘very well,’ there were very few incidents which warranted punishment and suspensions have been reduced drastically.
The senior management team of the DGS met with senior education officials on Wednesday to discuss new management structures implemented at the start of the 2012-2013 academic year to stem incidents of deviant behaviour among students.
Jean Jacque said, with the aid of three deputy principals, she had success in addressing anti-social behaviour in the first term.
“We have had a very peaceful and successful term. Our students are behaving very well and we have had very few incidents where we had to punish. Suspensions have been reduced significantly almost to non-existent,” she said. “We are trying different strategies and they seem to be working and the reason for school is happening as there is more teaching and learning taking place at the Dominica Grammar School.”
The DGS was segmented into a lower and upper school, a move, Jean Jacque says, helped with the effective management of a student population of 827.
“I believe our results will show that our students are comfortable and that they are learning better because the environment is so much more peaceful and calm. We will review what we are doing and try to improve at every stage. It is continuous monitoring and improvement. We are not going to rest on our laurels after one term,” she pointed out.
The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development also completed fencing of the entire perimeter of the DGS grounds at an estimated cost of $66, 888.60 in time for the start of the first term.
Jean Jacque says this has eliminated the problem of members of the public accessing the school grounds without permission.
To Some of the teachers. Pleasse be a bit more positive about your students. Some of the things you say about their ability are not nice. I thinks you are putting curses on yourselves and your children too when you make some of the degrading remarks I heard you making. Ask God to wash each child in his most precious blood and that will be better. To those of you who have respect fir your students – Blessings! There are more good teachers than bad ones among you. Remember no teacher should view a child as rotten and worth throwing because he/she thinks he has a learning problem. I really think it is the other way around! Teachers watch what you say. What I heard today just was not nice! DO NOT let Satan use you as his tool.
I am seeing no mention of the hard working teachers who are in direct contact with the students. Are they non-existent and so in-effective?
until how long? Constant vigilance~!!! DOnt let it fall through.
Principal of the Dominica Grammar School (DGS) Alicia Jean-Jacque reported “There is more teaching and learning taking place at the Dominica Grammar School.”
I hope that this increased teaching and learning will be reflected in the 2013 CSEC results.
I am waiting patiently to see.
Yes but remember schools like DGS and the other government Secondary Schools have hundreds of children who can barely read and write.Those who do not know their times table etc etc etc etc etc etc,…. So do not hang the hat too high! Some of them will be told to register to write the CSEC exam. Think of it.
Hope you are not saying what I think you are implying. You is responsible for the students’ success. 80% should be the students and 10% the teacher. Students need to start taking responsibility for their learning and stop depending entirely on the teachers. You can bring the horse to the water but you can’t make it drink
i mean 80% students and parents, and 20% teacher
I am a parent of the DGS. This is really true. I am really impressed with the new measures. Please continue with the monitoring of the new system. Great improvements. Less fights.
That’s definitely good news. Congrats and keep up the good work.
Well done principal and staff of DGS, and the Government of Dominica too. This is a wonderful step in the right direction for DGS and education in Dominica.
P.S. I would double-check the spelling of the principal’s last name.
DNO I am lol at the picture of the Dominica Geammar School that is posted with your article. A few weeks ago when it would have been very relevant to post pictures of the Dominica Grammar school – when there was contention as to whether Prevost or St Jean was wrong or right. many of us are still uncertain about the condition of the Grammar School ground. It would be nice to present an article now that the political bantering has subsided on this issue.
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Good point.
To be fair, DNO would have had to have pictures of the school grounds from the commencement of the term to the point at which Hon. Prevost made his allegations because that was the period mentioned by Hon. Prevost. Now, sounds like a lot to expect from DNO; unless it was paid to monitor the state of the DGS grounds throughout the term.
Wow! Nice vibes. Good work to ALL!