Committee

The various committee coordinators and members will be formed during the planning session in the beginning of the academic session each year.  The coordinators and members may change with the reason to render the opportunity for others to experience or same members could continue owing to the good performances, which in turn must contribute immensely to the strong School Management and Administration.  The changes may also occur with the transfers of teachers as well as because of new appointments.  As far as possible, the right people for the right job and committee will be maintained.

There will also be the need to do away with one or two ineffective committees or even addition of a new committee based on the need of the school or beneficial to the students/school as a whole.  The following will be the main committees and members:

1. SDF Committee - Principal (Chairman) - Student Affair Head (Coordinator) - Academic Head - Senior Teacher - Staff Secretary - School Captains (1 Boy + 1 Girl) - Office Assistant - Sports Coordinator	2. Admission Committee: - Principal - Vice Principals - Class Teacher concerned - Staff Secretary
3. Student Support Service Committee: - Principal - Vice Principals - Class Teacher Concerned - Staff Secretary - Guidance Counselor	4. Cultural Committee: - Vice Principals - Cultural Coordinator - Assistant Cultural Coordinator
5. Literary Committee: - Literary Coordinators	6. Games & Sports Committee: - Games Coordinator - Different Games Coordinators.
7. Maintenance Committee: - Vice Principal - Multi Skilled Instructor - Multi Skilled Worker	8. Examination Committee: - Academic Head - Exam Coordinator - Assistant Exam Coordinators
9. Health & Sanitation Committee: - Health Coordinators - Class Teachers - Health Captains (1 B + 1 G)	10. Buildings/Furniture In charge: - Student Affair Head - Store In charge - Class Teachers concerned.
11. Agriculture Committee: - SAP Coordinator - SAP Assistant - House Masters	12. School Calendar and Time table Committee: - Academic Head - ICT Coordinator - Time Table Coordinators
13. Choethen Tshogpa: - Student Affair Head - Staff Secretary - A Support staff	14. School Canteen Committee: - Student Affair Head - Staff Secretary - Health Coordinator - SAP Coordinator - Teacher Appointed
15. GNH Committee: - Academic Head - GNH Coordinator - Counselor - Teacher Appointed	16. Disaster Management Committee: - Disaster management Focal Person - Staff Secretary - Teacher Appointed

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General School Rules

General Rules

• Punctuality is a must in all school activities; morning work, assembly, classes, games, house competitions, prayers, etc.
• All students will speak Dzongkha and English in the school campus.
• All students must compulsorily participate or attend all school functions both curricular and co-curricular like the National Programs such as Social Forestry Day, HM’s Birthday, National Day, etc
• Students whose class attendance is 90% and below will not be allowed to sit for the final Examination.
• Truancy is a serious offence and will be dealt seriously.
• Students will not be allowed to play basketball during recess, lunch breaks, prayers and study hours.
• Students must take care of furniture, electrical fittings and other school properties. Any damages caused will be borne by the student.
• Students must turn off lights/fans and water taps when not required.
• Shouting/screaming and making unnecessary noise in the school premises is strictly prohibited. Do not use hands on opposite sex or tease each other. Using dirty or fowl language will be dealt seriously.
• The school will emphasize in imparting quality wholesome education, therefore, all students must take studies/classes very seriously, participate in all the school programs/activities, maintain and abide by the school’s rules and regulations, maintain good relationship with colleagues and teachers and above all contribute to building a friendly, healthy and conducive atmosphere in the school for teaching and learning to take place.
• Any problem in the school should be brought to the notice of the Principal in writing. The story is likely to change if the matter is taken out of the school.
• Students unable to come to school must send leave letter countersigned by guardian with contact number of the parents to the class teacher.
• In order to proceed to hospital during class, health book has to be signed by Health Coordinator during recess followed by Class teachers.
• Use your free time fruitfully. (During lunch break, games time or at home).
• Absence of teachers in the class for more than 3 minutes should be informed to the Vice Principal (Academic).
• Always try to bring packed lunch from home as it is economical and hygienic.
• Reaching home on time will give you more time for preparation. So, walk home fast as soon as the school’s program is over. Always avoid staying in your friends’ house overnight. 

Dress code and Hygiene

• Students must be always in school uniform during school hours and school functions.
• All students must be clean, tidy and neatly dressed at all times.
• Students will not be allowed to wear ornaments.
• The hair of boys must be well-trimmed and combed without side locks.
• Use of gel by boys is restricted.
• Girls will keep the hair up to the shoulder length (8 inches from the band) tied neatly with a white band. Only 2 black clips will be allowed in front.
• Dying hair will not be allowed (except black).
• School shoes will be black with lace (for boys) and other styles in vogue/fashion will not be permitted.
• Stockings (Boys) and socks (Girls) will be black without designs.
• Finger nails to be short and clean.  Transparent nail polish maybe allowed for girls.

Restrictions

• Reading pornographic or obscene literature or browsing undesirable web in the computer is totally restricted/banned.
• Breaking through fence will be dealt seriously by the school authority.
• Swimming in the river is strictly prohibited at all times.
• Smoking, consuming alcohol, marijuana, and dendrite, chewing doma, supari, tobacco, gambling and substance abuse are strictly prohibited.
• Forming of groups (gang) and indulging in fights both within the school and outside is strictly not permitted.
• Students will not be allowed to bring Video tapes, CD (audio & visual) transistors, cell phones and comics in the school premises.
• Students will not scribble on the roads, steps, and walls of the school buildings and also on the chalk boards.
• Do not misuse the facility in Disco halls and snooker rooms by drinking and smoking.
• Students will not be allowed to drive cars and ride bikes to school and within school campus.
• Students will not be allowed to make/have any intimate relationships with opposite sex.
• Meeting parents during class hours is strictly restricted.
• Entertaining telephone calls during class hours will not be permitted.
• Students will not be allowed to visit canteen during class hours and even during off periods for Class XI and XII
• Stealing and telling lies will be dealt seriously.
• Never force open the door if the lock is there. It is illegal. The class next to the opened room will be fully responsible.
• Once registered with the Bhutan Board of Examination, you will not be allowed to withdraw from the examination unless the administration decides. Students backing out from exam will forfeit their School leaving certificate.

Relationship with Teachers

• Wish your teachers and elders at all times and give them due respect.
• Be prepared and accept to undertake any work assigned by teachers.
• Avoid arguing with teachers at all costs. Communicate and clarify courteously and politely the problems in private.
• Always apologize for your mistake by saying “Sorry”.
• Do not be arrogant and stubborn to teachers or anyone. Always be acceptable to corrections be teachers and elders. Relationship with other students:
• Treat fellow students as companions/ brothers and sisters.
• Using force (fighting/ bullying/ragging) is strictly not permitted.
• Bring any complaints about fellow students to the notice of the class teachers, and to the school authority.
• Always listen/obey and extend good cooperation to the captains.
• Do not tease or pass comments to opposite sex wile coming to school or going back home.

Relationship with support staff

• The support staff of the school is also to be respected. Do not at any time challenge or threaten them.
• The support staff work for the school and for the cause of the students and any problems created against them will be dealt seriously by the school authority.

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School Literary Policy

1. A Coordinator each will be appointed for Dzongkha and English Literary committee. Both will also be the coordinator for the Dzongkha and English Literary Clubs.
2. The Coordinator and committee members will prepare the action plan for conducting the literary activities in line with the school calendar.
3. The Dzongkha and English literary clubs will also be formed mainly to engage students more effectively and meaningfully.
4. The literary competitions will be conducted class wise or house wise. There will be a minimum of one literary activity (One Dzongkha & English) for each month.
5. Literary committee will observe the national reading week effectively and will be responsible to plan and organize the reading week.
6. Certificates and prizes will be awarded to promote literary activities and to encourage the students for better participation.
7. The two Coordinators will organize speakers for morning speeches (English/ Dzongkha) and its evaluation will be done by non- house master/ mistress and maintain its records.
8. The literary club members will organize wall magazines and maintain the literary board. Whenever we get some offers for essay, painting and articles, the coordinators should see that we present something from the school at any cost.

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School Scout Policy

1. The Scouts master will form a school based scout troop with old and new members who are genuinely interested to continue or be a member of scout.  Scouts must be role model to other students and be prepared to follow instructions/work at all times when required.
2. Encourage students for “good turn” daily.
3. The scout members must be active and be prepared to carry out voluntary services both within school and outside.
4. The scouting program will be carried out as a regular school program.  The Scout master will be responsible to plan, organize and execute the scouting activities throughout the year.
5. The scout master will be responsible to submit the plan of action, registration forms, and member-ship fees to the school, DSA and BSA latest by April each year.
6. The scout master will maintain proper appraisal record of all the scout members for necessary reference/ awards and nomination for scout forums, Jamborees, rallies or outdoor activities and mainly for rating as part of SUPW.
7. The Scout master will organize exhibitions, any scouting activities and be ever ready to present scouting items during important occasions or when ever required.
8. The Court of Honour will be conducted twice in a year once in each term (First term and Second term).
9. The Scout master will coordinate the regular saluting and flag hoisting in the morning assembly and un-hoisting the flag after the school hours.  The scouts master will conduct the hoisting during the examination period and a support staff be appointed for the vacation period.
10. Scouting will be conducted as a regular program on alternative Sundays but the scouts’ park will be maintained on daily basis.
11. The scout master will evaluate and provide a report on scouting program at the end of the year.  S/he will also maintain the accounts and be accountable to auditing by the school, Dzongkhag or other authorities.

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School Agriculture Policy

The School Agriculture Programme will be mainly focused on the following:-

1. Vegetable Gardening
2. Poultry
3. EM Preparation
4. Mushroom Cultivation.

1. Vegetable Gardening.

• The Agriculture Coordinator will divide the land into 4 equal parts and distribute to the respective houses on lucky dip basis.
• The students of Class IX and XI of the four houses will be engaged in vegetable gardening.
• The house masters will be involved in supervising the work and maintaining the record of each student’s working habit and attendance.
• The vegetable gardening for the houses will take place during the Saturdays. However, the respective houses may find suitable work time to bring about good harvest.
• The harvest products deposited in the school mess and the total monetary accumulated will be accounted for the house wise competition in vegetable gardening.
• The price of the products will be fixed by the Principal, Vice Principal, house mistress and the Co-coordinator for the harvested products of the garden.
• The price of the products will be little lower than the actual market prices.
• Points will be awarded to the house for the best product in the agriculture activities.
• Cash prize will be awarded to the best overall house wise performances. The amount will depend on the income generated from that particular academic year.
• A separate plot will be reserved by the Agriculture Club for the practical and demonstration purposes.
• The Agriculture Club members will work in the field during the club time, i.e. on Wednesdays and even during other times, if deemed necessary.

3. School Poultry.

• The Agriculture club will maintain the poultry for the educational and income generation purpose. The selected group of students from the Agriculture Club will look after the poultry.
• Feeding, collecting, selling the eggs and maintaining the daily records of the products will be solely maintained by the concerned members.
• The proper maintenance and cleanliness of the poultry shed will be conducted while collecting the eggs on a daily basis by the selected members.
• The price of the eggs will be determined by the market price.
• At the end of each month, the account must be submitted to the Coordinator whereby who will enter in the stock register and deposit the cash in the bank.
• The poultry feed will be purchased from a nearby Karma Feed Agent.
• During the winter vacation, the task of feeding, collection and selling the eggs will be entrusted to the school caretaker.  The accounts will be submitted to the Coordinator after the school resumes.

4. Mushroom Cultivation

• There will be separate group of students nominated for the mushroom cultivation which will be conducted on Saturdays during SUPW.
• The club must try to cultivate the mushroom twice a year depending upon the availability of mushroom spawn received from the NMC, Semtokha.
• The cultivation & caring of the mushroom, harvesting, selling and maintaining of the account will be done by the students concerned.
• The price of the product will be determined by the market price.

5. EM preparation.

• There will be two students nominated for the preparation of EM.
• There will be continuous supply of EM in the store for the daily use.
• To promote the health and sanitation of the school, the EM solution will be made available to the school toilets on the following days:

a. Monday

b. Wednesday

c. Saturday.

The school will collect the EM from NSSC, Simtokha as and when required.

Fishery.

A fishery tank has been constructed with the aid from S.A.P in the year 2009. The agriculture coordinator has started the program with 6000 fingerlings. We are expecting to harvest for the first time in Sept 2010. So far the program is running well. We expect to give full support to this program and make it sustainable.

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