The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Education Reform Support Program (P162407) Jordan Education Reform Support Program (P162407) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Jordan | Education Global Practice | Requesting Unit: MNC02 | Responsible Unit: GED05 IBRD/IDA | Program-for-Results | FY 2018 | Team Leader(s): Juan Manuel Moreno Olmedilla, Mohamed Yassine Seq No: 2 | ARCHIVED on 17-Oct-2018 | ISR34272 | Created by: Karine M. Pezzani on 02-Oct-2018 | Modified by: Mohamed Yassine on 12-Oct-2018 Program Development Objectives Program Development Objective (from Program Appraisal Document) The Program is to expand access to early childhood education, and to improve student assessment and teaching and learning conditions for Jordanian children and Syrian refugee children. Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory   Implementation Status and Key Decisions During this first year of implementation, the Program has shown progress towards the achievement of results, such as: (1) the increase in the number of additional children enrolled in public and private KG2, (2) the endorsement of the new national teacher professional standards (NTPS), (3) the implementation of a Grade 3 diagnostic test for early grade reading and math, (4) the operationalization and full use of the Geographical Information System (GIS), which is now generating reports; and (5) the approval of additional budget to MOE for 2019. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P162407 IBRD-88040 Effective USD 147.70 147.70 0.00 57.09 90.61 39% P162407 TF-A6420 Effective USD 2.09 2.09 0.00 0.00 2.09 0% P162407 TF-A6421 Effective USD 50.21 50.21 0.00 20.08 30.12 40% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P162407 IBRD-88040 Effective 05-Dec-2017 12-Dec-2017 14-Dec-2017 31-May-2023 31-May-2023 10/17/2018 Page 1 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Education Reform Support Program (P162407) P162407 TF-A6420 Effective 12-Dec-2017 12-Dec-2017 14-Dec-2017 31-May-2023 31-May-2023 P162407 TF-A6421 Effective 05-Dec-2017 12-Dec-2017 14-Dec-2017 31-May-2023 31-May-2023 Program Action Plan Action Description Complete and verify baselines for the PforR Program indicators Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client No 31-Mar-2018 Delayed The verification of baseline data on PDO indicator #2 has not been completed. The Ministry of Education has Comments requested technical assistance from UNESCO which has financed the development of the EMIS to complete the baseline verification process. Action Description Establish an integrated system which captures procurement/contract cycle (Goods, Works, Consultants) Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client No 15-Dec-2018 In Progress Comments Action Description Systematic Reporting for constructions activities, between MOE and MOPWH Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes CONTINUOUS In Progress Comments Environmental and Social Standards Operating Procedures and Guidelines including different measures to bridge Action Description identified gaps adopted Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client No 31-Mar-2018 In Progress Environmental and social standards operating procedures and guidelines are being elaborated in the Program Comments Operations Manual (OM) which should be finalized by end of November. Systematically integrating gender mainstreaming efforts into MOE activities through enhancing the capacity of MOE Action Description staff and respective partners to mainstream gender in program activities (e.g. teacher training, school construction and maintenance) Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes CONTINUOUS In Progress 10/17/2018 Page 2 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Education Reform Support Program (P162407) Comments Systematically integrating gender mainstreaming efforts into MOE activities through reducing gender biases and Action Description stereotypes in teacher trainings Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes CONTINUOUS In Progress Comments Systematically integrating gender mainstreaming efforts into MOE activities through developing gender-sensitive Action Description guidelines for classroom management Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes CONTINUOUS In Progress Comments Systematically integrating gender mainstreaming efforts into MOE activities through supporting teachers to provide a Action Description safe learning environment for girls and boys Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes CONTINUOUS In Progress Comments Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability High High High Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial 10/17/2018 Page 3 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Education Reform Support Program (P162407) Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Expanded access to quality early childhood education IN00638978 ►Number of Jordanian children and Syrian refugee children enrolled in KG2 (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 80,000.00 98,005.00 98,005.00 110,000.00 Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-May-2023 Comments Improved teaching and learning environment IN00638979 ►Percentage point reduction in the dropout rate of Syrian refugees (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-May-2023 Comments Improved learning and teaching environment IN00638980 ►Number of teachers evaluated against the new National Teacher Professional Standards (NTPS) who meet the minimum performance standards (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00 Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-May-2023 Comments Reformed student assessment and certification system IN00638986 ►First phase of Tawjihi reform completed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 10/17/2018 Page 4 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Education Reform Support Program (P162407) Value No No No Yes Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-May-2023 Comments Intermediate Results Indicators by Results Areas Expanded access and improved quality of early childhood education IN00638987 ►In‐service training modules developed for KG teachers (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-Dec-2020 Comments IN00638991 ►Percentage of public KG teachers that have completed the in-service training module (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-Dec-2021 Comments IN00638995 ►Number of public and private KGs that have developed and implemented quality improvement plan (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 400.00 Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-May-2023 Comments IN00638999 ►Public‐private partnership (PPP) setup designed and implementation plan for PPP rollout developed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 30-Nov-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-May-2023 Comments Improved teaching and learning environment IN00638989 10/17/2018 Page 5 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Education Reform Support Program (P162407) ►Improved maintenance system adopted (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-Dec-2018 Comments IN00638993 ►Percentage of schools with high proportion of Syrian refugees implemeting the socioemotional learning program (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-May-2023 Comments IN00638997 ►Number of K‐12 teachers trained and certified (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-May-2023 Comments IN00639000 ►Teacher feedback on training and certification training monitored, analyzed and included in the annual monitoring and progress reports developed by ETC (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-May-2023 Comments Reformed student assessment and certification system IN00638988 ►Grade 3 diagnostic test on early grade reading and math implemented (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No Yes Yes Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-Dec-2019 Comments IN00638992 ►Legal framework for the Tawjihi exam has been adopted so that its secondary graduation and certification function is separated from its function as a screening mechanism for university entrance (Yes/No, Custom) 10/17/2018 Page 6 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Education Reform Support Program (P162407) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-Dec-2021 Comments IN00638996 ►Student and Teacher Feedback on first phase Tawjihi reform inform the Tawjihi reform rollout plan (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-May-2023 Comments Strengthened management of education system IN00638990 ►Geographical Information System (GIS) and Open EMIS produce accurate and timely disaggregated data needed for program monitoring (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No Yes Yes Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-Dec-2018 Comments IN00638994 ►Percentage of bids for goods and works that needed to be re‐bid (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No <20% Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-May-2023 Comments IN00638998 ►Percentage of goods and works contracts that needed to be extended (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target <20% (goods) and Value No No No <50% (works) Date 31-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 31-May-2023 Comments Disbursement Linked Indicators DLI_IND_TABLE 10/17/2018 Page 7 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Education Reform Support Program (P162407) ►DLI 1 DLR#1.1. Number of Syrian refugee children enrolled in target schools at the basic and secondary education levels (Output, 15,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value 125,000.00 130,668.00 129,809.00 160,000.00 Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Feb-2018 30-Apr-2018 -- Numbers of Syrian students has slightly decreased between December 2017 and April 2018. One explanation provided by MOE is that many Syrian families begun to return to their home country. The team will continue Comments to closely monitor this indicator and re-assess, in the future, whether this target needs to be revised. ►DLI 2 DLR#1.2. Number of Syrian refugee children enrolled in target schools at KG2 level (Output, 5,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value 2,500.00 2,772.00 2,975.00 -- Date -- 01-Mar-2018 30-Apr-2018 -- Comments ►DLI 3 DLR#2. Number of additional children enrolled in public and private KG2 (Output, 15,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value 80,000.00 98,005.00 98,005.00 110,000.00 Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Updated value needs to be received from MOE. Comments ►DLI 4 DLR#3.1. Comprehensive and harmonized quality assurance system adopted for public and private KG2 schools (Output, 4,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value No No No -- Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- The TORs for the development of a quality assurance system for ECE were approved by the Bank and the Comments Expression of Interest was advertised on September 26, 2018. ►DLI 5 DLR#3.2. 80 percent of KG2 schools assessed through the newly established quality assurance system (Process, 8,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 -- 10/17/2018 Page 8 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Education Reform Support Program (P162407) Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Comments ►DLI 6 DLR#3.3. 95 percent of public KG2 teachers have completed the KG in-service training modules (Output, 8,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 -- Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Comments ►DLI 7 DLR#3.4. 25 percent of KG schools have improved quality as per the quality assurance system (Outcome, 7,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Comments ►DLI 8 DLR#4.1. New national teacher professional standards adopted and disseminated (Process, 6,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value No No No No Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- The national teacher professional standards were endorsed, and published on MOE's website. The specialized standards are being developed (60% complete).The MOE has yet to disseminate the standards to Comments field directorates and execute the two-day awareness campaign. Once this is accomplished, the IVA may confirm the accomplishment of the DLR. ►DLI 9 DLR#4.2. Teacher evaluation framework adopted (Process, 6,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value No No No No Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- The TORs to develop the teacher evaluation framework were approved by the Bank and the expression of Comments interest was advertised on September 26, 2018. 10/17/2018 Page 9 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Education Reform Support Program (P162407) ►DLI 10 DLR#4.3. 5,000 teachers evaluated against the National Teacher Professional Standards (NTPS) (Outcome, 7,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 -- Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Comments ►DLI 11 DLR#4.4. 30,000 K-12 teachers trained and certified (Output, 15,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30,000.00 Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Comments ►DLI 12 DLR#5.1. School program for improving student socioemotional learning designed and tested in schools (Process, 4,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value No No No Yes Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- The TORs for the needs assessment for socio emotional learning programs were approved by the Bank and Comments the expression of interest was advertised on September 26, 2018. ►DLI 13 DLR#5.2. 70 percent of schools with high proportion of Syrian refugee children implementing the socioemotional learning program (Outcome, 4,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Comments ►DLI 14 DLR#6.1. Improved maintenance system adopted (Output, 5,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value No No No No 10/17/2018 Page 10 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Education Reform Support Program (P162407) Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Comments Committee was formed and initiated working on the new maintenance system. ►DLI 15 DLR#6.2. Legal framework approved for allowing transfer of school-level maintenance and upkeep budget to schools (Output, 5,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value No No No No Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Committee was formed and initiated working on the new maintenance system. Some work has begun to revise Comments relevant regulations to increase budget to schools, as well as procurement threshold. ►DLI 16 DLR#6.3. 3,000 schools using a maintenance and upkeep budget (Outcome, 2,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 -- Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Committee was formed and initiated working on the new maintenance system. Some work has begun to revise Comments relevant regulations to increase budget to schools, as well as procurement threshold. ►DLI 17 DLR#7.1. National assessment strategy adopted (Output, 5,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value No No No No Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Comments Strategy is developed and must be reviewed and obtain formal approval and endorsement. ►DLI 18 DLR#7.2. Grade 3 diagnostic test on early grade reading and math implemented in all target schools (Output, 7,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value No No Yes Yes Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Grade 3 diagnostic test on early grade reading and math was implemented in all target schools during the Comments scholastic year 2017/2018. 10/17/2018 Page 11 of 12 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Jordan Education Reform Support Program (P162407) ►DLI 19 DLR#7.3. First phase of Tawjihi reform completed and action plan for reform rollout is produced (Process, 9,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value No No No No Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Comments ►DLI 20 DLR#7.4. Legal framework for reform of the Tawjihi exam has been adopted so that its secondary graduation and certification function is separated from its function as a screening mechanism for univer (Process, 7,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value No No No Yes Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Comments ►DLI 21 DLR#8.1. Geographical Information System (GIS) is operational and updated with latest data required for management of the education system (Output, 3,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value No No Yes No Date 30-Oct-2017 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Comments ►DLI 22 DLR#8.2. Approved annual MOE budget reflects an increase of US$134 million for the Program (Output, 45,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) By end of Year 5 Value No No No -- Date -- 01-Mar-2018 27-Sep-2018 -- Comments 10/17/2018 Page 12 of 12