The College of Education Studies (CoES) has launched an Adoption of Schools Project

themed “Community collaboration for improving the performance of schools: Our

corporate social responsibility”.

Speaking on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, the Provost of the College of Humanities and

Legal Studies (CHLS), Professor Francis Eric Amuquandoh, expressed worry over the

decline in the performance of schools in the Central Region. He said it has therefore

become necessary for the University step in to help resolve whatever issues that are

contributing to the decline. “This will help to identify where the problem lies and help

turn the situation around so that Cape Coast and the Central Region in general will be

counted among the leaders when it comes to education.” he said.

The Provost of the College of Education Studies, Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, disclosed

that the College had adopted seventeen (17) schools made up of fourteen (14) Basic

Schools and three (3) Senior High Schools. The College has plans to adopt more schools.

The Provost therefore called on individuals and stakeholders to support the College to

expand the program. “The project is currently funded by Departments and Centres within

the College. When we get funding, we will scale it up. We appeal to funding bodies that

are interested in student learning outcomes in education to come to our aid to enable us to

scale up the project.”

The Central Regional Director of Education, Mrs Martha Owusu Agyeman, commended

the College for the impressive initiative and reiterated the commitment of the Regional

Education Office to support and help sustain the project.