This year, 3,200 children will enter the first grades of Poltava hromada's educational institutions

On August 9, the first meeting regarding preparations for September 1 was held, chaired by Katerina Yamshchykova, the Secretary of the Poltava City Council.

During the meeting, they discussed the state of shelters and their construction, current and capital repairs of premises, food supply, provision of textbooks, online and offline learning, optimization of educational institutions, school supplies for first-graders, salary increases for school nurses, and additional payments for teachers and educators.

"Shelters, their condition, and their construction are about the safety of our children. And children are our future. They should grow and develop in a normal school environment," emphasized Katerina Yamshchykova.

According to her, supporting the Armed Forces is a priority, but children are also a priority. Therefore, it is necessary to repair existing shelters and, where possible, build new ones. Additionally, optimizing educational institutions is needed, along with organizing transportation for children to schools where they can receive a quality education.

The Director of the Department of Education of the Poltava City Council, Zhanna Kaploukh, reported that this year, 3,200 children will enter first grade.

"We will have 112 first-grade classes in the community. There will be 125 extended day groups. Thanks to the blended learning format, almost all students, about 29,000, will have the opportunity to attend school offline. Each school has its own system of blended learning: some attend school on specific days, while others during specific hours. This depends on the capacity of the shelters. Only four educational institutions in the community will operate online. These are Verkholyanska Secondary School I-II, Andrushchanska Secondary School, Valkivska Secondary School, and Brychkivsky Comprehensive School, where a kindergarten will also be launched," Zhanna Kaploukh noted.

Regarding the operation of kindergartens, out of the 12 closed ones where internally displaced persons reside, 8 will reopen by October 1.