The AP government has decided to introduce English medium in all government schools from the 2020-21 academic year.
The English medium would be introduced for Class I to Class VIII for the next academic year. The Class IX and X would be converted into English medium from 2021-22 academic year.
The government issued GO directing the education department to start recruiting new teachers and impart English medium teaching skills to the exiting teachers.
The State Council for Education, Research and Training (SCERT) was asked to prepare the hand book for the teachers and also training module for the teachers.
The education department and the SCERT together would hold special training classes to the teachers during the summer vacation so as to be ready for the next academic year.
The government would revive the English Language Teaching Centers and establish District English Centers. These centers would come up at the District Institutes for Education and Training (DIETs).
The government had also directed the officials to get the text books in English ready on the first day of the next academic year.
