The World Bank Report No: ISR12621 Implementation Status & Results Ghana Ghana Partnership for Education (P129381) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Ghana Partnership for Education (P129381) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 2 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 14-Dec-2013 Country: Ghana Approval FY: 2013 Product Line: Recipient Executed Activities Region: AFRICA Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Ministry of Education Key Dates Board Approval Date 11-Oct-2012 Original Closing Date 31-Oct-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date 30-Jun-2014 Last Archived ISR Date 28-Apr-2013 Effectiveness Date 15-Feb-2013 Revised Closing Date 31-Oct-2015 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The PDO of the Ghana Partnership for Education Grant is to improve the planning, monitoring and delivery of basic education services in deprived districts of the Recipient's Territory. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Sub-Grants to Deprived Districts to support key education objectives 44.86 School Sub-Grants 24.06 Project Management and Institutional Strengthening 6.58 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Public Disclosure Copy Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status Overview The first year of implementation will be jointly reviewed by the World Bank and the Local Education Group (LEG) during the upcoming Implementation Support Mission to be held in Ghana from December 9-16, 2013. Therefore a more detailed ISR will be elaborated after this mission. The GPEG has disbursed approximately US$23 million (30%) of the US$75 million grant to date. Beneficiary districts have received their district grant allocations for the year and are already planning their 2014 Annual Programs of Work. A training was recently held with districts to begin this process. School grants have been allocated in two tranches to all schools in these districts. The Untrained Teacher Diploma in Basic Education (UTDBE) program conducted four face to face courses since September 2012. Some ambiguity remains around eligibility criteria for enrolled trainees, but at least 5,000 Page 1 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR12621 are appropriately enrolled to date. Greater attention to the support for students between residential courses will be critical to ensuring their success with the program. There have been some delays in the roll out of the school report cards and the ability of the government to collate and analyze the data from the deprived districts. In addition there has been some delay in establishing the monitoring and evaluation activities as these contracts are still being processed. Public Disclosure Copy Locations No Location data has been entered Results Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Deprived districts disbursing 75% or more of Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 80.00 their district education grants as planned in Date 29-May-2012 02-Apr-2013 31-Oct-2015 their APW Comments Public basic schools in deprived districts with Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 75.00 up-to-date School Report Cards Date 29-May-2012 02-Apr-2013 31-Oct-2015 Comments P3 students achieving proficiency in English Percentage Value 12.40 15.00 and Math (NEA results for deprived districts) Date 31-Dec-2011 02-Apr-2013 31-Oct-2015 Comments P3 English: 12.4 P3 English: 15% P3 students achieving proficiency in Math Percentage Value 9.00 15.00 Sub Type Date 31-Dec-2011 31-Oct-2015 Breakdown Comments P3 Math: 9 P3 Math 11% Teachers trained in deprived districts who Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 50.00 obtain satisfactory rating or higher in the SBI/ Date 02-Apr-2013 31-Oct-2015 CBI Lesson Observation Sheet for (a) lesson Comments planning (b) teaching methodology (c) classroom org/management Public Disclosure Copy Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 0.00 0.00 1700000.00 Date 29-May-2012 02-Apr-2013 31-Oct-2015 Comments 1.7 million students, 6,000 UTDBE teachers, 40,000 teachers Female beneficiaries Percentage Value 0.00 0.00 40.00 Sub Type Supplemental Page 2 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR12621 Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Head teachers and Circuit supervisors in Number Value 0.00 6930.00 Public Disclosure Copy deprived districts trained under the project in Date 11-Jun-2012 31-Oct-2015 the use of School Report Cards Comments Regional and District education officers trained Number Value 0.00 500.00 under the project (e.g., FM, data collection and Date 30-Sep-2012 31-Oct-2015 analysis, etc.) Comments Teachers trained under the project Number Value 0.00 35000.00 (disaggregated by UTDBE and INSET) Date 30-Sep-2012 31-Oct-2015 Comments 5000 UTDBE, 30000 INSET DEDs collating School Report Cards from at Percentage Value 0.00 70.00 least 70% of schools within the district Date 30-Sep-2012 31-Oct-2015 Comments Basic Schools in Deprived Districts Percentage Value 0.00 65.00 participating in all INSET core courses Date 30-Sep-2012 31-Oct-2015 supported under the project Comments Schools that have received and displayed most Percentage Value 0.00 75.00 recent School Report Card on their notice Date 30-Sep-2012 31-Oct-2015 board Comments Schools visited by Circuit Supervisors at least Percentage Value 0.00 100.00 two times in a year Date 30-Sep-2012 31-Oct-2015 Comments REDs submitting annual M&E reports to GES Percentage Value 0.00 100.00 HQ & PBME by incorporating data from all Date 30-Sep-2012 31-Oct-2015 districts in region Comments Public Disclosure Copy Schools in deprived districts with completed Percentage Value 0.00 75.00 SPIPs approved by SMCs using the revised Date 30-Sep-2012 31-Oct-2015 template Comments Data on Financial Performance (as of 17-Oct-2013) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P129381 TF-13140 Effective 22-Nov-2012 22-Nov-2012 15-Feb-2013 31-Oct-2015 31-Oct-2015 Page 3 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR12621 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P129381 TF-13140 Effective USD 75.50 75.50 0.00 22.68 52.82 30.00 Public Disclosure Copy Disbursement Graph Key Decisions Regarding Implementation The annual sector review was held at the end of June 2013. The National Education Sector Annual review (NESAR) provided a review of the sector and data as well as an agreement on the government priorities for the 2013-2014 school year. This agreement has recently been endorsed through an aide memoire between the government and the development partners. The next implementation support mission planned for early December 2013 will provide an opportunity for the Local Education Group to review progress specifically on the GPEG, conduct field visits to verify activities and discuss implementation with beneficiary districts, schools, and the implementing agencies. The annual project review scheduled for late January, early February 2014 will collate all of the monitoring reports from beneficiary schools and districts to inform the subsequent allocations for year two. This data will be used to update the results framework. Public Disclosure Copy Restructuring History CD Decision on 14-May-2013 Related Projects There are no related projects. 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