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| Loan Name | Secondary Education Sector Improvement Project | |||
| Country | Bangladesh | |||
| Loan Number | 1690 | |||
| Project Number | 30332- 01 | |||
| Source of Funding/Amount[Closed] |
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| Sector/Subsector | Education / Pre-Primary and Basic Education | |||
| Description | The overall objective of the Project is to assist the Government in implementing its SESDP. Under SESDP, the Project will help strengthen institutional capacity of the Ministry of Education (MOE) to plan, manage, and monitor the secondary education system and to improve the use of scarce educational resources by assistance to (i) policy support and strategic planning, (ii) decentralized management, and (iii) performance-based management. To help build support systems for improved quality, the Project will (i) strengthen the capacity for curriculum development, (ii) privatize textbook production, (iii) reform the examination system, (iv) improve teacher education, (v) strengthen school management and supervision, and (vi) establish a school improvement fund for schools in underserved areas. The Project will help expand equitable access to secondary education by providing (i) new secondary schools or classrooms in underserved areas, and (ii) stipends for girls. | |||
| Project Rationale | Secondary education is at a critical stage. Previously, secondary education was highly restricted and designed to prepare a few elite people for top government and private industry jobs. The growing local economy in Bangladesh, and linkages with the global economy have created demand for a productive workforce that is prepared for local production and commercial markets. Further, secondary education of girls will increase their chances to obtain paid employment, higher earnings, greater agricultural productivity, improved family health, and qualification for higher education. The secondary education system therefore needs to adapt to recent changes in the economy. The Project aims to lay the foundation for a reoriented secondary education system that is relevant to this growing formal market as well as to social needs. The Project will support interventions that will improve the quality of learning that takes place, including a reform of the system so that it prepares students for the world they will enter upon completion of secondary school. The Project is also designed to improve access of girls and poor students in underserved areas to quality secondary education. The Project is formulated as a sector loan within the framework of the Government's Secondary Education Sector Development Plan (SESDP), 2000-2010, and associated policies, and with the aim of long-term involvement in the subsector. The Project will cover six years of the SESDP and will focus on laying the foundation for a comprehensive and systemic reform of secondary education, including policy and institutional reforms and capacity building. | |||
| Geographical Location | About 115 underserved subproject unions will be identified through school mapping during the first year of the Project. Stipends will be provided for girls in grades 6-10 in 53 disadvantaged thanas (subdistricts). | |||
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| Environment | C | |||
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | ||||
| Environmental Aspects | Environmental implications were reviewed, and no significant adverse environmental impacts were identified. | |||
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation and Consultation | ||||
| During Project Design | Representative beneficiaries at the central, district and village level were consulted during project preparation through a series of visits and workshops. In addition, the formulation of SESDP involved consultation with a large number of stakeholders and communities. | |||
| During Project Implementation | DSHE staff, communities, schools, head teachers and school management committees (SMC) will play key roles in the design and pilot testing of models for decentralized management, school performance based management, and school supervision. Communities, head teachers and SMCs will be driving forces in the identification and implementation of activities financed by the school improvement funds. | |||
| Responsible ADB Officer | ||||
| Responsible ADB Department | ||||
| Responsible ADB Division | ||||
| Executing Agencies |
Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education Prof. Naiyar Sultana, Director General 16 Abdul Gani Road Dhaka-1000 |
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| Timetable | ||||
| Fact-finding | 16 Nov 1998 to 07 Dec 1998 | |||
| Appraisal | 08 Feb 1999 to 20 Feb 1999 | |||
| Board Approval | 22 Jun 1999 | |||
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