First call on Monday The new school year and everyone sees big problems: they concern how much its increase will affect the functioning of schools energy costs and other operating expenses. The picture is different for schools, as there are schools that have energy saving programs, others that have reserves from the savings made during the closure due to quarantine, and vice versa, still others that turned off the heating earlier last year due to high oil. Prices.

At the same time, this year there is also the problem of housing for teachers stationed on tourist islands. It is significant how said K. a new teacher who was posted in the Cyclades that her salary is about 1000 euros and the cheapest rent is about 500 euros.

In particular, the Minister of Education Niki Kerameos presented the preparation of the ministry for the new academic year. To fill operational gaps in primary, secondary and special education institutions, 8,600 appointments have been made, bringing the number of appointments over the past two years to 25,000. At the same time, the recruitment of deputies is expected to reach a total of 35,000 – most already done – to cover organic and operational gaps that either exist or will arise as a result of new actions, such as the extension of the full-time program in primary education from 16.00. at 17:30 Recruitment of substitutes also applies to any vacancies that arise during the first period of operation of schools (for example, in connection with the departure of teachers).

Will the gaps be filled? Will the increase in energy costs and other operating costs affect the operation of schools?

However, due to concerns about the high operating costs of schools in winter, as well as teachers’ protests about high rents on tourist islands or even the lack of houses, the Minister referred to the relevant municipalities and the Ministry of the Interior, which allocates funds for the operation of the infrastructure of school units. .

“Operating costs will increase as the school will be open until 5:30 p.m. due to the extension of the full day program,” This was reported to K by Nikos Magganaris., Principal of an elementary school in the 6th municipal district of Athens (Kypseli, Patisia). “Fortunately, we saved money as the school was closed due to quarantine. At the same time, we have implemented an environmental program by replacing light bulbs to save energy and are considering installing thermostats. We also have to see what we will do with the lighting of the yard, which exists at night for safety reasons,” he adds.

“We are concerned about the cost of heating,” he says for his part. in “K” Nektarios Petrakis, director of a municipal school in Chania, stressing, however, that “already since last year, all operating costs have been higher, for example, for consumables. For example, since mid-spring, prices for reams of paper for printing have jumped, almost twice.