Guyana Secondary Education Improvement

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The development objectives of the Secondary Education Improvement Project for Guyana are to: (i) strengthen the capacity of secondary school mathematics teachers nationwide, and (ii) increase enrollment in general secondary schools in targeted regions. The project comprises of three components. The first component, strengthen the capacity of secondary school mathematics teachers nationwide aims to improve the content knowledge and instructional skills of secondary school mathematics teachers to enhance effectiveness in the classroom. It has following three sub-components: (i) in-service mathematics teacher training and upgrading; (ii) revising public secondary school teacher's appraisal instruments; and (iii) technology-assisted learning in mathematics. The second component, expansion of general secondary school facilities will expand services in underserved areas of regions 3 and 4 of the recipient, through following two sub-components: (i) new school construction; and (ii) provision of furniture and equipment for new school construction. The third component, strengthen institutional capacity and project management seeks to strengthen the education management information system (EMIS) through design, development, and implementation of a new EMIS to increase efficiency in education sector data management and information use for planning and policymaking. It has following two sub-components: (i) design, develop, and implement a new education management information system to increase efficiency in education sector data management and information use for planning and policymaking; and (ii) carrying out of project management, monitoring and evaluation, including project audits.