USC Activity

    2004-2009

       In 2004-2009 the territory of the Republic of Armenia was devided into 52 educational zones (clusters) and 52 schools were chosen according to those “educational zones”. Having the material resources  and with the aim of developing and coordinating gained experience in the result of discussions between the Ministry of Education RA, school centres’ principals and other stakeholders proposed  to establish “Union of school-centres”.

    2010-2012

       On December23,2010,Armenian Government approved decree No1707,according to which several schools were allowed to participate in the creation of the Union of School Centres.

       On August 1, 2012 a contract was signed between “ Centre for Education Project” Implementation Unit and the4 “ Union of School-Centres” union of legal entities through which the activity of the Union of School-Centres as a union was officially launched.

       The aim of “Union of School-Centres”Union of legal entities is to study and present the best  experience of teachers’ professional activities, promote implementation of innovations in schools, provide  small grant projects related to school development.  

      The cooperation network was created between the school-centres  by  the activity of “ Union of School-Centres” union of legal entities,which enabled exchanging  the current advanced experience  and investing the innovations  in the schools of the different regions of the RA .

      The relevant seminar leaders and USC staff studied interesting  and advanced experience,as well as the activity of the latest  achievement of international relevant professional group in different schools  by USC organized monthly  professional meetings.

   2012-2013

     In 2012-2013 “ Union of School-Centres” union of legal entities (USC) carried out range of programs, including:

• Development and investment of the ethic norms’ document  “ The Teachers' Code of Ethics ”document was developed with preliminarily selected experts and invested in some schools of different regions in RA.
• Development and investment of the school development program- “Development program-guideline” based on State  education development program was  created and  invested in some schools of  different regions in Armenia by preliminarily selected experts.
• Providing small grants- Provided small grants for contributing the implementation and dissemination of school development program and pedagogical innovations and promote the cooperation  and establishment of a network between schools through providing small grants to schools. Electronic databases, lesson plans, thematic lesson plans, presentations and other useful materials were set up in the result of the implementation of grant programs.
• Organization of  different professional meetings . The range of professional workshops were carried out for high and primary schools’ principals  of Yerevan and the  regions of the Republic of Armenia and deputy principals related to professional education support and social workers (sots., pedagogues and psychologists), head of methodological unit president and head teachers.

     In  2013  the  “ Union of School-Centres” union of legal entities was supplemented with 36 newly elected  members and the total quantity of  USC member school centres became 84.

     The most important achievement of the new institution of  USC activity in a year is the  involvement of more than 400 schools of different regions of the  Republic of Armenia. by organized various events.

    2013-2014

    “ Union of School-Centres” union of legal entities plans to carry out the following activities

1. A comprehensive development package of  in –school control planning and implementation for all types of school implemented secondary-school educational programs.The creation of the package will enable more effective in managing educational process in schools,preventing the arising problems in time and making necessary changes. The program is aimed at the extension of  efficiency and transparency in the management and administration of criterion requirements at all types of schools implementing public education,curriculum,syllabuses and the quality of  annual plan performances of school educational activities.
2.  Submission of  “ Assesmant of students’ knowledge, abilities and skills according to criterias” guideline. The security  statements of  integrity of the educational space necessary for ensuring public educational level  appeared in terms of use  decentralization and democratizations of education system, which are solved by criterions presenting  students’ knowledge,abilities and skills. The aim of the creation of “ Assesmant of students’ knowledge, abilities and skills according to criterias” guideline is to present teachers teaching and score assessment methods and skills, analytic situation models of  knowledge,abilities and skills according to learning periods.
3.  Printing of school development manual. By request of principals already created school development program exemplary manual are expected to be published, which will be provided to all schools of the Republic of Armenia.
4. Printing ethic norm manual. The teacher norm regulating manual is also expected to be published in 2013-2014,which will be provided to all schools of the Republic of Armenia.
5. School  individual professional staff meetings’  arrangements and conducting lectures on academic items. USC is also planning  to organize lectures on academic items,professional meetings and discussions that will contribute to continuing education of  the school administrative and pedagodical staff, incresing of the level of professional development and awareness.