Title: Balochistan Education Foundation: Quality Improvement Measures in Our Programs Balochistan Education
1Balochistan Education Foundation Quality
Improvement Measures in Our ProgramsBalochistan
Education Support Project(BESP)
2Target Area(Balochistan Province)
3Intervention Districts in Balochistan30 Districts
4Education Sector issues in Balochistan
- Low and stagnant enrollment at primary level (NER
37 in 2004-05) - Literacy rate 38 (with female literacy only 20)
- Large gender disparities (female enrollment is
35 of total primary enrollment) - Poor quality of education (poor teacher training,
Lack of Qualified teachers, esp. women, high
teacher absenteeism, poor monitoring
supervision, lack of textbooks, overcrowded
classrooms, outdated pedagogical practices) - Negligible community involvement
- Limited partnership of the private sector (7
private sector enrollment against overall 34
enrollment) - Weak institutional capacity of the public sector
5Balochistan Education FoundationBrief Background
- BEF set up by Act of Provincial Assembly in 1994
and restructured and made autonomous through
amendment in the Act in 2004 and 2006 - Board of Directors with 11 out of 17 (65)
members from private sector governs BEF - BEF works through Implementation Partners (NGOs
Private school Operators and Technical IPs for
teacher training, PEC training program, teacher
and student assessment)
6BEFs MISSION STATEMENT
- TO MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TOWARDS PROVISION OF
QUALITY EDUCATION UPTO THE SECONDARY LEVEL WITH
THE ASSISTANCE OF PRIVATE AND NON-GOVERNMENT
SECTOR
7BESP Objective
- To promote public private and community
partnership to improve access to quality primary
education, in particular for girls
8BESPs KPIs
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Enrollment (at least 40 girls)
- Average annual student attendance not less than
70 - Average grade completion rate not less than 70
- Average annual teacher attendance not less than
90 - Annual average increase in learning achievement
Languages 3 Mathematics 5
9Quality Improvement Measures of BESP
- School Budgets in the hands of Communities (PECs)
- With authority to hire, fire and pay teachers
- Adequate funding for learning materials
- Appointing a local teacher
- Minimize the teachers absenteeism
- Teacher professional development
- TNA based on class 4 curriculum
- Based on the results teacher training program
rescheduled - On site support - and regular off site training
10Quality Improvement Measures of BESP
- Emphasis of training on enhancing content
knowledge, techniques of multi-grade teaching,
resources management and use of local no-cost /
low cost materials, organizing co-curricular
activities, classroom management and taking care
of basic health and hygiene needs of the
children. - cluster meetings
11Quality Improvement Measures of BESP
- Availability of free textbooks on time
- Childrens learning assessment
- Baselines of Kindergarten entrants, followed by
annual assessments of incremental learning in
Math and Language through sample surveys - Close school monitoring and supervision by the
PEC, NGOs and BEF
12Close school monitoring and supervision by PEC,
NGOs and BEF
- PECs are trained to monitor teacher and student
attendance, facilitate teachers and manage school
affairs - Increased student and teacher attendance is
likely to increase student learning
13Capacity Building of PECs, NGOs, Private School
Operators and BEF Staff
- PECs Training in school management,
book-keeping/accounting, participatory
techniques, gender, monitoring and supervision to
all PEC members - NGOs/BEF staff/School Operators These
professionals are being trained in appraisal,
monitoring, financial and overall management.
Field staff are additionally being trained in
social mobilization, onsite teacher support and
how to assist localities in setting up private
schools.
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