Irkutsk Mayor Dmitry Berdnikov met with the heads of the city's schools and lyceums included in the list of Russias best educational institutions and thanked the teachers for their work. At the meeting they also discussed specific school problems from new stadium surfacing to repairs of the hockey rink and pool planned for 2016.
The city mayor met with the heads of schools and lyceums in Irkutsk that were included in the list of "The Best Schools of Russia." The meeting was attended by the principal of Lyceum No. 3 Nikolai Kashin, Gymnasium No. 25 Vladimir Bezdenezhnykh, Lyceum No. 36 of OAO "RZD" Sergey Shatunov, School No. 14 Lyudmila Tuchkova, and School No. 30 Olga Kiseleva.Dmitry Berdnikov thanked the teachers for their work, called the principals "the pride of our city," and emphasized that "as long as there are people like you, enthusiasts of your work, our children are in reliable hands and receive a worthy education."
The city head also promised the educational institutions support in resolving their current problems. Thus, School No. 14's stadium needs a new modern surface, School No. 30 needs repairs to the old hockey rink, and Gymnasium No. 25 needs a major renovation of the swimming pool, which will be carried out in 2016. It is planned that these and other issues will be resolved in 2016.
The administration clarified that the ISU Lyceum, Lyceum No. 2, Lyceum No. 3, Lyceum No. 36 of OAO "RZD," and School No. 14 in Irkutsk were included in the list of "The Best Schools of Russia," while Gymnasium No. 25 and School No. 30 were included in the list of the best general education organizations with a defense-sports profile. These rankings are prepared at the request of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science.