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Vision & Mission
"The vision of the school is to im-
prove the school strength".
"Mission is to provide qualitative
education using play way method to at-
tract them to school".
Challenges
1. Access and exposure was a huge As an initiative, he contacted the
challenge as the village is very heads of the community, the priests (Imam)
remote which is between the of mosques, explained them the
borders of Telangana and importance of education, and enlightened
Maharashtra states. the parents through them. At first there
2. The economic status of the was severe resistance from them and felt
families is below the poverty that HM was making this as mandatory
line and most of them are which was not correct. Parents not ready
illiterate. to send their wards to school as they are
lending their hand to support the
School Transformation livelihood of the family. Some of them
were taking care of their siblings also while
When Khaleel got promoted as head their parents were at work. They were
master, the whole responsibility was on tough with HM in expressing their need of
his shoulders and there was none to save their wards role in their daily house chores
him from this situation. As he did not have yet he never gave up in motivating the
any experience as HM, he was in a con- parents and continued to meet them as a
fused state. However, he took this as a ritual whether it is a happy occasion or
challenge and began to put all efforts to sad at their homes. Slowly he gained the
improve the school. He started visiting confidence of the parents who started
houses to meet parents, talked to them, believing him and sent their children to
tried to convince them. They were not all school.
supportive and were not able to extend
any help. They criticized the HM for After winning the confidence of the
interfering in their routine. But he did not parents, HM shifted his focus on making
lose his heart and continued his efforts the school building an attractive place for
ceaselessly. the children.
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