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School State of Readiness

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KEY CONDITIONS :

• Must have national standard standing with BASNAS’ A score

• STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS Must prepare School Development & Investment Proposal

• Good governance & zero tolerance for corrupt practices signed school commitment

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KEY CONDITIONS :

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION & COMMITMENT TO ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING/CULTURE

• Approach to organizational & personal learning (career & professional improvement)

• Apply quality management improvement contractual commitment by district & provincial dinas to support the school

• All school members must productively engage in creating & sustaining a school with learning as the prime focus

• A level of trust has to be established.

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KEY CONDITIONS :

• TEACHER REFERENCE & RESEARCH CENTER (TRRC):

–Access to new information

–Teachers space dedicated to prepare lessons, secure information from others, exchange information

–Equipped with computers & hardcopy materials in support PBM

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KEY CONDITIONS :

• Creating structures for decision making in school:– Establishing such an environment

involving as many people as possible in key processes designed for decision making

• Demonstrating access to key data information:

– Management information & reporting system (MIRS) easily accessible database, dedicated support staff, and adequate resources (computers, etc.)

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KEY CONDITIONS :

• Accuracy of Data to support employee morale:– Accurate & current data– Track project physical & financial

progress set realistic targets & accountability

• Baseline Data for accessing project contributions and school change – the provision of all baseline data within

3 months of project commencement fail to comply causing ongoing funding will not be released

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KEY CONDITIONS :

DISSEMINATION & DIFFUSION OF GOOD PRACTICES:

– Enabling access to materials, ideas, suggestions that other schools could use

– Clear evidence of demonstrated commitment & in-school audits (it will dictate the amount of future funds)

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KEY CONDITIONS :

LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATION:

The principal & at least two other school personnel will be required

to complete the Leadership Certification & Licensing Program.

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KEY CONDITIONS :

SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY CONTRACT:

Prepare an ANNUAL accountability contract:

•Closely linked to SDIP

• Include information relative to project physical & financial targets as well as broad school benefits

•Evidence of the school’s use of project interventions & to disseminating experiences from the project to non-project schools

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Key conditions:

OPERATIONAL SCHOOL FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING PRACTICES:

• School will install the Project Finance and Accounting System.

• School will establish “ A Trust Account”.

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Key conditions

SCHOOL FINANCIAL OVERVIEW STATEMENT

Helping schools in the immediate future

Ensuring the sustainability of the project initiatives by involving district and provincial agencies (Contractual agreement).

Supporting the schools to become more financially self-reliant.

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TEACHER ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES Interaction between school and

partner will use English Teaching learning process will

conducted either total in English or in bilingual languages

Key conditions

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Key conditions:

STATE OF READINESS COMPLIANCE STAGES:

1. Selection of Suitable Schools (the first 6 months of 2005)

2. Contractual Commitment by the district and provincial Dinas to support the schools (expected May 2006)

3. School Verification (the first 3 months of project implementation).