Education Cluster Meeting Agenda. Directorate of Education, Sulaymaniyah Tuesday 15th of November 2016, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Venue: REACH office Meeting Hall. 1. Introduction and welcome 5m. 2. Review of previous action points 15m. 3. NEEDS – a. Update on the response to Musil operation and the preparation to Chamchamal camp. 5 m b. Update on Surdash camp, (Gaps and Needs), and the response of the Education partners. 10m c. IDP school needs in Suli (The exception of returning the IDP teachers, lack of teaching staff, school needs) 10 m. d. Refugee school’s needs (Renovation of Qaladiza School, opening new schools, textbooks). 5 m. e. Reporting (Monthly report, activity info, and JCCC report). 5m f. Update on Education Working Group in Garmian (The response of MoE). 5m 1. RESPONSE – a. Updating on the preparation for the new study season: Refugee schools. 5m IDP schools.5m 5. GAPS – a. Challenges in IDPs camps and non-camps schools (lack of space in Ashti camp school) 10m b. Challenges in Refugee camp and non-camps schools. 10m 6. AOB 5m Education Cluster Meeting Minutes 1 1. Introduction and welcome # Agenda Items Discussion Action Point \ Decision 1 Introduction and welcome A brief Introduction about cluster: By Mr. Abdi Osman, He mentioned about Musol operation that will create massive, and IDP will need more response including Erbil, Suly , Duhok and Kirkuk. 2. Review of previous action points # Agenda Items Discussion Action Point \ Decision 1 Support in the construction of 2 caravan MoE to follow up with planning and school MoE solved issue of 3 schools , other 2 schools will be schools in Rania and Chmachamal construction sections in DoE. solved with partners 2 The issue of returning the teaching staff in Education cluster to follow up with MoE to find The representative of MoE got the approval from the IDP schools to the place of their origin. out the result of the exception for the teachers. Minister of Education of Iraq, and they have the exception to the IDP teachers for one year. 3 Solving the issue of transferring the Recently some families relocated from Laylan UNICEF completed the official letter and 31 students students from Laylan to Tazade camp camp in Kirkuk to Tazade camp in Kalar, UNICEF transferred successfully, only 6 students faced an to follow up on transferring the students from issue of lack of documents and UNICEF is follow up on the mentioned camp to Tazade. that. 4 Update on Chamchamal camp In Chamachamal camp we have two different No update the situation still the same. locations as a preparation for Musil contingency plan. 5 Providing Buses to transport the Syrian UNICEF and UPP to allocate buses to transport UNICEF increased the number of Buses to 40, beside refugee students the refugee students. 6 buses by UPP, the total is 46 buses now. 6 Renovation of Qaladize school for Education cluster to find a partner to support in Qaladize school renovation if any partner can Refugees renovation of Qaladzi school. renovate the school? The approximately cost is about 5000 $. Action point: for PWJ and YAO to update on their plan. Education Cluster Meeting Minutes 2 7 The issue of lack in textbooks Education cluster to follow up with DoE DoE to update on that 3. NEEDS: # Agenda Items Discussion Action Point \ Decision A Mosul response Mosul response: 13 camps will be Focal Points to advocate EiE needs in Chamchamal established in KRI, Chamchamal camp will camp to DoE and MoDM. be established, OCHA asked for the name of NGOs that respond to education cluster Partners to share their plans to respond in in Chamchamal camp, education cluster Chamchamal with Focal Points. asked for 4 locations for establishment the schools, for 2nd site education cluster asked for 1 school. The site plan of both locations shared with all clusters. The working in Chamchamal suspended due to some administrative issues. Chamchamal camp: it will take time at least one month for tendering, we advocated for land for school they promised to provide the area. 2,800 plots are available in all camps, moving IDP to Surdash, and other camps. Surdash camp update: 400 families are UNICEF will construct the fence of school, UNICEF will expected to be located in Surdash camp. provide stationery, teaching staffs and white boards 2 schools: 4000 m2 area of the schools. will be supported by MOE. B IDP school’s needs. Hand over the schools Cluster to follow up. Provide Stationeries Update by Education cluster Establish a new camp school in Ashty camp Update by Education cluster to accommodate all students, and reduce the load on the other schools. C Refugee school’s needs. Incentive for teachers UNICEF pay the incentive of 175 teachers and 36 non- teaching staff. Transpiration of students and some Supported by UPP and UNICEF teachers Education Cluster Meeting Minutes 3 Stationeries Supported by UNICEF Textbooks DoE to update on that Students bags Supported by Qandil and UNICEF Opening new schools DoE to update on that. 4. Response: # Agenda Items Discussion Action Point \ Decision 1 Qandil: Preparation for the 3rd PTA meeting in the till the second week of November - 3rd PTA meeting took place in Grespi intermediate school and Kobani basic school on November 20th and Sarikany basic school on November 24th. Going-Back-to-School- Campaign: distribution of 124 bags, stationary, T-shirts and tooth brush for the students of the 1st grade in the schools of Mam in Rania 40 bags, Qaladze 31 bags and Kobane 53 bags on November 11th. Supporting education of students with special needs: The 6 schools of Bakrajo, Sar shaqam, Amez, Shkar, 9y Huzairan and Araz formally handed over to the DoE in the last week of November. Supporting education of students with special needs: Host community teacher capacity building (Autism Awareness) training for Bakrajo, Sar shaqam, Amez, Shkar, 9y Huzairan and Araz schools teachers took place in Titanic Banquet hall on November 22nd and 23rd. Adaptation and infrastructure improvement of 8 refugee school buildings: Afren, Amooda, Sarekane, Baba gwrgwr, Zahawe, chea, Harem and old kobane Schools handed over to UNHCR in the 2nd week of November. 2 UNICEF: The transportation of the Syrian refugee students are ongoing UNICEF supporting 40 buses to transport the 1180 refugee students in 9 schools in Suli. Starting the progress of repairing 8,000 student desks and transfer the fund to GDoE in Suli for that purpose. Paying the incentive of 175 Syrian refugee teachers and 36 non-teaching staff in the Syrian refugee schools through GDoE in Suli. Assessing the needs of Education in Surdash camp and sharing the updates with Education section and Education cluster partners in Suli. Visiting Al-Wand2 camp school by the facilitator to assess the needs and, preparing to provide 4 tents 72m2 with concreting the base of the tents to fill the gaps and accommodate all the students. Providing students bag and stationeries for 2380 students in (Ashty, Tazade and Al-Wand2 camps) to the IDP schools, and soon we will cover all IDP non-camp schools. Finishing the official papers to transfer 31 students from Laylan camp in Kirkuk to Tazade camp in Kalar. 3 UPP: Since 1st until 13th November 245 children (135 boys + 110 girls) have participated to the non-formal education activities of the YFS. Education Cluster Meeting Minutes 4 Since 14th until 25th November 149 children (87 boys + 62 girls) have participated to the non-formal education activities of the YFS. Since 1st until 25th November 383 children (161 boys + 222 girls) have participated to the non-formal education activities in Amouda School. Since 1st until 25th November 59 children (24 boys + 35 girls) have participated to the non-formal education activities in Berkhwedan School. Since 1st until 25th November 210 children of Kobani School benefitted from the transportation of 6 buses. 4 SCI activates in Khanaqin: Renovation of Al-Wand2 two camp school by coordination with UNICEF. 5 REACH: 640 beneficiaries had participated in Bazian , Banjan and rapareen community centers from different target groups refugee, IDP and host community for catch up study , languages , sport activities for social cohesion and improving their skills , reintegration and rehabilitation : Computer training Art activity for children. Music training and music activity for music team it was good time for children. Sport activities (ping pong and tennis) for children and teenagers. English training in Bainjan, Rapareen and Bazian centers from different target groups. IDP students participated in catch up and study support in Bazian community centre. Sorani (Kurdish) training. Children participated in kindergarten activities in 3 community centre. Children participated in Arabic language training. 6 Mercy Corps: Focus Group Discussions with collective groups of IDP/Refugee and host community adolescent ages 10 – 18 years old to identify needs and design first cycle of program activities. Finalize type of courses in each school/AFS’s and recruit coaches and youth leaders to conduct and implement training sessions and program activities. Training coaches, and Youth leaders on core themes of the program and prepare them to run sessions. Starting with the registration of Youth Members (program target adolescents) to start with the activities in all AFS/Schools by December 4th 2016. 7 STEP: Educational activities at Child Support Centers this week included: Arabic, English, Kurdish, math, and drawing. All activities are conducted separately with different age groups (alternating days or working for more than one shift in one day.) Details are shown in the presentation 8 IRC A training done for 6 schools including 72 teachers about RTWG (Refugee Teacher Working Group, Healing Classrooms) and TLC (Teacher learning circle) at Ramada Hotel.