A new stage is coming individual assessment of newly appointed teachers, which is the condition to make them permanent. And this is because from next week the procedures for placing the necessary leaders in the two largest regions of the country, Athens and Thessaloniki, are expected to begin. At the same time, the Minister of Education Niki Kerameos It is clear: “Participation in the assessment is mandatory, and refusal is a disciplinary offense that entails sanctions such as withholding wages,” he said yesterday, in response to a related question. For their part, the education federations are sticking to the mobilization against the assessment, also after the large participation of teachers in the strike on Wednesday.

In particular, according to Law 4823/2021, the individual assessment of teachers is carried out by the principal of the school and the educational consultant. The first to be evaluated are newly appointed candidates who complete two years of probation in schools in June 2023 and must be evaluated in order to be permanent. Over the past two years, about 25,000 teachers have been appointed at two levels. However, due to a delay in the selection and deployment of the new approximately 800 training advisers, the start of evaluation is by region and according to the time of their deployment by region.

Thus, since the first councilors were stationed there, the process began with the schools of the North and South of the Aegean, Peloponnese and Crete. The deployment of school counselors in Attica and Thessaloniki next week, as Ms. Kerameos mentioned yesterday in an informal meeting with the media, will put the whole process on a new trajectory. In the event that the newly appointed person refused to be assessed for ideological and political reasons, the minister referred to the provisions of the disciplinary law and the resulting sanctions. “But how many do you think will refuse? They endured for so many years until they were appointed.” commented yesterday “K” chief executive of OLME.

The Minister of Education said yesterday that the process will take a new trajectory with the deployment of school advisors in Attica and Thessaloniki next week.

Of course, the educational federations are determined to continue the mobilization. Early next week, the Board of Governors of the Hellenic Teachers’ Federation will meet to decide on a new proposal for the sector, while OLME is taking a similar stance. In fact, their resolve is reinforced by the success of last Wednesday’s strike. It is estimated that teacher participation at both levels increased to 35%, with a higher percentage in primary education.

Approximately, according to the data of regional associations of primary education, participation in Preveza is 70%, in Kilkis 65.79%, in Xanthi 64.5%, in Arcadia 58.57, in Lefkada 56%, in Alexandroupolis 54.8%, in Lemnos 53 %, in Larissa 50%, in Rethymnon 46%, in Pella 44%, in Corinth 40.23%, in Ilia 40.13%, in Kastoria 38%.

The participation of teachers in the strike was lower, but the average percentage – 35% – is considered by trade unionists to be particularly satisfactory. At yesterday’s meeting with Ms. Kerameos, outstanding issues of the government’s education agenda were discussed. “Over this four-year period, we have fulfilled all our obligations. Even the most difficult part, the individual assessment procedure, started as we promised. The only thing we have not done is the revision of Article 16 of the Constitution on the creation of non-state universities, which we hope to do someday,” the minister said.

Finally, with regard to the issue of excluding “perpetual students” from universities, as provided for in the law adopted in 2020, Ms. Kerameos indicated that this will be implemented as usual, that is, from 2024 to 2025.