Yaw Osei Adutwum has clearly stated that no parent should pay motivation fees to any senior high school nationwide. Speaking on DwasNem show on Adom FM, the minister made it clear that the government of Ghana pays an annual motivation(intervention) fees to all Senior high schools in Ghana.
This means schools who take this motivation fees from parents still get paid from government. It is therefore the plan of the ministry to announce any payment made to teachers public so that parents will know what is going on.
“We will announce any payment we make to the education sector so that parents will know what is to be paid and what must not be paid. We paid teacher motivation to schools. However some schools have taken motivation fees from students. Those schools still collected the motivation amount from government. We want parents to know that what government promised to do, he is already doing it. Neve pay motivation to schools.
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Early this year, the Ghana Education Service (GES) received funds for the payment of academic intervention to staff of second cycle institutions.
In a press release from the Ghana Education Service, reveals that an amount of money is to be received by each school and expected to be shared among staff members.
According to the statement, the fund will be released and distributed into the account of all beneficiary schools.
The Ghana Education Service further directed all Regional Directors to monitor and ensure that heads and schools authorities disburse the
monies to every staff in line with the modalities published.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the Ghana Education Service said, Management refers to the following officers:
1. Head
2. Assistants
3. Senior Housemaster/Mistress
4. Accountants
The letter written by the acting Deputy Director-General of Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge of Management Service Stephen Kwaku Owusu to Regional Directors of Education said, special attention should be given to the kitchen staff of every institution.
It is the expectation of Management that, the Cost Centre Managers will manage the distribution to ensure fairness in terms of participation in the general management of the intervention programme.
The table below shows the guidelines for distributing Academic Intervention Fund.
1 Management – 5% for day, 5% boarding
2 Teaching – 75% for day, 70% boarding
3 Non-Teaching – 20% for day, 25% boarding.