BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (BESDP) Roundtable Discussion with Development Partners May 10, 2010 Ministry of Education (MOE) Main Building,

BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (BESDP)

Roundtable Discussion with Development Partners

May 10, 2010

Ministry of Education (MOE) Main Building, Room 405

PRESENTATION OUTLINE•INTRODUCTION OF IMPLEMENTING UNITS BY MR. LY FOUNGSESSION 1 - BESDP ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DATEComponent 1 (PMU, IEC, DNFE, DOP)Component 2 (RIES, DSE)Component 3 (ESITC, DPC, DOF, DPEM)Synthesis of Experiences to date and BESDP remaining tasksQ and A on BESDP•SESSION 2 – BEYOND BESDPOpen Discussion on the Road Ahead for Secondary Education in Lao PDR Closing remarks

BESP OBJECTIVES STRATEGIES/COMPONENTS

(i) targeted expansion of LSE opportunities to improve access and equity;

1- Expand access to services

(ii) integration of basic education curriculum to account for lower secondary expansion from 3 to 4 graders, and improved quality and relevance of LSE; and

2- Enhance quality and relevance

(iii) central, provincial and district capability building in critical areas (EMIS, planning, budgeting and financial management).

3- Strengthen education governance

(thru decentralized education planning & management)

all Lao PDR children , especially the poor, have equitable access to relevant, quality education enabling them to succeed in the new global economy

Expand access to services

Enhance quality and relevance

Strengthen governance

• procurement and monitoring of contractor/s to build 28 new LSE schools and 144 LSE classrooms in existing LSE schools in the 20 targeted districts of the BESDP provinces

• provision of education development grants to 96 schools in target districts

• setting up selection process and delivery of 1,638 scholarships for ethnic and poorest pupils, including at least 50% girls

• conduct of baseline study

• ARRANGING STUDY TOURS for the curriculum development group

• DEVELOPING REVISED PRIMARY CURRICULUM, new LSE curriculum and student outcomes, and draft of upper secondary education curriculum

• PREPARING TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND deployment framework and action plan

• IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM to 5,373 teachers in 50 target districts to support 4-year LSE

• Providing a package of equipment, teaching material and learning resources to 10 teacher training colleges, 28 new LSE schools and 109 other LSE schools

• Providing 10 master trainers and 40 trainers with training materials and training of trainers

• Procuring printer of existing textbooks and teacher guides for lower secondary years 1-3 (675,000 textbooks and 73,000 teacher guides)

• Developing and printing new textbooks and teacher guides for lower secondary years 1-4 (354,000 textbooks and 23,000 teacher guides) and distributing to all lower secondary schools in targeted districts

• Supporting ongoing National Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes

• Providing 25 days of training to 44 replacement secondary pedagogical advisers and two annual review workshops for 222 secondary pedagogical advisers

• Revising MOE annual yearbook and EMIS• Training of all PES and DEB statisticians in data

processing and analysis• Training of all school heads in EMIS• Establishing school management committees in

96 schools receiving development grants• Piloting annual and medium-term LSE planning

and budgeting/ expenditure formats in 3 provinces• Aligning planning and budgeting process with

school mapping approach, teacher allocation and deployment process and ODA planned interventions

• Improving accounting, reporting and monitoring of expenditure

• Improving outcome-oriented budget format and process

• Linking education MTEF with the Government’s MTEF, based on medium-term sector development targets and development assistance

• Improving assessment and monitoring of MOE physical assets

• Making central storage of assets available in an upgraded, well-equipped warehouse

• Providing staff training

BESDP aims to reduce poverty by making service delivery responsive to the needs of the poor, especially girls in ethnic group areas and in areas of high demand

Outcomes:

Outputs/activities

Goal:

Component 1 Component 2 Component 3

COMPONENT 1 – Expand Equitable access to Basic Education

Component 1. Expand equitable access to basic education

Civil Works Targets by PMU/ECDM• procurement and monitoring of

contractor/s to build 28 new LSE schools and 144 LSE classrooms in existing LSE schools in the 20 targeted districts of the BESDP provinces

• procurement and monitoring of contractor/s to build 28 new LSE schools and 144 LSE classrooms in existing LSE schools in the 20 targeted districts of the BESDP provinces

Accomplishment to date• Phase 1 works which include

the construction of new LSE schools are ongoing at 30-40% physical accomplishments (as of end of April 2010)

• Bid evaluation reports for Phase 2 works which include additional classrooms submitted for ADB NOL.


EDGP (School Grant) Targets by DNFE

• provision of education development grants to 96 schools in target districts

• Establishing school management committees (Student-Parents Association (SPA)) in 96 schools receiving development grants

Accomplishment to date• 4 provinces have approved

EDG plans. Fund support being processed by DOF.

• 5 more provinces have approved EDGP plans to be endorsed by DNFE for payment of DOF

• 4 more provinces for follow-up


Scholarship Program by IEC• procurement and

monitoring of contractor/s to build 28 setting up selection process and delivery of 1,638 scholarships for ethnic and poorest pupils, including at least 50% girls

• conduct of baseline study

Accomplishment to date• 1,638 scholars identified• Fund support received by

scholars except for those in Luang Prabang

• 2nd payment is being processed by DOF

• Draft baseline study completed


Policy Framework for Teacher Recruitment and Deployment by DOP

• Improve the quality of teaching in school education by enhancing teacher competencies and promoting equity and efficiency in teacher management

Accomplishment to date• Policy framework signed

and endorsed by the MOE Minister for signing of the Prime Minister (April 2010)


Private Education Management Policy by the DPEM

• Encourage private sector participation in the provision of school education (years 1-12)

Accomplishment to date• The DPEM is preparing to

conduct a series of workshops to revise the draft policy paper for private education management for submission to the Prime Minister’s Office for signing. The first draft ahs receive comments from the Cabinet Secretariat of the PMO.

COMPONENT 2 – Improve the quality and relevance of basic education

Component 2 Improve the quality and relevance of basic education

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT by RIES


Accomplishment to date

Development of the Primary Education Curriculum

Development of the New LSE Curriculum



• DEVELOPING REVISED PRIMARY CURRICULUM and new LSE curriculum and student outcomes

Accomplishment to dateLSE Materials Development• Conducted trialing and pre-

testing of TBs and TGs• Trialing and Pre-testing• Drafted Pretest report and

submitted on April 27, 2010.• RIES revised the draft

manuscripts on the basis of the comments gathered during the trialing workshops




Accomplishment to dateFinal Packaging of TGs and TBs

for LSE• Final packaging and editing

100 textbooks and teacher guides

• Manuscripts ready for presentation to CACIM. Workshop scheduled mid-May 2010

Component 2. Improve the quality and relevance of basic education



Accomplishment to datePreparation for LSE DACUM

for TGs and TBs• Prepared justification prior

to DOF’s approval of conducting DACUM re: employers involvement in curriculum development;

• DACUM survey scheduled on the 3rd week of May




Accomplishment to date• USE Curriculum

Development• • Draft USE Curriculum

Completed• Ongoing preparation for

developing a curriculum (DACUM )survey


Textbooks Procurement by PMU

• Develop, print and distribute 100 new textbooks and teacher guides for lower secondary years 1-4 to all LSEs

Accomplishment to date• M1-M2 TBs and TGs

advertised for printing 1st week of May targeting book delivery on September 2010

• M3-M4 TBs and TGs for procurement on the 4th quarter of 2010 for delivery next school year (2011-2012)


TEACHER TRAINING by DSE

• IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM for 5,373 teachers in 50 target districts to support 4-year LSE

• Provide 10 master trainers and 40 trainers with training materials and training of trainers

• Provide 25 days of training to 44 replacement secondary pedagogical advisers and two annual review workshops for 222 secondary pedagogical advisers

Accomplishment to date

Teacher training plan prepared by DSE to be discussed and finalized with RIES and DTE.


EQUIPMENT PROVISION BY PMU

• Providing a package of equipment, teaching material and learning resources to 10 teacher training colleges, 28 new LSE schools and 109 other LSE schools

Accomplishment to date• PMU prepared the list of

equipment for TEIs. Procurement is targeted this quarter (April-June 2010).

• Equipment for schools will be procured by the 3rd quarter of this year, depending on progress of school construction works.

COMPONENT 3 – Strengthen Education Management

Component 3 Strengthen Education Management

Strengthening EMIS• Revising MOE annual

yearbook and EMIS

• Training of all PES and DEB statisticians in data processing and analysis

• Training of all school heads in EMIS

Accomplishment to date• Data standardization guidelines• Guidelines signed by the Minister.• Training of PES, DEB and school heads on

data management processing and analysis

• ESITC has received a NOL from ADB to conduct training of school heads on data collection, data processing and analysis

• Revision of Annual Bulletin• The BESDP team prepared the

recommendation report in improving the annual yearbook being prepared by the ESITC. ESITC will incorporate BESDP recommendations in the preparation of the 2009 Annual yearbook.


MTEF and Budgeting• Piloting annual and medium-term

LSE planning and budgeting/ expenditure formats in 3 provinces

• Aligning planning and budgeting process with school mapping approach, teacher allocation and deployment process and ODA planned interventions

• Improving accounting, reporting and monitoring of expenditure

• Improving outcome-oriented budget format and process

• Linking education MTEF with the Government’s MTEF, based on medium-term sector development targets and development assistance

Accomplishment to date• Piloted annual and medium-

term LSE planning and budgeting/expenditure formats in 3 provinces in 2009

• Aligned planning and budgeting process with school mapping approach, etc.

• Improved accounting, reporting formats of expenditure.

• Prepared draft E-MTEF


Asset Management• Improving assessment

and monitoring of MOE physical assets

• Making central storage of assets available in an upgraded, well-equipped warehouse

• Providing staff training

Accomplishment to date• The revised asset management

system signed by the minister.• Warehouse construction

completed. Equipment and vehicles delivered.

• Staff trainings were provided to implement the new asset management system which is backed up with a computerized asset management system.

Synthesis of Experiences and Accomplishments to Date

Synthesis of AccomplishmentsIndicator Accomplishment

to Date

Time elapsed 49% (29mos./59mos)

Activity-Based Progress Calculator 47.7%Contract awards rate 29%Actual Disbursement rate to date 16%

Tasks Ahead (Program-based)FULLFILLMENT OF POLICY CONDITIONS UNIT

RESPONSIBLE

MOF shall have allocated 16% of the total budget for 2009-2010 to MOE, provided that the allocated education budget shall not have been less than the share or the volume, whichever is greater, of the budget allocation stipulated in the preceding year.

MOF, DOF, DPC, PMU

The share of recurrent expenditures shall have reached at least 50% of the total education budget for 2009-2010.

MOF, DOF, DPC, PMU

MOF shall have disbursed 85% of the MOE recurrent budget for 2009-2010.

MOF, DOF, DPC, PMU

PMO shall have approved the Teacher Recruitment and Deployment Policy Framework, action plan and supporting guidelines.

PMO, DOP

Tasks Ahead (Program-based)FULLFILLMENT OF POLICY CONDITIONS Unit Responsible

PMO shall have approved the strategy, incentives, and action plan for facilitating participation by the private sector (e.g., public trusts, private bodies, and charitable institutions) in the provision of school education.

PMO, DPEM

MOE shall have approved a revised upper secondary curriculum (years 10-12).

RIES

MOE shall have adopted the new financial management systems for implementation at the national level.

DOF, DPC

MOE shall have developed an education sector MTEF. DOF. DPC

Tasks Ahead (Project-Based)Priority Activities IU

Responsible

Translate physical accomplishments to financial disbursements, particularly for the Phase 1 facilities development work

PMU, DOF

Phase 2 contract awarding and work implementation for facilities development(144 additional classrooms)

PMU with PESs

Procurement of TBs and TGs for M1-M4 in 2010 PMU

Training of M1-M2 teachers in the use of new TBs and TGs (almost half of the total target of 5,373

DSE

Tasks Ahead (Project-Based)Activities IU Responsible

Training of PES, DEB and school heads on data collection, processing and analysis

ESITC

Implementation of ADB approved action plans of all BESDP implementing units

IEC, DNFE, DOP, DPEM

Procurement of all goods (equipment for TEIs, RIES and schools) under BESDP

PMU

Disbursement of scholarship and education development grant funds

IEC, DNFE, DOF, PESs

Session 2: Beyond BESDP -- Open Discussion on the Road Ahead for Secondary Education in Lao PDR Participant discussion, facilitated by co-chairs

Closing Remarks

Open collaboration, always in “help/share” mode, faith in LAO PDR.

Kob Chai Deu!

BASIC EDUCATION SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (BESDP) Roundtable Discussion with Development Partners May 10, 2010 Ministry of Education (MOE) Main Building,

Documents

new lse schools

lse planning

new lse curriculum

quality education

lower secondary schools

existing lse schools

relevance of lse

lse classrooms