Deputy Chief School Inspector for Inspection Activity Introduction to the Czech educational system and basic information about CSI Regional, national and international data in education and their collection in the Czech Republic New approaches to inspection activity, new tools for data collection and evaluation PhDr. Ondřej Andrys, MAE Deputy Chief School Inspector for Inspection Activity International CSI a SICI workshop „Inspection Data – Collection and Use“

Basic information on the regional educational structure

Numbers in regional classification Nurseries 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 Czech Republic 5011 4931 4880 4826 4809 4808 4815 4710 Prague 352 340 331 322 320 321 302 Central Bohemian Region 704 684 663 649 635 629 613 South Bohemian Region 301 298 296 294 295 291 Pilses Region 265 263 260 256 257 255 Karlovy Vary Region 122 120 119 116 118 Ústí Region 342 330 328 326 325 319 Liberec Region 239 232 228 216 215 213 204 Hradec Králové Region 297 Pardubice Region 312 309 307 308 310 Vysocina Region 279 276 274 273 275 277 South Moravian Region 645 641 633 630 614 Olomouc Region 373 369 367 360 362 365 363 Zlin Region 305 Moravian-Silesian Region 469 464 467 468 470 471 458

Numbers in regional classification Basic Schools 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 Czech Republic 4095 4111 4123 4125 4133 4155 4199 4474 Prague 252 253 251 255 277 Central Bohemian Region 524 522 525 555 South Bohemian Region 254 261 276 Pilses Region 218 222 221 224 227 237 Karlovy Vary Region 108 110 112 115 119 128 Ústí Region 279 281 280 283 284 285 288 311 Liberec Region 205 206 207 209 226 Hradec Králové Region 264 267 268 272 307 Pardubice Region 260 274 Vysocina Region 265 266 270 South Moravian Region 475 477 474 479 503 Olomouc Region 299 301 305 304 306 309 310 334 Zlin Region 257 256 Moravian-Silesian Region 444 448 451 455 458 460 464 497

Numbers in regional classification Secondary schools 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 Czech Republic 1347 1393 1423 1433 1438 1447 1482 2004 Prague 193 196 200 202 204 240 Central Bohemian Region 154 155 153 151 150 148 195 South Bohemian Region 90 96 97 98 106 142 Pilses Region 56 57 62 63 92 Karlovy Vary Region 38 39 40 43 70 Ústí Region 94 104 112 117 116 122 128 184 Liberec Region 51 52 53 54 61 87 Hradec Králové Region 82 81 84 85 88 121 Pardubice Region 75 74 79 78 102 Vysocina Region 76 73 72 South Moravian Region 144 143 146 147 207 Olomouc Region 100 129 Zlin Region 71 83 114 Moravian-Silesian Region 152 156 217

Numbers in regional classification VET SCHOOLS 2012-13 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 Czech Republic 178 180 182 184 177 174 176 Prague 40 39 38 37 36 Central Bohemian Region 20 19 21 18 South Bohemian Region 17 16 Pilses Region 5 Karlovy Vary Region 4 3 2 Ústí Region 9 10 11 Liberec Region 6 8 Hradec Králové Region Pardubice Region Vysocina Region 13 14 South Moravian Region 12 15 Olomouc Region 7 Zlin Region Moravian-Silesian Region

Schools in pre-school education Monitored parameter CZE (Ministry of Education Statistics) Situation in the school year Trend 2010/2011 2011/2012 Number of nurseries in total 4 880 4 931 + Percentil of private nurseries in % 2,6 3,0 Percentil of church nurseries in % 0,6 0,7

Pupils in basic schools Monitored parameter CZE (Ministry of Education) Situation in the school year Trend 2010/2011 2011/12 Number of basic schools pupils in total 789 486 794 642 + Number of pupils in the first level of basic schools 465 380 474 327 Number of pupils in the second level of basic schools 324 106 320 315 - Percentil of pupils in the program for the talented (in %) 14,3 14,4

Pupils in secondary education Monitored parameter Czech Republic 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 Trendy Number of pupils in SE 556 260 532 918 501 220 - Percentil pupils in gymnazium (in %) 25,9 26,1 26,9 + Part of pupils in schools with maturita (in %) 71,2 71,1 71,4 Percentil of pupils in art fields (in %) 1,7 1,8 2,0 Number of foreigners in SE 7 856 8 458 8 852

Management of the regional education

Ministry of Education Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic Determination of basic rules and aims Executes state administration in the school system and is responsible for the status, strategy and development of educational system Proposes laws and regulations in the field of school legislation, issues decrees implementing the School Act Issues Long Term Plan of education and development of the educational system in the Czech Republic Issues Framework Education Programme including the standards Issues catalogues of requirements for test of the maturita common part grants and rejects the textbook and text approval clauses

Ministry of Education Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic Approval for education Executes inclusion and change of inclusion of schools and school facilities into the school register and deleting from the school register; at the same time it is an appellate body for the decisions of regional offices Approves fulfilment of compulsory school attendance in so called foreign school located in the Czech Republic Approval for exceptions and changes Announces the experimental verification, developmental programmes, programmes for surveys in the educational outcomes Approves usage of other than Czech language in teaching

Ministry of Education Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic Financing Determines the state normatives for school funding Determines binding principles for regional offices to re-allocates funds of the state budget and for municipal offices of a town with expanded scope to propose budget reallocation It provides funding to experimental verification and developmental programmes Provides and performs control of correctness and efficiency of the use of financial funds allocated by the Ministry

Ministry of Education Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic Support of education of pupils with SEN Executes an agreement to establish a class, department, student groups for children, pupils, students with SEN; executes an agreement to establish a possition of a class assitant Common part of the maturita exam Is responsible for preparation and methodological management of the common part of maturita exam. Examines the result of the maturita common part exam (didactical tests)

Ministry of Education Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic Next Gathers statistical data from the school and school facility documentation Recognizes equivalence of a foreign diploma in the Czech Republic and validation in some cases (in other cases the regional office) The function of a founder Fulfils standard tasks of the founder in schools and school facilities

Regional Office Determination of the basic rules and aims Issues Long Term Plan of education and development of the educational system in the region Approval for education Executes enrolment and enrolment changes of nursery schools, school facilities (with the exception of ministerial and religious) and fields of education into the school register and deleting from the school register Admissions to secondary schools Coordination Appellate Body

Regional Office Supports the education of pupils with special education needs Supports the education of the EU foreigners Termination of the secondary and vocational education Cooperation in a board examination and corrective exam in the basic and secondary school

Regional Office Financing Determines the regional normatives, provides financial means to municipalities, regional and private schools Controls dealing with provided financial means Next determines the school district of the local school (if the municipality does not determine) Submits the statistical data to the Ministry The Function of founder Fulfils standard tasks of the founder in schools and school facilities

Municipal office Financing Preparates proposals of state budget financial funds allocation and submits it to the Regional office Next Ensures observance of compulsory school attendance of children with the permanent residence in its locality determines the school district of the local school Ensure the education in nursery schools in the last year before the compulsory school attendance begins Ensure the education of national minorities Submits the statistical data to the Ministry The Function of founder Fulfils standard tasks of the founder in schools and school facilities

Economic conditions of regional education Pre-school education (PE) Monitored parameter (along the MEYS) Situation in year Trend 2009 2010 2011 Public expenses on PE in mil. CZK 15 983,4 16 383,3 16 279,4 - Percentage of public expenses on PE of total education expenses (in %) 9,96 9,99 9,37 Calculated number of pedagogues in PE 24 584,3 25 736,8 26 780,6 + Average pedagogues salary in PE in CZK 18 857 20 207 20 910 State normative in CZK*/ 37 496 39 858 38 833 Expenses per one child in CZK 44 123 42 477 41 709 Average number of children per 1 pedagogue 12,8 */ Concerning schools founded by territorial autonomous regions

Economic conditions of regional education Basic education (BE) Monitored parameter (along the MEYS) Situation in year Trend 2009 2010 2011 Public expenses on BE in mil. CZK 43 674,5 41 622,3 54 543,4**/ + Percentage of public expenses on BE of total education expenses (in %) 33,7 32,1 31,4 - Calculated number of pedagogues in BE 58 417,3 58 023,0 57 814,8 Average pedagogues salary in BE in CZK 26 369 25 348 26 452 State normative in CZK*/ 44 126 46 747 46 110 Expenses per one child in CZK 51 463 49 895 60 343**/ Average number of children per 1 pedagogue 13,6 13,7 */ Concerning schools founded by territorial autonomous regions **/ Number including after-schools and clubs

Economic conditions of regional education Secondary education Monitored parameter (along the MEYS) Stav v roce Trend 2009 2010 2011 Public expenses on SE in mil. CZK 35 585, 9 34 486,5 33 965,6 - Percentage of public expenses on SE of total education expenses (in %) 21,7 21,2 19,6 Calculated number of pedagogues in SE 37, 8 37,7 43,8 + Average pedagogues salary in SE in CZK 26 879 26 324 26 986 State normative in CZK*/ 52 131 54 495 53 538 Expenses per one child in CZK 56 011 57 010 55 836 Average number of children per 1 pedagogue 14,6 14,1 11,4 */ Concerning schools founded by territorial autonomous regions

Evaluation of conditions, course and results of education in regional schooling

Position of the CSI Governmental department founded by the Law Administrative authority with a nation-wide powers School inspectors Auditors Invited persons Persons by whom the inspection activity is executed Material powers Plan of principal assignments Evaluation criteria

Activity of the Czech School Inspekctorate The Czech School inspectorate activity is to: acquire and analyse information on education, on the activities of schools and school facilities, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the educational system determine and asses the conditions, course and results of education in accordance with relevant school educational programmes Determine and assess to what extent the school educational programme is met and whether it is in compliance with legal regulations and the framework educational programme Extent state checks, checks of adherence to school legislation Public-legal audit Investigate of complaints

Activity of the Czech School Inspectorate 2. Attendance in the commissional re-examination, resit of a pupil 3. Drawing up strategic and evaluation documents Conceptual objectives of inspection activity System for evaluating the educational system Annual reports of the CSI Topical reports of the CSI 4. Attendance in applicant interview committee for a head teacher of a school or a school facility 5. Processing of offends 6. Suggestions, complaints, petitions

Activity of the Czech School Inspectorate Based on its findings the Czech School Inspectorate also: Submits a propose to erasure from the register of schools and school facilities Submits a proposal to announcement of an open competition Submits a proposal for dismissal of the head-teacher Provides initiatives to relevant state authorities

Procedural adjustment of the CSI activity Beginning of the inspection on the spot The head-teacher or an other by him authorized employee of the school is entitled to be present during the inspection activity Creating conditions for the performance of the inspection activity The adoption of measures to eliminate the found imperfections The authorized founder representative is entitled to be present during the inspection activity Based on results of the inspection activity the founder takes measures for schools and school facilities that establishes Investigation of complaints

Outcomes of the inspection activity Inspection report Protocol Topical report CSI annual report Result of the complaints investigation

Key areas of the inspection evaluation Criteria along the Educational Act 12 Criteria for evaluation of conditions, course and results of education (national framework of school Equal opportunities for education School education programmes School management Personnel conditions Material prerequisites Financial prerequisites Effective organization of education Effective support of personality development of children and pupils Partnership Effective support of development of functiotanal literacies of children and pupils Systematic evaluation of individual and group educational results of children and pupils Systematic evaluation of overall results of education at school

Regional, national and international data Data from school records and school register Data from the inspection activity and audit Data from topical surveys Inspection electronic surveys Summary data in the context of evaluation of educational system Results of pupils in basic and secondary schools Data from international surveys PISA, PIRLS, TIMSS, ICILS, TALIS

International activities SICI OECD EQAVET Inspectorate of European Schools International inquiers on educational results (PISA, PIRLS, TIMSS, ICILS, TALIS etc.)

Role of the Czech School Inspectorate in the Quality Improvement of the Educational System

Improvement of school evaluation quality – means of the CSI Education audit, methodological support of schools, strong and week points, recommendations Development of new methods, procedures and tools for inspection evaluation and innovation of recent methodological procedures for evaluation (with the use of from abroad experiences) Accent on the issue of verification of pupils´ results (feedback) For schools: set of standardized tests for both summative and formative evaluation, system for creation and modification of school educational programme, system for school testing, education of pedagogues for the use of new evaluation tools Pressure on the adjustment of the Framework Education Programme and completion of standards CSI included also the self evaluation of school into the school evaluation Topical reports, Annual reports (information on the state of educational system, overall analysis of imperfections recognized by the inspection activity, etc.) Evidence of the international surveys CSI regularly notifies the Ministry about positive trends and risks

New approaches to inspection activity, new tools for data collection and data evaluation Creation of a set of new inspection processes, tools and methods for detection and evaluation of quality of education, use for CSI as well as for schools Creation of a system for evaluation of School Educational Programmes and development of technological patform for the work with School Educational Programmes Development of computer based system for verification of pupils´ results

Thank you for your attention PhDr. Ondřej Andrys, MAE Deputy Chief School Inspector for Inspection Activity tel. +420 251 023 104 e-mail: ondrej.andrys@csicr.cz Czech School Inspectorate, Fráni Šrámka 37, 150 21 Praha 5 www.csicr.cz