School Education Principal Secretary Praveen Prakash on March 28 (Thursday) instructed the District Education Officers to ensure that digital infrastructure such as smart TVs, computers, Interactive Flat Panels, projectors and other devices were in good condition, in view of the TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language) scheduled to be held on April 10 and 12.
Informing that the head of the Assessment Cell in the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Educational Research and Training (APSCERT) S. Satish had forwarded a list of schools designated to conduct the TOEFL to the respective DEOs, Mr. Praveen Prakash said if the equipment needed repairs, the officials must get it done it in the next 10 days by utilising the School Maintenance Fund.
He said during his visit to various schools, he had observed underutilisation of the digital equipment, with surplus television sets lying unused. He wanted those to be shifted to schools that needed them.
