Ratings for the Strengthening Evidence-Based Policymaking with Education Statistics and Analysis Project for Ukraine were as follows: outcome was moderately satisfactory; Bank performance was satisfactory; and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) quality was substantial.
... See More + Some lessons learned included: during the two and a half years of project implementation, significant experience was acquired and lessons for future engagements were learned which can be summarized in three main categories - general, national, and project levels. At the general level, a key lesson learned is that informational systems upgrade, or development of a new system takes significantly longer time that the two years required by the trust fund (TF) criteria at the design stage for this project. At the national level, a broader engagement, within the institution, as well as with other institutions and development partners were critical for implementation of the project. It is important to note that in context of limited capacity and experience with Bank project, frequent and regular communication, country presence of staff, especially for financial management (FM) function, are critical to expedite the project implementation and build capacity going forward. At the project level, a specific recommendation for the further work on education management information system (EMIS) is that having access to individual data and an integrated system will allow the institute of educational analytics (IEA) and Ministry of Education and Science (MoES) to design better targeted policies and avoid data entry redundancy and administrative burden.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR00005071 DEC 18, 2019
The objective of the Haiti Statistical Capacity Building in Education Grant Project is to support the MENFP in establishing a sustainable data collection strategy for the school census which delivers quality data comparable to international standards; designing a MENFP strategy for strengthening its monitoring and evaluation system; and initiating implementation of said strategy.
... See More + This Restructuring Paper (RP) seeks management approval of a Level 2 Restructuring for the Haiti Statistical Capacity Building in Education grant (P161160). The project is Bank Executed on Behalf of the Recipient and the proposed restructuring would entail: changes in budget allocation across components reflecting a change of approach to focus on designing and piloting scalable tools to implement the Education Management Information System (EMIS) strategy and a sustainable data collection processes; and changes to the results framework; and the extension of the closing date of the project for an additional year until June 30, 2020.
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The development objectives of Strengthening the Capacity to Produce and Use Quality Education Statistics Project for the Dominican Republic is to strengthen Ministry of Education (MINERD) capacity to produce high-quality data, consolidate data from different data systems and use that data to inform stakeholders in the education sector.
... See More + This restructuring requires the following changes: (i) to extend the closing date of the project by one year, from April 7, 2019 to April 7, 2020; (ii) to revise project activities under component 1; (iii) reallocation between disbursement categories; and (iv) disbursement estimates.
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The development objectives of Strengthening Evidence-Based Policymaking with Education Statistics and Analysis Project is to strengthen the capacity of Ukrainian education authorities to utilize administrative, statistical, and learning assessment data and analytical methods to inform policymaking.
... See More + This restructuring requires the following changes: (i) extension of closing dates by six months from January 24, 2019 to July 24, 2019; ii) revise the project development objectives (PDO) indicator related to training of specialists on using programme for international student assessment (PISA) 2018 data to prepare the national analytical report; and (iii) change the distribution of financial resources among cost categories.
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Education is one of the top priorities of the recently published Somalia National development plan (2017-2019). The National development plan (NDP) envisions some ambitious targets, including expansion of access to education, improving quality of education by increasing the number of teachers at primary and secondary levels, and development of the necessary policy and regulatory frameworks to support the education sector.
... See More + Data and information play a key role in supporting education development. As Cassidy notes, a well-functioning and comprehensive Education Management Information System (EMIS) encompasses a system of people, technology, models, methods, processes, procedures, rules, and regulations that function together to provide education leaders, decision makers, and managers at all levels with a comprehensive, integrated set of relevant, reliable, unambiguous, and timely data and information to support them in completion of their responsibilities. Given this, strengthening of the Somalia EMIS is a critical prerequisite for achieving the educational goals of the NDP. In developing strategies to strengthen EMIS in any country it is essential to start by analysing and building on what already exists, both to harness existing systems and capacity and to avoid unnecessary duplication of efforts and initiatives. Consequently, this report provides an overview of the status of EMIS in Somalia as a contribution to the recent initiatives of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education (MoECHE) to strengthen EMIS in the country.
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