Let district education directors manage schools – Mahama advises

President John Dramani Mahama has said that district education directors should be given more power to manage schools.

He believes this will help reduce teacher absenteeism and stop the payment of salaries to teachers who have left their jobs.

Speaking at the Presidency during the presentation of the National Education Forum Report, on Thursday, June 5, President Mahama said it’s inappropriate for the Ghana Education Service in Accra to manage schools in rural areas.

He stressed that district directors must be given greater authority and made autonomous so they can properly oversee the schools under them.

According to him, this is the only way to effectively monitor which teachers are absent or have abandoned their posts.

President Mahama also said teacher recruitment should not be done only from Accra.

He explained that vacancies should be declared at the district level, since local authorities know how many schools they have and how many teachers they need.

He emphasised the need for teachers to apply directly to the districts where they want to work.