EDUCATION GOVERNANCE EFFECTIVENESS (EdGE) Quarterly Performance Report Quarter FY2016 (April to June 2016) This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by the Synergeia Foundation, Inc. The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. List of Acronyms DepEd - Department of Education EdGE - Education Governance Effectiveness EO - Executive Order ES - Elementary School LCE - Local Chief Executive LGU - Local Government Unit LSB - Local School Board M&E - Monitoring and Evaluation MOA - Memorandum of Agreement MOOE - Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses NAT - National Achievement Test NGO - Non-Government Organization NCR - National Capital Region PPP - Public-Private Partnership PTA - Parents Teachers Association SEF -Special Education Fund SGC- School Governing Council SIP - School Improvement Plan USAID - United States Agency for International Development USG - United States Government ZamSulTa – Zamboanga Sulu Tawi-Tawi Table of Contents I. Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... 1 II. Summary of Results ........................... ........................... ........................... ........................ 2 III. Correlation to M&E............................................................................... .. 3 IV. Result by Result Analysis .............................................................................. 4 IR1: Strengthened Government Effectiveness for Education at the Local Level IR1.1 Number of administrators and officials successfully trained ………………………….................. 4 IR1.1.1 A Responsive Training Program …………………………………………………................……… 6 IR1.1.2 Successes in SGC Organization……………………………………………………........................ 6 IR1.1.3 The Challenges of SGCs ……………………………………………………………………………………… 7 IR 1.2 Increased Number of Schools Conducting Reading Interventions................................ 8 IR2: Increased Transparency and Accountability at the Local Level IR2.2 Number of LSBs with Increased Spending Devoted to Education Programs………........… 9 IR2.1 Number of barangays with increased, local funding devoted to education programs ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 IR2.3 Number of SGCs with Improved Education Governance ……………………………........……… 11 IR3: Increased Participation of Stakeholders in Education Policy Formulation and Implementation IR3.1 Number of PTAs or similar “school governance structures” supported LGU- initiated Parenting Workshops ……………………………………………………………………………….…… 13 IR3.2 Number of new USG-supported Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) formed………………… 15 V. Performance Indicator Tracking Table ............................ ........ 16 VI. Financial Summary ..................................... ................... ............ 19 VII. Success Stories ........................................................................................................... … 21 VIII. Plans for Next Quarter ................................................................................................. 23 ANNEXES Annex A List of barangays that participated in Focus Group Discussion (FGD) ......... ..... 31 Annex B Summary of the Workshop Discussions on the New Learning Modules for SGCs ...................................................................... .................... 32 Annex C Assessment Tool on Parenting ..................................................... .................. 34 Annex D Performance Scores of LSBs in Education Governance, 3rd Quarter 2016........... 35 Annex E Performance of SGCs, 3rd Quarter 2016 .............................................. ............. 36 List of Tables Table 1. Summary of Expenditure Results (p. 2) Table 2. EdGE Regional Workshops on SGC Organization (p. 4 ) Table 3. Follow-up Workshops on SGC Organization (p. 5) Table 4. Results of the LAPG in Reading Comprehension in English, 2015 (p.8 ) Table 5. Summary of Education Spending Performance of LGUs, 3rd Quarter, FY 2015-2016 (p.9) Table 6. List of Training Programs Conducted for Parents (p. 14) Table 7. Performance Indicator Tracking Table (p. 16) Table 8. Financial Status as of April - June 2016 (p. 19) Table 9. Summary of Disbursements (p. 19 ) Table 10. Summary of Leveraged Funds (p. 19 ) Table 11. Financial Summary (p. 20) Table 12. Calendar of Activities for July to September 2016 (p. 24 ) List of Figures Figure 1. Total Spending of Barangays for Basic Education in Valenzuela City, 2013-2015 (p. 24) I. Executive Summary 1. Three-hundred thirteen (313) local government officials and school administrators were added to our cohorts of leaders. They participated in our training to organize functional School Governing Councils (SGCs). To date, EdGE has built the capacity of 3,350 administrators on education governance. This is 114% of our LOP target. 2. Capacity building resulted to new values, better processes, and skills in governance. Two-hundred forty one (241) School Governing Councils (SGCs) and 31 Local School Boards (LSBs), a total of 272 were assessed to have better education governance. For SGCs, this means that they have convened stakeholders' meeting, elected their officers, formulated their by-laws and are involved in implementing School Improvement Plans (SIP). This represents 66% of our 2016 target and 54% of our LOP target. 3. More than a thousand schools (1,015) are conducting remedial reading programs. This initiative involved 13,300 students during the quarter. In terms of cumulative total, EdGE is supporting remedial reading programs for 136,525 students accounting for 342% of LOP target. 4. The results of the 2015 Language Assessment for Primary Grades (LAPG) show that 61% of grade 3 students under EdGE obtained scores from 51% to 100% in reading comprehension. We are on target with respect to number of students with improved reading skills. 5. This quarter, 75 barangays or 30% of our LOP target increased financial support to schools. 6. Thirty-one (31) LSBs, or 62% of our LOP goal increased their spending for education. 7. A classroom worth P1.7 billion is being constructed in North Upi, Maguindanao as a Public Private Sector Project (PPP) in partnership with Manlapaz Foundation. Our partners are implementing 32 PPPs or 64% of LOP target. 1 II. Summary of Results Table 1. Summary of Expenditure Results Third Quarter 2016 (April – June) Accomplishment Actual Performance TARGET Accomplishmen Intermediate Results 3rd QRT Expenditures for Indicator FY 2016 t FY 2016 FY 2016 the 3rd Qtr 1. Strengthened Number of government administrators and effectiveness for Officials successfully 626 313 1,535 education at the local trained with USG level support (F.3.2.1 - 3) Number of laws, policies, regulations, PHP or guidelines 2,411,113.97 developed or modified to 15 2 16 improved primary grade reading programs or increase equitable (F-3.2.2-38) 2. Increased Number of LGUs transparency and including barangays PHP 135 85 85 accountability at the with increased 2,229,014.75 local level education spending 3. Increased Number of PTA’s or participation of similar “school” stakeholders in governance 426 232 1,384 education policy structures formulation and supported (F-3.2.1- PHP implementation 18 ) 4,233,888.85 Number of new USG – supported public- private partnerships 10 1 5 (PPPs) formed (F- PPP5) 2 III. Correlation to M an E Synergeia is guided by its revised M and E plan that has been streamlined following USAID advice. Our work is focused on improving education governance with the end result of improving reading skills of children. We had a strategic planning with the staff this quarter to ensure that everybody is on the same page with respect to the data that we need to collect, how they should be collected and timelines to observe. We discussed how the data are used to monitor the progress of our work, evaluate its impact, and improve our operations. The M and E plan is a tool to define accountability in carrying out specific responsibilities of our partners and the staff. We further simplified our templates for reporting to focus on accomplishments of targets, challenges to be addressed, and work plans for the quarter. 3 IV. Result by Result Analysis IR 1. STRENGTHENED GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS FOR EDUCATION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL IR 1.1. Number of administrators and officials successfully trained with USG support The capacity building program this quarter had three components. Conduct of Regional Workshops to develop skills on organization, management and project implementation. Monitoring and Mentoring of local leaders in the different EdGE sites. Provision of technical assistance to SGCs and LSBs on SIP implementation. Four Regional SGC Workshops were conducted: Table 2. EdGE Regional Workshops on SGC Organization Municipality/City Date Venue Number of Participants Cabatuan, Guimbal and April 12-13 Centennial Hotel Iloilo City 198 San Enrique, Iloilo Province Alabel , Sarangani April 13-14 Family Country Hotel, General Santos 94 City Pili, Camarines Sur May 4-5 International Institute for Rural 115 Reconstruction, Silang, Cavite Valenzuela City May 26-27 Ateneo Professional Schools, Makati City 96 4 Follow-up workshops were conducted in 21 EdGE localities to help school leaders organize SGCs. Table 3. Follow-up Workshops on SGC Organization Province Locality Dates Iloilo Alimodian April