The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project (P157809) Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project (P157809) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Egypt, Arab Republic of | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 6 | ARCHIVED on 25-Jan-2021 | ISR45324 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of International Cooperation, Ministry of Education and Technical Education Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 13-Apr-2018 Effectiveness Date: 28-Aug-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 12-Apr-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 01-Sep-2023 Revised Closing Date: 01-Sep-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective (PDO) is to improve teaching and learning conditions in public schools. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Improved Early Childhood Education:(Cost $100.00 M) Component 2: Effective Teachers and Education Leaders:(Cost $100.00 M) Component 3: Comprehensive Assessment Reform for Improved Student Learning:(Cost $120.00 M) Component 4: Enhancing Education Service Delivery through Connected Systems:(Cost $160.00 M) Component 5: Project Management, Communication, and Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $20.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Ministry and the World Bank teams are in discussion to restructure the project and support the Ministry's response to the crisis as well as adapt the project results to the dynamic nature of the ongoing national reform and the on-going COVID-19 school challenges. 1/25/2021 Page 1 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project (P157809) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies High High High Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary High High Substantial Environment and Social Low Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall High High High Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve Learning Conditions IN00948576 ►1. Increased percentage of Kindergartens (KG) that reach higher quality standards according to the Quality Assurance (QA) System (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 01-Sep-2023 Improve Teaching Conditions IN00948577 ►2. Increased percentage of teachers demonstrating improved teaching practices (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.00 Date 06-Jan-2020 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 01-Sep-2023 Under the proposed restructuring, the WB team is exploring use of World Bank's tool "TEACH" to evaluate Comments: teaching and supervisors' mentoring practices. IN00948578 1/25/2021 Page 2 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project (P157809) Percentage of female teachers demonstrating improved teaching practices (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 IN00948579 ►3. First cohort of students graduates from secondary education under the new GPA based assessment and certification system (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Grade 10 cohort under Current school the reform (2018/2019) First cohort of students graduation system will sit for a new graduates from Current school "Thanawiya 'Amma" is computer-based secondary education Value graduation system still in effect for students examinations in under the new GPA "Thanawiya 'Amma" transitioning to grade 12 2020/2021 but not based assessment and in school year subject to GPA-based certification system 2019/2020. score. Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 01-Sep-2023 This will be revised under the project restructuring. Comments: Overall Comments PDO The team will revise the Results Framework as part of the project restructuring. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improved Early Childhood Education IN00948580 ►1. Mapping of existing spaces for KG classrooms (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target MOETE adopting new direction towards identifying additional This will be dropped Mapping exercise of Value Does not exist space for KG under the project available public spaces classrooms, including restructuring. conducted ready-made (highly equipped) classrooms. Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 04-Sep-2023 This will be dropped under the project restructuring. Comments: IN00948585 ►2. Refurbishment and equipping existing classroom spaces (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 1/25/2021 Page 3 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project (P157809) Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 01-Sep-2023 This will be dropped under the project restructuring. Comments: IN00948590 ►3. Diagnostic study of KG teaching practices (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Data collection Data collection KG Teaching practices Value Does not exist rescheduled for rescheduled for March study conducted October/December 2020. 2021 Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 04-Sep-2023 Data collection is being rescheduled given the second schools closures until February 20, 2021 Comments: Component 2: Effective Teachers and Education Leaders IN00948581 ►4. Developed and implemented Continous Professional Development (CPD) framework (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target CPD framework in active usage as basis for national, Value Does not exist Does not exist Does not exist directorate, district, and school levels Professional Development plans Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 01-Sep-2023 IN00948586 ►5. Updated Induction program for new teachers, school leaders, and supervisors (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Second cohort of new teachers, education This will be dropped current induction Current induction leaders, and Value under the project program program supervisors hired are restructuring. trained under the new induction program Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 01-Sep-2023 This will be dropped under the project restructuring. Comments: IN00948591 ►6. Expanded Teacher Professional Behavior (TPB) program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 30.00 41.00 41.00 45.00 Date 28-Aug-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 01-Sep-2023 This will be revised under the project restructuring. Comments: 1/25/2021 Page 4 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project (P157809) IN00948596 6.a. Percentage of schools with COPs established under the Teacher Professional Behavior (TPB) program (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 4.00 29.00 29.00 75.00 IN00948598 6.b. Percentage of female teachers trained under TPB program (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 04-Sep-2023 IN00948600 6.c. Climate awareness training is included in TPB training program modules (Yes/No, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes IN00948602 ►7. Education Leaders and Supervisors (EL&S) program established (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 45.00 Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 01-Sep-2023 This will be dropped under the project restructuring. Comments: IN00948605 7.a. Percentage of female EL&S trained (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 01-Sep-2023 Component 3: Comprehensive Assessment Reform for Improved Student Learning IN00948582 ►8. Grade 10, 11 and 12 tests in eight subjects designed, developed and administered (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Grade 10 and 11 tests Grade 10 and 11 tests designed and designed and developed developed using item- New grades 10,11,12 Value Does not exist using item-test bank and test bank and tests administered administered nationwide administered nation-wide in April/May 2020. nationwide in April/May 2020. Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 04-Sep-2023 1/25/2021 Page 5 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project (P157809) Over 1.2 million students sat for grades 10 and 11 computer-based tests from home in April/May 202020 and received their results on June 6 2020. Grade 12 students will sit for a new computer-based test in Comments: May/June 2021. IN00948587 ►9. Grade 4 sample-based national assessment test designed, developed and administered (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Grade 4 national The grade 4 assessment Value Does not exist Does not exist assessment successfully framework drafted administered Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 01-Sep-2023 IN00948592 ►10. Grade 9 new national test designed, developed and administered (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target New grade 9 national assessment Value Does not exist Does not exist Does not exist successfully administered Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 01-Sep-2023 This will be dropped under the project restructuring. Comments: IN00948595 ►11. Restructuring and strengthening NCEE capacity (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target NCEEE functions as Value Does not exist Does not exist Does not exist the national center for tests and examinations Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 01-Sep-2023 Pending updates. Comments: Component 4: Enhancing Education Service Delivery through Connected Systems IN00948583 ►12. Established education technology entity (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Education Technology entity fully operational: (a) adequately staffed; (b) sufficiently funded; (c) actively monitor Value Does not exist Does not exist Does not exist and report on implementation; and (d) produce annual operational plans Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 01-Sep-2023 1/25/2021 Page 6 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project (P157809) IN00948588 ►13. National Education Decision Support Dashboard operational (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Fully operational National Education Decision Support Dashboard: (a) populated with data from four data sources: training data, grades 4 and 9 assessment data, digital learning Value Does not exist Does not exist Does not exist resources usage data, and EMIS data; and reporting tools; and (b) evidence of utilization to support evidence- based budget preparation and allocation at governorate and district levels. Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 19-Mar-2019 IN00948593 13.a. Data provided through the dashboard are disaggregated by gender (Yes/No, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes IN00948597 ►14. Connected school infrastructure established (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target This will be dropped Connected school Value Does not exist Partially operational under the project infrastructure restructuring. operational Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 04-Sep-2023 This will be dropped under the project restructuring. Comments: IN00948599 ►15. Digital learning resources utlized (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Digital learning resources utilized: Digital Learning a.80% of unique Resources developed for Digital and on screen monthly users: users grade 10 and 11, and Learning Resources include students, Value Does not exist partially for other grades, extended to grades 4- teachers, and schools and available for 12 b.80% unique monthly students and teachers user sessions: users include students, teachers, and schools 1/25/2021 Page 7 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project (P157809) Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 04-Sep-2023 IN00948601 15.a. Percentage of female unique monthly Student users (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 65.00 IN00948603 15.b. Percentage of female unique monthly Teacher users (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 65.00 IN00948604 ►16. Computer-based assessment management and delivery platform (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target More than 25,000 More than 25,000 teachers and school teachers and school administrators administrators qualified Functional Platform: qualified to create an to create an item bank, a.platform designed, item bank, manage the manage the tested and deployed administration and administration and b.data transfer, marking the tests, and marking the tests, and management, analysis Value Does not exist make the grade 10 make the grade 10 and and reporting platform and 11 scores 11 scores available for individual available electronically electronically to students, assessment results to students, directorates, districts, developed and directorates, districts, and school principals in deployed and school principals less than a month. in less than a month. Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 04-Sep-2023 Component 5: Project Management, Communication, and Monitoring and Evaluation IN00948584 ►17. Project communication plan developed and implemented (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Project communication Draft communications Draft communications plan implemented as a strategy and draft plan strategy and draft plan tool for citizen Value Does not exist developed in mid-June developed in mid-June engagement in the 2019 2019 education reform process Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 04-Sep-2023 IN00948589 ►18. Percentage of planned communication activities, by media category, implemented (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 1/25/2021 Page 8 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project (P157809) Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 01-Sep-2023 Delayed Comments: IN00948594 ►19. Grievances resolved within the stipulated service standards for response times (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Jul-2020 21-Jan-2021 04-Sep-2023 Overall Comments IR The team will revise the Results Framework as part of the project restructuring. Performance-Based Conditions IN00948606 ►PBC 1 DLI#1: Increased Access to KG (Number, Output, 41,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 Value 1,244,052.00 1,244,052.00 1,244,052.00 -- Date -- 06-Jul-2020 06-Jul-2020 -- Number of additional children enrolled in KG (50% of whom are in the poorest districts as identified by Comments: CAPMAS) Target: 500,000 additional students IN00948607 ►PBC 2 DLI 2 Strengthened Quality Assurance (QA) System for KG (Text, Process, 34,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 Strengthened Quality Strengthened Quality Assurance (QA) system Assurance (QA) system will be developed and will be developed and made operational in made operational in subsequent years, with subsequent years, with delays. delays. Value No QA system -- The World Bank team The World Bank team provided technical provided technical assistance to MOETE to assistance to MOETE to strengthen two key strengthen two key elements of the QA elements of the QA System (quality 1/25/2021 Page 9 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project (P157809) standards and monitoring System (quality standards tools). and monitoring tools). Date -- 06-Jul-2020 06-Jul-2020 -- Quality Assurance (QA) System for KG has been established and made operational Percentage of KGs Comments: assessed through the newly established QA system (Target: 100% of KGs) Percentage of KGs that have improved quality as per the QA System based on baseline assessment (Target: 50% of KGs) IN00948608 ►PBC 3 DLI#3: Extending KG in-service Teacher training (Percentage, Output, 16,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 -- Date -- 06-Jul-2020 06-Jul-2020 -- Comments: 100 % of public KG teachers have completed the new KG teacher training modules IN00948609 ►PBC 4 DLI#4: Improved Quality of Teacher and Education Leader Professional Development (Text, Intermediate Outcome, 30,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 No CPD framework, No CPD framework, current induction system current induction system under Teacher Cadre. under Teacher Cadre. The The MOETE getting MOETE getting additional No CPD framework, current additional support from support from USAID’s Value induction system under USAID’s “Teach for -- “Teach for tomorrow” Teacher Cadre tomorrow” which was which was recently recently launched. Work launched. Work may be may be delayed given delayed given the current the current travel travel restrictions. restrictions. Date -- 06-Jul-2020 06-Jul-2020 -- Comments: Improved Quality of Teacher and Education Leader Professional Development IN00948610 ►PBC 5 DLI#5 Expanding Teacher Professional Behaviors (TPB) Program (Number, Output, 60,000,000.00, 43.33%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 Value 1,870.00 14,500.00 14,500.00 -- Date -- 06-Jan-2020 06-Jan-2020 -- 1/25/2021 Page 10 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project (P157809) Comments: baseline To be provided by project effectiveness IN00948611 ►PBC 6 DLI#6 Expanding Education Leaders and Supervisors Program (Text, Output, 10,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 No Pilot No Pilot Value No Pilot -- Date -- 06-Jul-2020 06-Jul-2020 -- IN00948612 ►PBC 7 DLI#7 Successful implementation of reform of secondary graduation and assessment system (Text, Intermediate Outcome, 60,000,000.00, 20.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 Tests for Grade 10 were Tests for Grade 10 were nationally administered in nationally administered in May 2019 and student May 2019 and student report card with scores report card with scores were made available to were made available to all all students who students who participated. participated. This was followed by No framework, no current This was followed by Value computer-based testing -- item-bank computer-based testing for grades 10-11 in for grades 10-11 in April/May 2020 with April/May 2020 with results made available in results made available in June 2020 (650,000 June 2020 (650,000 students per cohort). students per cohort). US$12 million disbursed. US$12 million disbursed. Date -- 06-Jul-2020 06-Jul-2020 -- IN00948613 ►PBC 8 DLI#8: Grades 4 and 9 national assessments designed, developed and successfully administered (Text, Intermediate Outcome, 25,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 Value No framework document Grade 4 assessment Grade 4 assessment -- framework design was framework design was launched in 2020. The launched in 2020. The MOETE planned to MOETE planned to complete the Grade 4 complete the Grade 4 Assessment Framework Assessment Framework (tied to the achievement (tied to the achievement of of DLR#8.1) by April DLR#8.1) by April 2020 2020 but the plans were but the plans were 1/25/2021 Page 11 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project (P157809) disrupted given the shift disrupted given the shift of of focus in response to focus in response to the the COVID-19 crisis. COVID-19 crisis. Date -- 06-Jul-2020 06-Jul-2020 -- IN00948614 ►PBC 9 DLI#9: NCEEE restructured as a national testing and examination center (Text, Intermediate Outcome, 35,000,000.00, 20.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 To date, several activities were conducted, To date, several activities including: training of staff were conducted, including: to create an item bank, training of staff to create manage the an item bank, manage the administration and administration and marking of the tests, and marking of the tests, and make the grade 10 and make the grade 10 and 11 11 scores available scores available electronically to students, electronically to students, directorates, districts, directorates, districts, and Value No plans -- and school principals in school principals in less less than a month; as than a month; as well as well as capacity building capacity building for for NCEEE staff NCEEE staff successfully successfully implemented. US$7 implemented. US$7 million disbursed. million disbursed. Included in proposed Included in proposed project restructuring. project restructuring. Date -- 06-Jul-2020 06-Jul-2020 -- IN00948615 ►PBC 10 DLI#10 Educational Technology enabling environment and platform (Text, Intermediate Outcome, 70,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 not established; DLI not established; DLI Value not established -- subject to restructuring subject to restructuring Date -- 06-Jul-2020 06-Jul-2020 -- IN00948616 ►PBC 11 DLI#11: Digital Learning Resources (Text, Output, 30,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 1/25/2021 Page 12 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project (P157809) Equipping students and Equipping students and teachers in grades 10 teachers in grades 10 and and 11 with digital 11 with digital learning learning resources and resources and mapping of mapping of the national the national curriculum to curriculum to digital digital learning resources learning resources on the on the Egyptian Value Not mapped Egyptian Knowledge -- Knowledge Bank for use Bank for use by students by students and teachers and teachers over over 2018/2019 and 2018/2019 and 2019/2020. 2019/2020. Included in proposed Included in proposed project restructuring. project restructuring. Date -- 06-Jul-2020 06-Jul-2020 -- IN00948617 ►PBC 12 DLI# 12 Successful Implementation of computer-based assessment management platform (Text, Intermediate Outcome, 60,000,000.00, 0.00%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Year 5 Assessment Assessment management management platform is platform is operational and operational and deployed deployed for grades 10 for grades 10 and 11 and 11 tests in 2019/2020, tests in 2019/2020, including item bank and Value No Platform including item bank and -- accessibility to data by accessibility to data by students, teachers, students, teachers, principals and district principals and district officers. officers. Date -- 06-Jul-2020 06-Jul-2020 -- Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P157809 IBRD-88520 Effective USD 500.00 500.00 0.00 231.25 268.75 46% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P157809 IBRD-88520 Effective 13-Apr-2018 21-Apr-2018 28-Aug-2018 01-Sep-2023 01-Sep-2023 Cumulative Disbursements 1/25/2021 Page 13 of 14 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project (P157809) PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P173072-AF-Supporting Egypt Education Reform 1/25/2021 Page 14 of 14