- SDC says ministry should come in and stop the rot
- School administration incompetent in streamlining accounting processes
- SDC recommends accounting system review
HIGHLANDS Junior School Development Committee (SDC) recently pleaded with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary education to intervene after claims that it is facing numerous challenges in dealing with the school administration.
In a letter addressed to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary education, the SDC requested for their help with regards to the competency of the school’s administration, particularly those manning the accounting department.
The SDC’s request to the ministry follows failure by the school to produce audited statements explaining how revenue collected was used.
The SDC claims that despite availability of a computerised accounting system in 2017, the school administration still failed to update the institution’s accounting processes.
“To date, the administrative staff has failed to produce a student debtors’ list,” the SDC said in a letter to the ministry.
In the letter, the SDC also raised concern over implementation of school projects as laid down by Highlands Junior’s executive committee.
The SDC also mentioned that since projects had not been executed, the school might have lost money through escalation of prices.
Meanwhile, the SDC noted that parents and guardians were up in arms over the diminishing customer service by the school.
According to the SDC, most of the complaints raised were against the school’s accounts department.
Meanwhile, the SDC has recommended that an extraordinary general meeting with parents be called in order to clarify student accounts discrepancies.