The World Bank Report No: ISR3342 Implementation Status & Results Moldova Public Disclosure Copy Quality Education in the Rural Areas of Moldova (P090340) Operation Name: Quality Education in the Rural Areas of Moldova (P090340) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 13 Status: ARCHIVED Last Modified Date: 13-May-2011 Country: Moldova Approval FY: 2006 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Ministry of Education and Youth (MEY) Key Dates Board Approval Date 14-Mar-2006 Original Closing Date 31-May-2010 Planned Mid Term Review Date Last Archived ISR Date 08-Dec-2010 Effectiveness Date 07-Aug-2006 Revised Closing Date 30-May-2012 Actual Mid Term Review Date 18-Nov-2009 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The main objective of the project will be to increase quality of education in rural areas in Moldova. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Improving Teaching and Learning in Rural Schools 2.68 Increasing Access and Equity in Rural Schools 5.15 Increasing Efficiency in the Use of Resources 1.96 Strengthening Education Planning and Monitoring 0.40 Public Disclosure Copy Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Implementation Status Overview The project is being implemented satisfactorily and in specific areas such as education financing, surpassed its original objectives. The project's activities in school optimization and per capita financing have jump started nationwide education financing reform and led to the preparation for a follow up IDA operation. Results Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR3342 Project Development Objective Indicators Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Improved learning in rural schools (as measured by average Average Bac. Exam Results: 7,13. Increase in Avg Exam in results by Increasing the overall average and achievement scores in Baccalaureate examinations). Average Exam Result per Subject: 3.2% since baseline was taken. subjects' examinations averages Romanian 6,80; Russian 6,48; Date by 5%vs. baseline. Math 6,87; Geography 7.10; Date Type Unit of Measure ForeignLanguages 7,39; Physics 12-May-2011 7,29. (Scale from 5 to 10 with 10 Comment 30-May-2012 Custom Indicator Text best) Baccalaureate examination results Comment Date for this year only available after the 09-Oct-2006 end of the school year in June 2011. Comment Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value The difference in achievement between secondary school students in Average Bac. Exam Results: rural Decrease in avg difference in Reducing the gap in average exam rural and urban schools, on average, is decreased. (7,26) vs. urban students (7,68). achievement between rural and results for rural and urban Subjects exams results for rural & urban by 3% since baseline was studentsby at least 6% vs. urban students: Romanian taken. baseline. Type Unit of Measure 7,12/7,55; Math 7.02/7.58; Date Date Custom Indicator Text Geography 7,36/7,82; Physics 7,15/7.5 12-May-2011 30-May-2012 Date Comment Comment 09-Oct-2006 Baccalaureate examination results for this year only available after the Comment end of the school year in June 2011. Public Disclosure Copy Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Number of subject/grade level curriculum programs completed and No curriuclum programs completed 17 17 disseminated and disseminated Date Date Date 18-Feb-2010 31-May-2010 Type Unit of Measure 09-Oct-2006 Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text Comment End of Project Target achieved. Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR3342 Indicator Baseline Current End Target Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Name Value Value Value Number of new curricular guides for existent textbooks No curriculum guides for existent 17 17 textbooks Date Date Date 18-Feb-2010 31-May-2010 Type Unit of Measure 09-Oct-2006 Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text Comment End of Project Target achieved. Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Number of new curricular guides for new textbooks No curriculum guides for new 17 17 textbooks Date Date Date 18-Feb-2010 31-May-2010 Type Unit of Measure 09-Oct-2006 Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text Comment End of Project Target achieved. Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Number of teachers trained in the use of the new curriculum No teachers trained in use of the 8,824 9000 (cumulative) new curriculum Date Date Date 12-May-2011 31-May-2010 Type Unit of Measure 09-Oct-2006 Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text Comment End of project target was 9000 but End of project target achieved. 8284 teachers is the total no of teachers in the system who required the training and received Public Disclosure Copy it. End of project target achieved. Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Percent of improved achievement in sample based evaluations of No equipment and teaching N/A 2% increase in achievements students from grade 8 and grade 10 in maternal language and materials provided. Date Date mathematics Date 12-May-2011 30-May-2012 Type Unit of Measure 09-Oct-2006 Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text Comment Results only available at the end of the Year 2011. Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR3342 Indicator Baseline Current End Target Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Name Value Value Value Percent of students in rural schools who have new textbooks for grade Baseline to be established in Books publications close to 100% of the total number of rural 12 mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics. 2007-2008 complete. Will be distributed in students in grade 12 Date time for the school year starting Date September 2011. Type Unit of Measure 09-Oct-2006 30-May-2012 Date Custom Indicator Text Comment Comment 12-May-2011 Comment Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value International assessment administered and disseminated. No participation in PISA and Sent in data on PISA 2009+ to Results reported in newspapers TIMSS international evaluations ACER. Date Date Date 30-May-2012 Type Unit of Measure 09-Oct-2006 12-May-2011 Comment Custom Indicator Text Comment Comment This will be done by February/ PISA 2009+ results expected at March 2012. the end of the calendar year 2011. Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Number of schools that were equipped through equity grants No schools equipped through 1190 1176 equity grants Date Date Date 18-Feb-2010 31-May-2010 Type Unit of Measure 09-Oct-2006 Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text Comment Exceeded end of project target Public Disclosure Copy which was 1176. Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Number of lyceums that were equipped through quality grants No lyceums were equipped 304 300 through quality grants Date Date Date 18-Feb-2010 31-May-2010 Type Unit of Measure 09-Oct-2006 Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text Comment Exceeded end of project target which was 300. Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR3342 Indicator Baseline Current End Target Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Name Value Value Value Utilization and user-satisfaction assessment report on equipment No equipment Achieved 'Satisfactory' according to surveys, Date Date focus groups, classroom observations 09-Oct-2006 25-Oct-2010 Date Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment 31-May-2010 Custom Indicator Text End of project target achieved. Comment Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Quality of Rural School Quality Grant proposals No proposals Achieved. 'Good' according to criteria Date Date established by Raion Evaluation and Approval Committees 09-Oct-2006 25-Oct-2010 Date Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment 31-May-2010 Custom Indicator Text End of project target achieved. Comment Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value 15 MEY staff are trained in applying the MTEF methodology No staff trained (no methodology) This activity was dropped. 15 Date Date Date 01-Aug-2007 18-Feb-2010 31-May-2010 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Implementing formula based funding in two pilot raions. No formula Formula piloted. Formula piloted Date Date Date 01-Aug-2007 25-Oct-2010 30-May-2012 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text End of project target met Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR3342 Indicator Baseline Current End Target Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Name Value Value Value Percent of schools re-organized in the two pilot raions No schools reorganized 100% 100% Date Date Date 01-Aug-2007 25-Oct-2010 31-May-2010 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text End of project target met. Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Number of staff trained in education policy making (central and local No staff trained 90 20 (central level) 70 (local level) level) Date Date Date 01-Aug-2007 25-Oct-2010 31-May-2010 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text End of project target met. Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Number of staff trained in IT (central and local level) No staff trained 90 20 (central level) 70 (local level) Date Date Date 01-Aug-2007 25-Oct-2010 31-May-2010 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Custom Indicator Text End of project target met. Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Annual Education Report Prepared and Disseminated by January 30 No report as yet. Done and disseminated Done and disseminated by January next year Public Disclosure Copy Date Date 30 05-Jun-2009 27-Mar-2008 Date Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment 31-May-2010 Custom Indicator Text End of project target achieved. Comment Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR3342 Indicator Baseline Current End Target Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Name Value Value Value System for learning assessment at the primary level Yes Yes Yes Date Date Date 22-Jul-2009 22-Jul-2009 25-Oct-2010 Type Unit of Measure Comment Comment Comment Core Indicator Yes/No Achieved. Full participation in at least one international assessment program, including design, implementation, and dissemination of results. Indicator Baseline Current End Target Indicator Name Value Value Value Utility of the learning assessment system 0.00 0.00 0.00 Type Unit of Measure Sub-Type Core Indicator Number Supplemental Data on Financial Performance (as of 22-Feb-2011) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Loan No. Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Closing Date P090340 IDA-41550 Effective 14-Mar-2006 05-Apr-2006 07-Aug-2006 30-May-2012 P090340 IDA-H2080 Effective 14-Mar-2006 05-Apr-2006 07-Aug-2006 30-May-2012 P090340 TF-56717 Closed 25-May-2006 25-May-2006 25-May-2006 31-Aug-2010 Disbursements (in Millions) Public Disclosure Copy Project Loan No. Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P090340 IDA-41550 Effective USD 5.00 5.00 0.00 3.86 1.71 77.00 P090340 IDA-H2080 Effective USD 5.00 5.00 0.00 3.86 1.71 77.00 P090340 TF-56717 Closed USD 4.40 4.37 0.03 8.77 0.00 201.00 Disbursement Graph Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Report No: ISR3342 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation The project is likely to be followed up with a follow on IDA funded education operation in Moldova which will scale up the reform initiatives started by this project. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects Public Disclosure Copy Page 8 of 8