1. Philippine Country EFA Mid-Decade Assessment: Context and Status

2. OVERALL POLICY/PLANNING FRAMEWORK FOR BASIC EDUCATION
Global EFA 2015 Goals and Targets
Millennium Development Goals
International
Philippine EFA 2015 Plan
Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan for Basic Education
National
Regional
Regional Basic Education Development Plan
Division Basic Education Development Plan
Division
School Improvement Plan
Baranggay ECE and ALS Priorities
School/Community

3. Country Level Monitoring and Evaluation Efforts
EFA Task 9. Regular monitoring of progress towards the attainment of EFA goal and targets.
This task will entail the following:
designation of a core group or dedicated unit at different levels capacitated to monitor policies, programs and projects to attain the EFA goal; and
monitoring of actual effort undertaken by all stakeholders and learning outcomes that result from these efforts.

4. Country Level Monitoring and Evaluation Efforts
Status of Phil EFA Task 9 Implementation
Validation of the Unified Basic Education Sector (EFA) Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
Establishment of DepED EFA Planning and Monitoring and Evaluation Teams at different levels (national, regional and divisional levels) which will coordinate the continuous process of assessment and planning for improvement.

5. Draft Sector M&E Framework
Outcomes/Results Indicators
Sub-Sectors
Providers
Overall Goal of Phil EFA
Component Objectives
DepED
LGUs
Private Sector
NGOs
Other GOs
ECE
Learning Outcomes
(Access, Efficiency, Quality and Equity)
Elem
So, with those considerations, this is how the draft Sector M&E Framework looks like.
Sec
Immediate Results
ALS
Enhanced learning environment
Improved effectiveness and efficiency of support system
Strengthened Schools/Learning Centers
Improved effectiveness of learning facilitators

6. Country Level Monitoring and Evaluation Efforts
Status (cont…..)
Initial capacity-building of the DepED EFA Planning and M&E Teams nationwide on Sector Monitoring and Evaluation and Strategic Planning.
Preparation of the Draft Regional and Country EFA Mid-Decade Assessment Reports by DepED.
Adoption of the National EFA Committee to lead/coordinate the EFA MDA process

7. EFA Implementation Coordination Machinery ***
National
National EFA Committee
National EFA Secretariat (DepED)
Regional Development Council-Social Development Committee
Regional
Secretariat (DepED or NEDA)
Provincial, Mun./City/ Brgy Levels
Local Development Council/Literacy Coordinating Council
*** Composed of basic education multi-stakeholders where DepED and Education Network (Network of NGOs) serve as Chair and Co-Chair, respectively

8. Composition of the National EFA Committee
Chair : Department of Education
Co-Chair : Education Network (Network of NGOs)
Members :
Other Government Agencies involved in the actual delivery and/or policy making, national coordination, advocacy in basic education
Representatives from the Local Government Units
(Union of Local Authorities in the Phil)
Representatives from the Private/Business Sector (League of Corporate Foundations)
Representatives from the Congress
Phil Representative to the UNACOM
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9. Functions of the National EFA Committee
National plan preparation/updating
National coordination
Policy making
Social mobilization
Resource mobilization
Monitoring and Evaluation
Overseeing the creation and operation of sub-national alliances

10. EFA Technical Working Groups (within the National EFA Committee)
1. Early Childhood Education – member agencies/organization of the ECCD Council
Formal Basic Education (Elementary and Secondary) – multi-stakeholders with DepED as lead
3. Alternative Learning System (for OSYs and Adults) – Literacy Coordinating Council and Bureau of Alternative Learning System of DepED
4. Governance, Management and Finance – multi stakeholders with DepED as the lead

11. Objectives of the Country EFA MDA:
1. use the assessment process as an entry point to implement the urgent and critical task of EFA on monitoring of progress in attaining EFA goal and targets;
2. assess the progress of the country towards the Phil EFA goal and targets viz. global EFA goals and strategies, especially in terms of reducing disparities;

12. Objectives (cont…) :
review policies, programs, projects, activities and services in ECE, FBE and ALS particularly in the following areas:
curriculum and instruction
human resource development (e.g., training of learning facilitators)
education resources (hard/software)
quality assurance and monitoring and evaluation
governance and management (incl. multi-stakeholders coordination)
budget and finance

13. Objectives (cont…) :
3. utilize the results of the assessment to develop/update the EFA Implementation Plans at different levels and recommend policy changes; and
4. build the capabilities of M&E Teams at different levels on continuous process of assessment and planning for improvement.

14. Approach of the Country EFA MDA Process
1. Adaptation of the Global EFA MDA Report Outline/ requirements
2. Engagement of different stakeholders at different levels (through the National EFA Committee)
3. Utilization of “learning by doing” approach
4. Conduct of special surveys to gather data/information on selected additional EFA indicators which are not yet available

15. Country EFA MDA Coordination Task Force
National MDA Coordinator: DepED Undersecretary for Regional Operations
Taps the Governance, Management and Finance (GMF) TWG; Chair is the DepED Assistant Secretary for Planning
Members of the GMF TWG includes the Chairs of the ECE, FBE and ALS TWGs
National EFA Committee Secretariat (Office of Planning Service of DepED) – backstops the GMF TWG in coordinating the Country MDA process

16. Some areas for further analysis
1. Unreached/under-served groups
2. Financing of basic education by the government (national, local), NGOs, private/business sector, ODA

17. Some areas for further analysis (cont..) EFA Coordination
Lead: EFA-GMF TWG
Take-off point – recommendations of the EFA 1 Assessment
Focus of assessment – strengths and weaknesses of the adopted mechanisms for coordination (Social Development Committee vs. National EFA Committee) viz. key functions of National EFA Coordination Committee/Forum

18. By Phil EFA goal/theme (ECE, UPE/UBE and ALS) viz. Global EFA goal
Some areas for further analysis (cont..)
4. Analysis of the six EFA goals
By Phil EFA goal/theme (ECE, UPE/UBE and ALS) viz. Global EFA goal
Gender and quality goals will be discussed per theme
Inclusion of Summary of Analysis – highlighting cross-cutting issues
Example: Gender Parity Index across diff. goals
Classification of Regional Performance across goals

19. Some areas for further analysis (cont..)
4. Analysis of the six EFA goals (cont..)
Discussion of policies, programs and projects in each theme will focus on:
a) learning standards;
b) curriculum and instruction;
c) human resource development;
d) education resources;
e) quality assurance, monitoring and evaluation;
f) governance and management; and
g) budget and finance.

20. Some areas for further analysis (cont..)
5. Documented good/best practices to be featured in the Country MDA Report:
Reaching the Un-reached/Under-Served Groups
Literacy Program which received “Hall of Fame” Award from the national government
Basic education program(s) for Working Children
Student Tracking System

21. Some areas for further analysis (cont..) Good/best practices (cont..)
c. Initiatives addressing quality
Reading Program in the elementary level (particularly for Grades 1 to 3 )
b. School-Community Partnership
Project IMPACT (Instruction Managed by Parents, Community and Teachers)

22. Some areas for further analysis (cont..)
4. Good/best practices (cont..)
d. School-Local Government Partnership
Local School Board which adopted a performance-based programming of Local Government Unit (LGU) resources

23. Country EFA MDA Milestones:
Convening of the NEC to present and discuss the Country EFA MDA Framework and Status
Collection and analysis of additional data/information
Refinement and finalization of the CMDA (through consultations with various stakeholders at different levels)
Endorsement of the CMDA by the NEDA-Social Development Committee, Cabinet Level
Submission of the Final CMDA Report to UNESCO

24. END OF PRESENTATION
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