In the Mykolaiv region, more than 50 employees work at a school with 40 children, - Vitaliy Kim
Remote work reduced to 10%: shelters have been equipped, safety requirements are being tightened
The head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, Vitaliy Kim, said in a podcast of “Ekonomichna Pravda” that there are currently fewer children in the region than before the start of the full-scale war, while a reform to optimize the school network is underway, which is being hampered by road conditions and limited local resources.
The official explained that the Ministry of Education is reducing the number of schools and creating support (hub) institutions, but the reform’s implementation runs up against infrastructure: transport for student transportation has been allocated, some institutions have already been optimized, yet access roads are often unsuitable, and the ministry’s budgetary capacity does not allow for quickly resolving the problem.
The structure is such that the number of children is almost the same, but still lower than it was before the war. A reform to reduce schools and create support institutions, carried out by the Ministry of Education, is ongoing. Right now we argue and discuss that for this reform to be fully implemented on the ground, roads to the schools need to be built, because buses have been provided, schools have been consolidated, but children cannot get there. We raise this issue, but due to the limited budget the Ministry of Education cannot fully solve it.
40 students, while the number of staff exceeds 50 people. With such proportions it is difficult to ensure a quality educational process and the rational use of funds.
Separately, Vitaliy Kim touched on the learning format, emphasizing that most institutions have returned to in-person or blended modes thanks to equipped shelters and compliance with safety requirements.
We have almost no distance learning left — about 10%. Most students study in-person or in a blended format. We have equipped shelters and met the necessary safety standards, which are being strengthened each year.
Earlier we wrote:
- Education or savings? The state refused to fund small schools
- Minus 8,490 students — plus reform? The Mykolaiv City Council asks not to mistreat education while the war continues
- Mykolaiv risks losing schools and teachers: deputies ask the Rada to intervene
- Mykolaiv may lose lyceums: a bill leaves thousands of senior students without education
- Offline learning from September: how Mykolaiv schoolchildren will be reshuffled
