A general meeting was convened on September 21, 2023, at the secondary schools No. 280 named after M. Mehdiyev in Hovsan settlement, Baku, and No. 262 located in Turkan settlement, Khazar district as part of the project "Initiative to improve the school’s reputation through the development of the school community” carried out by "Umid” Support to Social Development Public Union ("Umid” SSD) and T-NETWORK, an educators’ experience and communication platform, with funding from the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and technical support from Baku city Education Department. During the meeting, certificates were presented to participants who had completed training in eight different topics, and the School Development Council's action plan for the upcoming academic year was deliberated upon.
The main goal of the project, "Initiative to improve the school's reputation through the development of the school community,” which has been in place since December 2022, is to strengthen ties between the school and the community in order to raise the school's reputation and create a productive learning environment. Within the framework of the project, the School Development Council was formed at the secondary schools No. 262 in Turkan settlement and No. 280 named after M. Mehdiyev in Hovsan settlement.