ROLE OF SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (SMC) FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN THE CONTEXT OF RTE ACT-2009

School and community are interdependent and interrelated to each other. School is the deliberate product of the community and a good community is also a product of good school. Therefore, all the activities of the school should be by the community, for the community, and of the community. Considering its importance, the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendment has given ample power to the community to exercise its power for the development and management of the school. In the words of NCF-2005, 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments and the institutional statutory space they provide for local community to participate in decision making in education for their children, are important developments”. Similarly, RTE Act, 2009 has also strongly and located for the participation of the community in the management of the school. On the other hand, SMC is constituted by the members of the community. Thus, the SMC members, being the representative of the community members are getting involved with the management process of the community, there by the relationship between school and community is getting closer.