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School Principal | Ivana Mitrović

   Since September 1, 2023, the principal of our school has been Ivana Mitrović, a graduate philologist of the Japanese language.

   She first began working in public educational institutions of the Republic of Serbia in 2001 as an English language teacher: – from February 2001 to September 2001 at Mladenovac Gymnasium – from September 2001 to September 2007 at the School of Economics and Trade in Sopot – from September 2007 at Primary School “Momčilo Živojinović”, where she obtained a permanent teaching position as an English language teacher on September 1, 2008.

   She passed the state licensing exam for teachers in 2013.

   Since 1999, she has worked as a freelance translator for institutions such as the Municipality of Mladenovac, the Red Cross of Mladenovac, and the Center for Culture and Tourism of Mladenovac.

   From September 2014 to July 2016, she served as the head of the English Language Teachers’ Association.

   From July 2016 to July 16, 2018, she was appointed Assistant Principal of Primary School “Momčilo Živojinović”. In addition to the duties prescribed by the Law on the Foundations of the Education System, which include organizing teaching, assisting in the management of the school, and being responsible for the pedagogical work of the institution as well as other tasks defined by the school statute, she also worked on the following activities and projects:

– Person responsible for the Information System of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development “DOSITEJ”, including maintenance, updating, and data entry
– Registration of Primary School “Momčilo Živojinović” in the AMRES network of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development
– Application of Primary School “Momčilo Živojinović” for pilot schools in the Ministry’s “e-Diary” project
– e-Diary Coordinator
– Work on projects in which the school participated (as coordinator):
1. “Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings”, implemented in cooperation with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the Ministry of Mining and Energy, and the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure. The project was approved for the branch school.
2. Application and implementation of the British Council project “Schools for the 21st Century” (one of ten pilot schools in Serbia)
3. Submission of extracurricular activities to the competition of the Institute for the Improvement of Education and Upbringing (seven activities of our school were selected as examples of good practice)
4. Application of teachers to the Ministry’s “2000 Digital Classrooms” project (7 teachers selected)
5. Assistance to the principal in the implementation of the NIS company project “Together for the Community”, including installation of a video surveillance system
6. Work on smaller school projects (implementation of the Tijana Jurić Foundation project “Watch the Webinar – Stay Safe”, and the project “From Little League to Champions”)
– Implementation of the Ministry’s free textbooks project
– Participation in the selection of textbooks, cataloguing the selection and entering data into the “Dositej” system
– Assistance to the principal in preparing documentation and checklists for regular and extraordinary school inspections
– Participation in forming classes and dividing students into groups (Technical Education, Informatics and Computing, Religious Education, Civic Education, Choir and Orchestra, etc.)
– Assistance to the principal in preparing and organizing seminars and professional development activities within the school
– Assistance to the principal in planning and implementing measures to improve the educational process and staff relations
– Close cooperation with the pedagogical-psychological service in working with parents, students, and teachers, reviewing pedagogical documentation and preparing reports
– Preparation of semi-annual and annual reports for the Belgrade School Administration, work on the Annual Work Plan and School Programme, preparation of the European Development Plan for participation in international projects: application to the eTwinning portal and initial work on Erasmus+ planning and projects
– Cooperation with the School Parents’ Council and the Municipal Parents’ Council
– Assistance in organizing the mock final exam and the final exam, preparation of exam result analyses and defining measures to improve student performance, implementation of initial Ministry tests and internal semester tests
– Procurement of teaching equipment and improvement of material and technical conditions in the school
– Preparation of requests to the City Secretariat for Education and Child Protection
– Preparation of documentation for current maintenance requests to the Municipality of Mladenovac
– Organization of municipal competitions
– Organization of transport and accommodation for students participating in city and national competitions
– Cooperation with the Red Cross; member of the Assembly of the Red Cross of Mladenovac
– Assistance in the implementation of all extracurricular activities in the school (cultural, scientific, and sports)
– Cooperation with the Ministry of Education, the Belgrade School Administration, the local government, the Ministry of Interior, and schools in the Municipality of Mladenovac through electronic, telephone, and written communication
– Since the launch of the e-Diary project, coordinator for the school, providing training for teachers on using the system and cooperating with the coordinator for the Unified Information System in Education (JISP)
– Continued professional development through various seminars, training programmes, and conferences, including:
– International English Language Teachers Conference in Hungary, Badacsony 2022, on the topic “Social Issues in Digital Literacy”, as a participant and IATEFL scholarship holder
– International online conference EVE – Equal Voices in ELT, May 2023, organized under the auspices of IATEFL and ELTA Serbia, on the topic “Digital Literacy Issues”
– International training programme for gender equality in conference speaking “EVE – Equal Voices in ELT”, from November 2022 to March 2023, organized by IATEFL and ELTA Serbia
– Speaker at the international ELTA Serbia conference “All Cs of Teaching”, Belgrade, May 19–20, 2023, Faculty of Teacher Education, presenting the paper “True or Fake – Digital Literacy Issues”, addressing the issue of verifying the credibility of digital sources.