The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) SOUTH ASIA | Pakistan | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2024 | Seq No: 1 | Archived on 24-Sep-2024 | ISR01729 Implementing Agencies: Government of Punjab, School Education Department and Communication and Works Department 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 13-Jun-2024) To increase girls' and boys' participation rates in pre-primary and primary grades and enhance reading proficiency in primary grades. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name 1. Getting Results Agenda:(Cost 53,120,000.00) 2. Building climate-smart classrooms for a sustainable expansion of the school system:(Cost 81,880,000.00) 3. Technical Assistance, Evaluation and Project Implementation:(Cost 15,000,000.00) 4. Contingent Emergency Response Component:(Cost 0.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS Sep 24, 2024 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The GRADES project is expected to become effective before December 2024. To date, progress in project preparation includes the following: (i) Terms of Reference drafted for the Project Steering Committee; (ii) process flow for the opening of designated accounts, including the notification of authorized signatories and liaison officers, outlined in relevant project documents; (iii) human resource requirements, including job descriptions, being developed for the Project Management Unit, Secretary's Delivery Unit and GRADES Construction Unit, and (iv) Project Operations Manual being drafted. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Risk Category Approval Package - 14 Jun Proposed Rating 2024 Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic High High Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Low Low Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Overall Moderate Moderate Sep 24, 2024 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Pre-Primary School participation rate, ages 4–5 Baseline Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Month/Year Girls’ Participation Rate in Pre-Primary 38.00 Jan/2024 38 13-Sep-2024 46.00 Jun/2029 Education (age 4-5) (Percentage) Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. Boys’ Participation Rate in Pre-Primary 39.00 Jan/2024 39 13-Sep-2024 46.00 Jun/2029 Education (ages 4-5) (Percentage) Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. Primary School participation rate, ages 6–10 Baseline Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Month/Year School Participation Rate - Girls of 82.00 Jan/2024 82 13-Sep-2024 89.00 Jun/2029 Primary School Age (ages 6-10) (Percentage) 85.00 Jan/2024 85 13-Sep-2024 89.00 Jun/2029 School Participation Rate - Boys of Comments on achieving targets This is defined as the share of boys (in the relevant age group) enrolled in and Primary School Age (ages 6-10) completing school (regardless of grade), using a representative household (Percentage) survey, such as PSLM, HIES, DHS or MICS that is representative at the provincial level Additional Share of Children above Minimum Proficiency for Reading by Grade 4 Indicator Name Baseline Actual (Current) Closing Period Page 3 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) Value Month/Year Value Date Value Month/Year Additional Share of Girls above 0.00 Jan/2024 0 13-Sep-2024 10.00 Jun/2029 Minimum Proficiency for Reading by Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. Grade 4 (Percentage) Additional Share of Boys above 0.00 Jan/2024 0 13-Sep-2024 10.00 Jun/2029 Minimum Proficiency for Reading by Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. Grade 4 (Percentage) 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components 1. Getting Results Agenda Baseline Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Month/Year Students supported with better 0 Jan/2024 0 13-Sep-2024 1,000,000 Jun/2029 education (Number of people) Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. Students supported with better 0 Jan/2024 0 13-Sep-2024 0 Jun/2029 education – Youth (Number of Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. people) Students supported with better 0 Jan/2024 0 13-Sep-2024 500,000 May/2029 education – Female (Number of Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. people) PEF partnership schools Jan/2024 PEF partner schools 13-Sep-2024 i) PEF partnership Jun/2029 currently enroll 2.5 have a baseline schools enroll Strengthening and scaling public- million students enrollment of 2.5 additional 500,000 private partnerships (Text) PBC million students, but students above during the GRADES baseline 4 (100,000 Page 4 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) project appraisal, PEF above and beyond the expanded its target for Year 4) partnerships and enrolled an additional 500,000 students against GRADES enrolment criteria, meeting the project's Year 5 target. These enrollments can be attributed to GRADES, if the GRADES Independent Verification Agency validates that they meet do meet GRADES' enrolment criteria for students enrolled by for PEF partner schools. Comments on achieving targets Even though the project is not yet effective, PEF is already reporting achievement of its Year 5 target. SED offers ECCE Jan/2024 SED offers ECCE 13-Sep-2024 SED offers ECCE in Jun/2029 meeting quality meeting quality additional 3,500 standards in 10500 standards in 10500 schools above baseline Improving school readiness through classrooms classrooms meeting ECCE Quality scaling quality early childhood care Standards (500 above and education (Text) PBC and beyond the target for Year 4) Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. Teachers recruited or trained 140,000.00 Jan/2024 140,000 13-Sep-2024 165,000.00 Jun/2029 Page 5 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) (Number) Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. Teachers recruited or trained - 105,000.00 105,000 123,750.00 Female (RMS requirement) Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. (Number) Number of teachers trained 140,000.00 Jan/2024 140,000 13-Sep-2024 165,000.00 Jun/2029 (Number) Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. PEC has conducted only Jan/2024 PEC has conducted only 13-Sep-2024 i) PEC has implemented Jun/2029 1 large scale (sample 1 large scale (sample a large-scale based) assessment based) assessment assessment for grade 4 covering both public and private schools and district level results are reported to SED; ii) PEC Strengthening and using learning has evaluated its assessments (Text) PBC human resource and capacity building programs and integrated lessons learned into its workplan Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. Teachers receive Jan/2024 Teachers receive 13-Sep-2024 i) QAED offers its CPD Jun/2029 regular mentoring, regular mentoring, program to public, remote teacher remote teacher private and PEF schools Supporting teachers and headteachers training on pedagogical training on pedagogical ii) QAED has assessed towards learning recovery and techniques, but there is techniques, but there is teachers’ and foundational learning (Text) limited support on limited support on headteachers’ practices learning recovery for learning recovery for with at least 60 percent school management school management of public school teachers passing Page 6 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) certification; iii) QAED has conducted teacher trainings based on the code of conduct developed by SED on child protection including GBV prevention, response and referrals in all districts Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. SED has anchored its Jan/2024 SED has anchored its 13-Sep-2024 Student Information Jun/2029 data systems on the data systems on the System is tracking level of the school level of the school students at individual rather than the level of rather than the level of level, and tracks the student. SED is in the student. SED is in student learning Development of an inclusion-oriented the process of creating the process of creating outcomes, grade Student Information System (Text) and verifying a unique and verifying a unique promotion, gender, identifier for students. identifier for students. age, social background status, and disability status. Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. SED uses aggregate Jan/2024 SED uses aggregate 13-Sep-2024 i) SED has held Jun/2029 data dashboards at data dashboards at quarterly review provincial and district provincial and district meetings to monitor Targeting for results in school level, but no level, but no targets on school participation and learning outcomes individualized individualized participation and (Text) PBC dashboards exist for dashboards exist for learning outcomes at head-teachers, head-teachers, district level; ii) SED teachers, teacher teachers, teacher monitors private Page 7 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) mentors or parents. mentors or parents. schools on a sample Moreover, dashboards Moreover, dashboards basis and private are not linked to are not linked to schools report data targets set by the targets set by the through a simplified district or provincial district or provincial self-reporting system authorities. authorities Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. No learning recovery Jan/2024 No learning recovery 13-Sep-2024 (i) SED has distributed Jun/2029 model has been model has been free learning recovery developed, and the developed, and the material approved by institutional model for institutional model for PCTB, to all public Improved learning materials and curriculum and learning curriculum and learning schools; ii) PCTB recovery curriculum (Text) PBC material needs material needs implements the quality strengthening strengthening assurance model for learning material development Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. SED has piloted a Jan/2024 SED has piloted a 13-Sep-2024 SED implements a Jun/2029 parental engagement parental engagement parental and Enhanced community and parental strategy through use of strategy through use of community engagement (Text) SMS-system. SMS-system engagement model in all districts Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. Community satisfaction with 0.00 0 80.00 project activities, as measured Comments on achieving targets The project is still not effective. by surveys (Percentage) School-specific NSBs Jan/2024 The government has 13-Sep-2024 i) SED has implemented Jun/2029 Strengthening Non-Salary Budgets are prepared and proposed an increase a training for school (Text) disbursed in all districts in the per school NSB councils on NSB and Page 8 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) with updated funding ceiling from PKR provided formula 400,000 to PKR 5 communication million per year, to material to schools. (ii) empower schools and SED has disbursed School Councils with school-specific NSBs to greater autonomy for all public schools in all needs-responsive districts school improvement. Comments on achieving targets This proposal has been tabled at the Cabinet of Ministers of the Government of the Punjab, but has not yet been approved. 2. Building climate-smart classrooms for a sustainable expansion of the school system Baseline Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Month/Year There is no provincial Jan/2024 There is no provincial 13-Sep-2024 Provincial school Jun/2029 school infrastructure school infrastructure infrastructure is being strategy strategy implemented Comments on achieving targets The provincial school infrastructure strategy sets out the goals of construction with a focus on girls' education, criteria for site selection, technical design of Provincial school infrastructure schools and classrooms, modalities of construction, supervision strategy (Text) arrangements, costs and yearly targets. The construction will also outline climate-smart features, including use of natural lighting, energy efficient lighting/appliances, raised plinths, reflective roofs, natural ventilation, tree planting/afforestation, water conservation fittings, and rainwater harvesting in high-precipitation areas. The provincial school construction strategy will be notified by the Secretary SED. 0.00 Jan/2024 0 13-Sep-2024 5,400.00 Jun/2029 Number of classrooms constructed Comments on achieving targets The component will support construction of an estimated 4500 classrooms (Number) and school facilities using climate-smart designs, and making them resilient to floods and seismic activity. Climate-smart and resilient features will include Page 9 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) natural lighting, energy efficient lighting/appliances, raised plinths, reflective roofs, natural ventilation, tree planting/afforestation, water conservation fittings, and rainwater harvesting in high-precipitation areas. The project will also adopt better standards for egress during extreme events and serve as relief centers for emergency response. Classrooms affected by floods 0.00 Jan/2024 0 13-Sep-2024 750.00 Jun/2029 reconstructed (Number) Comments on achieving targets Classrooms affected by the floods in 2022 will be targeted. 6.3 Performance Based Conditions (PBC) Actual (Current) PBC Name Baseline Closing Period Value Date i) SED has held quarterly review meetings to SED uses aggregate data SED uses aggregate data monitor targets on dashboards at provincial and dashboards at provincial and school participation and district level, but no district level, but no learning outcomes at 1:Targeting for results in individualized dashboards individualized dashboards district level school participation and exist for head-teachers, exist for head-teachers, Value 13-Sep-2024 (timebound); ii) SED learning outcomes (Text) teachers, teacher mentors or teachers, teacher mentors or monitors private schools Not Due parents. Moreover, parents. Moreover, on a sample basis and dashboards are not linked to dashboards are not linked to private schools report targets set by the district or targets set by the district or data through a provincial authorities. provincial authorities simplified self-reporting system Page 10 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) Allocated Amount 0.00 400,000.00 PBC allocation 2,000,000.00 PEF partner schools have a baseline enrollment of 2.5 million students, but during the GRADES project appraisal, PEF expanded its partnerships and enrolled an i) PEF partnership additional 500,000 students schools enroll an against GRADES enrolment 2:Strengthening and scaling PEF partnership schools additional 500,000 criteria, meeting the public-private partnerships Value currently enroll 2.5 million students above baseline project's Year 5 target. These 13-Sep-2024 (Text) students (100,000 above and enrollments can be beyond the target for Not Due attributed to GRADES, if the Year 4); GRADES Independent Verification Agency validates that they meet do meet GRADES' enrolment criteria for students enrolled by for PEF partner schools. Allocated Amount 0.00 2,932,800.00 PBC allocation 18,330,000.00 (i) SED has distributed No learning recovery model No learning recovery model 3:Improved learning free learning recovery has been developed, and the has been developed, and the materials and recovery material, approved by institutional model for institutional model for Value 13-Sep-2024 PCTB, to all public curriculum (Text) curriculum and learning curriculum and learning schools (timebound); ii) Not Due material needs material needs PCTB implements the strengthening strengthening quality assurance model Page 11 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) for learning material development Allocated Amount 0.00 474,000.00 PBC allocation 2,370,000.00 SED offers ECCE in additional 3,500 schools 4:Improving school SED offers ECCE meeting SED offers ECCE meeting meeting ECCE Quality readiness through scaling Value quality standards in 10500 quality standards in 10500 Standards above quality early childhood care classrooms classrooms 13-Sep-2024 baseline (500 above and and education (Text) beyond the target for Not Due Year 4). Allocated Amount 0.00 442,000.00 PBC allocation 4,420,000.00 i) QAED offers its CPD program to public, private and PEF schools ii) QAED has assessed Teachers receive regular eachers receive regular teachers’ and 5:Supporting teachers and mentoring, remote teacher mentoring, remote teacher headteachers’ practices headteachers towards training on pedagogical training on pedagogical with at least 60 percent learning recovery and Value techniques, but there is techniques, but there is 13-Sep-2024 of public school teachers foundational learning (Text) limited support learning limited support learning passing certification; iii) Not Due recovery for school recovery for school QAED has conducted management management teacher trainings based on the code of conduct developed by SED on child protection including GBV Page 12 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) prevention, response and referrals in all districts Allocated Amount 0.00 0.00 1,466,000.00 PBC allocation 7,330,000.00 i) PEC has implemented a large scale assessment for grade 4 covering both public and private schools and district level PEC has conducted only 1 PEC has conducted only 1 results are reported to 6:Strengthening and using Value large scale (sample based) large scale (sample based) SED; ii) PEC has learning assessments (Text) assessment assessment 13-Sep-2024 evaluated its human Not Due resource and capacity building programs and integrated lessons learned into its workplan. Allocated Amount 0.00 734,000.00 PBC allocation 3,670,000.00 The government has i) SED has implemented proposed an increase in the a training for school School-specific NSBs are per school NSB ceiling from councils on NSB and 7:Strengthening Non-Salary prepared and disbursed in all PKR 400,000 to PKR 5 million provided Budgets (Text) Value 13-Sep-2024 districts with updated per year, to empower communication material Not Due funding formula schools and School Councils to schools (timebound) with greater autonomy for (ii) SED has disbursed needs-responsive school school-specific NSBs to Page 13 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) improvement. all public schools in all districts (timebound) Allocated Amount 0.00 0.00 2,500,000.00 PBC allocation 15,000,000.00 Page 14 of 16 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Not IDA-75780 150.00 150.00 0.00 0.00 150.00 0% Effective 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing Not IDA-75780 14-Jun-2024 30-Jun-2029 30-Jun-2029 Effective Sep 24, 2024 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Getting Results: Access and Delivery of Quality Education Services in Punjab Project (P176594) 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 14-Jun-2024 14-Jun-2024 Effectiveness 01-Jul-2024 Mid-Term Review No. 01 14-Jan-2027 Operation Closing/Cancellation 30-Jun-2029 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Sep 24, 2024 Page 9 of 9