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REPUBLIC OF GHANA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SEIP) PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION MANUAL (September 29, 2014) SEIP PIM 2014-2019 LIST OF ACRONYMS AESL Architectural and Engineering Services Limited AESOP Annual Education Sector Operational Plan AfDB African Development Bank ARIC Audit Review and Implementation Committee BECE Basic Education Certification Exam BER Budget Execution Report CAGD Controller and Accountant General‘s Department CAMFED Campaign for Female Education CENDLOS Centre for National Distance Learning and Open Schooling CHASS Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools CQS Selection Based on Consultants‘ Qualifications CSO Civil Society Organization CSSPS Computerized School Selection and Placement System DACF District Assemblies Common Fund DEO District Education Office DEOC District Education Oversight Committee DFID Department for International Development DLIs Disbursement-linked Indicators DLRs Disbursement-linked Results DSSEP Development of Senior Secondary Education Project- Education III ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States EEPs Eligible Expenditure Programs EFA Education For All EMIS Education Management Information System EOI Expression of Interest EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESP Education Sector Plan ESPR Education Sector Performance Report FAA Financial Administration Act FAR Financial Administration Regulation FBS Fixed Budget Selections FM Financial Management FPMU Funds and Procurement Management Unit GAS Ghana Audit Service GCR General Counterfoil Receipt GDP Gross Domestic Product GER Gross Enrollment Rate GES Ghana Education Service GESCI Global E-Schools and Communities Initiative GETFUND Ghana Education Trust Fund GEU Girls Education Unit i SEIP PIM 2014-2019 GIFMIS Ghana Integrated and Financial Management Information System GLSS Ghana Living Standards Survey GoG Government of Ghana GPEG Ghana Partnership for Education GPN General Procurement Notice GSGDA Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda GSS Ghana Statistical Service IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) IC Individual Consultants ICB International Competitive Bidding ICT Information and Communication Technology ICU Infrastructure Coordination Unit IDA International Development Agency IFRs Interim Financial Reports IGF Internally Generated Funds INSET In-Service Training IPSAS International Public Sector Accounting Standards IUFR Interim Unaudited Financial Reports LCS Least Cost Selection MDG Millennium Development Goal MOE Ministry of Education MOF Ministry of Finance MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework NCB National Competitive Bidding NCCA National Council for Curriculum and Assessment NCTE National Council for Tertiary Education NESAR National Education Sector Annual Review NIB National Inspectorate Board NITA National Information Technology Agency NTC National Teaching Council PBME Planning, Budget, Monitoring and Evaluation PCU Project Coordination Unit PIM Project Implementation Manual PMU Project Management Unit PPA Public Procurement Authority PSC Project Steering Committee PTAs Parent Teachers Associations QBS Quality Based Selection QCBS Quality and Cost-Based Selection RAP Resettlement Action Plan RBF Result-Based Financing RCC Regional Coordination Council RPF Resettlement Policy Framework SBD Standard Bidding Document SED Secondary Education Division SEIP Secondary Education Improvement Project ii SEIP PIM 2014-2019 SEU Science Education Unit SHS Senior High School SPN Specific Procurement Notice SPIP School Performance Improvement Plan SPP School Performance Partnership SPPP School Performance Partnership Plan SRIMPR Statistics, Research, Information Management and Public Relations STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics STME Science, Technology and Mathematics Education STMIE Science, Technology, Mathematics, Innovation Education STEP Skills Toward Employment and Productivity Survey TED Teacher Education Division TIC Technical Implementation Committee TPV Third Party Verification UNDB United Nations Development Business USAID United States Agency for International Development WAEC West Africa Examinations Council WASSCE West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination iii SEIP PIM 2014-2019 Table of Contents LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................................................ I LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ............................................................................................................................. VIII LIST OF ANNEXES .................................................................................................................................................. IX 1. INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT SUMMARY .................................................................................................... 1 1.1. NATIONAL CONTEXT ......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2. MACRO-ECONOMIC CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.3. EDUCATION SECTOR BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.4. JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROJECT ........................................................................................................................ 2 1.5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................................... 3 1.5.1. Project Objectives .................................................................................................................................. 3 1.5.2. Key Performance Indicators ................................................................................................................... 4 1.6. PROJECT COMPONENTS .................................................................................................................................... 4 1.6.1. Component 1: Support to Increase Access with Equity and Quality in Senior High Schools .................. 4 1.6.2. Component 2: Management, Research and Monitoring and Evaluation .............................................. 6 1.7. PROJECT FINANCING ........................................................................................................................................ 6 1.8. RESULTS MATRIX ........................................................................................................................................... 11 1.8.1. Disbursement Linked Indicators and Results........................................................................................ 11 2. PROJECT INSTITUTIONAL AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS .......................................................... 13 2.1. EXECUTING AGENCY ....................................................................................................................................... 13 2.2. THE PROJECT STEERING COMMITTEE ................................................................................................................. 13 2.3. THE TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE .................................................................................................. 14 2.4. ROLE OF MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ................................................................................................................... 17 2.5. ROLE OF GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE ............................................................................................................... 17 2.5.1. Role of Regional Education Directorate ............................................................................................... 18 2.5.2. Role of District Education Directorate .................................................................................................. 18 2.5.3. Role of Beneficiary Senior High Schools ............................................................................................... 19 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPONENT 1: SUPPORT TO INCREASE ACCESS WITH EQUITY AND QUALITY IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS ........................................................................................................................................ 21 3.1 CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF DISTRICTS TO RECEIVE 23 NEW HIGH SCHOOLS ............................................................ 21 3.1.1. Ten districts without Public SHS ........................................................................................................... 21 3.1.2. Additional 13 Districts to Benefit from New Senior High Schools ........................................................ 22 3.2 CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF 125 EXISTING SHS TO BENEFIT FROM IMPROVEMENT IN FACILITIES AND QUALITY ..................... 23 3.2.1 Criteria for Selecting 50 Existing SHSs for Facilities and Quality Improvement......................................... 23 3.2.2 Criteria for Selecting 75 Existing SHSs for Quality Improvement ......................................................... 25 3.3 PILLAR 1: INCREASE ACCESS WITH EQUITY ............................................................................................................... 28 3.3.1 Scholarship ........................................................................................................................................