The management of Mugai Senior School has called on local leaders to support schools in their areas instead of highlighting their challenges on social media platforms.
Principal Anne Masheti encouraged leaders to be at the forefront of helping institutions grow by supporting education and school management programmes.
The principal dismissed ongoing social media reports alleging that the school was undergoing a financial crisis as false and unfounded.
She, however, stated that fee payment has been an issue, with most parents not remitting the funds on time, hence affecting the smooth running of the school.
Masheti said school fee arrears were huge, and whenever students were sent home to collect fees, some parents took offence at the school management.
“Most schools are undergoing financial difficulties due to delayed fee payment, and Mugai is no exception, but we are managing well despite the challenge,” she noted.
She assured parents that the school was operating normally and urged them to ignore what she described as political interference by a section of local leaders who, instead of supporting the institution, were creating conflict between the school management and parents.
Principal acknowledges delayed support staff salaries
The principal revealed that support staff salaries had been delayed for only two months but said the management was working around the clock to ensure they were paid.
She urged leaders to be more supportive on matters of education by coming up with mechanisms that would help schools secure financial support to run their programmes.
“As a school, we would really appreciate it if the leaders came to our school and had a meeting with us to find a lasting solution to such issues,” she said.
She cautioned that school matters were very sensitive and should be handled with extreme care, adding that using social media to address such issues could trigger unrest within schools.
“Let our leaders be careful when handling matters of education in our schools since principals and teachers have sacrificed their all to see these schools up and running despite the hard economic times being experienced globally,” she said.
She also asked parents to show commitment and support for the school by paying school fees on time to allow continuous learning and syllabus coverage.
School records improved university entry
The sub-county school, which is a mixed day and boarding institution, has a population of 970 students and managed to send 34 students to university, its best performance since inception, under the leadership of Principal Anne Masheti.
Masheti, who has dedicated her efforts to improving results since joining the school three years ago, has helped raise university entry from 14 when she took over to 27 and now 34.
She said bad publicity was harmful to the school as it could undermine the morale and motivation of learners, hence it should be avoided at all costs.
Parents and education stakeholders have hailed the school administration for recording good results, with the number of students qualifying for direct university entry continuing to rise steadily.
The school's mean score also went up by 0.7 points, a clear indicator that it is headed in the right direction academically.
Since taking over as principal, the number of students attaining low grades has reduced, while quality grades have increased, signalling hard work from both the staff and school administration.
Masheti appeals for stakeholder cooperation
Masheti, who is transforming the school, has applauded the cooperation she has been receiving from stakeholders in her journey towards success.
She urged parents to pay school fees on time to enable the smooth running of school programmes that will steer academic performance to higher levels.
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Leaders, including the late area Member of Parliament Malulu Injendi, previously hailed the school administrator for her commitment to the education of students.
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