Component 1

Quality Improvement through Organizational Development and Capacity Building

Objectives:

• To enhance the capacity of the MOPME and DPE (Directorate of Primary Education) to ensure a quality and equitable provision of primary education

• To enhance the capacity of EMIS to support all DPE monitoring and evaluation functions

• To enhance field-level capacity at Division, District and Upazila levels to meet the developmental needs of PEDP II and the increasing demands of the formal primary education sector at school and community levels

• To enhance and improve the capacity of school organization and management at the local level.

 

Interventions:

• Strengthening MOPME and DPE through organizational analysis and review

• Capacity building through need based training

• Establishing career planning for primary teachers and officials

• Establishment of Education Management Information System (EM IS) and Finance and Procurement Division (FPD) at DPE with appropriate staffing

• Devolution of authority to School, Upazila and District levels

• School Level Improvement Plans (SLIPs) through Head Teachers, School Management Committees (SMCs) and Communities

• Strengthening the Upazila Resource Centres (URCs)

• Expanding Capacity for Special Needs Education

• Supportive Inspection System and Academic Supervision

• Networking to use GIS data base as part of the EMIS

• Introducing Upazila Primary Education Planning (UPEP)

• Enhancing the management and planning capacity of the SMCs

• National training programs and improved procedures for SMCs

• Strengthening the role of Parent Teachers' Associations (PTAs)

• 1000 additional Assistant Upazila Education Officer (AU EO).