USAID | Aprender a Ler (ApaL) Contract No. AID-656-C-12-00001 FY2016 Annual Summary Report: Oct 2015 – Sept 2016 Submitted by World Education, Inc. October 31st, 2016 Contract No. AID-656-C-12-00001 FY 2016 Annual Summary Report This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International DevelopmentPage | .1 Acronyms & Key Terms ApaL USAID | Aprender a Ler (Learn to Read) APAL/IE USAID | Aprender a Ler Impact Evaluator AWP Annual Work Plan CLIN Contract Line Item Number COP Chief of Party DIPLAC Direcção de Planificação e Cooperação (Directorate for Planning and Cooperation) DNEP Direcção Nacional de Ensino Primario (National Directorate of Primary Education) DNFP Direcção Nacional de Formação de Professores (National Directorate for Teacher Training) DNQ Direcção Nacional de Qualidade (National Directorate for Quality) DPEC Direcção Provincial de Educação e Cultura (Provincial Directorate of Education and Culture) FY Fiscal Year ICP Institutional Capacity Plan (also Plano de Capacitação Institutional or PCI) IEG Impact Evaluation Group IFP Instituto de Formação de Professores (Teacher Training Institute) IGA Institutional Gap Analysis INDE Instituto Nacional de Desenvolvimento de Educação (Curriculum Development Institute) IR Intermediate Result LEI Local education institution LT Lead Trainer (selected Master Teacher or Pedagogical Director) LOC Letter of Commitment (in lieu of MOU agreements at provincial level) MEP Monitoring and Evaluation Plan MINEDH Ministry of Education PCG Provincial Coordination Group PD Pedagogical Director QR Quarterly Report RPG Reading Planning Group (located at district level) RRP Reading Reinforcement Program SD School Director SDEJT Serviço Distrital de Educação, Juventude e Tecnologia (District Education, Youth and Technical Services) SLP Scripted Lesson Plan SMT School Management Tool SOW Scope of Work STTA Short-Term Technical Support TLA Teaching and Learning Aid (for reading instruction) TOR Terms of Reference UP Universidade Pedagógica de Moçambique (Pedagogical University of Mozambique) USAID United States Agency for International Development WEI World Education Inc. ZIP Zonas de Influência Pedagógica (School Clusters) Contract No. AID-656-C-12-00001 FY 2016 Annual Summary Report Page | 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. General Project Information..................................................................................... 5 1.1 Project Duration: 4 years (3 years with additional 2016 Option Period) .......................................... 5 1.2 Start Date: July 18, 2012 ............................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Life of project funding: $24,464,624.00 ........................................................................................ 5 1.4 Geographic Focus: Nampula and Zambézia provinces ................................................................... 5 2. Project Objectives ...................................................................................................... 5 Key Expected Results .......................................................................................................................... 6 3. Summary of the Reporting Period ........................................................................... 6 3.1 Period Highlights .......................................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Key Challenges this Quarter: ......................................................................................................... 9 3.3 Summary of STTA during this Quarter: .......................................................................................... 9 4. Project Performance Indicators ............................................................................. 10 5. Activities this Quarter ............................................................................................. 26 Task A: OVERALL PROJECT MANAGEMENT ...................................................................... 26 A.1: Project Management ........................................................................................................... 26 A.2: USAID Reporting ................................................................................................................. 26 A.3: Short-Term Technical Assistance ....................................................................................... 27 TASK B: INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING ............................................................ 27 B.1: Stakeholder Engagement .................................................................................................... 28 B.2: Capacity Building Training ................................................................................................. 31 B.3: Capacity Building Learning-by-doing ................................................................................ 33 B.4: Capacity Building Assessment ............................................................................................ 33 TASK C: READING REINFORCEMENT PROGRAM (RRP) ............................................... 34 C.1: Develop and Implement Teacher Training and Coaching Model ................................. 34 C.2: Increase Availability of Teaching and Learning Materials to Teachers and Students 39 C.3: Raise Awareness about the importance of Reading Instruction ................................... 39 TASK D: SCHOOL DIRECTOR TRAINING & COACHING (SDTC) PROGRAM ........ 42 D.1: Develop and Implement School Director Training and Coaching Model ................... 43 TASK E: MONITORING & EVALUATION ............................................................................. 46 E.1: EGRA/SMA ............................................................................................................................ 46 6. Major Implementation Issues ................................................................................. 48 7. Key Activities Planned for Next Quarter .............................................................. 48 8. Collaboration with Other Donor Projects ............................................................ 52 9. Administrative Update ............................................................................................ 52 10. Success Stories and Photos ..................................................................................... 52 11. Financial Information ............................................................................................... 52 Contract No. AID-656-C-12-00001 FY 2016 Annual Summary Report Page | 3 List of Annexes: Annex A: FY16Q4 Quarterly Financial Report (QFR) Annex B: Success Story – With ApaL, We Now Have Tools to Facilitate the School Management and Teaching Process Annex C: Success Story – Absent Teachers Annex D: Success Story – “Reading Day” Incentivizes Students, Parents, and Caregivers Alike Annex E: Success Story - With USAID|Aprender a Ler, 1st Grade Students Can Already Read Annex F: Success Story – Rewarding Attendance & Punctuality Annex G: Success Story – Improved School Capacity & A Visit from the First Lady of Mozambique Annex H: 2016 EGRA Report for Zambezia (Portuguese) Annex I: 2016 EGRA Report for Nampula (Portuguese) Contract No. AID-656-C-12-00001 FY 2016 Annual Summary Report Page | 4 FY 2016 Annual Summary Report: Oct 2015 - Sept 2016 1. General Project Information 1.1 Project Duration: 4 years (3 years with additional 2016 Option Period) 1.2 Start Date: July 18, 2012 1.3 Life of project funding: $24,464,624.00 1.4 Geographic Focus: Nampula and Zambézia provinces 2. Project Objectives The overall goal of the USAID | Aprender a Ler (ApaL) – Learn to Read – project is to improve reading outcomes of students in grades 1- 3 in over 1,000 urban and rural target schools in the Zambézia and Nampula provinces. The ultimate measure of project success is “more children reading” in Zambézia and Nampula, in keeping with the overall goal of the project and USAID’s Education Strategy. To achieve this goal, USAID|ApaL provides key training, coaching, and technical assistance to improve the quality of basic education services, with a specific emphasis on improving early grade reading outcomes. Training and technical assistance will be limited to the provinces of Zambézia and Nampula. Project goals are closely aligned with the efforts of the Mozambican authorities to improve quality of education as stated in the Strategic Plan for Education 2012-2016. One of the key goals, as indicated in the contract and accompanying documents, is to build the capacity of Local Education Institutions (LEI) to implement and manage USAID|ApaL activities. A key indicator of project sustainability will be the ability of these local stakeholders to assume responsibility for activities. USAID|ApaL will work towards full handover of responsibility based on the demonstrated ability of LEIs to take this on. The project is, therefore, implemented using participatory and learning-by-doing approaches, based on WEI’s extensive experience, to strengthen the technical and organizational skills of LEIs in line with established structures and processes to ensure the sustainability. Handover will occur assuming capacity building, as planned, is successful and local education institutions demonstrate that they are able to deliver and manage the activities per USAID regulations. Contract No. AID-656-C-12-00001 FY 2016 Annual Summary Report Page | 5 Key Expected