The Department of Education will allocate ₴2.9 million for fire alarms in two educational institutions in Mykolaiv

Fire alarm. Photo for illustration from the website vlasno.info

The Department of Education of the Mykolaiv City Council announced tenders for the current repair of the fire alarm system in Mykolaiv Lyceum №28 and Gymnasium №32.

This is evidenced by the data of the public procurement system ProZorro, they write NikVesti.

The customer plans to spend a total of 2.9 million hryvnias on this.

The repair of the automatic fire alarm system in Lyceum No. 28 will cost approximately 2 million hryvnias, while the estimated cost of repairing the alarm system in Gymnasium №32 is 952,000 hryvnias.

Screenshot from the ProZorro system

Screenshot from the ProZorro system

According to the tender documents, in two cases, the contractor will have to supply educational institutions with the appropriate equipment and perform its commissioning work by December 15, 2024.

Currently, the process of submitting tender offers is ongoing, the contractor will be chosen on October 21.

We would like to remind you that as of October, 31 secondary education institutions are already working in full-time/mixed format.

In general, since September 1, about 75,000 students have started studying in the Mykolaiv region, and they will attend classes offline or in a mixed form.

We should also note that since September 2, in Mykolaiv, 26 schools, which have equipped shelters, have started working in full-time and mixed forms. Earlier, the city authorities planned to open 40 schools in Mykolaiv for full-time education. But parents will independently choose the format of education for their children.

In Mykolaiv, 37,671 students will study in schools this year. Compared to the previous 2023-2024 academic year, the number of schoolchildren decreased by 3,531 children.

Also earlier, the head of the education and science department of the Mykolaiv Oblast Alla Velikhovska reported that there is a shortage of teachers of various subjects in the Mykolaiv region. Educational institutions are most in need of teachers of chemistry, physics and biology.

However, in Mykolaiv, due to the outflow of schoolchildren, they decided to combine classes in educational institutions that will work remotely. Because of this, some teachers will have to be laid off. The Department of Education promises to place teachers who are subject to layoffs in other educational institutions where there are not enough workers.

In the material of the Ministry of Education dated June 5, 2024, it is stated that the number of classes studying remotely in the 2024-2025 academic year may be greater than 24 students (for the first grades) and 30 students (for other grades). This norm is valid during martial law. At the same time, the number of classes that are taught face-to-face or in a mixed format should not exceed 24 students in elementary and 30 in other classes.