The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Basic Education Strengthening and Transformation Project (P166744) Basic Education Strengthening and Transformation Project (P166744) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Timor-Leste | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2020 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 20-Jun-2022 | ISR51687 | Implementing Agencies: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 22-Apr-2020 Effectiveness Date: 11-Aug-2020 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 13-Mar-2023 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2025 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2025 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To improve the learning environment of basic education schools and increase the efficiency and equity of basic education programs. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Developing 21st Century Learning Spaces:(Cost $15.00 M) Component 2: Improving Teacher Effectiveness:(Cost $2.58 M) Component 3: Improving Teaching-Learning Material and Assessment:(Cost $2.27 M) Component 4: Data Driven Planning, Budgeting, Financing and Implementation:(Cost $2.30 M) Component 5: Project Management and Implementation:(Cost $1.40 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions Project implementation progress has picked up since the Credit for the project became effective in October 2021. Furthermore, the project is experiencing stronger buy-in from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports departments and enhanced collaboration and consultation with stakeholders, including development partners active in teacher training. Notable progress has been made in activities supporting the enhancement of the school infrastructure and teachers' professional development. In the next six months, the MEYS will prioritize the launch or continuation of activities on the critical path for the implementation of civil works supported by the project. The MEYS will also allocate resources and coordinate departments to develop and deploy an integrated Education Management Information System to support data-driven planning, budgeting, and decision-making, as well as expedite the review of the curriculum and production of related teaching and learning materials. 6/20/2022 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Basic Education Strengthening and Transformation Project (P166744) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other -- Moderate -- Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To improve the learning environment of basic education schools IN01148796 ►Number of students accessing classrooms meeting newly developed 21st Century School Standards (cumulative) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15,360.00 Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 The result is unmet because of the delay in Credit effectiveness. Subsequently, construction will not start Comments: until Q1 2023 IN01148799 Number of students accessing classrooms meeting newly developed 21st Century School Standards--Female (cumulative) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7,680.00 Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 6/20/2022 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Basic Education Strengthening and Transformation Project (P166744) IN01148800 ►Share of students in Cycles 1 and 2 who use individual textbooks in the classroom (Text, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Unknown Unknown Unknown TBD Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 Baselines and targets will be established once the school census is completed in September 2022. Comments: To increase the efficiency and equity of basic education programs IN01148797 ►Share of basic education teachers in rural areas who utilize effective mathematics and language teaching approaches in the classroom (Percentage, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 45.00 45.00 0.00 55.00 Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 Such data is not available from the current classroom observation activitity Comments: IN01148798 ►Verified EMIS data utilized for the preparation of annual budgets and making infrastructure investment decisions (Yes/No, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 Verified EMIS data will not be in place until the end of 2022/early 2023. Comments: IN01148801 ►Total number of project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 149,100.00 Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 The result will be updated when teacher/leadership training is launched in October 2022. Comments: IN01148802 Total number of project beneficiaries - Female (cumulative) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 74,085.00 Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 IN01148803 6/20/2022 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Basic Education Strengthening and Transformation Project (P166744) ►Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 144,000.00 Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 The result will be updated when the first batch of teachers is trained in December 2022. Comments: IN01148804 Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 72,000.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Developing 21st Century Learning Spaces IN01148805 ►Development/upgrade and use of standards for infrastructure (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target All new public school 21st Century-School infrastructure Standards have been Standards under Standards under development Value finalised and will be development development completed this FY has adopted via Minister's been based on Diploma in June 2022 approved standards Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 IN01148810 ►Development/upgrade and use of new infrastructure development prioritization system (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target All schools targeted for infrastructure Prioritization system Prioritization system Prioritization system Value development selected under development under development under development using the prioritization system Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 TA for prioritization methodology and guidelines is underway. Prioritisation criteria are to be established by Comments: July 31. Pri oritisation system is expected in November 2022. IN01148815 ►Implementation of school infrastructure census (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The census is Old census data not Old census data not School infrastructure Value expected to start in sufficient sufficient census and survey June 2022 6/20/2022 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Basic Education Strengthening and Transformation Project (P166744) reports prepared and published Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 The result is unmet. The census is expected to be completed in September 2022 Comments: IN01148819 ►Number of classrooms meeting minimum standards in basic education schools (cumulative) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 25-Jun-2025 The results will be updated when the first set of civil works is completed in June 2023. Comments: Component 2: Improving Teacher Effectiveness IN01148807 ►Teachers recruited or trained (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,136.00 0.00 4,500.00 Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 The result will be updated when the first batch of teachers is trained in December 2022. (In the context of this project, this indicator only captures the number of teachers trained. This will be revisited during the Comments: Mid-term review in 2023) IN01148813 Teachers recruited or trained - Female (RMS requirement) (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 321.00 0.00 1,845.00 IN01148818 Number of teachers trained (Number, Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,136.00 0.00 4,500.00 Date 01-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 IN01148820 ►Share of teachers monitored using a classroom observation tool (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 25.00 0.00 75.00 Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 6/20/2022 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Basic Education Strengthening and Transformation Project (P166744) The result will be updated when the upgraded COT is in use from September 2022. The indicator description will be cha nged to measure the share of teachers monitored using the updated COT and the Comments: total number of cycle 1 and 2 teachers. The baseline will be changed to 0. (Share of Cycle 1 teachers observed using the current COT is 37% - ALMA Feb-May 2022) IN01148821 ►Number of school leaders who completed the new leadership training (cumulative) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 597.00 0.00 600.00 Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 The result will be updated in November 2022 when the leadership training starts. Comments: IN01148822 ►Share of females among those completing the new leadership training program during the current fiscal year (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 25.00 0.00 40.00 Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 The result will be updated in November 2022 when the leadership training starts. Comments: IN01148823 ►Female-male difference in primary net enrollment rate (percentage points) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.97 8.25 2.00 3.00 Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 124,686 male students (51%); 121,348 female students (49%) (EMIS 2021) Comments: Component 3: Improving TLM and Assessment IN01148806 ►Share of basic education schools that receive full package of teaching-learning materials (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 50.00 0.00 90.00 Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 Data will be collected from the School Census, expected to be completed in September 2022. Comments: IN01148811 ►Share of Cycle 1 and 2 students in public schools with access to book corners/libraries in their classrooms (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/20/2022 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Basic Education Strengthening and Transformation Project (P166744) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 31-Dec-2024 Data will be obtained from School Census once it is completed in September 2022. Comments: IN01148816 ►Implementation of a sample-based nationally representative assessment of foundational literacy and numeracy skills of students in grades 2 and 3 (results disaggregated by gender) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Nationally Nationally representative Nationally representative Two assessment Value representative assessment not done assessment not done reports published assessment not done Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 The annual target is unmet due to the delay in the PIMU establishment and subsequent project start-up. Comments: Component 4: Data Driven Planning, Budgeting, Financing and Implementation IN01148808 ►Integrated platform for EMIS and other applications (Gestão Escolar) developed (with provisions for accessing gender specific data) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Gestão Escolar Gestion Escolar platform Gestão Escolar platform Gestion Escolar Value platform not not operational not operational platform operational operational Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 The result is unmet. Evaluation of EMIS developer is underway. EMIS is expected to be operational in Comments: early 2023 IN01148812 ►Share of basic education schools completing electronic data entry in EMIS through the Gestão Escolar platform by March of the current academic year (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 The result is unmet. EMIS will only be developed and operational in early 2023. Comments: IN01148817 ►Independent verification of EMIS data completed (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target One verification Independent census and one Independent verification Independent verification Value Verification of EMIS sample-based of EMIS data not done of EMIS data not done data not done verification completed during project period Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 Comments: The School Census to verify EMIS data is expected to be completed in September 2022. 6/20/2022 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Basic Education Strengthening and Transformation Project (P166744) Component 5: Project Management and Implementation IN01148809 ►Review of education sector progress, including progress on project activities, through stakeholder consultation and community engagement (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Formal community Formal community Formal community Conducted in all Value consultations not done consultations not done consultations not done municipalities Date 08-Jan-2020 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 27-Jun-2025 The result is unmet. The first consultation will be conducted in Q3/4 of 2023 as the first civil work is Comments: completed. IN01148814 Feedback from beneficiaries has been used to make needed adjustments to the project (Yes/No, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Overall Comments IR Some data used for establishing baselines can't be retrieved from the current EMIS, including PDO3, IR 6 and IR10. The baselines will be updated once the School Census is completed in September 2022. IR 6: Number of teachers monitored by their school directors, vice directors, coordinators or peers using an updated version of the existing classroom observation tool divided by the total number of teachers. Since only teachers of grades 1-6 are being observed, the description shall be modified to clarify the scope of classroom observation. Performance-Based Conditions IN01148824 ►PBC 1 Share of students in Cycles 1 and 2 who use individual textbooks in the classroom (Text, Process, 730,000.00, 0.00%) July 1, 2024–June Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 30, 2025 Value Unknown Unknown Unknown -- Date -- 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 -- IN01148825 6/20/2022 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Basic Education Strengthening and Transformation Project (P166744) ►PBC 2 Share of basic education teachers in rural areas who utilize effective mathematics and language teaching approaches in the classroom (Percentage, Outcome, 1,000,000.00, 0.00%) July 1, 2024–June Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 30, 2025 Value 45.00 45.00 0.00 -- Date -- 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 -- IN01148826 ►PBC 3 Verified EMIS data utilized for the preparation of annual budgets and making infrastructure investment decisions (Yes/No, Output, 1,000,000.00, 0.00%) July 1, 2024–June Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 30, 2025 Value No No No -- Date -- 22-Nov-2021 03-Jun-2022 -- Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P166744 IDA-65510 Effective USD 15.00 15.00 0.00 0.00 15.42 0% P166744 TF-B2130 Effective USD 8.55 8.55 0.00 0.40 8.15 4.7% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P166744 IDA-65510 Effective 22-Apr-2020 29-Dec-2020 20-Oct-2021 30-Jun-2025 30-Jun-2025 P166744 TF-B2130 Effective 22-Apr-2020 05-Aug-2020 11-Aug-2020 30-Jun-2025 30-Jun-2025 Cumulative Disbursements 6/20/2022 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Basic Education Strengthening and Transformation Project (P166744) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 6/20/2022 Page 10 of 10