Reconstituted Board of Governors of Hohoe E.P SHS Inaugurated to Address School Challenges

Aburi: A 13-member reconstituted Board of Governors of the Hohoe Evangelical Presbyterian Senior High School (HEPSS) has been inaugurated to ensure quality outcomes in the school. They are Mr G.S.K Kploanyi, Director General's Representative, Mr Francis Yaw Agbemadi, Regional Director of Education, Mr Victor Kwaku Kovey, Hohoe Municipal Director of Education, Mr Franklin K. Amesimeku, Headmaster, E.P. SHS, Hohoe, and Rev. Andrews C. Tsahey, P.T.A Chairman, E.P SHS, Hohoe. According to Ghana News Agency, others on the board include Mr Abdul Wahab Seeribai, Trevi-Adabraka Electoral Area, Hohoe, Rev. Dr. Francis Kuvor, General Manager, E.P. Schools, Ho, and Mr Foster Agotse, a retired educationist. The board also consists of Togbe Buami IX, Divisional Chief, Gbi - Bla, Hohoe, and Madam Priscilla A. N. Torkornoo, Assistant Director, IIA Hohoe Municipal Assembly. The rest of the members are Mr Benjamin H.K. Atidjah, an agribusiness consultant, Mr Michael Kitson Amanfu, a retired educationist, Mr Samuel Kwame Nyav or, Senior House Master, E.P. SHS, Hohoe, Mr Moses B.K. Aloka, Bursar, E.P. SHS, Hohoe, and Madam Olivia Afua Agbezuge, Assistant Headmistress (Administration), E.P. SHS, Hohoe. Mr Franklin K. Amesimeku, Headmaster of the school, emphasized that the Board of Governors is the highest decision-making body and plays a crucial role in the secondary school system. The board is reconstituted every four years after members complete their term of office and is composed of high-ranking individuals and stakeholders from the regional to the community level. The headmaster highlighted the school's population of about 3,300 students and the challenges that come with it. He pointed out the need for intervention by the new board to address issues such as inadequate furniture, lack of teaching and learning materials, and insufficient dormitory beds. The absence of an Assembly Hall forces programs to be held under trees, and the unfenced school compound has become a highway for speeding motorcycles, posing a threat to stude nts and staff. Mr Amesimeku called on the PTA to expedite the fence wall project to address this menace. Additionally, he noted the lack of teachers' bungalows on campus, which results in most teachers living in town and leaving supervisory duties to a few house parents. Housing teachers on campus is necessary for better supervision of students. Mr Francis Yaw Agbemadi, Volta Regional Director of Education, urged teachers to avoid inappropriate relationships with students, stressing that such behavior is unacceptable and will not be tolerated by the Ghana Education Service.