Organised before the piloting stage of the ODAP Integrated Model, to be launched on 2023-2024 School Year, introductory meetings for the principals in 50 pilot schools in 14 Project provinces were completed.
The first one of the meetings, which were conducted online, was held with the principals in the pilot schools in Ankara, Çankırı, Nevşehir, and Afyonkarahisar on 12th September 2023, separately for each province. In these meetings, where the discussions were held as to how the piloting would be conducted, what was expected from the schools, how the implementation calendar was planned, the Project Manager Didem Elif Bilgili introduced the project management team and the expert team.
Information on the current situation of the project activities was provided for the meeting participants. The Workplan for October – December 2023 was conveyed to the participants. During the brief presentation done by the senior experts of the Project, the participants were informed about the Early Warning System, which is one of the most important components of the Project.
The second of the introductory meetings, which continued uninterrupted for four days, was held on 13th September 2023 on Wednesday, with the pilot school principals in Bingöl, Ağrı, İstanbul, and Sakarya; the third one was held on 14th September 2023 on Thursday with the pilot school principals in Tekirdağ, Trabzon, and Şanlıurfa provinces. The last meetings, which were held with the pilot school principals in Hakkâri, Şırnak, and Hatay, were conducted on 15th September 2023 on Friday.