The Textbook Count Experience Characterizing the G-Watch SAc Approach:

right quantity of right quality textbooks bought at the right price and delivered to the right recipients at the right time GOVERNMENT WATCH SAc Model joint citizen- government monitoring easy-to-use tools preventive and pre- emptive community- based data- and evidence- based result

Components and Goals 1. BIDDING 2. PRODUCTION 3. DELIVERY 4. DISTRIBUTION Safeguard the integrity of the bidding process Ensure good textbook quality Help high schools and districts check the textbooks delivered to them Help districts distribute the textbooks to elementary schools

JOINT CITIZEN-GOVERNMENT Memorandum of Agreement Coordination Scheme Quality Inspection Delivery Distribution Problem-Solving monitoring

EASY-to-USE Quality Inspection Report Inspection and Acceptance Report Title of Books | Allocation | Actual Number Received | Physical Condition | Date Received TOOLS:

preventive / pre-emptive clarifies the standards of an on-going process that it monitors, hence serving as an affirmative action to ensure compliance to standards or to avoid deviations Ink smudge Print out of registry

community-based

data- and evidence-based Recommendations forwarded are from the results of the monitoring Post-Delivery Evaluation -CSO assessment -DepED assessment (Division and Central Office) -Responses from stakeholders: Divisions, IMCS, supplier, forwarder, CSOs

G-Watch Social Accountability Approach GOVERNMENT WATCH SAc Model joint citizen- government monitoring easy-to-use tools preventive and pre- emptive community- based data- and evidence- based joint citizen- government monitoring easy-to-use tools community- based data- and evidence- based GOVERNMENT WATCH SAc Model Lower cost per textbook Shorter procurement period Better physical quality Delivery well accounted for