1. Report by the Director-General on Evaluations Completed in th Session of the Executive Board October B. Keuppens Dir. IOS, UNESCO

2. What is Evaluation in UNESCO?
assesses the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability of interventions
covers all 14 strategic programme objectives
enables the timely incorporation of findings, recommendations and strategic lessons into decision-making processes

3. Reporting on Evaluation Findings
All reports of IOS-managed evaluations are released on the IOS website
Evaluations are presented to the Executive Board
Since 2004, a total of 26 evaluation reports have been presented
3 reports are being presented to the current session of the Board, and 4 reports will be presented to 181th session.

4. ACHIEVEMENTS CHALLENGES
Evaluation of the Pilot Phase of the Nigeria-UNESCO Science and Technology Education Project (STE)
ACHIEVEMENTS
740 primary and 961 secondary schools received kits, leading to growing interest in science and mathematics at schools
3,220 mathematics and science teachers trained, resulting in active learning techniques being integrated into lesson plans
CHALLENGES
Over-pricing of primary kits made the project non-cost effective, and also non-sustainable
Quality of several kit items found to be inappropriate

5. ACHIEVEMENTS CHALLENGES
Evaluation of UNESCO Santiago’s Regional Network of School Leadership Development (SLN)
ACHIEVEMENTS
Over 1,250 school principals and 45 education professionals trained by the programme between 1999 and 2007
Training course contributed to improved communication between teachers and cleaner school environments
CHALLENGES
Many activities are isolated from the policy framework agenda of local ministries of education
No arrangements to institutionalize the programme and ensure continuity in the absence of the current coordinator.

6. ACHIEVEMENTS CHALLENGES
Evaluation of Capacity-Building for Education for All Programme (Cap-EFA)
ACHIEVEMENTS
Activities are coherent and aligned with the relevant UNESCO policy and strategy documents
Implementation in the 11 countries was successful
CHALLENGES
Emphasis on downstream work rather than engaging in upstream policy advice
Inadequate professional capacities and technical expertise, including in field offices

7. Status of Recommendations for 2004 - 2007