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Document of The World Bank and The Inter-American Development Bank Public Disclosure Authorized IDB Report No. 0083-ES IBRD Report No. 14129-ES Public Disclosure Authorized STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT EL SALVADOR BASIC EDUCATION MODERNIZATION PROJECT September 8, 1995 Public Disclosure Authorized Country Department II Region II Human Resources Operations Division Social Programs Division Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office Public Disclosure Authorized Inter-American Development Bank World Bank CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency unit = Colon (C) US$1.00 = C8.75 (July 1995) FISCAL YEAR January I - December 31 ACADEMIC YEAR January 15 - October 31 PRINCIPAL ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS USED ACE Community Education Association (Asociaci6n Comunalpara la Educaci6n) Becas CAPS Basic Education Leadership Training Program (Capacitacion de Lideres de Educacion Bcasica) CEC Education Training Center (Centro Educativo de Capacitacion) CCM Teacher Training Centers (Centro de Capacitacion de Maestros) DNE National Directorate of Education (D)ircccionNacional de Educaci6n) EDUCO Community-managed Schools Program (Educaci6n con Participacion de la Comunidad) EMDE Model School for Education Development (ELscuelaModelo de Desarrollo Educativo) FIS Social Investment Fund (Fondo de Inversion Social) GOES Government of El Salvador IBRD Intemational Bank for Reconstruction and Development ICB International Competitive Bidding IDB Inter-American Development Bank MICDES Ministry of Coordination of Economic and Social Development (Ministerio de Coordinacion del Desarrollo Econ6mico y Social) MIS Management Information System MINED Ministry of Education (Ministerio de Educacion) MOH Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud Pu6blicay Asistencia Social) NCB National Competitive Bidding NGO Nongovernmental Organization ODEPOR Planning and Organization Office - MINED (Oficina de Planificacion) OPCI Office of International Programs - MINED (Oficina de Proyectos de Cooperaci6n Internacional) SABE Strengthening Achievement in Basic Education (Solidificaci6n del Alcance de la Educacion Basica) SAL Structural Adjustment Loans (IBRD Loan 3293-ES and IBRD Loan 3646-ES) SETEFE External Financing Technical Secretariat (Secretaria Tecnica de Financiamiento Ex.rterno) SNF National Secretariat of the Family (Secretaria Nacional de la Familia) SOE Statement of Expenditure SSRP Social Sector Rehabilitation Project (IBRD Loan 3348-ES) TAL Technical Assistance Loan (IBRD Loani3648-ES) UNDP United National Development Program UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund USAID United States Agency for International Development EL SALVADOR BASIC EDUCATION MODERNIZATION PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS IBRD Loan and Project Summary .................................... iii IDB Loan and Project Summary ................................... iv Executive Summary.................................... v Basic Socioeconomic Data .................................... xii Education Glossary .................................... xiii 1. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND .................................. 1 2.THE EDUCATION SECTOR.................................... 3 A. Sectoral Overview .................................... 3 B. Sectoral Issues in Education.................................... 5 C. The Government's Strategy for Education ................ 15 D. World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank Roles and Assistance Strategy ... 18 E. Lessons Learned from Past Experience................................................................ 18 3. THE PROJECT................................................................. 20 A. Project Objectives and Scope ................................................................ 20 B. Project Target Areas ................................................................ 21 C. Project Components ................ 21 D. Project Description ............... 22 (1) Component 1 - Expansion of Access to Preschool and Basic Education .. 22 (2) Component 2 - Improvement in Education Quality ................................... 24 (3) Component 3 - Institutional Modernization and Strengthening .....................................28 4. PROJECT COSTS, FINANCING, PROCUREMENT, DISBURSEMENTS AND AUDITING ......................................................... 33 A. Project Costs .......................................................... 33 B. Project Financing ......................................................... 36 C. Procurement .......................................................... 37 D. Disbursements......................................................... 42 E. Accounting and Auditing......................................................... 44 5. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT.................................................... 44 A. Borrower, Guarantor and Executor for the Project.......................................................... 44 B. Project Organization ......................................................... 45 C. Project Management ......................................................... 45 This report is based on the findings of the appraisalmission that visited El Salvador in February-March 1995. The mission was composed of Mmes./Messrs.Madalena R dos Santos (LA2HR, IBRD mission leader), Ana-Maria Rodriguez-Ortiz (R2/S02, IDB mission leader), Diane Steele (LA2HR), Charles Richter, Roberto Linares, and Emilio Cueto (IDB), Valeria Pena (LATEN), Maria Elena Anderson, Alfredo Sarmiento, (RUTA Social),Miriam Abramovay,Jose Pedro Alberti, RaimundoArroio, Eduardo Atalah, Alain Berthier, Antonio Cintra, Beatriz Fernandez,Henry Forero, Narayan Sastry, Gabriel Schor, Alfred Wood,and Alberto Zuniga (Consultants). DanielArtana and Thereza Lobo (Consultants) also contributed to the report. Carman Hamann, Rosita Estrada, Andrea Guedes, Patty Romero and Eleanor Schreiber contributedto the report at IBRD headquarters. The IBRD peer reviewer is Barbara Bruns (ESP). The IDB Peer Revieweris Steve Doherty. Messrs. EdilbertoL. Segura and Kye Woo Lee are the IBRD DepartmentDirector and Division Chief, respectively,for this operation. Messr. Miguel Martinez is IDB RegionII Manager and Mme. Eleanor H. Howardis Acting IDB Division Chieffor this operation. D. Preparation and Review and Annual Work Programs and Budget ...................................... 47 E. Annual and Mid-Term Reviews by the Banks ..................................................... 47 F. Loan Supervision ..................................................... 49 6. PROJECT BENEFITS AND RISKS..................................................... 49 A. Project Benefits ...................................................... 49 B. Impact on Women ..................................................... 50 C. Environmental Impact ..................................................... 50 D. Project Risks ..................................................... 51 E. Program Objective Category ..................................................... 52 7. AGREEMENTS REACHED AND RECOMMNDATION ................................................. 52 8. ANNEXES ...................................................... 55 1. Basic Data ..................................................... 56 2. Basic Education Public Financing and Financial Impact of the Project ............................ 75 3. Economic Analysis..................................................... 84 4. Social Assessment: Summary of Main Results ..................................................... 95 5. Proposals for the Modernization of the Education Sector within the Modernization of the Public Sector ..................................................... 100 6. Prioritization of Municipios..................................................... 102 7. Expansion of Access to Preschool and Basic Education Component ............................. 107 8. Improvement in Education Quality Component..................................................... 1. 1 9. Institutional Modernization Component..................................................... 121 10. Project Administration..................................................... 128 11. Project Costs ..................................................... 129 12. Tentative Procurement Plans ..................................................... 135 13. Disbursements..................................................... 137 14. Project Performance Indicators ..................................................... 139 15. Terms of Reference for Project Review and Supervision Schedule ............................... 144 16. Project Implementation Schedule..................................................... 148 17. Education Projects Funded by Inter-American Development Bank ............................... 151 18. List of Documents in Project File..................................................... 152 EL SALVADOR BASIC EDUCATIONMODERNIZATION PROJECT IBRD LOANAND PROJECTSUMMARY Borrower: TheRepublic of El Salvador. ImplementingAgency: The Ministryof Education. Beneficiary: The Ministryof Education. Poverty: Programof TargetedInterventions. The project will be targeted to the 135municipios in the countrymost in need of social servicesas defined by educationindicators such as repetition rate, percentage of overagestudents and net enrollmentrate, and nutrition indicators such as percentof undersizedchildren. Amount: US$34.0 million. Terms: Variablerate US dollarsingle currency loan for 17 years, including a five year grace period. FinancialBenefits and Risks: The Borrower has selected LIBOR-basedvariable rate US dollar