Gayaza High School, an institution at the forefront of promoting education technology in Uganda, is a Best Grade partner working to connect schools to a common management platform.

So far, the Uganda Communications Commission the Uganda Communications Commission has provided computers to over 800 rural schools through the Rural Communications Development Fund Program. Gayaza is further pushing for the distribution of printers (see proposal) so that rural schools can see greater managment improvements through the use of ICT.

Gayaza is seeking the support of other schools in Uganda to help promote the program. Mentoring and teacher training programs will be made available free of charge for schools interested in using Best Grade to manage attendance and enrollment, print report cards, process evaluation reports, and perform other administrative tasks on a single electronic platform.

Schools switching to an electronic system will free up teacher time for lesson planning and student interactions at the end of a term. Monetary savings will include the cost of purchasing report card booklets and providing transport and lodging for Head teachers traveling to Kampala for printing.

Gayaza is proposing a five rural schools-to-one-printer model, where a printer is placed in a central school and the other four schools print report cards from there. Under this model a school’s financial contribution would be in the range of Sh. 300,000.

If you would like to help out please like this post on Facebook and forward this information to rural schools. If you would like more information about the proposed program, including mentoring and training opportunities, get in touch with:

Ronald Ddungu, Deputy Head teacher, Gayaza High School +256772433879,ronaldddungu@yahoo.com