The leadership of the Conference of Heads of Basic Schools in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality has paid a courtesy call on Hon. Atteh John Matey, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), during which they formally congratulated him on his appointment and pledged their full support toward his administration.
Led by their Chairman, Mr. Mathew Atter Tetteh, the delegation also used the occasion to present a signed document detailing critical challenges currently affecting education in the municipality’s basic schools.
Among the key issues raised were:
Uncontrolled roaming of basic school students during night hours.
Inadequate parental involvement in the academic lives of students.
Shortage of furniture in many basic schools.
Dilapidated infrastructure and abandoned school buildings.
Disruptions caused by the frequent conveyance of corpses from the St. Martin de Porres Catholic Hospital, Agormanya, which affects contact hours at the Agormanya R/C Basic School.
Poor lighting in and around basic school compounds, leading to safety concerns and incidents of robbery.
The delegation further appealed to the MCE to consider introducing a Municipal Mock Examination System to help prepare final-year students for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), in addition to his recently announced Best BECE Student Award Scheme.
Hon. Atteh John Matey warmly welcomed the delegation and expressed his appreciation for their visit and constructive concerns. He assured them of his commitment to addressing the challenges raised in the shortest possible time to improve the quality of education across the municipality.
He disclosed plans by his office to add three or more classroom blocks and procure additional furniture for schools within the current calendar year. He also pledged to work in collaboration with relevant stakeholders to resolve the broader issues presented in the document.
The MCE concluded by encouraging the heads of schools to continue engaging his office freely and proactively with all matters concerning education, emphasizing that “the students of today are the leaders of tomorrow.”
