The Partnership and Quality The Partnership and Quality Award for Public Education at Award for Public Education at

the Elementary and Music the Elementary and Music School in KerecsendSchool in Kerecsend

„„The educators of Kerecsend started on a way The educators of Kerecsend started on a way and they can already see the results. They and they can already see the results. They know, that all this can be indebted to know, that all this can be indebted to themselves. It gives them a kind of poise, and themselves. It gives them a kind of poise, and so much energy that it is itself a guarantee for so much energy that it is itself a guarantee for the further results since it is the teacher the further results since it is the teacher beaming with deep-seated conviction and beaming with deep-seated conviction and strength that is the most impressive thing in strength that is the most impressive thing in education”education”

/Buda Mariann-Kalivoda Katalin//Buda Mariann-Kalivoda Katalin/

What am I going to speak about?What am I going to speak about?Briefly about the schoolBriefly about the school

Antecedents, or forcing Antecedents, or forcing circumstances??circumstances??

Step by stepStep by step

ResultsResults

The things behind the resultsThe things behind the results

Briefly about the schoolBriefly about the school

„„To create a school is not possible To create a school is not possible out of bricks and mortar, but out out of bricks and mortar, but out

of human example and of human example and knowledge.”knowledge.”

Characteristics of the schoolCharacteristics of the school

A small-settlement institutionA small-settlement institution– 2272 inhabitants2272 inhabitants– About 35-40 % of them are roma by About 35-40 % of them are roma by

originorigin– High unemployment rateHigh unemployment rate– Increasing social and socio-cultural Increasing social and socio-cultural

disadvantagesdisadvantages

Normal students

57%Integratedly

educated students

with"other deficiency"

30%

mentaly deficient

13%

Number of students: 191Number of students: 191– 87,5% of them are roma by origin87,5% of them are roma by origin– 95%of them are socially or cumulatively 95%of them are socially or cumulatively

disadvantaged, or imperiled pupils. disadvantaged, or imperiled pupils.

Colleagues:Colleagues:– 27 teachers27 teachers– 1 school-secretary1 school-secretary– 4 cleaners4 cleaners

Antecedents or forcing Antecedents or forcing circumstancescircumstances

A powerful migration from the school A powerful migration from the school started in connection with the started in connection with the broadening of free school-choice. It broadening of free school-choice. It fundamentally changed the fundamentally changed the composition of students.composition of students.The rate of roma students increased The rate of roma students increased remarkablyremarkably

The students’ social situation was The students’ social situation was getting worse to an enormous extent getting worse to an enormous extent because of large-scale because of large-scale unemployment.unemployment.The educational maturity of the The educational maturity of the entering age groups and their entering age groups and their abilities with respect to their age abilities with respect to their age regressed by the middle of the regressed by the middle of the decade.decade.

The effectiveness-indexes of the The effectiveness-indexes of the school were getting worse school were getting worse disastrously.disastrously.

The financial conditions of the The financial conditions of the maintenance were getting worse.maintenance were getting worse.

The social and ethnic tensions were The social and ethnic tensions were getting more and more enhanced.getting more and more enhanced.

The ill-considered introduction of new The ill-considered introduction of new regulations –for example the bother regulations –for example the bother about the National Basic Curriculum – about the National Basic Curriculum – made professional work uncertain.made professional work uncertain.

Education is not more and not Education is not more and not less than service.less than service.

Step by stepStep by step

11stst step step

Changing attitudesChanging attitudes

22nd nd stepstep

Community-developmentCommunity-development

33rdrd step stepSeeking the reasonsSeeking the reasons– Self-examinationSelf-examination

What have we done wrong??What have we done wrong??

– Elaboration and use of an internal Elaboration and use of an internal measuring system.measuring system.

– Professional examination of the Professional examination of the students.students.

–Measurement of the Measurement of the partners’ requirements.partners’ requirements.

44stst step step

Working out the treatment of the Working out the treatment of the presumably known problemspresumably known problems– Infancy-development programInfancy-development program– Extension of professional knowledgeExtension of professional knowledge– Placing remedial teaching on new Placing remedial teaching on new

principlesprinciples– Introducing learning methodology into Introducing learning methodology into

daily workdaily work

Talent-improvement programTalent-improvement program

Applicable Applicable knowledge of knowledge of information information technologytechnologyLanguage Language teaching on teaching on intermediate intermediate level.level.

Program of economic studies Program of economic studies and profession orientationand profession orientation

Preliminary training Preliminary training based on based on mushroom-growingmushroom-growing

55thth step step

Systemizing the activitiesSystemizing the activities– 1997-98 measuring and collection of 1997-98 measuring and collection of

information in connection with the information in connection with the elaboration of the Educational elaboration of the Educational ProgramProgram

– 2000 Comenius 2000 /Quality 2000 Comenius 2000 /Quality Improvement Programme for Improvement Programme for School Education/School Education/

The functioning of the systemThe functioning of the system

Activities and methodsActivities and methods

Human resource improvementHuman resource improvement

Continuous development of Continuous development of partnershipspartnerships

MultiplicationMultiplication

Intenton and ability for continuous Intenton and ability for continuous improvementimprovement

20022002

Why did we apply?Why did we apply?the necessity of independent and the necessity of independent and external evaluationexternal evaluation– criticizmcriticizm– appreciationappreciation– proposalsproposals

challengechallenge– are we able to suit requirements?are we able to suit requirements?

partners’ demandspartners’ demands– colleagues, parents, local governmentcolleagues, parents, local government

PrestigePrestige– We can be a model to be followedWe can be a model to be followed– We can share our experience and knowledge We can share our experience and knowledge

with others.with others.

Participation gives strength to colleaguesParticipation gives strength to colleagues– The valuable work our team has finished made The valuable work our team has finished made

it almost compulsory to compete for the awardit almost compulsory to compete for the award

The sooner you take the first steps, the The sooner you take the first steps, the bigger chance you have to take the lead!bigger chance you have to take the lead!

How did we apply?How did we apply?

November 2001November 2001Decision-making on participationDecision-making on participation

November 2001 –January 2002 November 2001 –January 2002 Fact-finding and systematizationFact-finding and systematization

11st st draftdraft

February-March 2002February-March 2002Self-evaluation according to the criteria of Self-evaluation according to the criteria of

QAPEQAPE

Conditions /What circumstances Conditions /What circumstances affect on the success of the School?/affect on the success of the School?/– 5 main, and 18 subcriteria5 main, and 18 subcriteria

Results / What success could the Results / What success could the School achieve?/School achieve?/– 4 main, and 7 subcriteria4 main, and 7 subcriteria

Returns?Returns?experience experience Commitment and cooperation Commitment and cooperation continue to improve.continue to improve.Suggestions and useful ideas Suggestions and useful ideas connected to organization connected to organization inprovement and strategic planning.inprovement and strategic planning.Summary of our work is a new Summary of our work is a new system.system.Positive feedback and confirmation.Positive feedback and confirmation.

Appreciation and incresing Appreciation and incresing respect from our partners.respect from our partners.

Growing partnerships.Growing partnerships.

ResultsResultsThe effectiveness of our pupils and The effectiveness of our pupils and the School increased.the School increased.99 % of our pupils continue 99 % of our pupils continue studies /more and more graduate studies /more and more graduate from high-schools/from high-schools/The satisfactory level our partners The satisfactory level our partners was 82,58% in 2002.was 82,58% in 2002.The effectiveness of internal The effectiveness of internal communication developed.communication developed.

The dialogue with our partners is The dialogue with our partners is continuous.continuous.

The multiplication effect of our The multiplication effect of our school is significant.school is significant.

Flexibility of our system has Flexibility of our system has improved /This is a very important improved /This is a very important result from our partners’ point of result from our partners’ point of view/view/

The things behind the resultsThe things behind the results

The human The human beingbeing

And what is needed for this:And what is needed for this:

TrustTrust

Inclusion and authorityInclusion and authority

ControlControl

Evalution, and appreciationEvalution, and appreciation

COMMITMENTCOMMITMENT

AcknowledgementAcknowledgementTo our partners, because our success To our partners, because our success could not have been achieved without could not have been achieved without them.them.

Thanks to those who have helped our Thanks to those who have helped our work, and are helping to this day.work, and are helping to this day.

Thanks to you for your receptive attention.Thanks to you for your receptive attention.