In the news - Teachers Day goodies

2011/05/17
By Nancy Nais
nancynais@nst.com.my

PM announces salary revisions, promotions and cash incentives

KUCHING: The government will raise the salary grade of 1,228 secondaryschool principals from DG48 to DG52 effective next January to prove itscommitment to improve the status of teachers, said Prime Minister Datuk SeriNajib Razak.

He said the government would also upgrade 6,585 senior assistant teachers (GPK)in charge of administration, academic affairs and co-curriculum in secondaryschools from DG44 to DG48.

“The decision was made as the government is aware of the contributions and theheavy burden of teachers.” The celebration, themed “Teachers, Catalysts for theNational Education Transformation”, was launched by Deputy Prime Minister TanSri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also education minister.

The specialpromotion methods categorise teachers according to four levels: regularteachers, senior teachers, wibawa (credible) teachers and pendeta (luminary)teachers. The four tiers would spur them to work hard to achieve a higher gradebased on performance, Najib said.

“Through the concepts of wibawa and pendeta teachers, the career paths ofteachers will be extended to Grade 54 to reach the 25-year tenure by meetingthe standards of excellence and other conditions set by the Promotion Board ofEducation Services.” The government also agreed to increase the number ofpositions for Special Grade C in the service by 100 per cent to 72 positionsfor wibawa and pendeta teachers.

Najib said teachers who showed excellence as a leading quality set by the boardcould reach Special Grade C and above before their retirement.

The promotions also covered education service officers serving the ministry,state Education Department, district education offices and lecturers of theInstitute of Teachers’ Education. He said the government would give cashincentives to principals, head teachers and teachers who raised the academicperformance of their schools.

KataPengetua:

SelamatMenyambut Hari Guru 2011.

In the news - Parent demands RM12 mln from teachers over alleged abuses

Posted on May 8, 2011, Sunday BorneoPost. 08.05.2011

KUCHING: A parent of twopupils of a government primary school in Sibu has sent alegal letter to eight teachers there demanding a RM12million compensation for alleged physical and mental abuses.

Sarawak Teachers’Union (STU) president William Ghani Bina yesterday said the parent, a lawyer byprofession, had also lodged a report against theeight teachers but had yet to present medical evidence of the allegedabuses.

“I do not thinkour teachers would do that because we know how todiscipline students. Parents should be appreciative of teachers disciplining students.

“Having a parent issue a summons toeight teachers all from one primary school is something. Ido not think the claim is true because there is no medical report,” he told thepress after officiating at the STU Kuching Branch annual generalmeeting (AGM).

Ghani pointed out that teachers meantwell when they disciplined students but if such a gesture wasmisconstrued, they might not make the effort in future.

“When students are naughty in class,it might mean that they lack discipline or parents could not discipline them.We, asteachers, do not only teach but also discipline students.

“However, if parents donot want teachers to discipline students and just teach, wecan do that. When the school bell rings, we go into the classroom andteach; when another bell sets off, we leave the classroom and do nothing more.We can do this if this is what the community wants,” he said.

The legal letter,he said, would be referred to STU legal adviser Baru Bian, who is Ba Kelalanassemblyman and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sarawak liaison chief.

Theunion’s secretariat received a copy of the letter on Fridayand the incident is said to have taken place last February.

In general, Ghani said parents in the state hadbeen cooperative with teachers.

“Parents of some of my students whobumped into me actually thanked me for disciplining their children. Theyappreciate what the teachers had done for their children.”

 

KataPengetua:

Sebagai guru, tidak dapat mengawal tindakan ibubapa walaupun kita tidak bersetuju dengan tindakan sedemikian. Walaubagaimanapun, kita boleh mengawal tindakan kita sendiri. Oleh itu, dalam kitahendak mengawal disiplin pelajar, kita juga perlu berhati-hai supaya tindakankita itu adalah dalam lingkungan had yang dibenarkan oleh arahan / pekeliling.

Makluman – upacara penyerahan komuter 1Malaysia

MAKLUMAN SEMUA

Makluman – upacara penyerahan komuter 1Malaysia
Seramai 159 pelajar SMK Serian mendapat sumbangan     komputer 1Malaysia fasa ke-2 ini. Majlis penyerahan akan diadakan pada jam     0900 pada 30.04.2011 di Dewan Sri Sadong, SMK Serian.
Majlis akan disempurnakan oleh Datuk Richard     Riot ak Jaem, Timbalan Menteri Luar Malaysia, merangkap Ahli     Parlimen P199 Serian.
Ini adalah program Suruhanjaya Komunikasi     Multimedia Malaysia; sekolah hanya membantu menyediakan majlis. Oleh itu,     tidak ramai guru yang terlibat. Hanya guru-guru tertentu, yang diberitahu     dan bertugas sahaja yang terlibat.

Memo dalaman – punch in dan punch out

MAKLUMAN SEMUA

Memo dalaman – punch in dan punch out
Dari pemantauan terhadap kad perakam waktu     guru - ingin saya sekali lagi mengingatkan guru tentang perlunya punch-in dan punch-out sebagai     bukti kehadiran guru di sekolah.
Sekiranya guru tidak berbuat demikian, guru     itu boleh dianggap
tidak hadir
lambat hadir untuk bertugas, maka tidak punch      in
punch ini tetapi tidak bertugas
guru balik awal
Saya sertakan sekali lagi Memo Dalam saya pada 06.03.2011:

PERHATIAN SEMUAGURU

1.      Perintah-PerintahAm Bab D, perkara 24 mengatakan “Ketidakhadiranuntuk bertugas oleh seseorang pegawai tanpa cuti atau tanpa terlebih dahulumendapat kebenaran atau tanpa sebab yang munasabah boleh menyebabkan pegawaiitu dikenakan tindakan tatatertib”.

2.      Pegawaidiarahkan untuk mengetikkan kad perakamwaktu semasa datang dan semasa pulang dari pejabat (dalam kes kita ialahsekolah), mengikut Surat Pekeliling Am Bil. 11 tahun 1981. Pegawaiyang tidak berbuat demikian boleh diambil tindakan tatatertib, selain daripadaperlu menjelaskan kenapa emolument tidak boleh dilucutkan mengikut Perintah-PerintahAm perkara 27(1).

3.      Pegawai tidak boleh mengetik kad tersebut untuk orang lain. Ini adalah melanggarPerintah-Perintah A, perkara 4(2)(f) dan (i) yang mengatakan bahawa

i.                Perkara 4(2)(f): ”Seseorang pegawai tidak boleh tidak jujur atau tidakamanah”.

ii.               Perkara 4(2)(i): ”seseorang pegawai tidak boleh ingkar perintah atauberkelakuan dengan apa-apa cara yang boleh ditafsirkan dengan munasabah sebagaiingkar perintah”.

4.      Jika guru lupauntuk mengetik kad pada masa yang ditetapkan, guru perlu menyatakan masa guruhadir atau balik dengan tulis tangan. Walau bagaimanapun, sila dapatkantandatangan dan nama saksi untuk mengesahkan tulisan tersebut. Ini adalah untukmengelakkan tuduhan guru cuba mereka-reka masa bagi menutup kesalahan lambatdatang bertugas / balik awal / tidak hadir bertugas.

5.      Jika guru lambathadir kerana tugas rasmi lain / tidak hadir kerana tugas luar / telah mendapatkebenaran terlebih dahulu, sila buat catatan di atas kad tersebut.

6.      Saya menasihatkansemua guru untuk mematuhi segala peraturan ini supaya perkhidmatan guru tidakterjejas akibat tindakan tatatertib.

In the news – guru wanita cedera ditumbukpelajar di Perlis

Friday, 08 April 2011 10:20,  by Utusan Malaysia  

Guru wanitacedera ditumbuk pelajar

KANGAR, 7 APRIL, 2011: Seorangguru wanita, cedera di hidung dikatakan akibat ditumbuk oleh seorang pelajartingkatan dua, di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Datuk Jaafar Hassan, BukitKeteri, Padang Besar, dekat sini hari ini.

Kejadian berlaku ketika guru berkenaan, Mariati Mat Ail, 37, memanggil pelajartersebut selepas melihat satu pergaduhan berlaku di luar sebuah kelas disekolah itu, pukul 12.30 tengah hari.

Jurucakap Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri berkata, sebaik sahaja dipanggil bagimemberi penjelasan mengenai pergaduhan itu, pelajar terbabit terus menumbukguru berkenaan.

Menurutnya, guru itu dihantar ke Hospital Tuanku Fauziah (HTF) di sini olehrakan-rakannya untuk mendapatkan rawatan sebelum laporan dibuat kepada pihakpolis.

“Ketika kejadian, guru berkenaan yang mengajar mata pelajaran Sejarahdipercayai dalam sesi pertukaran kelas,” katanya di sini hari ini.

Bagaimanapun, guru tersebut ketika ditemui di HTF enggan mengulas lanjut danmasih dalam keadaan terkejut ekoran kejadian itu.

Ketua Polis Daerah Padang Besar, Supritendan Che Man Md. Dros ketika dihubungihari ini mengesahkan menerima aduan mengenai kejadian tersebut dan siasatandijalankan di bawah Seksyen 325 Kanun Keseksaan.

Dalam pada itu, kata beliau, polis juga turut menerima satu lagi aduan daripadaseorang pelajar sekolah yang sama mengenai kejadian dia ditendang oleh seorangpelajar lain dan siasatan sedang dijalankan.
 

Kata Pengetua:Kita tidak tahu peristiwa sebenar selain daripada yang dilaporkan melaluiakhbar. Nampaknya, guru ini tidak ada kena mengena dengan pergaduhan pelajar.Apakah pengajaran yang boleh kita pelajari daripada peristiwa begini? Satudaripadanya, mungkin, ialah supaya kita guru tidak menambah stress kepadapelajar. Pelajar itu bergaduh, dia dalam keadaan stress dan adrenalin dalamdarahnya cukup tinggi. Kalau kita memarahi dia, bertambahlah stress pelajartersebut. Biarlah keadaan cukup reda dahulu sebelum menyoal siasat pelajartersebut.

Memo dalaman - Anjakan dan APC 2011

PERHATIAN SEMUA STAF

   Tahniah kepada staf berikut yang telah mendapat anjakan gaji mahupun Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang (APC). Anjakan gaji adalah atas usaha guru membaiki dirinya dengan belajar. APC adalah pemberian atas kecemerlangan kerja seseorang staf berdasarkan penilaian yang dibuat oleh Pengurusan dan dipersetujui oleh Panel Pembangunan Sumber Manusia (PPSM) di KPM. APC boleh diberi kepada seseorang staf beberapa kali semasa dalam perkhidmatannya, bergantung kepada prestasi. Untuk 2010, kita memberi lagi APC kepada staf yang memperolehi APC pada tahun 2004 atau sebelumnya, bergantung kepada syarat-syarat lain.

1.     Tahniah kepada staf berikut kerana telah memperolehianjakan gaji 2011 kerana telah memenuhi syarat PTK

i.             KUSAIRI BIN JAWAWI

ii.           CHRISTINE ANAK LISAH

iii.         RYVENER ANN ANAK HENRY

iv.          SAMMIR BIN PAITIN

v.            DAYANG JAMALIAH BT AWANG MAT

 

2.   Tahniah kepada staf berikut yangtelah diberi APC 2011 atas prestasi2010:

i.             JAME TANG @ JAMES TANG

ii.           BAN HAND A/L ERON

iii.         CHAI KHUAN FEN

iv.          RAFI BIN TAIZEL

v.            TIONG ENG TAI

vi.          LEE SIEW CHOO

vii.        FATIMATUL ZAKIAH BT UNIN

viii.      TERESA ANAK STEPHEN

ix.          KARTINI BINTI SAHAMAT

x.            KUEH AH MUI

xi.          KUSAIRI  BIN JAWAWI – (doublebonus: anjakan dan APC)

xii.        TINA ANAK SUREP

xiii.      EU HEE CHOO

xiv.      YONA AK CHARLES

xv.        GRACE AK JIMBAU

xvi.      ANNIE AK JAWA

xvii.    SAHROM B. HJ. LIMAN

CBE Award a Boost for UK-Malaysia Relations, says Tony Fernandes (A man of many accomplishments)

KUCHING: Most people associate Dato’ Seri Tony Fernandes with the ‘No Frills’ airline tag or AirAsia and those in the know will refer him to as AirAsia Group CEO.

In fact he is more than this. Sir Tony Fernandes as he should be called now that he has been honoured with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) honour by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, was appointed Group chief executive officer of the company in December 2001.

Fernandes, 46, is also a member of the Employee Share Option Committee of the Board.

He was Financial Controller at Virgin Communications London (1987-1989), and moved on to be senior financial analyst at Warner Music International London (1989-1992), managing director at Warner Director at Warner Music Malaysia (1992-1996), regional managing director, Asean (1996-1999) and vice president, Asean at Warner Music South East Asia (1999-2001).

He was admitted as an associate member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in 1991, and became a fellow member in 1996.

In 1999, the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah bestowed on him the title ‘Setia Mahkota Selangor’, for his contributions to the Malaysian music industry. He was the recipient of the ‘Recording Industry Person of the Year 1997’ by the Recording Industry Association of Malaysia.

With AirAsia, he received accolades from international press and industry observers such as ‘Airline Business Strategy Award 2005 and Low Cost Leadership’ by Airline Business and ‘Asia Pacific Aviation Executive’ by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (Capa) for the year 2004 and 2005.

In July 2005, he was conferred the Darjah Datuk Paduka Tuanku Ja’afar (DPTJ) which carries the title Dato’ by the Negeri Sembilan’s Yang DiPertuan Besar Tuanku Ja’afar Tuanku Abdul, for his services rendered to the betterment of the nation and community.

In 2006 and 2007, he bagged ‘The Brand Laureate’ Brand Personality for his exemplary performance, dedication and contribution towards the aviation industry in Malaysia.

In 2007, he was bestowed the Darjah Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang (DSAP) which carries the title Dato’ by the Pahang’s Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah for his services rendered to the betterment of the nation and community.

In 2008, he was again honoured by the Sultan with the Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang Yang Amat Di Mulia which carries the title Dato’ Seri.

The ‘CAPA Legend Award 2009 (Aviation Hall of Fame)’ recognised his influential actions for directly shaping the way the aviation industry has evolved, and the ‘Airline CEO of the Year Award for 2009’ from Jane’s Transport Finance was for his success in leading and growing AirAsia into the world’s best low-cost airline and Asia’s largest.

He received an Honorary Doctorate of Business Innovation from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in March 2010 for his role in changing the face of aviation and benefitting travelers and economies locally and in the region. He was honoured with the title of ‘Officer of the Legion d’Honneur’ by the government of France in April 2010, for outstanding contributions to the French aviation industry. It is the highest rank of honour that the government of France can award to a non-French citizen.

In May 2010, Fernandes was awarded the prestigious Nikkei Asia Prize in Tokyo today for his contributions to the growth of Asia. The prize, given by leading Japanese newspaper publisher Nikkei Inc, recognises Tony’s role in democratising travel in Asia.

He was also the proud recipient of the Masterclass Global CEO of the Year award at the 2nd Malaysia Business Leadership Award (MBLA) 2010 ceremony for his immense contributions to the country’s economy.

Another feather to the cap was the prestigious Forbes Asia Businessman of the Year 2010 award. He is the first Malaysian and Southeast Asian to receive the award.

The hugely popular icon of aviation is credited for democratising air travel in the region and for growing a Malaysian company into a highly successful global brand.

And in March 2011, Fernandes was finally awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) honour by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The award was conferred for services to promote commercial and educational links between the United Kingdom and Malaysia.

In London, after receiving the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) award, Tony said this only serve to further facilitate the promotion of commercial and cultural ties between the United Kingdom and Malaysia.

The award is attributed to his “services to promote commercial and educational links” between the UK and Malaysia.

“I am extremely humbled to have received this award today and I would like to thank Her Majesty The Queen for bestowing such an honour upon me. More than a personal honour, it will serve as a catalyst to further enhance relations between the UK and Malaysia, particularly in the areas of business, culture and education,” he was quoted as saying.

The iconic entrepreneur wears several hats including Team Principal of Team Lotus, Group CEO of the world’s best low cost airline AirAsia and founder of the fledgling Malaysian-based conglomerate Tune Group.

He added, “I receive this award today not on my behalf, but on behalf of all the incredible people I work with, wherever they may be around the world. It is their dedication, passion, enthusiasm and hard work that drives me on every single day and it is also my great honour to have the privilege of working with them.”

His personal credo is “Dream the Impossible, Believe the Unbelievable and Never Take No for an Answer,” and he believes deeply in providing opportunities throughout his businesses for talent to flourish, for meritocracy to reign and for helping people realise their dreams.

“I realised mine, and I am determined to help others realise theirs too,” sums up Fernandes’s approach to his work and personal life.

His business philosophy is simple: Serve the Underserved – a philosophy encapsulated in AirAsia’s memorable tag line: “Now Everyone Can Fly.”

Having democratised air travel by freeing it from the clutches of the elite, Fernandes is determined to break down the affordability barrier in other aspects of daily life – hence Tune Hotels, Tune Money and Tune Talk, the radical Team Lotus approach to F1 – and the Epsom College campus in Malaysia.

The CBE is the second major award conferred on him in Europe. In 2010, the French government conferred upon him the title of ‘Officier of the Legion d’honneur’, the highest award for a non-French national, for his outstanding contributions to the aviation industry.

He was also recently named ‘Asia Businessman of the Year 2010’ by the international magazine Forbes, and has gathered a slew of other top awards from private bodies and media organisations for his innovative approach to business.

 

Kata Pengetua: Saya masih ingat dalam satu temuraham dengan beliau, Tony kata "Semuanya bermula dengan sebuah impian - bahawa semua orang boleh terbang". Kata John C. Maxwell: "Jika anda merealisasikan impian orang lain, anda akan merealisasikan impian diri sendiri". Itu yang Tony buat, dia membolehkan ramai dikalangan kita terbang dan dia dapat apa yang dia impikan.