Getting to Best in Education

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The development objectives of the Getting to Best in Education Project for Liberia are to: (a) improve equitable access to early childhood education, teacher quality in early childhood education (ECE), and primary education in targeted disadvantaged counties, and (b) strengthen national school accountability systems. The project comprises of five components. The first component aims to improve the quality of and access to ECE in targeted counties through two sub-components: (i) ECE school improvement grants; and (ii) community-based ECE. The second component, supporting teacher training and certification in targeted counties aims to increase the number and proportion of certified primary and ECE teachers in targeted counties through two sub-components: (i) in-service ECE C certificate teacher training for unqualified ECE teachers in targeted counties; and (ii) accelerated in-service C certificate teacher training for unqualified primary-level teachers in targeted counties. The third component, improving school management, accountability, and systems monitoring will improve school quality through strengthened school-based management (SBM) and more robust school support, monitoring, and accountability systems. It consists of following sub-components: (i) school quality standards, school monitoring, and inspection; and (ii) school management and quality improvement through principal training. The fourth component, achieving better learning through improved equity, efficiency, and accountability will address essential dimensions of the education system, namely equity, efficiency, and learning outcomes - using a results-based financing (RBF) modality. The fifth component, project management and sector program support and coordination will ensure effective project management and key sector support, capacity building, and coordination.