AR-Decentralization & Improvement of Secondary Educ. & Polymodal Education Development Project

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The objectives of the Decentralization and Improvement of Secondary Education and Polymodal Education Development Project are to: 1) strengthen institutional capacity in the Provincial Ministries of Education (PMEs) under a decentralized framework; 2) increase the quality and efficiency of secondary education in the selected PMEs; and 3) increase/improve physical capacity to serve the secondary school-aged population more effectively. The project consists of the three major components. The first component is institutional strengthening, which comprises four subcomponents: (1) improvement of educational administration; (2) development of Management Information Systems (MIS); (3) development of a Education Quality Evaluation Systems (EQUES); and (4) training of management and administrative staff. The second component is educational quality improvement which consists of five main subcomponents: (1) textbooks and teaching materials; (2) staff training in education quality improvement; (3) curriculum development; (4) school management; and (5) school-based grants. Finally, the last component is infrastructure improvement, which includes the following subcomponents: (1) rehabilitation/maintenance; (2) substitutions and extensions; and (3) new constructions.