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Promoting Quality Education

Through Public Private Partnership

Punjab Education Foundation

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Promote quality education through Public-Private Partnership, encourage and support the efforts of the private sector through technical and financial assistance, innovate and develop new instruments and enable private educational institutions to champion wider and better quality educational opportunities at affordable cost to the poor

Vision

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PEF Established in 1991 and restructured PEF Established in 1991 and restructured under PEF Act, 2004under PEF Act, 2004

Complete Administrative and Financial Complete Administrative and Financial autonomy vests in Boardautonomy vests in Board

Board consists of 15 Members, majority Board consists of 15 Members, majority from private sectorfrom private sector

Functional under new arrangement since Functional under new arrangement since July 2005July 2005

Introduction

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Board meets regularlyBoard meets regularly The Chairman always on callThe Chairman always on call Knowledge Based Organisation- Academic Knowledge Based Organisation- Academic

Development Unit ADUDevelopment Unit ADU Organisation on Learning Curve: Theory Organisation on Learning Curve: Theory

informs practice and vice versainforms practice and vice versa Funding entirely from Govt. of Punjab Funding entirely from Govt. of Punjab Funding for 2007-08: Rs. 3.8 Billion Funding for 2007-08: Rs. 3.8 Billion

Introduction

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Effective Monitoring and EvaluationEffective Monitoring and Evaluation Director M&E reports to Chairman and BoardDirector M&E reports to Chairman and Board Transparency and Accountability: Audit of Transparency and Accountability: Audit of

Accounts, Internal and External Checks Accounts, Internal and External Checks External: Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) External: Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP)

and firm of Chartered Accountantsand firm of Chartered Accountants Internal: Finance Committee constituted by Internal: Finance Committee constituted by

BoardBoard AGP report placed before Provincial AGP report placed before Provincial

Legislature- Public Accounts CommitteeLegislature- Public Accounts Committee

Introduction

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Foundation Assisted Schools FAS

Continuous Professional Development Program CPDP, School Leadership Development Program

Teaching in Clusters by Subject Specialists TICSS

Education Voucher Scheme EVS

Initiatives through Public Private Partnership

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Assistance of Rs.300 (approx US$5) per child enrolled, driven by considerations of equity, access and quality

Merit based selection- transparent process Enrolment in schools: >100 Correct reporting of enrolment & performance in

Quality Assurance Tests - chief determinants for continuation of financial assistance

School becomes free (average fees prior to partnership with PEF Rs.130-approx US$2)

Increase in household disposable income

FAS

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FAS Schools relieved from fee collection - concentrate on provision

of education-smoothens cash flow Results of QATs very encouraging; relationship only

discontinued with 4 from first 54 partners- and 17 out of total 199 on notice but enrollment frozen until next QAT results

Schools invested heavily in infrastructure to accommodate more students

40 % enrolment increase in partner schools of phase I and II; Gender ratio: 52:48;hardly any dropouts Continuous professional dev. of teachers through CPDP Demonstrated that better quality education can be provided at

less than 2/3rds what it costs public sector

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FAS

Geographic Location:

• Urban: 30%, Rural: 53%, Slums: 17%

Level:

• High: 42%, Middle: 52%, Primary:6%

Gender:

• Male: 7%, Female: 11%, Coeducation: 82%

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Quality Assurance Tests of partner schools after every six months, 2/3rd students to get 40% marks

Criteria relaxed for 7 districts with most out of school children- 66% students to get 33% marks in entry test but required to reach 40% score in more difficult test in one year

QAT threshold being raised linked to incentives Financial assistance being linked to QAT results Administration of QAT outsourced to third parties Honoraria: for 5 teachers-Rs.10,000 per teacher- of

high performing schools- 90% students scoring >40% in QATs

Reward for best performing school in district

FAS Quality Assurance Mechanism

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Continuous Professional Dev. of Teachers of FAS schools

Current annual cost: Rs. 2 million approx. per school -700 schools (275,000 students) in 15 districts; Expected to reach 1,000 schools and 500,000 students by year end. Cost of administering programme US$1.50 per child/yr.

Enrollment ceiling (based on capacity of infrastructure) with cap of 750 to provide equal opportunity to existing schools that failed to apply in time for FAS partnership. After next round ceiling to be withdrawn

Third party evaluation of program launched

FAS

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• Private sector expanding fast but no institutional arrangement for continuous professional development of teachers in sector

• PEF in partnership with 40 lead NGOs and elite private teacher training institutions. Mandatory accredited of trainers by PEF

• Sharing resources: infrastructure and utilities by the focal institution (FAS partner) and technical input by PEF

Continuous Professional Development Program

CPDP

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• Cluster formation: Schools with fees < Rs.400• Cluster of 7-10 schools & 35-40 teachers;• 6day intensive sessions-being extended to 9 days• Training for all levels of school education• Content and pedagogical skills: Exclusive focus

core content knowledge• Initiative welcomed by private schools• Incessant demand

CPDP-PPP

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CPDP-PPP• Quality-subject content- mentoring prime

consideration• Pre and post - entry tests to evaluate impact• Participants feedback on training critical input

for future workshops • Follow-up training workshops• Impact on learning outcomes• School Leadership Development Program SLDP• Third Party Evaluation – EOI invited

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Training workshops conducted 1,150

• Teachers trained 46,000• Male

15%• Female 85%

• Schools benefited 9,000• Average cost per participant 2,100 • Cost effective and economical model in PPP

CPDP-PPP

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• ADU comprises Subject Specialists• Quality Assurance Mechanism (QAM) through ADU• Expertise in mentoring at secondary level• Use of latest technology with 3-D animation• ADU conducting secondary level training directly only

in areas where private sector not forthcoming • ADU has established reputation for secondary level

mentoring in Sciences, Mathematics and English• ADU Question Bank

Academic Development Unit ADU

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Workshops for Principals/Heads, Vice Principals/Deputy Heads

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• Principals/Heads trained3,900

• Male 15%• Female 85%

• Institutions benefited 1,800• Average cost per participant 2,100

SLDP-PPP

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Freedom of Choice on school Pilot Project: Voucher of Rs.300 per

child- parents can top up Targets are residents of katchi abadi-

hence self-selection For all children 5-13 years 5,000 being raised to 10,000 vouchers

EVS

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Non-tradable instrument Presently choice of school limited to

30 accredited institutions within 2-km radius of slum/katchi abadi;

No drop out Evaluation in Progress EVS & FAS competing instruments

EVS