Implementation of the « School Program » model will be two years / day to be postponed

As LETA informed the Ministry, it is planned to prepare for the introduction of the new model in the academic year 2025/2026, including providing additional funding and professional development to support staff, strengthening school management, and continuing to work with municipalities at the school network. It is also planned to continue working on the development and approval of amendments to the Education Law and the draft binding governments.

In the academic year 2026/2027, the model could be introduced at 90% in all comprehensive schools, promises the MoES. In turn, another year later, the reform would be fully implemented.

This week, the MoES will continue consulting with the social partners to discuss the further progress of the model implementation.

The prepared amendments to the Education Law, which provides for the implementation of the funding model « Program at the School », is planned to submit to the government until May 13.

The new model stipulates that public funding for teachers’ earmarked grants would be fully received by municipalities with a school network, arranged in accordance with the criteria offered by the MoES.

The minimum number of students in the class will be determined by the optimal class approach or the number of pupils in the classroom, depending on the location of the educational institution, the location of the four classes and the educational institution.

The MoES offers to grant schools only for classes for classes in general education and secondary education for state budget funding for teachers’ salaries, which meets the minimum requirements for the number of pupils in the classroom and in compliance with the requirements for possible derogations.

If the educational institution does not comply with quantitative criteria, taking into account the permissible derogation, and it will not be determined as an exception, the implementation of educational programs in grades 1-9 will be granted in proportion to the actual number of learners against the optimal number in the class.

On the other hand, for the implementation of the programs in grades 10-12, public funding will be granted only to schools that meet the determined criteria of the optimal number of students, subject to the prescribed allowable deviation. If the educational institution does not meet the quantitative criteria, taking into account the permissible derogation, the missing funding will have to be found in its budget.

Only after a conceptual source of funding has been reached that the government agreed at the end of last year the government agreed at the end of last year.