The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report
Moldova Education Reform Project (P127388)
Moldova Education Reform Project (P127388)
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Moldova | Education Global Practice |
IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2013 | Seq No: 18 | ARCHIVED on 10-Sep-2021 | ISR47892 |
Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Education, Culture and Research, Republic of Moldova, Moldova Social Investment Fund (MSIF)
Key Dates
Key Project Dates
Bank Approval Date: 24-Jan-2013 Effectiveness Date: 01-Jul-2013
Planned Mid Term Review Date: 14-Mar-2016 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 14-Mar-2016
Original Closing Date: 31-Aug-2018 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2022
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Project Development Objectives
Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document)
The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the quality of education while supporting the efficiency reforms being implemented in the
education sector.
Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective?
Yes
Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured)
The Project Development Objective is to improve learning conditions in targeted schools and strengthen the Recipient's education monitoring
systems, while promoting efficiency reforms in the education sector.
Components Table
Name
Component 1: Strengthening the Quality of Education:(Cost $39.78 M)
Component 2: Improving the Efficiency of the Education Sector:(Cost $8.16 M)
Component 3: Improving the MoE's Capacity to Monitor the Reform:(Cost $2.06 M)
Overall Ratings
Name Previous Rating Current Rating
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory
Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate
Implementation Status and Key Decisions
The Project is on track to achieving its project development objectives (PDOs) and meeting the planned targets. The Project implementation has
been advancing well, albeit at a slower pace due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges it imposed. To support the Government of
Moldova’s efforts to ensure access to learning, the Project supported the provision of 10,000 laptops for teachers and students to ensure continued
access to education during lockdowns. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the rehabilitation of schools and training activities funded by the
Project because of issues with the construction supply chain and measures to avoid the spread of the virus that have been adopted by the
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Government. The Ministry of Education and Research has proactively sought to address these challenges. To allow sufficient time for the
completion of project activities and account for COVID-19 imposed delays, the project closing date was extended by eight months, from April 30,
2022 to December 31, 2022. The Project restructuring was approved on August 11, 2021 and the notice was sent to the Government on August 14,
2021. Moving forward, the Ministry of Education and Research and Moldova Social Investment Fund are closely monitoring and adapting the
implementation of activities that have been impacted by the pandemic to ensure their implementation and timely completion.
Risks
Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool
Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating
Political and Governance -- High Moderate
Macroeconomic -- Substantial Moderate
Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Low
Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate
Institutional Capacity for Implementation and
-- Substantial Moderate
Sustainability
Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate
Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate
Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate
Other -- -- Moderate
Overall -- Moderate Moderate
Results
PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes
Improve learning conditions in targeted receiving schools
IN01030507
►Total receiving schools that meet infrastructure requirements under national quality assurance standards (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 12.00 12.00 17.00
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
The rehabilitation works have been completed in 12 schools, which include: 1. Vasile Coroban” Lyceum in
Glodeni Town; 2. ”Ion Luca Caragiale” Lyceum in Orhei Town; 3.”Alexandru Puskin” Lyceum in Ungheni
Comments: Town; 4.”Stefan Voda” Lyceum in Stefan Voda Town. 5. ”Mihai Eminescu” Lyceum in Cimislia Town; 6.
”Mihai Eminescu” Gymnasium in Telenesti Town; 7. ”Mihai Eminescu” Lyceum in Straseni Town; 8.
„Axentii Doljnenco” Lyceum in Vulcanesti Town; 9.”Andrei Vartic” Lyceum in Ialoveni Town; 10. ”Stefan
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Holban” Lyceum in Carpineni village, Hincesti Rayon; 11.”Alexandru Agapie” Lyceum in Pepeni village,
Singerei Rayon; 12 ”Vasile Alecsandri” Lyceum in Colibasi village, Cahul Rayon.
The rehabilitation works are underway in 5 schools, which include: 1. “Petru Rares” Lyceum in Soroca
Town; 2. “Mihai Eminescu” Lyceum in Anenii Noi Town; 3. “Alexandru cel Bun” Lyceum in Rezina Town;
4. “Ion Pelivan” Lyceum in Razeni village, Ialoveni rayon; 5. „Alecu Russo” Lyceum in Cojusna village,
Straseni Rayon.
IN01030513
►Trained teachers demonstrating a defined minimum level of competency for objectives covered in training program (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date 14-Sep-2017 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
The trainings are currently taking place. This indicator will be measured only after the training of teachers
is delivered and teachers have had the chance to practice the new competencies. The measurement of
teachers' new competencies will be done using the TEACH instrument. However, since TEACH does not
Comments: cover all competencies covered by the training, Ministry of Education is expected to develop the
instruments to be used for the other competency area by end of October 2021. The measuring of
competencies through the classroom observations are expected to take place in 2022.
Strengthen the Recipient’s education monitoring systems
IN01030508
►School report cards with comparative data on school performance (2014-2018) publicly disseminated (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 7.00 7.00 5.00
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
The target has been exceeded.
Comments:
Promoting efficiency reforms in the education sector
IN01030509
►Student-teacher ratio for Grades 1-12 of primary and general secondary education (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 10.85:1 12.4:1 12.4:1 11.85:1
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
The target has been exceeded.
Comments:
Intermediate Results Indicators by Components
Component 1 - Strengthening the Quality of Education
IN01030512
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►New minimum quality assurance standards formally adopted by MOE (Yes/No, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value No Yes Yes Yes
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
The target was achieved.
Comments:
IN01030516
►Additional receiving schools that meet infrastructure requirements under national quality assurance standards financed by the national
budget (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Aug-2018
IN01030517
►Updated training program for school directors and teachers officially approved and implementation initiated (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Work plan to update the Work plan to update Work plan to update
Existing program for existing system for the existing system for the existing system for
training of school training of school training of school training of school
Value
directors and teachers to directors and teachers directors and teachers directors and teachers
be updated approved and pilot approved and pilot approved and pilot
training completed. training completed. training completed
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 28-Jun-2019
IN01030519
►School managers trained under the revised training program (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 27.96 27.96 50.00
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
The training of about 700 school managers is being conducted in two parts. The first training took place
over the summer 2021, and the second part is planned to take place from October 11- December 10,
Comments:
2021. The figures will be updated once the training is completed.
IN01030536
School managers trained in gender awareness (Percentage, Custom Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00
IN01030521
►Number of additional qualified primary teachers resulting from project interventions. (Number, Corporate)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 627.00 627.00 800.00
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Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
IN01030522
►Primary and general secondary teachers trained under the revised training program (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 10.46 10.46 20.00
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
The remaining training of 2,500 teachers will take place between August 2021 to January 2022. The delay
in delivering the training is due to the need to adjust the training for online delivery due to the COVID19
Comments: pandemic. The classroom observations to determine the skills acquired by teachers, which will inform the
PDO indicator, are expected to take place during 2022.
IN01030537
Primary and general secondary teachers trained in gender awareness (Percentage, Custom Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00
IN01030523
►Support staff and psycho-pedagogues trained on in-depth skills in special education (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 20.00 493.00 450.00
Date 14-Sep-2017 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
The target has been exceeded, 20 trainers and 473 support staff and psycho-pedagogues have been
Comments: trained.
IN01030524
►Targeted schools equipped with new science labs and technology equipment (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 160.00
Date 14-Sep-2017 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
The procurement process has been launched in August 2021 for the purchase equipment for science labs
and technology equipment. The procurement process is expected to be completed on time.
Comments:
IN01030525
►Targeted schools equipped with teaching/learning materials for students with disabilities and/or special educational needs (Number,
Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 100.00 100.00
Date 14-Sep-2017 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 30-Apr-2022
Comments: The special equipment and teaching/learning materials for students with disabilities and/or special
educational needs have been delivered to 100 schools.
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IN01030526
►National School Inspectorate Staff Trained (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 2,786.00 2,786.00 300.00
Date 14-Sep-2017 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
The National School Inspectorate (NSI) has been reorganized and its successor is National Agency for
Quality Assurance in Education and Research (NAQAER). The difference between the end-target and
Comments:
actual number is explained by the larger scope of NAQAER and the training of all staff.
IN01030527
►System for learning assessment at the primary level (Yes/No, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value Yes Yes Yes Yes
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 28-Jun-2019
IN01030538
Utility of the learning assessment system (Number, Custom Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00
IN01030528
►Administration of revised national testing of all 4th grade students completed (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
All 4th grade students All 4th grade students All 4th grade students
Existing national tests tested in Romanian tested in Romanian tested in Romanian
Value and scoring guidelines language and Math language and Math language and Math
for all 4th grade based on revised based on revised based on revised
national testing national testing national testing
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Aug-2018
IN01030529
►Administration of revised national testing of all 9th grade students completed (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
All 9th grade students All 9th grade students All 9th grade students
Existing national tests tested in Romanian tested in Romanian tested in Romanian
Value and scoring guidelines language and Math language and Math language and Math
for all 9th grade students based on revised based on revised based on revised
national testing national testing national testing
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Aug-2018
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►Report analyzing results of national assessments publicly disseminated (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 4.00 4.00 3.00
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 28-Jun-2019
IN01030531
►Report analyzing Moldova's performance in PISA 2015 and PISA 2018 publicly disseminated (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
PISA 2015 and PISA PISA 2015 and PISA PISA 2015 and PISA
Value No report 2018 reports publicly 2018 reports publicly 2018 reports publicly
disseminated disseminated disseminated
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
IN01030532
►Consolidated Education Management Information System (EMIS) covering pre-university education in place (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Currently, the VET
module has been Consolidated
developed and the Education
maintenance of the Management Consolidated EMIS
Existing school mapping
Value system is provided by Information System including preschool
system
developing company. (EMIS) covering pre- and VET education
Preschool module university education in
developed with grant but place.
not operational yet.
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
IN01030533
►Large-scale primary/secondary learning assessments completed (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 23.00 23.00 30.00
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
Comments: National Large-Scale Assessment (NLSA) includes assessment for grades 4, 9 and 12 and International
Large-Scale Assessment (ILSA) includes Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
Grade 4 assessment is administered for Math, Romanian and mother tongue if different from
Romanian, in May every year. The results have been disseminated regularly from 2013 to 2019.
Grade 9 national assessment is administered for math, Romanian, mother tongue if different
from Romanian and Romanian and International History in May to June every year. The results
have been disseminatedregularly from 2013 to 2019.
Grade 12 national assessment (Baccalaureate) is administered for language of instruction,
mother tongue, Romanian if different from mother tongue, foreign language, main subject, and
an additional subject in June each year. Data have been publicly disseminated from 2013 to
2019 (https://ance.gov.md/content/transparen%C8%9B)
PISA includes the 2015 and 2018.
There were no assessments in 2020 due to the pandemic and school closures.
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IN01030534
►Number of laptops provided to primary and secondary education students to access remote learning (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 -- 10,000.00 10,000.00
Date 01-Apr-2020 -- 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
Component 2 - Improving the Efficiency of the Education Sector
IN01030511
►Total classes reorganized in primary and general secondary schools (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 3,501.00 3,501.00 980.00
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 28-Jun-2019
The Project was extended hence allowing a bigger reach.
Comments:
IN01030515
►Primary and general secondary schools that have their budgets approved according to the new per student formula (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 38.00 100.00 100.00 80.00
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 28-Jun-2019
Component 3 - Improving the Ministry’s Capacity to Monitor the Reform
IN01030510
►System in place to closely monitor and mitigate drop outs in primary and general secondary schools (using EMIS) (Text, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Dropout rates are Dropout rates are Dropout rates are
No system in place to determined using data determined using data determined using data
Value monitor and mitigate disaggregated at the disaggregated at the disaggregated at the
dropouts level of schools and used level of schools and level of schools and
in policy making used in policy making used in policy making
Date 04-Dec-2012 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Aug-2018
IN01030514
►Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (Number, Corporate)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 9,542.00 10,042.00 98,450.00
Date 06-Sep-2017 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
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This indicate will be updated in early 2022 after the National Bureau of Statistics releases the updated
information. An increase in number of beneficiaries is expected given that several activities (related to
Comments:
infrastructure and equipment provision) were completed.
IN01030535
Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 4,940.00 0.00 49,000.00
IN01030518
►Beneficiaries of rehabilitated schools who feel their concerns were considered in the planning and implementation process (Percentage,
Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00
Date 14-Sep-2017 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
For the school communities benefitting from school rehabilitation under Moldova Education Reform
Project, Moldova Social Investment Fund (MSIF) carried out communication and outreach activities
informing beneficiaries about the principles that guide project implementation. Furthemore, MSIF
organized joint meetings with teachers, parents and the active members of the communities and
discussed the priority rehabilitation works to be carried out under the Project. On May 29, 2020, the
MoECR hired a firm to conduct two beneficiary surveys under MERP to assess the level of satisfaction
Comments:
with the engagement process. Fieldwork for the survey to determine if users/providers felt that their
concerns/recommendations were properly considered in the renovation process started in March 2021 in
12 out of 17 rehabilitated schools. For the remaining five schools where works are ongoing, the data
would be collected after their rehabilitation is completed completion which is expected to happen by
October 2021.
IN01030520
►Schools where parents report that information, community engagement, and school responsiveness has improved (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00
Date 14-Sep-2017 31-Dec-2020 30-Aug-2021 31-Dec-2022
On May 29, 2020, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research hired a company to conduct a survey
at the national level to determine parents’ opinion if there was an improvement in information, community
engagement and school responsiveness due to use of school report cards, awareness campaigns and
Comments:
other methods and tools. Field work has taken place. While this was delayed due to the pandemic, the
contractor is finalizing the report, and the data will be available at the end of February 2021.
Performance-Based Conditions
Data on Financial Performance
Disbursements (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed
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P127388 IDA-51960 Effective USD 40.00 40.00 0.00 36.18 0.85 98%
P127388 IDA-61810 Effective USD 10.00 10.00 0.00 5.27 4.83 52%
Key Dates (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date
P127388 IDA-51960 Effective 24-Jan-2013 07-Feb-2013 01-Jul-2013 31-Aug-2018 31-Dec-2022
P127388 IDA-61810 Effective 16-Feb-2018 12-Mar-2018 19-Jul-2018 30-Jun-2020 31-Dec-2022
Cumulative Disbursements
PBC Disbursement
Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement %
PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount
Status Coc for PBC
Restructuring History
Level 1 Approved on 30-Jun-2015 ,Level 1 Approved on 06-Feb-2017 ,Level 2 Approved on 21-Sep-2017 ,Level 2 Approved on 24-Sep-2019
,Level 2 Approved on 10-Aug-2021
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