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The educational institutions of the Kėdainiai district will meet similarly on September 1. However, according to Vilma Dobrovolskienė, head of the district municipality’s Education Department, there is no need to fear about the reduction in the number of freshmen: this year there will be only 8 fewer freshmen in the district’s schools. . However, schools face another problem: there is a shortage of teachers and only those who have graduated do not return to our district, at least not yet.
Decreased by only 8 first graders
“408 first-grade students will be in the first grades in Kėdainiai district schools this year. However, the number of students will be adjusted in September, the head of the Department of Education noted.” Compared to September 2020, the The number of students in the district’s schools decreased by just 8 students, but this is only preliminary data. “
When asked how many teachers to teach first graders, V. Dobrovolskienė said: “24 first grades have been approved by Council decision, which is the same for teachers. It can also be remembered that students in these classes will also be taught other subjects by other teachers. “
According to preliminary data, there was almost no change in the number of freshmen and there were no teachers who lost their jobs. Even so, the interlocutor did not want to anticipate the facts.
“This question will only be answered in September-October. We still do not have this information,” the head of the Department of Education responded to the question of whether they had to say goodbye to at least one primary school teacher and if they were offered any alternative.
Teachers are missing
Regarding whether there are currently enough teachers in the district, V. Dobrovolskienė was not so optimistic.
According to her, after a survey of schools on July 19, there is a shortage of qualified teachers and education support specialists.
“Currently, the greatest need is for psychologists (3.5 positions), social pedagogues (3 positions), preschool teachers (3 positions).
There is also a shortage of speech therapists, special pedagogues, teachers of mathematics and physics, teachers of arts education and physical education in preschool education ”, taught the head of the Department of Education.
When asked if young teachers come to work in the district schools, she said: “Without excluding the age of the ‘young’ teachers, I can only confirm that there are no general education teachers in the district municipality during the first year after graduation. . We hope that in the future, a positive attitude towards the teacher will encourage our younger generation to go back to school. ”
