Noshki District Education Plan (2016-17 to 2020-21) Table of Contents LIST OF ACRONYMS ............................................................................................................................1 LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................................3 LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................................4 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................5 2 METHODOLOGY & IMPLEMENTATION ..........................................................................................7 2.1 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................................7 2.1.1 DESK RESEARCH .................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1.2 CONSULTATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1.3 STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVEMENT ................................................................................................................. 7 2.2 PROCESS FOR DEPS DEVELOPMENT: ...................................................................................................7 2.2.1 SECTOR ANALYSIS: ................................................................................................................................. 8 2.2.2 IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION OF STRATEGIES: ................................................................................. 9 2.2.3 FINALIZATION OF DISTRICT PLANS: ........................................................................................................... 9 3 NOSHKI DISTRICT PROFILE .......................................................................................................... 10 3.1 POPULATION .............................................................................................................................. 11 3.2 ECONOMIC ENDOWMENTS ............................................................................................................. 11 3.3 POVERTY & CHILD LABOR: ............................................................................................................. 12 3.4 STATE OF EDUCATION ................................................................................................................... 13 4 ACCESS & EQUITY ....................................................................................................................... 15 4.1 EQUITY AND INCLUSIVENESS ........................................................................................................... 19 4.2 IMPORTANT FACTORS ................................................................................................................... 20 4.2.1 SCHOOL AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION.................................................................................................. 20 4.2.2 MISSING FACILITIES AND SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................... 21 4.2.3 POVERTY ............................................................................................................................................ 22 4.2.4 PARENT’S ILLITERACY ........................................................................................................................... 22 4.2.5 ALTERNATE LEARNING PATHWAYS .......................................................................................................... 22 4.3 OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES .......................................................................................................... 23 4.3.1 OBJECTIVE: PROVISION OF EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO EVERY SETTLEMENT OF THE DISTRICT ....................... 23 TARGET:......................................................................................................................................................... 23 ESTABLISHMENT OF 29 NEW PRIMARY SCHOOLS AS PER GOVERNMENT POLICY ........................................................... 23 I. DEVELOP A CRITERION FOR SELECTION OF SITE FOR OPENING OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS .............................................. 23 II. IDENTIFY LOCATIONS WITHOUT PRIMARY SCHOOLS THROUGH EFOS. ................................................................. 23 4.3.2 OBJECTIVE: REMOVE SCHOOL AVAILABILITY GAPS AT PRIMARY TO MIDDLE, MIDDLE TO SECONDARY AND SECONDARY TO HIGHER SECONDARY LEVEL ............................................................................................................................ 23 TARGET:......................................................................................................................................................... 23 TARGET:......................................................................................................................................................... 23 TARGET:......................................................................................................................................................... 23 4.3.3 OBJECTIVE: OPTIMUM UTILIZATION/ RATIONALIZATION OF EXISTING SCHOOLS ............................................. 24 TARGET:......................................................................................................................................................... 24 4.3.4 OBJECTIVE: INCREASE NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS UP TO 5 ROOMS IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS (WHERE REQUIRED) ...... 24 TARGET:......................................................................................................................................................... 24 4.3.5 OBJECTIVE: REDUCE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BARRIERS TO SCHOOL ENTRY AND CONTINUATION ........................ 24 4.3.6 OBJECTIVE: PROVISION OF ALP OPPORTUNITIES TO OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN .............................................. 25 4.3.7 OBJECTIVE: CREATE CAPACITY TO COMPREHEND AND IMPLEMENT INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS ............... 25 4.3.8 OBJECTIVE: IMPLEMENTATION INCLUSIVE EDUCATION CONCEPTS IN SCHOOLS ................................................ 25 5 DISASTER RISK REDUCTION ......................................................................................................... 27 5.1 OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES .......................................................................................................... 27 5.1.1 INSTITUTIONALIZE A DRR PLAN FOR THE INSTITUTIONS .............................................................................. 27 6 QUALITY AND RELEVANCE OF EDUCATION .................................................................................. 29 6.1 SITUATION ................................................................................................................................. 29 6.2 DISTRICT LIMITATIONS AND STRENGTHS ............................................................................................ 30 6.3 OVERARCHING FACTORS FOR POOR EDUCATION.................................................................................. 32 6.4 DISTRICT RELATED FACTORS OF POOR QUALITY .................................................................................. 32 6.4.1 OWNERSHIP OF QUALITY IN EDUCATION ................................................................................................. 32 6.4.2 CAPACITY OF FIELD TEAMS .................................................................................................................... 32 6.4.3 ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL OF HEAD TEACHERS .......................................................................................... 33 6.4.4 NO DATA COMPILATION AND FEEDBACK ................................................................................................. 33 6.4.5 CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION AND FEEDBACK ...................................................................................... 33 6.4.6 TEXTBOOKS DISTRIBUTION AND FEEDBACK .............................................................................................. 33 6.4.7 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................................. 34 6.4.8 TEACHERS AVAILABILITY ....................................................................................................................... 34 6.4.9 ASSESSMENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 34 6.4.10 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (ECE) .................................................................................................. 35 6.4.11 AVAILABILITY AND USE OF LIBRARIES & LABORATORIES ............................................................................ 35 6.4.12 SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................................................................... 35 6.5 OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES .......................................................................................................... 36 6.5.1 OBJECTIVE: CURRICULUM DISSEMINATED TO ALL KEY STAKEHOLDERS BY FEBRUARY 2016 ............................... 36 6.5.2 OBJECTIVE: TIMELY RECEIPT OF TEXTBOOKS BY STUDENTS ........................................................................... 36 6.5.3 OBJECTIVE: CONTRIBUTE