EDUCATION GOVERNANCE EFFECTIVENESS ... - USAID

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. P e r f o r m a n c e I n d i c a t o r T r a c k i n g T a b l e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 VI. Financ ia l S ummary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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)

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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.

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II. Summary of Results

Table 1. Summary of Expenditure Results

Third Quarter 2016 (April – June)

Intermediate Results Performance

Indicator TARGET FY 2016

Accomplishment 3

rd QRT

FY 2016

Accomplishment FY 2016

Actual Expenditures for

the 3rd

Qtr

1. Strengthened government effectiveness for education at the local level

Number of administrators and Officials successfully trained with USG support (F.3.2.1 - 3)

626 313 1,535

PHP 2,411,113.97

Number of laws, policies, regulations, or guidelines developed or modified to improved primary grade reading programs or increase equitable (F-3.2.2-38)

15 2 16

2. Increased transparency and accountability at the local level

Number of LGUs including barangays with increased education spending

135 85 85 PHP

2,229,014.75

3. Increased participation of stakeholders in education policy formulation and implementation

Number of PTA’s or similar “school”

governance structures

supported (F-3.2.1-18 )

426 232 1,384

PHP 4,233,888.85

Number of new USG – supported public-private partnerships (PPPs) formed (F-PPP5)

10 1 5

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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.

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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

San Enrique, Iloilo

Province

April 12-13 Centennial Hotel Iloilo City 198

Alabel , Sarangani April 13-14 Family Country Hotel, General Santos

City

94

Pili, Camarines Sur May 4-5 International Institute for Rural

Reconstruction, Silang, Cavite

115

Valenzuela City May 26-27 Ateneo Professional Schools, Makati City 96

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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 5

San Enrique April 12-13

San Joaquin May 17

Miag-ao June 8

Lambunao June 24

Negros Occidental La Carlota April 22; June 28

Silay City April 29

Victorias City May 20

Bacolod City June 2-3

Cebu Argao June 20-21

Dalaguete April 13-14

Bohol Maribojoc April 19-20

La Union Luna April 8

Nueva Vizcaya Diadi April 21

Benguet Tuba May 24-26

ARMM Parang April 26-28

Taraka May 24 to 26

Balindong May 24-26

North Upi June 28

Sultan sa Baronguis June 29

Gen Salipada Pendatun June 30

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1.1.1. A Responsive Training Program. Three new modules have been introduced on participatory governance, community engagement and formulation of by-laws. The new learning modules were tested with the SGC officers from Valenzuela City and Alabel, Sarangani. The first module is intended to make the participants appreciate the value of participatory governance. The participants are asked to share their thoughts on the advantages and difficulties of community engagement. They assign scores on the benefits and problems arising from participatory management, with 3 as most important and 1 as least important. Generally, the sum of their scores on benefits outweighs the total scores on difficulties. We did not have to convince them on the value of participatory governance. They were able to convince themselves. The second module is on how to make parents and community leaders attend SGC meetings. The participants are asked to put themselves in the shoes of the parents who are asked to attend SGC meetings. They are asked “what will make me attend SGC meetings?" The third is a workshop on setting the ground rules in preparation for the formulation of SGC by-laws. Participants are grouped into teams and are asked to answer a set of questions on: 1) behavior or values that should be observed by SGC members; 2) role and functions of officers ; 3) standards in SGC operations and sanctions for erring members ; 4) decision making and conflict resolution; 5) mechanisms that promote community engagement. 1.1.2. Successes in SGC Organization. We have noted the following progress of SGCs from the different EdGE sites: SGCs in Luzon. From a zero ( 0) baseline, 80 per cent of the 20 SGCs in Luna, La Union are already functional, participate in developing SIPs, conduct meetings regularly ,and align their budgets to support the Annual Investment Plan (AIP) of schools. Fifty percent (50%) of the SGCs said they practice transparency and accountability. School heads provide regular report on students’ learning outcomes to the Council

SGCs in the Visayas. Almost 73 percent of SGCs from Lambunao in Iloilo are operational. They are meeting regularly and are part of the policy formulation process on discipline and school vandalism. Funding is generated from the alumni for a potable water system and repair of school buildings and facilities. The SGCs in San Joaquin Iloilo are involved in SIP, remedial reading program, construction of school buildings and construction of a water supply system for schools. The SGCs in La Carlota, Negros Occidental team up with teachers to monitor absences of students and visit their homes. As a result, schools have reported a zero dropout rate. The business community is an active participant in school governance and in some instances, serve as SGC chair. SGCs in Mindanao. SGCs have been organized in all the 30 schools in Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte this quarter. They have elected their officers and had a reorientation on the role and functions of the Council. The Mayor of the town, Mayor Flora Villarosa is actively engaged in the SGC organization. She

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would like to transform the SGC from a passive organization to an active institution to help improve the students ’learning performance.

All the 36 schools in North Upi have organized their SGCs and formulated their by-laws. Three-fourths of the SGCs are already implementing school projects like classroom repair, school fence, feeding program, vegetable gardening and water system. The SGC of Tinindanan Elementary School is constructing a Reading Center. Their revenues are raised from various projects like holding popularity contests, and selling food products. Mayor Ramon Piang is an active SGC supporter. He exhorts them to be actively involved in solving the dropout problem.

All the schools (11) in General Salipada K. Pendatun (GSKP) have organized their SGCs and are

implementing school projects. The SGC of Ramcor Elementary School raised P200, 000 for the

construction of two classrooms for grade 5 and 6 children. The SGC of Lasangan Elementary School

raised P20, 000 to construct its school fence. The SGC in Kaladturan Elementary School was involved

in preparing the SIP.

In Sultan Sa Barongis all the schools (11) have organized SGCs. They started simple projects such as

putting together a school directory and constructed fences for schools to ensure the safety of children.

1.1.3. The Challenges of SGCs. The birthing pains are mostly due to the reassignment of school heads, wrong choices of SGC officers, inability of officers to differentiate between the functions of the Parent Teachers Association and the SGC, the “ningas-cogon” attitude (failure to sustain the momentum of change), and inability of parents to attend meetings.

In Maribojoc, Bohol, there is an overlap of functions between SGCs and the Barangay Education Council (BEC) that the Mayor has organized. The SGCs in Alimodian and Miag-ao in Iloilo, as well as the SGCs in Silay City, Negros Occidental will need more training to familiarize them with organizational management.

Mayor Ramon Piang talking to the SGCs of North Upi during SGC Mentoring and Monitoring

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The common problems of SGCs in the Visayas are documentation of partnerships with the private sector, engaging the community to be more actively involved, raising funds for school projects, and their over-dependence on school heads on what to do next. The second level training programs for SGCs will develop learning modules to address these needs. IR 1.2. Increased Number of Schools Conducting Reading Interventions More than one thousand schools (1,015) are conducting remedial reading for 136,526 struggling readers. Poor readers are identified through the use of Philippine Informal Reading Inventory (Phil-IRI). Additional assessment tools are developed by the local DepED that test comprehension. Classes are held after school hours---during lunch time, after school, weekend, or during summer. EdGE encourages LSBs and SGCs to support remedial reading programs through budgetary allocations. Some LGUs like Valenzuela City provide supplementary programs like school feeding, and training for teachers, volunteers and parents. The city government allocated (US$ 44,862) for their training. The resources helped produce significant results. The children performed better in a Reading test that was administered by the DepEd Division Office after the summer Reading Camp. The number of Grade 3 students who scored 75% and above increased from 18% to 84%. To measure how students are helped, their test scores in the 2015 Language Assessment for the Primary Grades (LAPG) are used. We targeted that at least 60 percent of the grade 3 students would score at least 51% and above in the LAPG. This is described by DepED as the upper average. Table 1 shows that 61% of grade 3 students who are part of EdGE obtained scores in the upper average level in reading comprehension and 65% in listening comprehension in English.

Table 4. Results of the LAPG in reading Comprehension in English, 2015

Performance Score

Listening Comprehension Reading Comprehension

No. Examinees

% Cumulative Distribution

No. Examinees

% Cumulative Distribution

0 25 8,495 5% 100% 18,425 10% 100%

26 50 55,755 30% 95% 54,192 29% 90%

51 75 67,349 36% 66% 44,088 24% 61%

76 100 54,892 29% 29% 69,787 37% 37%

TOTAL Number of Test takers in EdGE sites

186,492

186,492

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IR 2. INCREASED TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL

IR 2.1. Number of LSBs with Increased Spending Devoted to Education Programs

Local government Units (LGUs) are devoting more resources to education. They source their funds not

only from the Special Education Fund (SEF) but from the General Fund.1 Table 1 show that during the

quarter, eight (8) additional local governments increased their spending on education. The budget for

education increased by as much as 230 percent in Concepcion, Iloilo. Concepcion appropriated P61.1

million for education in 2013 (US$1.5) and topped it up with another P8.0 million US$195,000) in 2014.

The ratio of their education spending increased from 1.2% to 3.4% of their total budget.

Table 5. Summary of Education Spending Performance of LGUs, third quarter FY 2015-2016 *

NAME OF LGU Amount of Budget for Education Total Expenditures of LGU

Increase in Education

Expense for 2013 - 2014

Ratio of Allocation to

Education to total LGU Budget

2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014

BATAD

478,512

1,006,706

34,404,005

36,602,463 110.4% 1.4% 2.8%

BALASAN -

1,329,281

52,723,052

49,481,727 100.0% 0.0% 2.7%

CARLES

514,608

922,618

84,640,467

87,938,219 79.3% 0.6% 1.0%

CONCEPCION

716,178

2,362,500

61,065,762

68,562,781 229.9% 1.2% 3.4%

LEMERY

1,092,675

1,663,211

41,563,743

45,311,899 52.2% 2.6% 3.7%

LEON

1,534,714

1,816,521

77,583,697

71,761,777 100.0% 2.0% 2.5%

MAASIN

666,464

943,295

64,164,254

60,156,237 41.5% 1.0% 1.6%

MIAG-AO

2,237,161

3,089,455

80,833,291

78,402,601 38.1% 2.8% 3.9%

*LGUs which increased their spending on education by 20% and the ratio of education spending to total budget increased by more than 0.20 percentage point increase.

1 The SEF comes from one-half of the collection from the real property tax. The General Fund is from the share of

LGU from taxes collected by central government and from the other taxes that local governments collect.

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IR 2.2. Number of barangays with increased local funding devoted to education programs.

The M and E Team conducted focus group discussion (FGD) with 32 barangays during the quarter

(Annex A lists the names of the barangays that took part in the FGDs.)

In 2015, barangays spent an average of P142, 000 (US$ 3463) for education. This is 35% higher than the

average budget of P105, 000 (US$2,560) in 2013. There are high funders among them such as the

barangays from Valenzuela City that allocated P807, 000 (US$19,700) of their budgets on education.

They increased their spending by 240.5% compared to 2013.

Figure 1. Total Spending of Barangays for Basic Education in Valenzuela City, 2013-2015

The barangays in Valenzuela City support reading programs, provision of school supplies, and training

programs on anti-bullying and responsible parenting.

Because of their low budgets, the barangays from Tuba, Benguet source their support for schools from

external sources: alumni groups, Congressmen and government agencies. In Tadiangan, the

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was tapped to provide clean water facility for the

school. San Pascual requested for congressional funding of a gym. In Taloy Norte, the Rotary Club

donated water tanks to schools. Tabaan Norte regularly receives donations of school supplies from the

UC-College of Law alumni.

In Luna, La Union, only Barangay Darigayos enjoys a consistent source of external funding from Holcim

Philippines which has a cement plant in the nearby town of Bacnotan. Planning for school activities is a

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A Barangay Captain describes their barangay’s

role in the education of their children.

joint effort by the barangay council and the school. Darigayos has also established a Bantay Eskwelahan

Network, initiated by the Local School Board. Many of the barangays consider that they have strong

relations with parents and other stakeholders.

From the FGDs and barangay visits that were conducted, several learnings can be gleaned:

Barangays gives importance to education. Even if rules of the Commission on Audit (COA) prohibit barangays to spend on elementary schools, they still manage to do so.

Many of the barangays, even high income ones, have not yet fully internalized the SGC concept, and thus the effectiveness of the SGC remains a potential.

A communication gap exists between barangays and school heads that needs to be breached. This often is manifested in the hesitation barangay officials to be proactive in meeting with school heads to discuss plans and programs for the school.

Resource generation at the barangay level remains sporadic and usually depends on the resourcefulness of barangay officials. Many officials hesitate for fear of disobeying COA rules.

In some LGUs like Valenzuela City, the aggressive spending of the city government on education lessens the pressure on barangays to raise funds for schools.

IR 2.3. Number of SGCs with Improved Education Governance We continuously monitor the performance of LSBs using the following indicators:

Regularity in conducting meetings

Rich and varied agenda in LSB meetings

Leadership of the Mayor

Follows systems and procedures

Leadership of LSB in education programs

Financing education

Community Engagement

Broadened membership of LSBs

We use a rating scale ranging from 1 to 5 with 5 as the highest score. We conduct FGDs with the residents and assess their leadership in education programs.

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This quarter, five (5) more LSBs obtained a score of 5. These are:

Diadi in Nueva Vizcaya

Pili, Camarines Sur

Valenzuela City in Metro Manila

Del Carmen, Surigao del Sur

Cagayan de Oro in Misamis Oriental

Four LSBs obtained a score of 4. These are:

Solano and Villaverde in Nueva Vizcaya

Navotas, Metro Manila

North Upi, Maguindanao

These LSBs lead in the conduct of training programs for teachers and parents. They prioritize education in budget allocation and mobilize additional resources to finance programs for children. They are highly participatory in planning and project management. (Annex D is a table on their performance). Twenty-five schools were assessed to have organized their SGCs. They have conducted meetings with stakeholders, elected their officers, formulated their by-laws and are partnering with schools in formulating and implementing the SIPs. Annex D lists the names of these schools.

Alimodian Mayor Alonsabe says he will

try his best to provide for the needs of the

school from the general fund.

District I school heads and SGC presidents of

Alimodian, Iloilo singing “Hawak Kamay” as a

sign of their commitment to work together

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Parents of Luna, La Union share and learn parenting styles from co-parents.

IR 3. INCREASED PARTICIPATION OF STAKEHOLDERS IN EDUCATION POLICY

FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION

IR3.1 Number of PTAs or similar “school governance structures” supported and LGU-initiated Parenting Workshops Parents Training. EdGE emphasizes that education is a shared responsibility. A big part of the EdGE program is training parents to support the learning process at home. The design of the program was patterned from Valenzuela’s “Nanay-Tatay Teacher Program” (Parents are Teachers.) The training encourages parents develop love for reading in children through storytelling and story reading. The first part of the workshop asks parents to assess their parenting skills using a simple tool (Annex C.) Their assessment provides a basis for a lively discussion on their parenting styles.

Parents of Bongao, Tawi-Tawi assessing their strengths and weaknesses and parenting styles

The second part is role playing. Parents act out what they will do in specific scenarios such as when they are busy with household chores and their children ask for their help in their school assignments.

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The last workshop is devoted to reading the story “I Love you Forever” by Robert Munch. The story speaks to the hearts of parents and most of them end up crying. They realize that a parents’ love for his/her child is unconditional. The story is used as a basis for discussing how reading to children enriches their lives and develops a strong bond between a parent and a child. The workshops end with parents’ commitment to:

give quality time to children

encourage children

regularly converse with children

help children with their assignments

whole heartedly understand and accept their children

be patient and involved in the child’s life

treat children with respect and explain to them rules and decisions

set limits and be consistent with enforcing discipline, and

become a tender, loving and caring parent at all times Their don’ts include:

avoid or labeling children with negative expressions

become overprotective parents

leave their questions unanswered The training Programs for parents were conducted in the following sites:

Table 6. List of Training Programs that were Conducted for Parents

Locality Date

Dalaguete (coastal & upland) April 13 and 14

Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte April 25

Parang, Maguindanao May 2

Datu Paglas, Maguindanao May 3

Luna, La Union May 28

Bongao , Tawi Tawi June 3 to 4

South Upi, Maguindanao June 21

Tuba, Benguet June 21

Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur

May-June 2016

Mr. Abaya sharing the story, “I Love You Forever” as a good material for

story reading to children

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IR.3. 2 Number of new USG-supported public private partnerships (PPPs) formed

North Upi Maguindanao is the recipient of a PPP project from the Zapanta Foundation. The LGU of Upi

is undertaking the construction of a school building with complete facilities with the P1.7 million

(US$41.5 thousands) donation from the Foundation. The building will have complete facilities.

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V. PERFORMANCE INDICATOR TRACKING TABLE 3RD QUARTER OF FY 2015-2016 EDUCATION GOVERNANCE EFFECTIVENESS (EdGE)

Outcomes/Indicator

Target ACCOMPLISHMENTS

LOP FY 2016

Cumulative as of the 2nd

Qrt of FY 2016

3rd Quarter FY 2016

Cumulative as of 3rd Qrt of FY

2016

% of FY 2016

Target Achieved

Cumulative % of LOP

Target Achieved

Comments

A B C D G H I J K L

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Number of learners enrolled in the primary schools and/or equivalent non-school based settings with USG support

766,611 63,000 1,106,147 16,840 1,122,987 270% 146% These are new Grade one students from Cabatuan, Guimbal, San Enrique, Valenzuela City, and Alabel.

2 Number of LSBs and SGCs

improved with education governance

502 165 239 35 272 66% 54%

LSBs 50 15 21 10 31 107% 62%

SGCs 452 150 218 25 241 62% 53%

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Proportion of students who, by the end of the primary cycle, are able to read and demonstrate understanding, as defined by country curriculum, standards, or national experts F.3.2.1-28

61% - 65%

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Outcomes/Indicator


LOP FY

2016

Cumulative as of the

2nd Qrt of FY 2016

3rd Quarter FY 2016


2016

% of FY 2016

Target Achieved

Cumulative % of LOP

Target Achieved

Comments

A B C D G H I J K L

Intermediate Results

IR 1 - Strengthened government effectiveness for education at the local level

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Number of administrators and officials successfully trained with USG support (F – 3.2.1 -3)

2,930 626 3,350 313 3,350 245% 114%

School Administrators 1,578 350 1,765 180 1,765 218% 112% There are 175 school heads and 5 from the DepEd offices that participated in the SGC training

LSB members 276 - 377 11 377

137% 11 LGU officials attended the SGC trainings held in Alabel and Valenzuela of which 5 LGU officials from Alabel and 6 from City of Valenzuela.

Brgy. Officials 1076 276 1208 122 1208 245% 112% The barangay officials came from Cabatuan (38), Guimbal (10), San Enrique( 15), Alabel (21), Pili(24), Valenzuela City(15)

5 Number of schools that

conducted remedial reading programs

533 80 940 114 1,015 514% 190% These schools are located in Alabel, Sarangani (15 schools); Cabatuan (30 schools); Guimbal (12 schools); San Enrique(18 schools).

6 Number of learners receiving

reading interventions at the primary level (F-3.2.1-35)

39,975 6,000 123,226 13,300 136,526 476% 342%

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Outcomes/Indicator


LOP FY

2016

Cumulative as of the

2nd Qrt of FY 2016

3rd Quarter FY 2016


2016

% of FY 2016

Target Achieved

Cumulative % of LOP

Target Achieved

Comments

A B C D G H I J K L

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Number of laws, policies, regulations, or guidelines developed or modified to improve primary grade reading programs or increase equitable access (F-3.2.1 -38)

50 15 45 2 47 107% 94%

Padre Garcia approved an ordinance establishing educational assistance program to its resident students. Mambusao also passed a resolution providing educational assistance worth Php 5K each to deserving students.

IR2: Increased transparency and accountability at the local level.

8 Number of LSBs with increased spending devoted to education programs

50 10 23 8 31 80% 62%

9 Number of barangays with increased local funding devoted to education programs

250 125

75 75 60% 30%

IR3: Increased participation of stake holders in education policy formulation and implementation

10 Number of new USG – supported public-private partnerships (PPPs) formed (F-PPP5)

50 10 31 1 32 50% 64% Zapanta Foundation has just forged a partnership with North Upi providing school building and setting up a water system for a school worth about Php 1.7 million.

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While the barangay chairman is not

too cognizant about how an SGC

functions, the networking that he does

among the different community

organizations is actually the essence

of the SGC concept – harnessing the

community resources to strengthen

support for education

VII. Success Stories

A strong sense of community support for the children of

Barangay Coloong

Coloong is one of the smaller and poorer of the barangays in Valenzuela. It derives its name from its geographical location within a circle of rivers and roads – ´nakakulong´ or encircled. Previously the main sources of livelihood in Coloong were agriculture and fishing.

In years past, residents were plagued by the constant flooding brought about by typhoons, monsoon rains, and the ebb and flow of the surrounding rivers during high tide season and the resulting siltation. Coloong used to exude an air of gloom and despair. Due to recent rehabilitation of roads and drainage systems, and wide-scale reclamation in the area, Coloong’s topography now looks different and the atmosphere which used to be gloomy is now more open and warm, specially on the summer day when Synergeia went on a visit.

During the discussion with the barangay chairman regarding the barangay’s support for programs on education, what came out very strongly was the image of a community united together to improve the education outcomes of their children. Financial statements of the barangay indicate an increase of almost 6 percentage points in the ratio of basic education to total appropriations from 1.5% in 2013 to 7.6% in 2015. While the city government is already providing almost all the requirements of public schools in Coloong, what is notable is how the barangay chairman has been diligently seeking the help of external donors to provide other forms of assistance to school children. The barangay was able to provide the school library with books from the donation of a private school owner. The barangay chairman seems to be an expert at networking via different social organizations in the community (Sabado Nights, First Monday) which have become informal channels of fund raising for various school projects. There is also an organization – Patnubay – which provides scholarships to students from Coloong. These organizations are homegrown Coloong social groups, with members either residents of the barangay or former residents who continue to contribute to the barangay. Even many of the teachers in the public school are also long-time residents of the barangay. This gives Coloong the advantage of not having absent teachers as a problem. There is a strong sense of community support to the education of the children of Coloong. While the barangay chairman is not too cognizant about how an SGC functions, the networking that he does among the different community organizations is actually the essence of the SGC concept – harnessing the community resources to strengthen support for education and schools in the community.

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Tabaan Sur barangay leaders

consider education very important

not just for better livelihood

opportunities but because of the

need for future barangay leaders to

succeed them.

If Tabaan Sur’s children do not

become adequately educated, the

barangay might be governed by

“foreigners”.

Concern for the future drives the

education agenda of Tabaan Sur Barangay Tabaan Sur is an upland community. The barangay is blessed with

natural resources such as rivers that produce 7-10 megawatts of electricity

and rich agricultural land suited nearly to all kinds of crops. Majority of the

households are engaged in crop farming.

The Barangay officials of Tabaan Sur choose to support the schools and

education because they believe that education is an integral part of basic

human rights. Education has been a priority of the barangay since 2002.

With the relatively small budget coming from internal revenue allotment,

Tabaan Sur, like the other barangays in Tuba, Province of Benguet, has

consistently pursued external funding or donations to augment funding for

education. Main sources are the province of Benguet and the municipality of

Tuba. Other sources are from the private sector. The barangay is in

partnership with one school in Baguio City. The school provides books and

paper. The barangay officials do the solicitation themselves. They also get

help from the alumni of the University of Baguio.

Tabaan Sur stood out in terms of participation in the SGC. The chair of the

barangay education committee, despite not being the chair of the SGC, is

the one who calls for regular meetings with parents, teachers, the principal,

and other stakeholders. Issues pertaining to school concerns are regularly

discussed in barangay assemblies for communal resolution. The barangay

has pushed for the dismissal of a teacher-in-charge for habitual

absenteeism. This is a clear example of community empowerment and it

works for the benefit of school children.

Tabaan Sur leaders gave a compelling insight on why they consider

education very important for their children, exhibiting a long term vision

that is very often rare in the public sector. They shared that this was not just

so the children will have better livelihood opportunities when they grow up

(hindi lang pangkabuhayan), but because of the need for future barangay

leaders to succeed them. They voiced their fear for a future law that would

require barangay officials to be college graduates. They are afraid that if

Tabaan Sur’s children do not get good education, then the barangay might

be governed by “foreigners”.

The concern for the future of the barangay motivates Tabaan Sur officials to

work harder in finding additional resources and opportunities that could

help their children obtain good education.

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VIII. Plans for the Next Quarter (July – September 2016)

Our big event is the 9th National Education Summit on September 8-9, 2016. It will bring together all partners of EdGE to share lessons on effective community engagement to improve the quality of education. The summit will be open to civil society, government officials, and the private sector to disseminate the results of EdGE. It is meant to influence them to adopt approaches and strategies that have proved successful. Several panel discussions are being organized on education as an anti-poverty strategy, leadership of local governments in education, financing education, and decentralization of basic education in the context of federalism. The summit will be keynoted by the Vice President of the Philippines. Her husband, served as Mayor of Naga CIty, and developed the model on how LSBs can provide leadership in improving learning performance. The summit will be held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC). We will start training the SGCs at the second level. The program will build specific skills on organization of meetings and school projects, financing, budgeting, formulating policies, documenting activities, monitoring and evaluating work plans. We will continue developing learning modules that are interactive, and reflective. We are working with DepEd superintendents to put in place a more structured approach on remedial reading. This involves agreements on the components of the program, strategies on reading interventions, assessment of results, timelines, and counter-parting on project costs. Our initial workshops with DepEd Superintendents and Supervisors defined the coverage of the program as follows:

Use of Phil-IRI and LAPG for pre-and post assessment

Development of skills on phonemic awareness, word recognition, and comprehension

Developing love for reading through story reading and story telling

Developing thinking skills and creativity

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Calendar of Activities

July 1-31, 2016

Period/Date Activities Municipality/City (LGU)Estimated No. Of

ParticipantsParticipants Proposed Venue

July 6 Mentoring and Monitoring of

SGCs and LSB

Dao, Capiz 67 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Dao Mini Gym


SGCs and LSB

Ivisan Capiz 52 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Ivisan Library Hub

July 11 Parent Leaders Training Buldon, Maguindanao 56 Parents District cluster (Buldon CES)


SGCs and LSB

Buldon, Maguindanao 50 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Dinganen CES, Central Edcor ES, Baguiangen ES,

Karim ES, Kulimpang ES, Nuyo ES, Potre Dabaliig

ES, Dimagalen ES, Ampuan ES, Buldon CES, Edbul

ES, Raranaon ES, Makalian ES, Mataya ES, Asliya

ES

July 13 Staff and Coordinators Training 11 Staff, coordinators UCC Rockwell One, Makati City

July 14-15 Interim Meeting with District

Supervisors

Sulu, Tawi-tawi, Zamboanga 25 Supervisors, Principals and

selected Reading TeachersGarden Orchid Hotel


SGCs and LSB

Obando, Bulacan 30 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Municipality of Obando

July 20 Parent Leaders Training Paglat, Maguindanao 50 Parents Paglat Municipal Hall


SGCs and LSB

Datu Paglas, Maguindanao 20 Schools (Elected

SGC officers, school

heads, teachers)

Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Sinalayan ES, Sepaka ES, Palao sa Buto ES,

Malala ES, Katong Madidis CES, Baguadatu ES,

Salendab ES, Napok ES, Manindolo CES, M.

Andang ES, Kalumenga ES, Datang ES, Bunawan

ES, Datu Paglas CES, GSK Pendatun MES, Katil

ES, Lipao ES, Mangadeg ES, Angcocoy ES, Naco

PS


SGCs and LSB

Paglat, Maguindanao 30 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Paglat Justice Hall


SGCs and LSB

Ajuy, Iloilo 81 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Posadas mem School


SGCs and LSB

Bongao, Tawi Tawi 43 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Ateneo Professional Schools, Rockwell Center,

Makati

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July 21 Mentoring of Brgy and

Monitoring of Public Posting of

SEF and MOOE

Padre Garcia, Batangas 34 Barangay Officers Padre Garcia Municipal Hall

July 21-22 SGC Workshop Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte 57 School Heads, PTA

officers, Barangay Captain

& Comm on Education

Chair

Bakhaw Bed and Breakfast, Del Carmen

July 21-22 Remedial Reading Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte 50 Teachers Bakhaw Bed and Breakfast, Del Carmen

July 23 Parent Leaders Training GSKP, Maguindanao 40 Parents District cluster (Ramcor ES)


SGCs and LSB

Cagayan de Oro City 195 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Chali Beach Resort, Cagayan de Oro City

July 26 Parent Leaders Training Jolo, Sulu 60 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Jolo Municipal Hall


SGCs and LSB

Bacnotan, La Union 66 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Bacnotan Municipal Hall


SGCs and LSB

Leon, Iloilo 93 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Leon Central School


SGCs and LSB

San Gabriel, La Union 47 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

San Gabriel Municipal Hall

July 29 Parent Leaders Training Balamban, Cebu 350 Parents Balamban Municipal Hall


Supervisors

Ajuy, Cabatuan, Lambunao, San

Joaquin, Miaga-o, Alimodian

78 Supervisors, Principals and

selected Reading TeachersEON Centennial Hotel

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Synergeia Foundation

Calendar of Activities

July 1-31, 2016




SGCs and LSB

Dao, Capiz 67 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Dao Mini Gym


SGCs and LSB

Ivisan Capiz 52 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Ivisan Library Hub

July 11 Parent Leaders Training Buldon, Maguindanao 56 Parents District cluster (Buldon CES)


SGCs and LSB

Buldon, Maguindanao 50 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Dinganen CES, Central Edcor ES, Baguiangen ES,

Karim ES, Kulimpang ES, Nuyo ES, Potre Dabaliig

ES, Dimagalen ES, Ampuan ES, Buldon CES, Edbul

ES, Raranaon ES, Makalian ES, Mataya ES, Asliya

ES

July 13 Staff and Coordinators Training 11 Staff, coordinators UCC Rockwell One, Makati City


Supervisors

Sulu, Tawi-tawi, Zamboanga 25 Supervisors, Principals and

selected Reading TeachersGarden Orchid Hotel


SGCs and LSB

Obando, Bulacan 30 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Municipality of Obando

July 20 Parent Leaders Training Paglat, Maguindanao 50 Parents Paglat Municipal Hall


SGCs and LSB

Datu Paglas, Maguindanao 20 Schools (Elected

SGC officers, school

heads, teachers)

Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Sinalayan ES, Sepaka ES, Palao sa Buto ES,

Malala ES, Katong Madidis CES, Baguadatu ES,

Salendab ES, Napok ES, Manindolo CES, M.

Andang ES, Kalumenga ES, Datang ES, Bunawan

ES, Datu Paglas CES, GSK Pendatun MES, Katil

ES, Lipao ES, Mangadeg ES, Angcocoy ES, Naco

PS


SGCs and LSB

Paglat, Maguindanao 30 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Paglat Justice Hall


SGCs and LSB

Ajuy, Iloilo 81 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Posadas mem School


SGCs and LSB

Bongao, Tawi Tawi 43 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Ateneo Professional Schools, Rockwell Center,

Makati

July 21 Mentoring of Brgy and

Monitoring of Public Posting of

SEF and MOOE

Padre Garcia, Batangas 34 Barangay Officers Padre Garcia Municipal Hall

July 21-22 SGC Workshop Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte 57 School Heads, PTA

officers, Barangay Captain

& Comm on Education

Chair

Bakhaw Bed and Breakfast, Del Carmen

July 21-22 Remedial Reading Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte 50 Teachers Bakhaw Bed and Breakfast, Del Carmen

July 23 Parent Leaders Training GSKP, Maguindanao 40 Parents District cluster (Ramcor ES)


SGCs and LSB

Cagayan de Oro City 195 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Chali Beach Resort, Cagayan de Oro City

July 26 Parent Leaders Training Jolo, Sulu 60 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Jolo Municipal Hall


SGCs and LSB

Bacnotan, La Union 66 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Bacnotan Municipal Hall


SGCs and LSB

Leon, Iloilo 93 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

Leon Central School


SGCs and LSB

San Gabriel, La Union 47 Elected SGC officers,

School Heads, LSB

members

San Gabriel Municipal Hall

July 29 Parent Leaders Training Balamban, Cebu 350 Parents Balamban Municipal Hall


Supervisors

Ajuy, Cabatuan, Lambunao, San

Joaquin, Miaga-o, Alimodian

78 Supervisors, Principals and

selected Reading TeachersEON Centennial Hotel

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Synergeia Foundation

EDGE Calendar of Activities

August 1-31, 2016

Period/Date Activities Municipality/City (LGU)Estimated No.

Of ParticipantsParticipants Proposed Venue

August 3-5 Reading Assessment Simunul, Tawi Tawi Students Schools

August 4 Training of Parent Leaders Victorias City, Negros Occidental 50 Parents Weng-weng Restaurant, Victorias City

August 4 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Barira, Maguindanao 15 schools Elected SGC officers, School Heads Schools

August 4-5 SGC Regional Workshop Diadi & Villaverde, Nueva Vizcaya 93 School Heads, PTA officers, Barangay Captain

& Chair of Committee on EducationHotel Ariana, La Union

August 5 M&E Monitoring and Barangay

Assessment

Diadi & Villaverde, Nueva Vizcaya 30 Barangay officials and officers Hotel Ariana, La Union

August 5 Training of Parent Leaders Barira, Maguindanao 50 Parents Barira Central Elementary School

August 5 Training of Parent Leaders Silay City, Negros Occidental 50 Parents Silay South Elementary School

August 6 Municipal Education Summit Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur 100 Education stakeholders in the community Organic Academy, DA Compound

August 7 Municipal Education Summit Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte 100 Education stakeholders in the community Siayan Central Elementary School

August 8 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Balindong, Lanao del Sur 22 schools Elected SGC officers, School Heads Covered Court of Balindong

August 8 Training of Parent Leaders Balindong, Lanao del Sur 50 Parents Covered Court of Balindong

August 9 Training of Parent Leaders Taraka, Lanao del Sur 50 Parents Covered Court of Taraka

August 9 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Carles, Iloilo 108 Elected SGC officers, School Heads Carles Central School

August 10 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Balasan, Iloilo 51 Elected SGC officers, School Heads Balasan Central School

August 10-12 Reading assessment Bongao, Tawi Tawi Students Schools

August 11-12 Interim Meeting w/ Supervisors Nueva Vizcaya, Benguet, Quirino & La

Union Sites

60 Supervisors, Principals and selected Reading

TeachersAting Tahanan, Baguio City

August 13 Municipal Education Summit Talipao, Sulu 100 Education stakeholders in the community Talipao Gymnasium

August 16-30 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Jolo, Sulu 102 Elected SGC officers from respective schools,

school headsSchools

August 16 Training of Parent Leaders Sultan sa Baronguis, Maguindanao 50 Parents Barurao Elementary School

August 17 (Tentative) SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Argao, Cebu 350 Elected SGC officers from respective schools,

school headsCerge Remonde Sports and Cultural

Center August 18 Municipal Education Summit Simunul, Tawi Tawi 100 Education stakeholders in the community Covered Court of Simunul

August 18 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Dalaguete, Cebu 320 Elected SGC officers, School

Heads/Supervisors, Principals and selected

Reading Teachers

Dalaguete Sports and Cultural Center

August 18 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Kapatagan, Lanao del Sur 50 Elected SGC officers from respective schools,

school headsSocial Hall of Kapatagan

August 19 Training of Parent Leaders Kapatagan, Lanao del Sur 50 Parents Social Hall of Kapatagan

August 19 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Silay City , Negros Occidental Elected SGC officers, School Heads

August 20 Municipal Education Summit Jolo, Sulu 100 Education stakeholders in the community Covered Court of Jolo

August 23-24 SGC Workshop Iloilo City 156 School Heads, PTA officers, Barangay Captain

& Comm on Education ChairCentennial Resort Hotel, Iloilo City

August 23 Training of Parent Leaders La Carlota City, Negros Occidental 50 Parents La Carlota North Elementary School

August 23 (Tentative) Interim Meeting with DepEd

Supevisors

Maguindanao sites 18 schools Supervisors, Principals and selected Reading

TeachersTBD

August 24-25 SGC Regional Workshop Tuba & La Trinidad, Benguet 165 School Heads, PTA officers, Barangay Captain

& Comm on Education ChairAriana Hotel, La Union

August 24-26 Reading assessment Siasi, Sulu Students Schools

August 25 Training of Parent Leaders Bacolod City, Negros Occidental 50 Parents Social Hall of DepEd Bacolod

August 25-26 SGC Regional Worskhop Claveria, Misamis Oriental 108 School Heads, PTA officers, Barangay Captain

& Comm on Education ChairCagayan de Oro City

August 25 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Pagalungan, Maguindanao 18 schools Elected SGC officers from respective schools,

school headsCovered Court of Pagalungan

August 26 Training of Parent Leaders Pagalungan, Maguindanao 50 Parents Covered Court of Pagalungan

August 29 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Datu Blah Sinsuat, Maguindanao 9 schools Elected SGC officers from respective schools,

school headsMunicipal Hall of Datu Blah Sinsuat

August 30 Training of Parent Leaders Datu Blah Sinsuat, Maguindanao 50 Parents Municipal Hall of Datu Blah Sinsuat

August 31 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Estancia & Balasan, Iloilo 75 Elected SGC officers from respective schools,

school headsBalasan Central School

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Period/Date Activities Municipality/City (LGU)Estimated No.

Of ParticipantsParticipants Proposed Venue

August 20 Municipal Education Summit Jolo, Sulu 100 Education stakeholders in the community Covered Court of Jolo

August 23-24 SGC Workshop Iloilo City 156 School Heads, PTA officers, Barangay Captain

& Comm on Education ChairCentennial Resort Hotel, Iloilo City

August 23 Training of Parent Leaders La Carlota City, Negros Occidental 50 Parents La Carlota North Elementary School

August 23 (Tentative) Interim Meeting with DepEd

Supevisors

Maguindanao sites 18 schools Supervisors, Principals and selected Reading

TeachersTBD

August 24-25 SGC Regional Workshop Tuba & La Trinidad, Benguet 165 School Heads, PTA officers, Barangay Captain

& Comm on Education ChairAriana Hotel, La Union

August 24-26 Reading assessment Siasi, Sulu Students Schools

August 25 Training of Parent Leaders Bacolod City, Negros Occidental 50 Parents Social Hall of DepEd Bacolod

August 25-26 SGC Regional Worskhop Claveria, Misamis Oriental 108 School Heads, PTA officers, Barangay Captain

& Comm on Education ChairCagayan de Oro City

August 25 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Pagalungan, Maguindanao 18 schools Elected SGC officers from respective schools,

school headsCovered Court of Pagalungan

August 26 Training of Parent Leaders Pagalungan, Maguindanao 50 Parents Covered Court of Pagalungan

August 29 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Datu Blah Sinsuat, Maguindanao 9 schools Elected SGC officers from respective schools,

school headsMunicipal Hall of Datu Blah Sinsuat

August 30 Training of Parent Leaders Datu Blah Sinsuat, Maguindanao 50 Parents Municipal Hall of Datu Blah Sinsuat

August 31 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Estancia & Balasan, Iloilo 75 Elected SGC officers from respective schools,

school headsBalasan Central School

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EDGE Calendar of Activities

September 1 - 30, 2016



Sept. 1 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Solano, Nueva Vizcaya 69 School heads, barangay leaders, parent

leaders

TBD

Sept. 1-6, 14-16 Parents Training School-Based Victorias City 570 Parents Schools

Sept. 2 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya 48 School heads, barangay leaders, parent

leaders

TBD

Sept. 5 LSB Mentoring and Mid-Assessment Villaverde, Nueva Vizcaya 15 Local School Board Villaverde Municipal Hall

Sept. 6 LSB Mentoring and Mid-Assessment Solano, Nueva Vizcaya 15 Local School Board Solano Municipal Hall

Sept. 6 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Lemery 84 Sch head, SGC Pres, Brgy capt/official Lemery Central School

Sept. 8-9 9th National Education Summit EdGE sites 350 Local Chief Executive, Superintendent or

Supervisor, PTA Federation President or

Barangay Chair

Philippine International Convention

Center (PICC), Roxas Boulevard, Pasay

City

Sept. 10 & 12 Staff Workshop Ateneo Professional Schools, Rockwell

Center, Makati City

Sept. 15 Training of Parent Leaders Villaverde, Nueva Vizcaya 50 Parent Leaders TBD

Sept. 15-16 Remedial Reading with Professor Shirley

Equipado

Carles, Leon, San Enrique,Mina,

Maasin, Pavia, Dumangas

80 District supervisors & Reading Teachers Centennial Resort Hotel, Iloilo

Sept 15-16 Teachers Training on remedial reading Bongao 100 Teachers Beach Side Hotel, Bongao

Sept. 16 Training of Parent Leaders Diadi, Nueva Vizcaya 50 Parent Leaders TBD

Sept. 16 Education Summit Balindong 100 Education stakeholders( LGU, Barangay

leaders, DepEd, PTA, CSO, etx.)

Municipal Gymnasium

Sept 17-18 Teachers Training on remedial reading Simunul 100 Teachers Simunul Municipal Training Center

Sept. 19-30 Parents Training School-Based Silay City 960 Parents Schools

Sept. 21 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Guimbal 36 Sch head, SGC Pres, Brgy capt/official Guimbal Central School

Sept. 21-22 Remedial Reading Workshop Maguindanao 80 Selected English from North Upi, Parang,

Barira and Buldon

Saint Joseph Retreat House, Cotabato

City

Sept 21- 22 Teachers Training on remedial reading Jolo (48), Talipao (18), P Tahil (7) Siasi

(53)

126 Teachers Zamboanga City (tentative)

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Sept. 22 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring La Trinidad, Benguet 72 School heads, barangay leaders, parent

leaders

Lednicky Hall, La Trinidad Municipal Hall

Sept. 23 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Burgos, La Union 28 School heads, barangay leaders, parent

leaders

Burgos Municipal Hall

Sept. 23 SGC Monitoring and Mentoring Concepcion 108 Sch head, SGC Pres, Brgy capt/official Concepcion Central School

Sept 25-26 Teachers Training on remedial reading Duminag, Zamboanga del Norte 100 Teachers Dumingag Organic Rice Conference

Center Sept. 27 Brgy Impact Assessment Ajuy 80 Barangay Officials Ajuy Mun Gym

Sept. 28 Brgy Impact Assessment Concepcion or Estancia or Carles 50-60 Barangay Officials TBD

Sept. 28-29 SGC Regional Worskhop (Level 2) Datu Paglas and GSKP 110 School Heads, PTA officers, Barangay

Captain & Chair of Committee on

Education

TBD

Sept 28-29 Teachers Training on remedial reading Siayan, Zamboanga del Sur 100 Teachers D Hotel, Dipolog or Siayan Central

School Sept. 29-30 SGC Regional Workshop (Level 2) Bacnotan, San Gabriel, Burgos (La

Union)

124 School heads, barangay leaders, parent

leaders

Hotel Ariana, La Union

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Annex A. List of Barangays that Participated in Focus Group Discussions (FGD)

Valenzuela City:

Arkong Bato, Coloong, Dalandanan, Pariancillo Villa, Ugong, and Wawang Pulo

Tuba, Benguet:

Taloy Norte, Twin Peaks, San Pascual, Tabaan Sur, Tabaan Norte, Poblacion, Camp 4, Nangalisan,

and Tadiangan.

Luna, La Union:

Bungro, Busel-busel, Nagrebcan; Barrientos, Darigayos, Victoria

Burgos, La Union:

Caoayan, Upper Tumapoc, Lower Tumapoc, Delles, Old Poblacion, Linuan, Agpay, Bilis, New

Poblacion, Imelda, Dalacdac, and Libtong.

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Annex B. Summary of the Workshop Discussions on the New Learning Modules for SGCs New exercises and workshops were integrated to enrich the SGC training module. Participants worked in groups to discuss community engagement, attendance in meetings, and ground rules for SGC operations.

1. The advantages and difficulties of community participation. The participants recognized that many benefits spring from community participation:

Various ideas are produced

The work is lightened because of division of labor

Group work is fun

They learn from one another

Work is completed at a faster pace

Shared expertise leads to better results

Community has ownership of the program

Accountability is shared

More stakeholder support and more resources

It is a big step towards community empowerment

But they were equally aware that participatory management brings difficulties:

Too many cooks spoil the broth

Decision-making takes time

Tension can easily build up from group work

There is a great need to adjust to different personalities and temperament

In the face of problems and benefits, what management style did the participants prefer? To help them make their choice, they were asked to assign scores on the benefits and advantages of participatory management with 3 as most important and 1 as least important. It was a relief that the sum of scores on benefits outweighed the total scores on the difficulties. We did not have to convince them on the value of participatory governance. They were able to convince themselves. 2. What are by-laws? SGC members look at the formulation of by-laws as a requirement instead of a need. Often, they copy them from books or by-laws of other associations for compliance purposes. We tried to make the learning process experiential by having them work on case studies where an organization has no set policies and no agreed systems. These are cases on the conduct of meetings, election of officers, decision-making, and infraction of rules. The participants worked in groups to agree on:

Expectations of the community from the SGC

Values that will be observed by SGC officers and members

Roles and responsibilities of Officers and Members

Decision-making

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Engagement with the community

Non-compliance to SGC rules and processes

The participants realized how important it is to formalize rules on how meetings should be conducted, on how officers and members should fulfill their duties, and how they will solve problems. They were still unsure of how conflicts can be resolved and answered using motherhood statements such as “study the situation very well”, “discuss and agree for the welfare of children.” Conflict resolution is therefore one skill that we will develop in the next level of SGC training. They learned that the content of By-laws need not be very complicated and it should be brief in form but comprehensive enough to properly govern their operations. And more importantly, SGC members should be involved in formulating By-laws for ownership and accountability. 3. How to Entice Members to Attend Meetings. The participants were asked to put themselves in the place of parents who are asked to attend SGC meetings. They were asked “what will make me attend SGC meetings?" The answers gave them a dose of their own medicine.

Hold meetings on Saturdays or late afternoon for meetings that are held on weekdays or find a common schedule for everyone

Provide meals or snacks

Give a personal touch to the invitation

Have a person in authority as convenor

Develop an interesting agenda

Choose a comfortable venue

Implement an incentive scheme They likewise reflected on the things which make meetings unpopular. Their answers to the question of “what will not make me attend an SGC meeting” are the following:

Fund raising activities in the guise of meetings

Meetings that do not begin and end on time

Unorganized meetings

Facilitators that become lecturers or speakers

Uncomfortable venues

Unfriendly atmosphere

No snacks or drinks served

Meetings that are monopolized by the officers

Members are not recognized or given importance

Lack of incentives

Absence of agreements, conclusions or resolutions

Inability of the chairperson to resolve conflicts

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Annex C. Assessment Tool on Parenting

Often Sometimes Rarely

1 I help my child/ren with their assignments or

homework.

2. When I arrive home, I greet my child/ren with affection

(smile and a kiss).

3. I do not compare my child/ren with their siblings.

4. I show my child/ren that I love my spouse.

5. Even when I am tired, I make sure that I share quality

time with my child/ren .

6. I converse and share stories with my child/ren

7. I respect my child/ren’s opinion

8. I never insult and call my child/ren offensive names like

“stupid,” “idiot,” “ugly,” “bobo,” “salbahe,” etc.

9. Even if my child/ren has/have not done anything

remarkable, they know that I love them

10. I do not take out my anger and anxiety on my child/ren.

11. I am not an overprotective parent.

12. I always use the phrases “please,” “thank you,” “sorry,”

and “excuse me,” when I address my child/ren.

13. I allow my child/ren to help me and/or offer me

assistance from time-to-time.

14. I ask permission from my child/ren before I use their

things.

15. I read stories to my child/ren.

16. When my child/ren does/do something good, I express

my pride in their work.

17. At every opportunity that I get, I tell my child/ren that I

love them.

18. I take the time to answer my child/ren’s questions.

Often : An ideal parent

Sometimes : Needs improvement

Rarely : Change is needed

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Annex D. Performance Scores of LSBs in Education Governance, 3rd Quarter, 2016

REGION/ PROVINCE/ MUNICIPALITY

Regularity in

conducting meetings

Rich and

Varied agenda

Leadership of Mayor

Collaborative agenda

preparation

Follows systems,

process & structures

Exercise leadership

in education programs

Initiates financing programs

in education

Community engagement

Expanded Membership

Total Score

Numerical Rating

Northern Luzon

Nueva Viscaya

Solano 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 3 39 4

Diadi 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 3 39 4

Villa Verde 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 39 4

Southern Luzon

Pili, CAM. SUR 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 3 36 4

Metro Manila Valenzuela 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 42 5

Navotas 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 4 38 4

Visayas IVISAN,

CAPIZ 4 4 5 5 3 4 3 5 4 37 4

Non-ARMM

Del Carmen, Surigao del Sur 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 3 36 4

Cag. De Oro, Missamis Or. 5 4 5 4 3 5 4 4 5 39 4

ARMM

North Upi 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 36 4

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Annex E. Performance of SGCs, 3rd Qtr, 2016

Province / Municipality / NAME OF SCHOOL

Baseline MID-ASSESS-MENT

BENGUET

TUBA

CAMP 6 ES (BENGUET EXPLORATION MINES ES) 1 3

INDAOAC ES 1 3

LIGAY ES 2 5 PIMINGGAN ES

1 3 TORRE ES

1 3

CAPIZ IVISAN

AGUSTIN P. NAVARRA MS (AGUMANG-ANG ES) 1 5

BASIAO ES 0 5

CUDIAN ES 0 3

DON CATALINO ANDRADA ES (MS)(MIANAY ES) 1 4

DON JUAN S. JARENCIO ES (MS)(ILAYA IVISAN ES) 0 3

IVISAN ES 0 4

VICTOR A. UMITEN ES (MS) (LOOC ES) 0 5

MALOCLOC ES 0 5

PURIFICACION A. ALAGBAN ES (STA. CRUZ ES) 0 3

DAO ILAS NORTE ES 1 5

ILAS SUR ES 1 3

LACARON ES 1 5

MALONOY ES (DAO) 1 5

MANHOY ES 1 3

MATAGNOP ES (PS) 1 4

ANDRES E. QUINTIA, SR. ES (NASUNOGAN ES) 0 3

ANTONIO ABAD ES (QUINABCABAN ES) 1 4

QUINAYUYA ES (PS) 1 3

CEBU BALAMBAN ARPILI ES 0 3

CANTIBAS ES 0 3

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